1973–74 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season August 2026 August 2026 Luton Town 1973–74 Harry Haslam Robert Keens Kenilworth Road Division Two 2nd League Cup Fourth round FA Cup Fifth round Barry Butlin (17) Barry Butlin (18) 25,712 v Leicester City (FA Cup, 16 February 1974) 4,908 v Notts County (Division Two, 5 February 1974) 12,214 6–1 v Carlisle United (H), Division Two, 1 September 1973 0–4 v Nottingham Forest (A), Division Two, 25 August 19730–4 v Leicester City (H), FA Cup, 16 February 1974 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 season was the 88th in the history of Luton Town Football Club. They finished 2nd in the Second Division, clinching promotion to the First Division after an absence of 14 years with a 1–1 draw at West Bromwich Albion in their penultimate league match. Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Luton Town F.C. during the 1973-74 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGKeith Barber50300080GKENGGraham Horn3703040440DFENGJohn Faulkner4016140502DFENGAlan Garner4216040521DFENGSteve Litt20000020DFENGJohn Ryan29(2)1204035(2)1DFENGDon Shanks2706120351DFENGBobby Thomson4216040521MFENGPeter Anderson411161425114MFENGJohn Aston396602(1)147(1)7MFENGPeter Cruse3(1)01(1)0004(2)0MFNIRTom Finney13(1)5412(1)019(2)6MFENGGordon Hindson3(4)121005(4)2MFSCOJimmy Ryan40740434810MFENGAlan West3314140412FWENGBarry Butlin36(1)17503144(1)18FWENGRodney Fern5(1)110107(1)1FWENGBilly Holmes0(1)000000(1)0FWENGJimmy Husband2280020248FWENGJohn Sims (on loan from Derby County)31100041 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/statistics?season%5B%5D=79&sort=appearances-desc Player Statistics 1973/74 Season Hatters HeritageRothmans 1974-75 303-304 League table Second Division y LUT Results First Division 1973–74 Football League 1 25 August 1973 Nottingham Forest 4–0 L Luton Town Jackson 12 37 pen.Martin 48McKenzie 89 City Ground West Bridgford 10,793 2 1 September 1973 Luton Town 6–1 W Carlisle United Finney 12 20Anderson 14 25Aston 21Butlin 35 Owen 63 Kenilworth Road Luton 7,231 3 8 September 1973 Bristol City 1–3 W Luton Town Gould 38 pen. Aston 2Anderson 3Finney 47 Ashton Gate Bristol 12,208 4 11 September 1973 Notts County 1–1 D Luton Town Bradd 54 Finney 23 Meadow Lane Nottingham 8,509 5 15 September 1973 Luton Town 3–3 D Portsmouth Thomson 33Garner 35Finney 75 Kellard 17Lewis 57 pen.Davies 63 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,552 6 22 September 1973 Sunderland 0–1 W Luton Town Butlin 34 Roker Park Sunderland 27,582 7 29 September 1973 Luton Town 3–0 W Blackpool Butlin 13 23Anderson 47 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,365 8 6 October 1973 Crystal Palace 1–2 W Luton Town Rogers 58 Anderson 50Butlin 61 Selhurst Park London 19,790 9 13 October 1973 Luton Town 2–1 W Swindon Town Aston 20 pen.Anderson 44 Jenkins 22 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,732 10 20 October 1973 Orient 2–0 L Luton Town Queen 67Fairbrother 82 Brisbane Road London 11,135 11 27 October 1973 Luton Town 2–2 D Hull City Anderson 28Butlin 36 Greenwood 42Lord 44 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,408 12 3 November 1973 Middlesbrough 2–1 L Luton Town Foggon 51Armstrong 55 Butlin 32 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 22,590 13 10 November 1973 Luton Town 2–1 W Bolton Wanderers Jimmy Ryan 54McAllister 87 o.g. Whatmore 40 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,528 14 14 November 1973 Cardiff City 0–0 D Luton Town Ninian Park Cardiff 5,839 15 17 November 1973 Luton Town 2–1 W Sheffield Wednesday Aston 15Sims 42 Joicey 45 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,543 16 24 November 1973 Preston North End 2–2 D Luton Town Young 15 38 Aston 29Fern 51 Preston Deepdale 10,279 17 1 December 1973 Luton Town 0–2 L West Bromwich Albion Shaw 66Hartford 84 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,192 18 8 December 1973 Millwall 0–1 W Luton Town Butlin 51 The Den London 6,965 19 12 December 1973 Luton Town 1–0 W Cardiff City Jimmy Ryan 47 Kenilworth Road Luton 7,139 20 15 December 1973 Luton Town 1–0 W Aston Villa Anderson 53 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,020 21 22 December 1973 Blackpool 3–0 L Luton Town Burns 46 54 71 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,796 22 26 December 1973 Luton Town 1–1 D Fulham Fraser 7 o.g. John Conway 78 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,259 