1988–89 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Luton Town F.C. 1988–89 Ray Harford David Evans Kenilworth Road First Division 16th FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Runners-up Full Members' Cup Third round Roy Wegerle and Danny Wilson (12) 1987–88 1989–90 During the 1988–89 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, in which they finished 16th to secure an eighth successive season at this level. They were holders of the League Cup for this season and maintained their defence of the trophy to the final, where they were beaten by Nottingham Forest. Despite being League Cup holders, Luton did not compete in the UEFA Cup this season due to the continuation of the ban on English clubs in European competitions arising from the Heysel disaster of 1985. Season summary Luton were unable to build on their top-ten finishes of the two previous seasons and finished the season in 16th, just two points clear of relegation. Luton did manage to reach the League Cup final for the second season running, but were unable to defend the cup as they were beaten 3–1 by Nottingham Forest. Survival was achieved on the final day of the season with a 1–0 home win over Norwich City; this was the first of three successive seasons where Luton would secure First Division on the final day of the season before finally being relegated in 1992. Squad yes yes ENG GK Alec Chamberlain yes ENG GK Les Sealey yes ENG DF Tim Breacker yes ENG DF John Dreyer yes ENG DF Steve Foster yes ENG DF Steve Williams yes ENG DF Richard Harvey yes ENG DF Marvin Johnson yes ENG DF Rob Johnson yes ENG DF Julian James yes SCO DF Dave Beaumont yes ENG MF Gary Cobb yes ENG MF Ricky Hill yes yes ENG MF Darron McDonoughMcDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England. yes ENG MF David OldfieldOldfield was born in Perth, Australia, but qualified to represent England internationally as he was raised there. He would make his debut for the U-21 side in 1988. yes ENG MF David Preece yes NIR MF Kingsley BlackBlack was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988. yes NIR MF Danny WilsonWilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987. yes IRL MF Ashley Grimes yes ENG FW Iain DowieDowie 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. yes ENG FW Mick Harford yes ENG FW Sean Farrell yes NIR FW Paul GrayGray was born in Portsmouth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally as he was raised there. He would make his international debut for the U-21 side in 1990. yes RSA FW Roy WegerleWegerle 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. League table 1988–89 Football League#First Division First Division y LUT Results Date Opponent Venue Competition Res Score 27 Aug 88 Sheffield Wednesday A 1D L 0–1 3 Sep 88 Wimbledon H 1D D 2–2 10 Sep 88 Southampton A 1D L 1–2 17 Sep 88 Manchester United H 1D L 0–2 24 Sep 88 Everton A 1D W 2–0 27 Sep 88 Burnley H LC2 1st D 1–1 1 Oct 88 Nottingham Forest A 1D D 0–0 8 Oct 88 Liverpool H 1D W 1–0 11 Oct 88 Burnley A LC2 2nd W 1–0 22 Oct 88 Middlesbrough A 1D L 2–1 25 Oct 88 Arsenal H 1D D 1–1 29 Oct 88 Queens Park Rangers H 1D D 0–0 2 Nov 88 Leeds United A LC3 W 2–0 5 Nov 88 Millwall A 1D L 1–3 12 Nov 88 Coventry City A 1D L 0–1 19 Nov 88 West Ham United H 1D W 4–1 26 Nov 88 Norwich City A 1D D 2–2 3 Dec 88 Newcastle United H 1D D 0–0 10 Dec 88 Derby County A 1D W 1–0 17 Dec 88 Aston Villa H 1D D 1–1 26 Dec 88 Tottenham Hotspur A 1D D 0–0 31 Dec 88 Wimbledon A 1D L 0–4 2 Jan 89 Southampton H 1D W 6–1 7 Jan 89 Millwall A FAC3 L 2–3 10 Jan 89 Crystal Palace A FMC3 L 1–4 14 Jan 89 Charlton Athletic A 1D L 0–3 18 Jan 89 Southampton H LC4 D 1–1 21 Jan 89 Everton H 1D W 1–0 25 Jan 89 Southampton A LC4 Replay W 2–1 4 Feb 89 Nottingham Forest H 1D L 2–3 12 Feb 89 West Ham United A LCSF 1st W 3–0 18 Feb 89 Middlesbrough H 1D W 1–0 25 Feb 89 Arsenal A 1D L 0–2 1 Mar 89 West Ham United H LCSF 2nd W 2–0 11 Mar 89 Millwall H 1D L 1–2 14 Mar 89 Liverpool A 1D L 0–5 18 Mar 89 Sheffield Wednesday H 1D L 0–1 21 Mar 89 Queens Park Rangers A 1D D 1–1 25 Mar 89 Manchester United A 1D L 0–2 28 Mar 89 Tottenham Hotspur H 1D L 1–3 1 Apr 89 Aston Villa A 1D L 1–2 9 Apr 89 Nottingham Forest N LCF L 1–3 15 Apr 89 Coventry City H 1D D 2–2 22 Apr 89 Newcastle United A 1D D 0–0 29 Apr 89 Derby County H 1D W 3–0 2 May 89 Charlton Athletic H 1D W 5–2 6 May 89 West Ham United A 1D L 0–1 13 May 89 Norwich City H 1D W 1–0 Key: 1D = First Division FAC = FA Cup LC = League Cup FMC = Full Members Cup Player details Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname. Pos.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupFull Members CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMFENG Ian Allinson1 (4)00 (1)000001 (5)0DFSCO Dave Beaumont150300000180MFENG Kingsley Black35 (1)990110045 (1)10DFENG Tim Breacker19 (3)05 (2)0101026 (5)0GKENG Alec Chamberlain6000001070MFENG Richard Cooke0 (6)00000000 (6)0DFNIR Mal Donaghy80200000100FWENG Iain Dowie1 (7)01000112 (7)1DFENG John Dreyer16 (2)150001022 (2)1DFENG Steve Foster363901000463DFIRL Ashley Grimes120500000170FWENG Mick Harford3377410104211DFENG Richard Harvey11 (1)010000012 (1)0MFENG Ricky Hill3338 (1)3101043 (1)6DFENG Julian James1010(1)0103 (1)0DFENG Marvin Johnson160201010200DFENG Rob Johnson19 (2)031100023 (2)1FWENG Raphael Meade2 (2)00000002 (2)0MFENG Darron McDonough9 (1)0(1)000009 (2)0MFENG David Oldfield15 (6)14 (1)2(1)01022 (8)3MFENG David Preece260601010340GKENG Les Sealey320901000420FWRSA Roy Wegerle28 (4)874100 (1)036 (5)12DFENG Steve Williams100300010140MFNIR Danny Wilson3799211004712 See also List of Luton Town F.C. seasons 1988–89 Football League 1988–89 FA Cup References Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town