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1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

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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)

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.

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 England ENG Alec Chamberlain
GK England ENG Les Sealey
DF England ENG Tim Breacker
DF England ENG John Dreyer
DF England ENG Richard Harvey
DF England ENG Marvin Johnson
DF England ENG Julian James
DF Scotland SCO Dave Beaumont
DF Scotland SCO Graham Rodger
DF Scotland SCO Darren Salton
DF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
MF England ENG Gary Cobb
MF England ENG Darron McDonough[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG David Preece
MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes
MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
MF Wales WAL Jason Rees
MF Northern Ireland NIR Kingsley Black[2]
MF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Wilson[3]
FW England ENG Mick Harford
FW England ENG Sean Farrell
FW Wales WAL Kurt Nogan
FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie[4]
FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul Gray[5]
FW Denmark DEN Lars Elstrup
FW South Africa 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 England Tim Allpress 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Dave Beaumont 16 (3) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 (3) 0
MF England Kingsley Black 36 11 2 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 39 (1) 11
DF England Tim Breacker 38 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 44 1
GK England Alec Chamberlain 38 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 44 0
MF England Richard Cooke 3 (8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 4 (9) 1
DF Northern Ireland Mal Donaghy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
FW England Iain Dowie 26 (3) 8 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 2 3 28 (5) 11
DF England John Dreyer 38 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 43 3
FW Denmark Lars Elstrup 13 (10) 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 16 (10) 9
FW England Sean Farrell 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW Northern Ireland Paul Gray 2 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 1 2 (7) 2
FW England Mick Harford 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
DF England Richard Harvey 17 (9) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 21 (9) 0
MF Wales Ceri Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Julian James 19 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 21 (1) 1
DF England Marvin Johnson 7 (5) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (6) 0
MF Republic of Ireland Mick Kennedy 30 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 (2) 0
MF England Darron McDonough 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
FW Wales Kurt Nogan 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
MF Republic of Ireland Neil Poutch 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF England David Preece 30 (2) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 (2) 2
MF Wales Jason Rees 8 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 (6) 0
DF Scotland Graham Rodger 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Republic of Ireland Aaron Tighe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0
FW South Africa Roy Wegerle 13 (2) 2 3 4 0 0 2 0 18 (2) 6
DF England Steve Williams 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
MF Northern Ireland 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.