1981–82 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season March 2025 March 2025 Luton Town 1981–82 David Pleat David Evans Kenilworth Road Division Two 1st Milk Cup Second round FA Cup Fourth round Brian Stein (21) Brian Stein (21) 20,188 v Ipswich Town, FA Cup, 23 January 1982 6,146 v Wrexham, Milk Cup, 6 October 1981 11,880 6–0 v Grimsby Town (H), Division Two, 17 October 1981 0–3 v Sheffield Wednesday (H), Division Two, 12 September 19810–3 v Ipswich Town (H), FA Cup, 23 January 1982 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was the 96th in the history of Luton Town Football Club. They finished as champions of the Second Division to earn a place in the top flight of English football for the first time since relegation in 1975. Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Luton Town F.C. during the 1981-82 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGMilija Aleksic (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)40000040GKSCOJake Findlay3402020380GKENGAlan Judge40000040DFWALMark Aizlewood2630020283DFNIRMal Donaghy4292020469DFENGClive Goodyear3211020351DFENGRichard Money1310000131DFENGMike Saxby1212000141DFENGKirk Stephens4202020460MFYUGRaddy Antić17(13)5100(1)018(14)5MFENGLil Fuccillo27(2)2202031(2)2MFENGRicky Hill3852020425MFENGBrian Horton4112021452MFENGDavid Moss361520214016MFENGWayne Turner71000071FWENGFrankie Bunn0(2)000000(2)0FWENGGodfrey Ingram300(1)0003(1)0FWENGBilly Jennings0(2)100000(2)1FWENGMike Small0(3)000000(3)0FWENGBrian Stein422120204621FWENGSteve White421821204619 Rothmans 1982-83 227–228 League table Second Division y LUT Results Second Division 1981–82 Football League 1 29 August 1981 Luton Town 3–0 W Charlton Athletic Donaghy 22McAllister 31 o.g.White 59 Kenilworth Road Luton 8,776 2 1 September 1981 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 W Luton Town King 34 Aizlewood 70Hill 84 Loftus Road London 18,703 3 5 September 1981 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 W Luton Town Gowling 64 Stein 70Aizlewood 79 Burnden Park Bolton 6,911 4 12 September 1981 Luton Town 0–3 L Sheffield Wednesday McCulloch 60Megson 73Bannister 83 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,131 5 19 September 1981 Leicester City 1–2 W Luton Town Lynex 39 pen. White 46 52 Filbert Street Leicester 14,159 6 22 September 1981 Luton Town 2–3 L Cardiff City Saxby 44Antić 71 Kitchen 8 pen.Sayer 31Stevens 63 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,015 7 26 September 1981 Luton Town 4–1 W Watford Moss 33 pen. 37 pen.Stein 43 52 Bolton 66 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,839 8 3 October 1981 Orient 0–3 W Luton Town Aizlewood 20Hill 25White 74 Brisbane Road London 4,944 9 10 October 1981 Oldham Athletic 1–1 D Luton Town Wylde 37 White 84 Boundary Park Oldham 8,403 10 17 October 1981 Luton Town 6–0 W Grimsby Town Fuccillo 13Moss 22 pen.White 34 55 60 70 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,090 11 24 October 1981 Wrexham 0–2 W Luton Town Donaghy 28White 44 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 4,059 12 31 October 1981 Luton Town 1–0 W Crystal Palace Moss 29 pen. Kenilworth Road Luton 11,712 13 7 November 1981 Luton Town 3–2 W Derby County Moss 37Goodyear 65Donaghy 76 Osgood 75Clayton 88 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,784 14 14 November 1981 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 W Luton Town Moss 79 pen. Ewood Park Blackburn 9,862 15 21 November 1981 Newcastle United 3–2 L Luton Town Brown 1 37Varadi 90 Moss 83 pen.Donaghy 89 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 21,084 16 24 November 1981 Luton Town 2–0 W Bolton Wanderers Stein 67Moss 80 Kenilworth Road Luton 8,889 17 28 November 1981 Luton Town 3–1 W Rotherham United White 49Donaghy 63Stein 64 Fern 57 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,061 18 5 December 1981 