2005–06 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 March 2013 Luton Town 2005–06 2004–05 2006–07 Mike Newell Bill Tomlins Championship Tenth FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Second round Steve Howard (14) Steve Howard (15) 10,248 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (Championship, 10 September 2005) 7,474 vs Crewe Alexandra (Championship, 22 November 2005) 9,139 _blacksidesoutline FFFFFF FFFFFF white 000000 FFFFFF _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders _orangearc 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF 000000 The 2005–06 season was the 120th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club, and the club's 85th consecutive year in the Football League. This was the club's first season in the second tier of English football since the 1995–96 season. Mike Newell's Luton side made a strong start to the season, topping the table after the first three games and staying in the play-off places until mid-December. However, a poor second half to the season saw Luton eventually slip down the table to finish in tenth place, albeit above more-fancied sides such as Southampton and Leicester City. Striker Steve Howard was Luton's top goalscorer for the fifth season running, scoring 15 goals in total, despite playing parts of the campaign as a makeshift centre-back following injuries to most of the Luton defence. Indeed, this proved a common occurrence throughout the season, with Luton's relatively small squad forcing team members to play out of position when injuries or suspensions materialised. Kenilworth Road was expanded at the beginning of the season to accommodate over 700 more fans and, combined with the large away followings of clubs such as Leeds United, Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, this saw the highest average attendance for Luton since their relegation from the top division in the 1991–92 season. This article covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. Background The 2004–05 season had seen Luton promoted to the second tier of English football, winning the League One title with 98 points and both the most goals scored and fewest goals conceded. Six Luton players had been named in the Team of the Year, with 20-year-old centre-back Curtis Davies being named League One Player of the Year. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4475213.stm Sunderland/Wigan dominate line-up BBC Sport 24 April 2005 1 June 2012 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/4556521.stm Luton star takes League One award BBC Sport 17 May 2005 1 June 2012 Key players Sol Davis, Kevin Nicholls, Ahmet Brković and Steve Howard had all agreed contract extensions with the club in the face of transfer speculation, while squad players Lee Mansell and David Bayliss had been released. Review July and August Wrexham's Trinidad and Tobago international winger Carlos Edwards joined Luton on a free transfer on 1 July. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/4556373.stm Edwards poised to sign for Luton BBC Sport 17 May 2005 30 July 2012 The club released utility player Alan Neilson and long-term injured defender Ian Hillier the same day. On 4 July, Luton signed Rowan Vine on a three-year contract from Portsmouth for £250,000. Vine had spent the previous season on a year-long loan at Luton, playing in 49 games. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4649055.stm Hatters seal permanent Vine deal BBC Sport 4 July 2005 30 July 2012 The club began pre-season with a mini-tournament in Bulgaria, losing to Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia, and drawing with Cypriot Second Division club APEP. A day after returning to England, the club signed Aberdeen's Finnish international defender Markus Heikkinen and Reading forward Dean Morgan on free transfers. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11673/2342766/ Hatters seal triple move Sky Sports 22 July 2005 30 July 2012 Both Heikkinen and Morgan signed two-year contracts. Young striker Calvin Andrew joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan for a month on 4 August. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/4377636.stm Andrew returns to Grimsby on loan BBC Sport 26 October 2005 30 July 2012 Luton began their season on 6 August with a 2–1 away win to recently relegated Crystal Palace, with Steve Howard and Ahmet Brković scoring, and captain Kevin Nicholls uncharacteristically missing a penalty. