1993–94 Luton Town F.C. season

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Luton Town
1993–94 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerDavid Pleat
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division20th
FA CupSemi finals
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupQualifying round
Average home league attendance7,878
← 
1994–95 →

During the 1993–94 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

The 1993–94 season started with David Pleat making Dixon's move permanent, and re-signing Mitchell Thomas from West Ham United. Although Luton struggled in the league, form was found in the FA Cup – Scott Oakes starred as Luton raced to the FA Cup semi-final and a trip to Wembley. 27,500 Luton supporters saw Gavin Peacock seal a 2–0 win for Chelsea, and after the semi-final defeat, Luton lost five games in a row.[1] However, a 3–2 home win over West Bromwich Albion earned survival three games from the end of the season, keeping Luton in the second tier for another year.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Barnsley 46 16 7 23 55 67 −12 55
19 Watford 46 15 9 22 66 80 −14 54
20 Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 −4 53
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 −9 51
22 Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 52 69 −17 51 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Results[]

Luton Town's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Watford H 2–1 9,149 Telfer, Dixon
21 August 1993 Portsmouth A 0–1 12,248
28 August 1993 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 9,788 Hartson
11 September 1993 Bolton Wanderers H 0–2 7,199
14 September 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–4 5,871
18 September 1993 Middlesbrough A 0–0 12,487
25 September 1993 Birmingham City A 1–1 11,801
2 October 1993 Barnsley H 5–0 6,201 Hartson, Oakes (2), James, Houghton
5 October 1993 Bristol City H 0–2 5,956
9 October 1993 Derby County A 1–2 15,885 Williams
16 October 1993 Notts County H 1–0 6,366 Dickov
20 October 1993 Sunderland A 0–2 13,645
23 October 1993 Oxford United A 1–0 5,161
30 October 1993 Leicester City H 0–2 8,813
2 November 1993 Crystal Palace A 2–3 10,925
7 November 1993 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 6,327 Telfer
13 November 1993 Southend United A 1–2 5,567
27 November 1993 Stoke City H 6–2 7,384 Dixon (3), Hughes, Oakes, Hartson
4 December 1993 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 7,570
11 December 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 7,075
19 December 1993 Watford A 2–2 7,567 Preece, Dreyer (pen)
27 December 1993 Peterborough United A 0–0 9,522
29 December 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–1 7,234 Hughes, Harper
1 January 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 16,138 Preece
15 January 1994 Notts County A 2–1 6,589 Dixon (2)
22 January 1994 Derby County H 2–1 9,371 Telfer, Oakes
5 February 1994 Oxford United H 3–0 7,366 Oakes, Thomas, Thorpe
12 February 1994 Leicester City A 1–2 16,194 James
22 February 1994 Portsmouth H 4–1 6,533 Telfer, Preece, Hughes, Oakes
26 February 1994 Sunderland H 2–1 9,367 Hughes, Oakes
5 March 1994 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 22,249
8 March 1994 Middlesbrough H 1–1 6,741 Dreyer (pen)
19 March 1994 Birmingham City H 1–1 7,690
26 March 1994 Barnsley A 0–1 6,289
30 March 1994 Millwall A 2–2 9,235 Dreyer, Hartson
2 April 1994 Peterborough United H 2–0 8,398 Dixon (2)
4 April 1994 Grimsby Town A 0–2 5,542
12 April 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 8,545
16 April 1994 Crystal Palace H 0–1 9,880
19 April 1994 Bristol City A 0–1 5,350
23 April 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 25,479
26 April 1994 Millwall H 1–1 8,257 Preece
30 April 1994 Southend United H 1–1 7,504
3 May 1994 West Bromwich Albion H 3–2 10,053 Preece, James, Hartson
5 May 1994 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 7,102 Hughes
8 May 1994 Stoke City A 2–2 15,893 Oakes, Telfer (pen)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 18 January 1994 Southend United H 1–0 7,953 Telfer
R4 29 January 1994 Newcastle United A 1–1 32,216 Thorpe
R4R 9 February 1994 Newcastle United H 2–0 12,503 Hartson, Oakes
R5 20 February 1994 Cardiff City A 2–1 17,296 Oakes, Preece
QF 14 March 1994 West Ham United A 0–0 27,331
QFR 23 March 1994 West Ham United H 3–2 13,166 Oakes (3)
SF 9 April 1994 Chelsea N 0–2 59,989

League Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 17 August 1993 Cambridge United A 0–1 4,065
R1 2nd leg 24 August 1993 Cambridge United H 0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg) 3,861

Anglo-Italian Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Q Group 7 31 August 1993 Watford A 1–2 2,854
Q Group 7 7 September 1993 Southend United H 1–1 1,823

Squad[]

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK United States USA Juergen Sommer
- GK Australia AUS Andy Petterson
- GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
- DF England ENG Marvin Johnson
- DF England ENG Julian James
- DF England ENG John Dreyer
- DF England ENG Richard Harvey
- DF England ENG Des Linton
- DF England ENG Trevor Peake
- DF England ENG Alan Harper
- DF England ENG David Greene
- DF England ENG Mitchell Thomas
- DF England ENG Gregor Rioch
- DF England ENG Jamie Campbell
- DF England ENG Aaron Skelton
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG David Preece
- MF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
- MF Wales WAL Jason Rees
- MF England ENG Paul McLaren
- MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes
- MF England ENG Scott Houghton
- MF England ENG Mark Burke (on loan from Wolves)
- FW England ENG Scott Oakes
- FW England ENG Tony Thorpe
- FW England ENG Kerry Dixon
- FW Wales WAL John Hartson
- FW England ENG Martin Williams
- FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov (on loan from Arsenal)
- FW Canada CAN Geoff Aunger
- FW England ENG Ian Benjamin

References[]

  1. ^ Smyth, Rob (2009-01-14). "The forgotten story of ... the 1993-94 FA Cup". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1994".
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