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 D Luton Town Dungworth 5Atkins 32 White 15Donaghy 76 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 5,259 19 28 December 1981 Norwich City 1–3 W Luton Town Deehan 43 Antić 3White 10Stein 14 Carrow Road Norwich 18,458 20 19 January 1982 Charlton Athletic 0–0 D Luton Town The Valley London 7,013 21 30 January 1982 Luton Town 2–1 W Leicester City White 13Donaghy 67 Lineker 52 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,810 22 6 February 1982 Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 D Luton Town Pearson 25 75Bannister 82 White 11Moss 49 pen.Stein 90 Hillsborough Sheffield 18,252 23 20 February 1982 Watford 1–1 D Luton Town Rostron 8 Stein 33 Vicarage Road Watford 22,798 24 27 February 1982 Luton Town 2–0 W Oldham Athletic Moss 8 pen. 55 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,506 25 2 March 1982 Luton Town 1–0 W Cambridge United Horton 76 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,597 26 6 March 1982 Grimsby Town 0–0 D Luton Town Blundell Park Cleethorpes 7,734 27 12 March 1982 Luton Town 0–0 D Wrexham Kenilworth Road Luton 10,880 28 16 March 1982 Barnsley 4–3 L Luton Town Walker 44 53Banks 67Evans 75 Stein 10 55Law 80 o.g. Oakwell Barnsley 14,044 29 20 March 1982 Crystal Palace 3–3 D Luton Town Smillie 8 76Mabbutt 13 Antić 12Moss 14 pen.Stein 38 Selhurst Park London 12,187 30 27 March 1982 Derby County 0–0 D Luton Town Baseball Ground Derby 15,836 31 30 March 1982 Luton Town 2–0 W Orient Moss 62 pen.Hill 71 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,716 32 3 April 1982 Luton Town 2–0 W Blackburn Rovers Stein 27White 70 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,721 33 10 April 1982 Cambridge United 1–1 D Luton Town Reilly 62 Turner 60 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 8,815 34 12 April 1982 Luton Town 2–0 W Norwich City Stein 54Jennings 57 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,061 35 17 April 1982 Luton Town 3–2 W Newcastle United Stein 63 81 pen. 85 pen. Mills 23Trewick 57 pen. Kenilworth Road Luton 13,041 36 20 April 1982 Luton Town 2–2 D Chelsea Antić 44Donaghy 76 Walker 34Fillery 61 Kenilworth Road Luton 16,185 37 24 April 1982 Rotherham United 2–2 D Luton Town Moore 28Seasman 64 Fuccillo 12Money 65 Millmoor Rotherham 11,290 38 30 April 1982 Luton Town 4–1 W Shrewsbury Town Stein 14Hill 78White 80Moss 88 Atkins 60 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,563 39 8 May 1982 Chelsea 1–2 W Luton Town Walker 45 Antić 25Stein 54 Stamford Bridge London 15,044 40 11 May 1982 Luton Town 3–2 W Queens Park Rangers Hill 36White 48Moss 80 pen. Fenwick 69Stainrod 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 16.657 41 15 May 1982 Luton Town 1–1 D Barnsley Stein 87 Birch 50 pen. Kenilworth Road Luton 14,463 42 17 May 1982 Cardiff City 2–3 W Luton Town Kitchen 83Micallef 87 Stein 22 81Donaghy 72 Ninian Park Cardiff 10,277 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches?season=87 Matches 1981/82 Season Hatters HeritageRothmans 1982-83 226 Milk Cup 1981–82 Football League Cup Second round first leg 6 October 1981 Luton Town 0–2 L Wrexham Vinter 2Hunt 23 Kenilworth Road Luton 6,146 Second round first leg 27 October 1981 Wrexham 0–1 W Luton Town White 89 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 3,453 Rothmans 1982-83 449-452 FA Cup 1981–82 FA Cup Third round 2 January 1982 Luton Town 2–1 W Swindon Town Moss 19 pen.Horton 88 Emmanuel 75 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,488 Fourth round 23 January 1982 Luton Town 0–3 L Ipswich Town Brazil 62Gates 71 87 Kenilworth Road Luton 20,188 Rothmans 1982-83 473-475 References Bibliography Rothmans 1982-83 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982-83 (Editor: Jack Rollin) Queen Anne Press 0-356-07888-4 Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town