1993–94 Luton Town F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

|club=Luton Town

|season=1993–94

|manager=David Pleat

|chairman=David Kohler

|stadium=Kenilworth Road

|league=First Division

|league result=20th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Semi finals

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=First round

|cup3=Anglo-Italian Cup

|cup3 result=Qualifying round

|league topscorer=

|season topscorer=

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=7,878

|prevseason=1992–93

|nextseason=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 CupScott 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.{{cite news| title = The forgotten story of ... the 1993-94 FA Cup| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/jan/14/fa-cup-classic-1993-94-football | first = Rob| last = Smyth| work = The Guardian| publisher = Guardian News and Media| date = 2009-01-14| accessdate = 2009-05-11| location=London}} 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|1993–94 Football League#First Division}}

{{:1993–94 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=LUT}}

Results

Luton Town's score comes first{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/luton-town/1993-1994/results |title=Luton Town results for the 1993-1994 season - Statto.com |access-date=2015-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526004930/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/luton-town/1993-1994/results |archive-date=2015-05-26 |url-status=dead }}

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

| style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffffdd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Football League First Division=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 14 August 1993

WatfordH2–19,149Telfer, Dixon
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 21 August 1993

PortsmouthA0–112,248
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 28 August 1993

Nottingham ForestH1–29,788Hartson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 11 September 1993

Bolton WanderersH0–27,199
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 14 September 1993

Tranmere RoversA1–45,871Benjamin
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 18 September 1993

MiddlesbroughA0–012,487
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 25 September 1993

Birmingham CityA1–111,801Telfer
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 2 October 1993

BarnsleyH5–06,201Hartson, Oakes (2), James, Houghton
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 5 October 1993

Bristol CityH0–25,956
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 9 October 1993

Derby CountyA1–215,885Williams
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 16 October 1993

Notts CountyH1–06,366Dickov
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 20 October 1993

SunderlandA0–213,645
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 23 October 1993

Oxford UnitedA1–05,161Hughes
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 30 October 1993

Leicester CityH0–28,813
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 2 November 1993

Crystal PalaceA2–310,925Aunger, Hughes
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 7 November 1993

Charlton AthleticH1–06,327Telfer
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 13 November 1993

Southend UnitedA1–25,567Dixon
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 27 November 1993

Stoke CityH6–27,384Dixon (3), Hughes, Oakes, Hartson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 4 December 1993

Charlton AthleticA0–17,570
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 11 December 1993

Tranmere RoversH0–17,075
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 19 December 1993

WatfordA2–27,567Preece, Dreyer (pen)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 27 December 1993

Peterborough UnitedA0–09,522
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 29 December 1993

Grimsby TownH2–17,234Hughes, Harper
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 1 January 1994

West Bromwich AlbionA1–116,138Preece
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 15 January 1994

Notts CountyA2–16,589Dixon (2)
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 22 January 1994

Derby CountyH2–19,371Telfer, Oakes
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 5 February 1994

Oxford UnitedH3–07,366Oakes, Thomas, Thorpe
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 12 February 1994

Leicester CityA1–216,194James
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 22 February 1994

PortsmouthH4–16,533Telfer, Preece, Hughes, Oakes
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 26 February 1994

SunderlandH2–19,367Hughes, Oakes
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 5 March 1994

Nottingham ForestA0–222,249
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 8 March 1994

MiddlesbroughH1–16,741Dreyer (pen)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 19 March 1994

Birmingham CityH1–17,690Telfer
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 26 March 1994

BarnsleyA0–16,289
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 30 March 1994

MillwallA2–29,235Dreyer, Hartson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 2 April 1994

Peterborough UnitedH2–08,398Dixon (2)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 4 April 1994

Grimsby TownA0–25,542
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 12 April 1994

Wolverhampton WanderersH0–28,545
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 16 April 1994

Crystal PalaceH0–19,880
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 19 April 1994

Bristol CityA0–15,350
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 23 April 1994

Wolverhampton WanderersA0–125,479
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 26 April 1994

MillwallH1–18,257Preece
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 30 April 1994

Southend UnitedH1–17,504Hartson
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 3 May 1994

West Bromwich AlbionH3–210,053Preece, James, Hartson
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 5 May 1994

Bolton WanderersA1–27,102Hughes
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 8 May 1994

Stoke CityA2–215,893Oakes, Telfer (pen)

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1993–94 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background:#d0ffe3;"R318 January 1994Southend UnitedH1–07,953Telfer
style="background:#ffffdd;"R429 January 1994Newcastle UnitedA1–132,216Thorpe
style="background:#d0ffe3;"R4R9 February 1994Newcastle UnitedH2–012,503Hartson, Oakes
style="background:#d0ffe3;"R520 February 1994Cardiff CityA2–117,296Oakes, Preece
style="background:#ffffdd;"QF14 March 1994West Ham UnitedA0–027,331
style="background:#d0ffe3;"QFR23 March 1994West Ham UnitedH3–213,166Oakes (3)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"SF9 April 1994ChelseaN0–259,989

=League Cup=

{{Main|1993–94 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background:#ffd0e3;"R1 1st leg17 August 1993Cambridge UnitedA0–14,065
style="background:#ffd0e3;"R1 2nd leg24 August 1993Cambridge UnitedH0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg)3,861

=Anglo-Italian Cup=

{{Main|1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup}}

class="wikitable"

|+

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

style="background:#ffd0e3;"Q Group 731 August 1993WatfordA1–22,854
style="background:#ffffdd;"Q Group 77 September 1993Southend UnitedH1–11,823

Squad

{{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/luton-town/tab/players/season/1994|title = All Luton Town players: 1994}}

{{fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Juergen Sommer}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=Andy Petterson}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Kelvin Davis}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Marvin Johnson}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Julian James}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John Dreyer}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Richard Harvey}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Des Linton}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Trevor Peake}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Alan Harper}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=David Greene}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Mitchell Thomas}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Gregor Rioch}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jamie Campbell}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Aaron Skelton}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=David Preece}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Paul Telfer}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Jason Rees}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul McLaren}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Ceri Hughes}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Scott Houghton}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Mark Burke|other=on loan from Wolves}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Scott Oakes}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tony Thorpe}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kerry Dixon}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=John Hartson}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Martin Williams}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Paul Dickov|other=on loan from Arsenal}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=Geoff Aunger}}

{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ian Benjamin}}

{{Fs end}}

Player details

:Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.

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rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Anglo Italian Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

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|5

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|2 (1)

10000002 (1)1
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|2 (1)

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align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Campbell

|4 (12)

010001 (2)06 (14)0
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|1

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align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Dickov

|8 (7)

10000008 (7)1
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|27 (2)

900215 (1)034 (3)10
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|39

3202070503
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|9

0000 (1)01010 (1)0
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Harper

|39 (1)

100007046 (1)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} John Hartson

|20 (14)

50 (1)0002 (3)122 (18)6
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|6 (8)

11 (1)0200 (1)09 (10)1
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ceri Hughes

|41

7201050497
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|28 (4)

320107038 (4)3
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Marvin Johnson

|17

0202000210
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|31 (1)

001070039 (1)0
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|0 (1)

00000000 (1)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Oakes

|32 (3)

81 (1)00 (1)07540 (5)13
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|36

0000060420
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|2 (3)

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|27 (1)

520207138 (1)6
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|8 (2)

01000009 (2)0
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Juergen Sommer

|43

0202070530
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|43 (1)

710107152 (1)8
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|17 (2)

100000017 (2)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Thorpe

|4 (9)

100001 (1)15 (10)2
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Williams

|5 (10)

1101(1)0207 (11)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Woolgar

|0

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References

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