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4746269.stm Crystal Palace 1–2 Luton BBC Sport 6 August 2005 30 July 2012 After the game, Luton manager Mike Newell reacted to comments in the Crystal Palace match programme that had suggested the game would be Luton's "cup final". Newell stated that "I do not expect to read condescending comments from fellow professionals." https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4128156.stm Newell questions Palace comments BBC Sport 7 August 2005 30 July 2012 Three days later, Luton beat another side just relegated from the Premier League, winning 3–2 against Southampton at Kenilworth Road. New signing Dean Morgan scored the winning goal in stoppage time. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4127004.stm Luton 3–2 Southampton BBC Sport 9 August 2005 30 July 2012 A 0–0 home draw with Leeds United was followed a week later with a 2–1 defeat to Stoke City in which Steve Howard was sent off for spitting at Carl Hoefkens. Howard received a three-game ban after Luton's appeal was rejected. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4127040.stm Luton 0–0 Leeds BBC Sport 13 August 2005 30 July 2012 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4148296.stm Stoke 2–1 Luton BBC Sport 20 August 2005 30 July 2012 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4171178.stm Luton appeal over Howard rejected BBC Sport 23 August 2005 30 July 2012 The club progressed into the second round of the League Cup with a 3–1 win over Leyton Orient on 23 August. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4168410.stm Leyton Orient 1–3 Luton BBC Sport 23 August 2005 30 July 2012 Luton won their third league game on 27 August, Ahmet Brković scoring a bicycle kick and Kevin Nicholls a penalty to secure victory over Leicester City. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4168512.stm Leicester 0–2 Luton BBC Sport 27 August 2005 30 July 2012 Luton was close to signing Ghana an international midfielder Anthony Obodai from Ajax during the month, but the move fell through on 28 August due to complications with his visa. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4185902.stm Boss backtracks on Obodai swoop BBC Sport 28 August 2005 30 July 2012 Warren Feeney scored his first Luton goal in a 2–1 home victory against Millwall on 29 August to put Luton into third position in the table. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4168774.stm Luton 2–1 Millwall BBC Sport 29 August 2005 31 July 2012 Defender Curtis Davies scored the other goal in what would prove to be his last game in a Luton shirt; on 31 August, transfer deadline day, Davies moved to Premier League side West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £3 million – both a Luton and West Brom record in terms of money received and spent respectively. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/4203324.stm West Brom snap up defender Davies BBC Sport 31 August 2005 31 July 2012 Midfielder Michael Leary moved to Bristol Rovers on a one-month loan the same day. http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~707396,00.html Rovers swoop for Luton's Leary Bristol Rovers F.C. 31 August 2005 31 July 2012 September and October Luton drew 1–1 at home to title favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 September, Kevin Nicholls scoring a late goal, and then lost 1–0 to Queens Park Rangers three days later for their second defeat of the season. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4211070.stm Luton 1–1 Wolverhampton BBC Sport 11 September 2005 28 August 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4232332.stm QPR 1–0 Luton BBC Sport 13 September 2005 28 August 2013 A 1–0 win over Hull City came on 17 September, followed by a 2–2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday a week later. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4232462.stm Hull 0–1 Luton BBC Sport 17 September 2005 28 August 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4255354.stm Luton 1–1 Sheff Wed BBC Sport 23 September 2005 28 August 2013 Steve Howard scored all three of Luton's goals. In between these two league games, Luton lost 1–0 to Reading in the League Cup. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4258492.stm Reading 1–0 Luton BBC Sport 20 September 2005 28 August 2012 Luton ended the month with an impressive 3–0 win over the previous season's play-off finalists Preston North End to sit in third place in the table, drawing praise from Preston manager Billy Davies. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4277748.stm Luton 3–0 Preston BBC Sport 27 September 2005 28 August 2013 Midfielder Kevin Nicholls won the Championship's Player of the Month award for his performances. