1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the First Division, only escaping relegation on goal difference. There was a managerial change halfway through the season when Ray Harford was sacked after 2+12 years in charge to be succeeded by Jimmy Ryan.

Luton Town F.C.
1989–90 season
ManagerRay Harford
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupThird round
Full Members' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Kingsley Black and
Iain Dowie (11)

Squad

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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   ENG Alec Chamberlain
GK   ENG Les Sealey
DF   ENG Tim Breacker
DF   ENG John Dreyer
DF   ENG Richard Harvey
DF   ENG Marvin Johnson
DF   ENG Julian James
DF   SCO Dave Beaumont
DF   SCO Graham Rodger
DF   SCO Darren Salton
DF   SCO Paul Telfer
MF   ENG Gary Cobb
MF   ENG Darron McDonough[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG David Preece
MF   WAL Ceri Hughes
MF   WAL Mark Pembridge
MF   WAL Jason Rees
MF   NIR Kingsley Black[2]
MF   NIR Danny Wilson[3]
FW   ENG Mick Harford
FW   ENG Sean Farrell
FW   WAL Kurt Nogan
FW   NIR Iain Dowie[4]
FW   NIR Paul Gray[5]
FW   DEN Lars Elstrup
FW   RSA Roy Wegerle[6]

Results

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First Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 42 66 −24 48
16 Derby County 38 13 7 18 43 40 +3 46
17 Luton Town 38 10 13 15 43 57 −14 43
18 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 11 10 17 35 51 −16 43 Relegation to the Second Division
19 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 7 9 22 31 57 −26 30
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
  • 25 November: Southampton 6-3 Luton Town

Player details

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Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. Name League League Cup FA Cup Full Members Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   Tim Allpress 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF   Dave Beaumont 16 (3) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 (3) 0
MF   Kingsley Black 36 11 2 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 39 (1) 11
DF   Tim Breacker 38 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 44 1
GK   Alec Chamberlain 38 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 44 0
MF   Richard Cooke 3 (8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 4 (9) 1
DF   Mal Donaghy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
FW   Iain Dowie 26 (3) 8 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 2 3 28 (5) 11
DF   John Dreyer 38 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 43 3
FW   Lars Elstrup 13 (10) 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 16 (10) 9
FW   Sean Farrell 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW   Paul Gray 2 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 1 2 (7) 2
FW   Mick Harford 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
DF   Richard Harvey 17 (9) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 21 (9) 0
MF   Ceri Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Julian James 19 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 21 (1) 1
DF   Marvin Johnson 7 (5) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (6) 0
MF   Mick Kennedy 30 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 (2) 0
MF   Darron McDonough 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
FW   Kurt Nogan 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
MF   Neil Poutch 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF   David Preece 30 (2) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 (2) 2
MF   Jason Rees 8 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 (6) 0
DF   Graham Rodger 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   Aaron Tighe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0
FW   Roy Wegerle 13 (2) 2 3 4 0 0 2 0 18 (2) 6
DF   Steve Williams 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
MF   Danny Wilson 35 7 3 0 1 1 2 0 41 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.
  2. ^ Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.
  3. ^ Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.
  4. ^ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
  5. ^ Gray was born in Portsmouth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally as he was raised there. He made his international debut for the U-21 side in 1990.
  6. ^ Wegerle was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but gained American citizenship in 1991, qualifying through his wife, and made his international debut for the United States in May 1992.