23 29 December 1973 Luton Town 1–0 W Bristol City Anderson 37 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,398 24 1 January 1974 Carlisle United 2–0 L Luton Town Green 56Martin 72 Brunton Park Carlisle 9,255 25 12 January 1974 Portsmouth 0–0 D Luton Town Fratton Park Portsmouth 18,476 26 19 January 1974 Luton Town 2–2 D Nottingham Forest Jimmy Ryan 13 90 pen. McKenzie 12Richardson 72 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,888 27 2 February 1974 Aston Villa 0–1 W Luton Town Jimmy Ryan 90 pen. Villa Park Birmingham 26,180 28 5 February 1974 Luton Town 1–1 D Notts County Anderson 65 Probert 80 Kenilworth Road Luton 4,908 29 23 February 1974 Luton Town 2–1 W Crystal Palace Jimmy Ryan 33 pen.Butlin 71 Possee 80 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,287 30 26 February 1974 Swindon Town 0–2 W Luton Town Butlin 23 43 County Ground Swindon 2,600 31 5 March 1974 Fulham 2–1 L Luton Town Lloyd 58 82 Husband 57 Craven Cottage London 10,071 32 9 March 1974 Hull City 1–3 W Luton Town O'Riley 78 West 18Anderson 53Aston 75 Boothferry Park Hull 7,027 33 16 March 1974 Luton Town 3–1 W Orient Husband 5 76 80 Hoadley 10 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,045 34 23 March 1974 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 L Luton Town Greaves 80 Burnden Park Bolton 15,616 35 30 March 1974 Luton Town 0–1 L Middlesbrough Mills 76 Kenilworth Road Luton 19,812 36 6 April 1974 Luton Town 4–2 W Preston North End Husband 3Butlin 30 52 66 Burns 13Sadler 41 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,806 37 12 April 1974 Oxford United 1–1 D Luton Town Curran 3 Jimmy Ryan 19 Manor Ground Oxford 13,464 38 13 April 1974 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 D Luton Town Joicey 6Potts 46 Husband 55Butlin 75 Hillsborough Sheffield 16,492 39 16 April 1974 Luton Town 0–1 L Oxford United Skeen 15 Kenilworth Road Luton 16,353 40 20 April 1974 Luton Town 3–0 W Millwall Faulkner 8Anderson 18Hindson 69 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,740 41 27 April 1974 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 D Luton Town T. Brown 73 pen. Butlin 5 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 13,227 42 1 May 1974 Luton Town 3–4 L Sunderland Husband 17 30Butlin 41 Hughes 2Towers 25Ashurst 35Halom 78 Kenilworth Road Luton 20,285 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches?season=79 Matches 1973/74 Season Hatters HeritageRothmans 1974-75 302https://www.townenders.com/match.php?match_id=19740111 Match Centre Saturday October 13th, 1973 Townendershttps://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/aston-villa-vs-luton-town-fc-2-feb-1974 Season 1973-74 · Game 21 of the season · 20th Division Two game AVDB League Cup 1973–74 Football League Cup Second Round 10 October 1973 Luton Town 1–1 D Grimsby Town Hindson 22 Chatterley 86 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,656 Second Round Replay 16 October 1973 Grimsby Town 0–0 D yes Luton Town Blundell Park Cleethorpes 13,643 Second Round Second Replay 23 October 1973 Grimsby Town 0–2 W Luton Town Finney 17Faulkner 39 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 15,365 Third Round 31 October 1973 Luton Town 0–0 D Bury Kenilworth Road Luton 8,191 Third Round Replay 6 November 1973 Bury 2–3 W Luton Town Rudd pen.Hamstead Anderson Shanks West Gigg Lane Bury 7,827 Fourth Round 21 November 1973 Millwall 3–1 L Luton Town Allder 37Kelly 46Clark 69 Jones 64 o.g. The Den London 8,777 Rothmans 1974-75 551-554http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats73-74.htm Statistics 1973/74 The Millwall History Files FA Cup 1973–74 FA Cup Third Round 5 January 1974 Port Vale 1–1 D Luton Town Harris 60 Jimmy Ryan 85 Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 8,127 Third Round Replay 9 January 1974 Luton Town 4–2 W Port Vale Aston 58Anderson 73 89Jimmy Ryan 87 Mountford 14Woodward 66 Kenilworth Road Luton 5,833 Fourth Round 26 January 1974 Luton Town 3–0 W Bradford City Fretwell 1 o.g.Butlin 38Jimmy Ryan 89 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,470 Fifth Round 16 February 1974 Luton Town 0–4 L Leicester City Earle 18 48Worthington 60Weller 86 Kenilworth Road Luton 25,712 Rothmans 1974-75 533-536 References Bibliography Rothmans 1974-75 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75 (Editor: Peter Dunk) Queen Anne Press 0-362-00171-5 Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town