1992–93 Luton Town F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 107th season in the history of the Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 72nd consecutive season in the English Football League, and their 75th overall. It was their first season back in the second tier following relegation in the 1991-92 season which deprived them of a place in the new FA Premier League.

Luton Town
1992–93 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerDavid Pleat
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Anglo-Italian CupQualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Phil Gray (19)

All:
Phil Gray (20)
Highest home attendance10,959 (vs. West Ham United, First Division, 13 April 1993)
Lowest home attendance2,538 (vs. Bristol City, Anglo-Italian Cup, 18 April 1992)
Average home league attendance8,212

This article covers the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

Season summary

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During the 1992–93 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the second season of David Pleat's second spell as Luton Town manager, having previously been the club's manager from 1978 to 1986. Luton Town, newly relegated from the top flight, spent the season battling at the wrong end of the division but managed to avoid a second successive relegation. Luton did not fare much better in cup competitions. They were eliminated in the first round that they entered of both the League Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup while only progressing through one round of the FA Cup before falling to a heavy 5-1 defeat to fellow First Division side Derby County.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Southend United 46 13 13 20 54 64 −10 52
19 Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 50 72 −22 51
20 Luton Town 46 10 21 15 48 62 −14 51
21 Sunderland 46 13 11 22 50 64 −14 50
22 Brentford (R) 46 13 10 23 52 71 −19 49 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

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Luton Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Leicester City Away 1-2 17,424 Jamie Campbell
22 August 1992 Bristol City Home 0-3 7,926
29 August 1992 Charlton Athletic Away 0-0 6,291
02 September 1992 Newcastle United Away 0-2 27,082
05 September 1992 Tranmere Rovers Home 3-3 6,801 Steve Claridge, Des Linton, Scott Oakes
13 September 1992 Brentford Away 2-1 7,413 Julian James, Phil Gray
19 September 1992 Birmingham City Home 1-1 8,481 Steve Claridge(pen)
26 September 1992 Notts County Away 0-0 5,992
03 October 1992 Portsmouth Home 1-4 7,954 John Dreyer
10 October 1992 Barnsley Away 0-3 5,261
17 October 1992 Derby County Home 1-3 8,848 Marvin Johnson
24 October 1992 Peterborough United Away 3-2 7,125 Phil Gray(2), Paul Telfer
31 October 1992 Southend United Home 2-2 7,256 Julian James, Phil Gray
03 November 1992 Cambridge United Away 3-3 5,716 Scott Oakes, Phil Gray(2)
07 November 1992 Grimsby Town Home 1-4 6,928 Phil Gray
14 November 1992 Oxford United Away 0-4 5,759
21 November 1992 Millwall Home 1-1 8,371 Phil Gray
29 November 1992 Watford Home 2-0 8,341 Ian Benjamin, Scott Oakes
05 December 1992 Bristol Rovers Away 0-2 6,240
12 December 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2-1 13,932 Phil Gray(2)
19 December 1992 Sunderland Home 0-0 8,286
28 December 1992 West Ham United Away 2-2 18,786 Ceri Hughes, John Dreyer
09 January 1993 Birmingham City Away 1-2 9,601 Ceri Hughes
16 January 1993 Notts County Home 0-0 6,729
27 January 1993 Newcastle United Home 0-0 10,237
30 January 1993 Bristol City Away 0-0 8,877
06 February 1993 Leicester City Home 2-0 9,140 Marvin Johnson, Phil Gray
09 February 1993 Brentford Home 0-0 7,248
13 February 1993 Tranmere Rovers Away 2-0 8,723 Phil Gray, Marvin Johnson
20 February 1993 Charlton Athletic Home 1-0 8,443 Phil Gray
27 February 1993 Barnsley Home 2-2 7,595 Kerry Dixon, Phil Gray(pen)
06 March 1993 Portsmouth Away 1-2 10,457 Phil Gray
09 March 1993 Oxford United Home 3-1 6,687 David Preece, Phil Gray, Scott Oakes
13 March 1993 Grimsby Town Away 1-3 5,193 Phil Gray
17 March 1993 Swindon Town Home 0-0 8,902
20 March 1993 Bristol Rovers Home 1-1 7,717 Maddison(OG)
24 March 1993 Millwall Away 0-1 8,287
27 March 1993 Cambridge United Home 2-0 8,077 Kerry Dixon, Scott Oakes
03 April 1993 Watford Away 0-0 10,656
07 April 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-1 7,948 Phil Gray
10 April 1993 Swindon Town Away 0-1 11,004
13 April 1993 West Ham United Home 2-0 10,959 Phil Gray(pen), Martin Williams
17 April 1993 Sunderland Away 2-2 16,493 David Preece, Paul Telfer
24 April 1993 Derby County Away 1-1 13,741 David Preece
01 May 1993 Peterborough United Home 0-0 10,011
08 May 1993 Southend United Away 1-2 11,913 Kerry Dixon