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4324250.stm Nicholls is handed monthly award BBC Sport 9 October 2005 28 August 2013 The club beat Cardiff City 2–1 at Ninian Park on 1 October, midfielder Peter Holmes scoring one goal and setting up another. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4277778.stm Cardiff 1–2 Luton BBC Sport 1 October 2005 28 August 2012 Bottom-of-the-table Crewe Alexandra beat Luton 3–1 on 15 October, but the club bounced back a few days later to defeat Norwich City 4–2 and return to their almost customary third place in the table. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4321898.stm Crewe 3–1 Luton BBC Sport 15 October 2005 28 August 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4344628.stm Luton 4–2 Norwich BBC Sport 18 October 2005 28 August 2013 Plymouth Argyle scored a stoppage-time equaliser to deny Luton a win on 22 August, and the club then lost their fourth league game a week later, going down 1–0 at Coventry City. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4344734.stm Luton 1–1 Plymouth BBC Sport 22 October 2005 28 August 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4366826.stm Coventry 1–0 Luton BBC Sport 28 October 2005 28 August 2013 Off the field, Luton loaned out youth player Thomas Ward to Dagenham & Redbridge, midfielder Stephen O'Leary to Tranmere Rovers, and Calvin Andrew for a second spell at Grimsby Town. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/4341282.stm Dag & Red make midfield signing BBC Sport 14 October 2005 28 August 2012 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/4365008.stm Tranmere bring in Luton's O'Leary BBC Sport 21 October 2005 28 August 2013 November and December On 1 November, chairman Bill Tomlins announced that the club had changed its plans to build a new stadium near to Junction 10 of the M1 motorway, after being told the site would not be viable if Luton Airport was to earn permission to build a new runway. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4397624.stm Hatters change new stadium plan BBC Sport 1 November 2005 12 September 2013 Instead, the owners began exploring the possibility of building a new stadium in time for the 2008–09 season near Junction 12 – almost six miles away from their existing home of Kenilworth Road. Manager Mike Newell exhibited the first signs of a strained relationship with the club's board, criticising the lack of direction from the owners and stating that "[the owners] have been in 18 months, so why has it taken them 18 months to find out they can't build a stadium at Junction 10?" https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4398696.stm Newell angry with Hatters owners BBC Sport 2 November 2005 12 September 2013 The club lost three consecutive matches against Sheffield United (0–4), Burnley (2–3), and Norwich City (0–2) through early to mid-November, pushing them down the table to seventh place. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4387916.stm Sheff Utd 4–0 Luton BBC Sport 1 November 2005 12 September 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4388116.stm Luton 2–3 Burnley BBC Sport 5 November 2005 12 September 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4431018.stm Norwich 2–0 Luton BBC Sport 19 November 2005 12 September 2013 Luton then beat Crewe Alexandra 4–1 and Crystal Palace 2–0, their ninth and tenth wins of the season, to end November in fifth position in the table. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4448402.stm Luton 4–1 Crewe BBC Sport 22 November 2005 12 September 2013 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4448518.stm Luton 2–0 Crystal Palace BBC Sport 26 November 2005 12 September 2013 The club loaned out reserve goalkeeper Dino Seremet to League One club Doncaster Rovers for a month on 24 November. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/4465920.stm Doncaster borrow Luton goalkeeper BBC Sport 24 November 2005 12 September 2013 Luton won just one of their six league games throughout December, pushing them out of the play-off positions, which they would not return to for the rest of the season. A heavy loss to leaders Reading on 3 December was followed up with narrow defeats to Southampton and Stoke City. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4473006.stm Reading 3–0 Luton BBC Sport 3 December 2005 4 February 2014 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4494752.stm Southampton 1–0 Luton BBC Sport 11 December 2005 4 February 2014 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4516210.stm Luton 2–3 Stoke BBC Sport 17 December 2005 4 February 2014 A 1–1 draw on Boxing Day at Derby County was trailed by a 3–0 victory over strugglers Brighton & Hove Albion two days later. