1968–69 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season September 2026 September 2026 Luton Town 1968–69 Allan Brown (until December 1968)Alec Stock Tommy Hodgson (until February 1969)Tony Hunt Kenilworth Road Division Three 3rd League Cup Third round FA Cup Third round Brian Lewis (22) Brian Lewis (23) 25,253 v Watford (Division Three, 30 April 1969) 10,952 v Ware (FA Cup, 16 November 1968) 14,896https://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/lutt.htm Luton Town FC European Football Statistics 6–1 v Ware (H), FA Cup, 16 November 1968 1–5 v Everton (A), League Cup, 24 September 1968 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 season was the 83rd in the history of Luton Town Football Club. They finished 3rd in the Third Division, missing out on a second successive promotion, despite an unbeaten home record and a late-season charge which saw them lose only one of their last 20 league matches. Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Luton Town F.C. during the 1968-69 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCOSandy Davie2700030300GKENGTony Read1604000200GKSCOBilly Taylor30000030DFENGJack Bannister3000030330DFENGTerry Branston3543030414DFSCOMax Dougan4304030500DFSCOFred Jardine23(1)2300026(1)2DFSCOBilly McDerment15(6)12(1)02(1)019(8)1DFSCOJohn Moore29(4)1201032(4)1DFSCOGeorge Potter0(2)000111(2)1MFENGPeter Denton10000010MFENGGraham French35(1)3303141(1)4MFENGMike Harrison18(1)2322223(1)6MFENGMike Keen1410000141MFENGBrian Lewis43(2)22413050(2)23MFSCOBruce Rioch371031304311MFENGJohn O. Ryan7(1)02(1)0009(2)0MFENGAlan Slough4654232539MFENGRay Whittaker7(1)000007(1)0FWENGKeith Allen37(3)9201(1)340(4)12FWENGMicky Brown1(1)000001(1)0FWENGIan Buxton10(1)1101012(1)1FWWALLaurie Sheffield28(1)12431033(1)15FWSCOMorris Stevenson10000010 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/statistics?season%5B%5D=74&sort=appearances-desc Player Statistics 1968/69 Season Hatters Heritage League table Third Division y LUT Results Third Division 1968–69 Football League 1 10 August 1968 Luton Town 4–0 W Oldham Athletic Harrison 17 pen.Allen 43Jardine 61Lewis 89 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,747 2 17 August 1968 Barrow 0–0 D Luton Town Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 6,628 3 24 August 1968 Luton Town 3–1 W Rotherham United Rioch 9 15Lewis 42 Storrie 24 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,163 4 28 August 1968 Luton Town 5–1 W Barnsley Rioch 19Branston 28Lewis 33 54Allen 61 Earnshaw 51 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,899 5 31 August 1968 Gillingham 1–3 W Luton Town Williams 42 Lewis 5 70Sheffield 39 Priestfield Gillingham 8,227 6 7 September 1968 Orient 0–0 D Luton Town Brisbane Road London 13,719 7 14 September 1968 Luton Town 3–1 W Tranmere Rovers Sheffield 22Lewis 60Branston 65 MacNamee 42 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,965 8 18 September 1968 Luton Town 4–2 W Mansfield Town Harrison 18 pen.Sheffield 69Lewis 73French 78 Jones 48Partridge 82 Kenilworth Road Luton 19,315 9 21 September 1968 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 L Luton Town Wilkinson 44 Goldstone Ground Hove 11,930 10 28 September 1968 Luton Town 1–0 W Torquay United Lewis 48 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,936 11 5 October 1968 Watford 1–0 L Luton Town Low 4 Vicarage Road Watford 22,133 12 8 October 1968 Barnsley 3–1 L Luton Town Evans 15Earnshaw 38Hamstead 76 Sheffield 48 Oakwell Barnsley 13,019 13 12 October 1968 Luton Town 3–0 W Hartlepool Sheffield 27Rioch 49Lewis 77 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,415 14 19 October 1968 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 L Luton Town Burnside 12Piper 24 Home Park Plymouth 12,659 15 26 October 1968 Luton Town 2–1 W Northampton Town Allen 25Sheffield 27 Fairbrother 65 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,818 16 5 November 1968 Walsall 2–0 L Luton Town Murray 35Morris 70 Fellows Park Walsall 5,381 17 9 November 1968 Luton Town 2–0 W Swindon Town Sheffield 58Lewis 77 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,250 18 23 November 1968 Luton Town 1–1 D Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Branston 17 Bumstead 39 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,150 19 29 November 1968 Stockport County 2–0 L Luton Town Goodwin 55Atkins 80 Edgeley Park Stockport 13,246 20 14 December 1968 Hartlepool 1–0 L Luton Town Blowman 11 Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,887 21 21 December 1968 Luton Town 2–0 W Plymouth Argyle Lewis 32Allen 40 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,971 22 28 December 1968 Northampton Town 0–2 W Luton Town Rioch 7 21 County Ground Northampton 8,227 23 8 January 1969 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 L Luton Town Douglas 43Meredith 44 pen.Wood 77 Slough 32 