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 19 January 1993 Bristol City Home 2-0 6,092 Phil Gray, Ceri Hughes
R4 23 January 1993 Derby County Home 1-5 9,170 Paul Telfer

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 23 September 1992 Plymouth Argyle Home 2-2 3,702 Steve Claridge(2)
R2 2nd leg 06 October 1992 Plymouth Argyle Away 2-3 8,946 Steve Claridge, David Preece

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Q Group 15 September 1992 Watford Away 0-0 5,197
Q Group 29 September 1992 Bristol City Home 1-1 2,538 Steve Claridge

Squad

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[2] 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   AUS Andy Petterson
- DF   ENG Marvin Johnson
- DF   ENG Julian James
- DF   ENG John Dreyer
- DF   ENG Richard Harvey
- DF   ENG Des Linton
- DF   ENG Trevor Peake
- DF   EIR David Greene
- DF   ENG Jamie Campbell
- DF   SCO Darren Salton
- DF   ENG Aaron Skelton
- MF   ENG David Preece
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   SCO Paul Telfer
- MF   WAL Jason Rees
- MF   WAL Ceri Hughes
- MF   ENG Chris Kamara
- MF   ENG Damian Matthew
- FW   ENG Scott Oakes
- FW   ENG Kerry Dixon
- FW   WAL John Hartson
- FW   ENG Tony Thorpe
- FW   ENG Martin Williams
- FW   NIR Phil Gray
- FW   ENG Steve Claridge
- FW   ENG Ian Benjamin

Player statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Phil Gray 45 19 2 1 2 0 2 0 51 20
FW   Scott Oakes 25 (19) 5 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 (2) 0 26 (24) 5
DF   Julian James 43 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 49 2
MF   David Preece 43 3 2 0 2 1 1 (1) 0 48 (1) 4
DF   Trevor Peake 40 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 45 0
DF   Marvin Johnson 38 (2) 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 43 (2) 3
DF   John Dreyer 38 2 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 41 (1) 2
MF   Jason Rees 29 (3) 0 2 0 1 (1) 0 2 0 34 (4) 0
GK   Alec Chamberlain 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
MF   Paul Telfer 30 (2) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 (2) 3
MF   Ceri Hughes 26 (3) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 (3) 3
MF   Chris Kamara 21 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 25 0
DF   Des Linton 17 (3) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 21 (3) 1
FW   Martin Williams 7 (15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (15) 1
FW   Steve Claridge 15 (1) 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 19 (1) 6
DF   Darren Salton 15 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 19 0
GK   Andy Petterson 14 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18 0
FW   Kerry Dixon 16 (1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 (1) 3
FW   Ian Benjamin 5 (5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 (5) 1
MF   Damian Matthew 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 (2) 0
DF   Jamie Campbell 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
DF   Richard Harvey 1 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
DF   David Greene 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
own goal 1 0 0 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "Luton Town matches for the season 1992/93 - HattersHeritage". Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1993".