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4537640.stm Derby 1–1 Luton BBC Sport 26 December 2005 4 February 2014 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4538028.stm Luton 3–0 Brighton BBC Sport 28 December 2005 4 February 2014 The club then lost 1–0 to Ipswich Town on New Year's Eve to drop to tenth in the table. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4560112.stm Ipswich 1–0 Luton BBC Sport 31 December 2005 4 February 2014 Match results Luton Town results given first. All results, goals, attendances etc. taken from Soccerbase Luton 2005–2006 results http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1628&teamTabs=results&season_id=135 Soccerbase Centurycomm 31 July 2012 and verified with match reports from LutonFC.com. Match results 2005–06 season http://lutonfc.hostinguk.com/fixtures.asp?Season=2005-06&SeasonID=6 LutonFC.com 31 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120419200846/http://lutonfc.hostinguk.com/fixtures.asp?Season=2005-06&SeasonID=6 19 April 2012 dead dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersNotes|17 July 2005 |CSKA Sofia |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–3 |align="center"|Unknown |align="center"|Howard (2) |align="center"||19 July 2005 |APEP |align="center"|Neutral |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|Unknown |align="center"|Robinson |align="center"||27 July 2005 |OFK Belgrade |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–2 |align="center"|2,026 |align="center"|Howard (2) |align="center"||28 July 2005 |Aylesbury United |align="center"|Away |align="center"|5–2 |align="center"|Unknown |align="center"|Leary, Morgan (2), Showunmi, own goal |align="center"||30 July 2005 |Stevenage Borough |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|Unknown |align="center"|Underwood, Brković |align="center"||1 August 2005 |Hitchin Town |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|1,034 |align="center"|Perrett, Vine |align="center"||4 August 2005 |Hemel Hempstead Town |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|Unknown |align="center"|Richardson, Sinclair (pen) |align="center"|Luton Town XI Football League Championship +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersNotes|6 August 2005 |Crystal Palace |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|21,166 |align="center"|Howard, Brković |align="center"||9 August 2005 |Southampton |align="center"|Home |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|9,447 |align="center"|Nicholls, Brković, Morgan |align="center"||13 August 2005 |Leeds United |align="center"|Home |align="center"|0–0 |align="center"|10,102 |align="center"|– |align="center"||20 August 2005 |Stoke City |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|18,653 |align="center"|Morgan |align="center"||27 August 2005 |Leicester City |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|22,048 |align="center"|Brković, Nicholls (pen) |align="center"||29 August 2005 |Millwall |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|8,220 |align="center"|Feeney, Davies |align="center"||10 September 2005 |Wolverhampton Wanderers |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|10,248 |align="center"|Nicholls |align="center"||13 September 2005 |Queens Park Rangers |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–1 |align="center"|13,492 |align="center"|– |align="center"||17 September 2005 |Hull City |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|19,184 |align="center"|Howard |align="center"||23 September 2005 |Sheffield Wednesday |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|8,267 |align="center"|Howard (2) |align="center"||27 September 2005 |Preston North End |align="center"|Home |align="center"|3–0 |align="center"|7,815 |align="center"|Feeney, Brković, Howard |align="center"||1 October 2005 |Cardiff City |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|14,657 |align="center"|Morgan, Holmes |align="center"||15 October 2005 |Crewe Alexandra |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–3 |align="center"|6,604 |align="center"|Morgan |align="center"||18 October 2005 |Norwich City |align="center"|Home |align="center"|4–2 |align="center"|10,248 |align="center"|Feeney, Edwards, Holmes, Howard |align="center"||22 October 2005 |Plymouth Argyle |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|8,714 |align="center"|Feeney |align="center"||29 October 2005 |Coventry City |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–1 |align="center"|22,228 |align="center"|– |align="center"||1 November 2005 |Sheffield United |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–4 |align="center"|22,554 |align="center"|– |align="center"||5 