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 4,729 24 18 January 1969 Swindon Town 0–0 D Luton Town County Ground Swindon 18,909 25 25 January 1969 Luton Town 1–0 W Walsall Rioch 4 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,205 26 29 January 1969 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 L Luton Town Stott 50Tarbuck 64 Gresty Road Crewe 5,053 27 1 February 1969 Luton Town 2–1 W Reading Slough 3Lewis 41 pen. Yard 76 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,871 28 8 February 1969 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–2 W Luton Town Sheffield 57Jardine 68 Dean Court Bournemouth 9,253 29 26 February 1969 Luton Town 2–0 W Crewe Alexandra Slough 43Allen 81 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,384 30 1 March 1969 Oldham Athletic 0–1 W Luton Town Lawson 1 o.g. Boundary Park Oldham 3,946 31 5 March 1969 Luton Town 2–1 W Shrewsbury Town Allen 12Keen 46 Harkin 68 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,733 32 12 March 1969 Reading 1–1 D Luton Town Silvester 63 Sheffield 64 Elm Park Reading 6,146 33 15 March 1969 Rotherham United 2–2 D Luton Town Quinn 36Storrie 73 French 48Lewis 65 Millmoor Rotherham 9,873 34 19 March 1969 Luton Town 3–0 W Bristol Rovers Sheffield 2Lewis 57Allen 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,506 35 22 March 1969 Luton Town 1–1 D Gillingham Sheffield 82 Yeo 44 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,562 36 26 March 1969 Luton Town 5–1 W Barrow Slough 19Rioch 42Lewis 44 78Allen 71 Knox 32 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,244 37 29 March 1969 Luton Town 2–1 W Orient Branston 35Sheffield 62 Rofe 38 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,915 38 31 March 1969 Bristol Rovers 0–0 D Luton Town Eastville Bristol 8,112 39 4 April 1969 Torquay United 1–1 D Luton Town Cave 60 McDerment 9 Plainmoor Torquay 11,427 40 7 April 1969 Mansfield Town 1–0 L Luton Town Sharkey 51 pen. Field Mill Mansfield 8,681 41 8 April 1969 Luton Town 0–0 D Southport Kenilworth Road Luton 15,963 42 12 April 1969 Luton Town 3–0 W Brighton & Hove Albion French 23Lewis 52Slough 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,965 43 14 April 1969 Southport 1–1 D Luton Town Russell 61 Lewis 55 Haig Avenue Southport 3,392 44 18 April 1969 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 W Luton Town Moore 47Rioch 54 Prenton Park Birkenhead 6,723 45 25 April 1969 Luton Town 4–1 W Stockport County Lewis 6 61 80Rioch 7 Young 60 pen. Kenilworth Road Luton 12,055 46 30 April 1969 Luton Town 2–1 W Watford Buxton 28Allen 69 Scullion 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 25,253 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches?season=74 Matches 1968/69 Season Hatters Heritagehttps://oldwatford.com/1968/10/05/5th-october-1968-division-three-watford-1-luton-town-0// 5th October 1968- Division Three, Watford 1 Luton Town 0 Old Watfordhttps://www.townenders.com/match.php?match_id=19690116 Match Centre Saturday November 9th, 1968 Luton Town 2 - 0 Swindon Town TownEndershttps://www.townenders.com/match.php?match_id=19690123 Match Centre Saturday January 18th, 1969 Swindon Town 0 - 0 Luton Town TownEndershttps://oldwatford.com/1969/04/30/30th-april-1969-division-three-luton-town-2-watford-1/ 30th April 1969- Division Three, Luton Town 2 Watford 1 Old Watford League Cup 1968–69 Football League Cup First Round 14 August 1968 Luton Town 3–0 W Watford Harrison 8 pen. 48Lewis 71 Kenilworth Road Luton 20,167 Second Round 4 September 1968 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 D Luton Town Lawton 62 Sheffield 38 Goldstone Ground Hove 15,200 Second Round Replay 11 September 1968 Luton Town 4–2 W Brighton & Hove Albion Slough 49 54Sheffield 52Rioch 72 Livesey 51Napier 86 Kenilworth Road Luton 18,679 Third Round 24 September 1968 Everton 5–1 L Luton Town Husband 2Royle 7 83 pen.Ball 43Morrissey 90 Sheffield 72 Goodison Park Liverpool 30,405 https://oldwatford.com/1968/08/14/14th-august-1968-league-cup-first-round-luton-town-3-watford-0/ 14th August 1968- League Cup First Round, Luton Town 3 Watford 0 Old Watfordhttps://evertonresults.com/match24091968.html Everton 5 - 1 Luton at Goodison Park Tuesday 24 September 1968 - 7.30pm EVERTON RESULTS FA Cup 1968–69 FA Cup First Round 16 November 1968 Luton Town 6–1 W Ware Potter 58Slough 63 89Allen 71 74 81 pen. Francis 86 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,952 Second Round 7 December 1968 Luton Town 3–1 W Gillingham French 16Harrison 24 72 pen. Yeo 79 pen. Kenilworth Road Luton 12,035 Third Round 4 January 1969 Manchester City 1–0 L Luton Town Lee 26 pen. Maine Road Manchester 37,120 https://www.citytilidie.com/posts/luton-home-fa-cup-3rd-round-196869 Manchester City v Luton Town FA Cup 3rd Round 1968/69 City Til I Die References Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town