1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season

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Luton Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerTerry Westley (until 18 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerMarshall (13)
Average home league attendance7,223

During the 1995–96 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

Terry Westley was promoted as Pleat's successor from youth team coach, but was sacked after just six months in charge.[1] Lennie Lawrence was brought in as a replacement, but he was unable to stop Luton from finishing bottom of Division One.[2][3]

Final league table[]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 −6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 −8 52
22 Millwall 46 13 13 20 43 63 −20 52 Relegated
23 Watford 46 10 18 18 62 70 −8 48
24 Luton Town 46 11 12 23 40 64 −24 45
Source:[citation needed]

Squad[]

[4] 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 England ENG Kelvin Davis
— GK United States USA Ian Feuer
— GK United States USA Juergen Sommer
— DF Scotland SCO Graham Alexander
— DF England ENG Ben Chenery
— DF England ENG Steve Davis
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Greene
— DF England ENG Richard Harvey
— DF England ENG Julian James
— DF England ENG Marvin Johnson
— DF England ENG Des Linton
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Darren Patterson
— DF England ENG Aaron Skelton
— DF England ENG Mitchell Thomas
— DF England ENG Matthew Upson
— MF Bulgaria BUL Boncho Genchev
— MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes
— MF England ENG Gavin Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Wales WAL Nathan Jones
— MF England ENG Rob Matthews
— MF England ENG Paul McLaren
— MF England ENG David Oldfield
— MF Norway NOR Vidar Riseth (on loan from Kongsvinger)
— MF Denmark DEN Johnny Vilstrup
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Waddock
— FW Ghana GHA Kim Grant
— FW Jamaica JAM Dwight Marshall
— FW England ENG Scott Oakes
— FW England ENG John Taylor
— FW England ENG Tony Thorpe
— FW England ENG Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
— FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— FW England ENG Jamie Woodsford

References[]

  1. ^ "Terry Westley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Lennie Lawrence's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Winners and Losers". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 May 1996. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  4. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1996.HTM".
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