November 2005 |Burnley |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–3 |align="center"|8,518 |align="center"|Howard, Feeney |align="center"||19 November 2005 |Norwich City |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–2 |align="center"|25,383 |align="center"|– |align="center"||22 November 2005 |Crewe Alexandra |align="center"|Home |align="center"|4–1 |align="center"|7,474 |align="center"|Vine (2, 1 pen), Morgan, Showunmi |align="center"||26 November 2005 |Crystal Palace |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|10,248 |align="center"|Heikkinen, Vine |align="center"||3 December 2005 |Reading |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–3 |align="center"|19,478 |align="center"|– |align="center"||11 December 2005 |Southampton |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–1 |align="center"|19,086 |align="center"|– |align="center"||17 December 2005 |Stoke City |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–3 |align="center"|8,296 |align="center"|Brković, Nicholls (pen) |align="center"||26 December 2005 |Derby County |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|26,807 |align="center"|Brković |align="center"||28 December 2005 |Brighton & Hove Albion |align="center"|Home |align="center"|3–0 |align="center"|9,429 |align="center"|Howard, Feeney, Robinson |align="center"||31 December 2005 |Ipswich Town |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–1 |align="center"|23,957 |align="center"|– |align="center"||2 January 2006 |Watford |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|10,248 |align="center"|Edwards |align="center"||13 January 2006 |Wolverhampton Wanderers |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|21,823 |align="center"|Howard |align="center"||21 January 2006 |Queens Park Rangers |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|9,797 |align="center"|Heikkinen, Howard |align="center"||31 January 2006 |Sheffield Wednesday |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|23,965 |align="center"|Nicholls (pen), Vine |align="center"||4 February 2006 |Hull City |align="center"|Home |align="center"|2–3 |align="center"|8,835 |align="center"|Keane, Coyne |align="center"||11 February 2006 |Preston North End |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–5 |align="center"|15,237 |align="center"|own goal |align="center"||14 February 2006 |Cardiff City |align="center"|Home |align="center"|3–3 |align="center"|7,826 |align="center"|Vine (2), own goal |align="center"||17 February 2006 |Reading |align="center"|Home |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|8,705 |align="center"|Vine (2), Morgan |align="center"||25 February 2006 |Leeds United |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|23,644 |align="center"|Howard |align="center"||4 March 2006 |Millwall |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|9,871 |align="center"|Coyne |align="center"||11 March 2006 |Leicester City |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|9,783 |align="center"|Howard |align="center"||18 March 2006 |Derby County |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|9,163 |align="center"|Howard |align="center"||25 March 2006 |Brighton & Hove Albion |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|7,139 |align="center"|Robinson |align="center"||1 April 2006 |Ipswich Town |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|9,820 |align="center"|Howard |align="center"||9 April 2006 |Watford |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|15,922 |align="center"|Brković |align="center"||15 April 2006 |Coventry City |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–2 |align="center"|8,752 |align="center"|own goal |align="center"||17 April 2006 |Plymouth Argyle |align="center"|Away |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|13,486 |align="center"|Vine, Andrew |align="center"||22 April 2006 |Sheffield United |align="center"|Home |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|10,248 |align="center"|Brković |align="center"||30 April 2006 |Burnley |align="center"|Away |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|12,743 |align="center"|Vine |align="center"| FA Cup information on this season's FA Cup 2005–06 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersNotes|Third round |7 January 2006 |Liverpool |align="center"|Home |align="center"|3–5 |align="center"|10,170 |align="center"|Howard, Robinson, Nicholls (pen) |align="center"| Football League Cup information on this season's Football League Cup 2005–06 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersNotes|First round |23 August 2005 |Leyton Orient |align="center"|Away |align="center"|3–1 |align="center"|2,383 |align="center"|Coyne, Feeney, own goal |align="center"||Second round |20 September 2005 |Reading |align="center"|Away |align="center"|0–1 |align="center"|6,941 |align="center"|– |align="center"| League table LUT Player statistics Last match played on 30 April 2006. Players with a zero in every column appeared either as unused substitutes or were assigned squad numbers. Luton 2005–2006 player appearances http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1628&teamTabs=stats&season_id=135 Soccerbase Centurycomm 31 July 2012 No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKENG Marlon Beresford4101010430112DFIRLFoley was born in Luton, England. Kevin Foley35 (3)0100036 (3)0403DFENG Sol Davis17 (4)0002019 (4)0514DFAUS Chris Coyne28 (2)2102131 (2)3505DFENG Russell Perrett9 (2)0000 (1)09 (3)0116DF/MFENG Paul Underwood28 (1)0100029 (1)0207MFTRI Carlos Edwards38 (4)2102041 (4)2108MFENG Kevin Nicholls31 (1)5112034 (1)6619FWENG Rowan Vine21 (10)10100022 (10)105010FWNIR Warren Feeney29 (13)60 (1)02131 (14)72011MFNIR Steve Robinson26211002733014MFENG Michael Leary000010101015MFIRLO'Leary was born in Fulham, England. Stephen O'Leary00000 (1)00 (1)00016FWNGAShowunmi was born in Kilburn, England. Enoch Showunmi15 (26)10 (1)01016 (27)12017MFENG Paul Hughes000000000018MFCRO Ahmet Brković39 (3)8101041 (3)85019FWENG Steve Howard40 (3)14111042 (3)158120DFENG Curtis Davies610010712021MFIRLKeane was born in Luton, England. Keith Keane5 (5)1001 (1)06 (6)11022MFENG Danny Stevens0 (1)000000 (1)00023FWENG Dean Morgan25 (11)6002027 (11)61025GKSLO Dino Seremet6 (1)010008 (1)01026DFFINHeikkinen was born in Katrineholm, Sweden. Markus Heikkinen38 (1)2100039 (1)26027MFENG Peter Holmes16 (7)2001 (1)017 (8)22028MFIRLBell was born in Wellingborough, England. David Bell2 (7)000002 (7)00029FWENG Calvin Andrew0 (1)100000 (1)10033GKENG Dean Brill500010600045DFENG Leon Barnett12 (8)00 (1)01013 (9)04047GKENG Rob Beckwith0000000000 Managerial statistics Only competitive games from the 2005–06 season are included. NameNat.FromToRecordHonoursPLDWDLGFGAW%Mike NewellENG23 June 200315 March 200749181021727436.7 Awards Awarded on 23 April 2006. AwardNameNo.Pos.NotesSupporters' Player of the SeasonFIN Markus Heikkinen26DF LTFC 2005–06 Awards http://www.luton.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=17123 Luton Town Vital Football 23 April 2006 30 July 2012 20 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130320040821/http://www.luton.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=17123 deadPlayers' Player of the SeasonFIN Markus Heikkinen26DFWebsite Player of the SeasonFIN Markus Heikkinen26DFYoung Player of the SeasonIRL Keith Keane21MFYoung Members' Player of the SeasonTRI Carlos Edwards7MFSpecial Achievement AwardSCO Steve Howard19FWSAA AGoal of the SeasonENG Dean Morgan23FWgoal B Transfers In DatePlayerFromFeeRef. Reference 1 July 2005 Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Wrexham Free 4 July 2005 England Rowan Vine Portsmouth £250,000 22 July 2005 Finland Markus Heikkinen Aberdeen Free 22 July 2005 England Dean Morgan Reading Free 12 January 2006 Ireland David Bell Rushden & Diamonds £100,000 Out DatePlayerToFeeRef. Reference 1 July 2005 Wales Ian Hillier Released 1 July 2005 Wales Alan Neilson Released 31 August 2005 England Curtis Davies West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 31 May 2006 England Rob Beckwith Released 31 May 2006 England Paul Hughes Released 31 May 2006 Slovenia Dino Seremet Released 12 June 2006 Nigeria Enoch Showunmi Bristol City Free Loans out DatePlayerToEnd dateRef. Reference 4 August 2005 England Calvin Andrew Grimsby Town 4 September 2005 31 August 2005 England Michael Leary Bristol Rovers 12 December 2005 14 October 2005 England Thomas Ward Dagenham & Redbridge 14 November 2005 21 October 2005 Ireland Stephen O'Leary Tranmere Rovers 21 April 2006 26 October 2005 England Calvin Andrew Grimsby Town 26 November 2005 24 November 2005 Slovenia Dino Seremet Doncaster Rovers 17 December 2005 1 January 2006 Slovenia Dino Seremet Tranmere Rovers 18 March 2006 6 January 2006 England Michael Leary Walsall 1 May 2006 30 January 2006 England Calvin Andrew Bristol City 6 April 2006 26 March 2006 England Rob Beckwith Chesterfield 1 May 2006 See also List of Luton Town F.C. seasons Footnotes A. SAA The Special Achievement Award went to Steve Howard for scoring his 100th goal for Luton Town during the season. B. goal The goal of the season was awarded to Dean Morgan for his 25-yard curling shot in the final minute of Luton's 3–2 win against Southampton on 9 August 2005. References Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town