1885–86 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 November 2021 Luton Town 1885–86 noneCollings (1985). p. 239. noneCollings (1985). p. 244. none FA Cup First Round no league entered no goals scored _aqua right half 003366 ee83be ee83be 003366 003366 The 1885–86 season was the first season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The club had been in existence for less than three months on the season's start, and as Luton did not enter any league competition the team's first competitive match came on 31 October, an FA Cup tie against Great Marlow which was lost 3–0. This article covers the period from 1 July 1885 to 30 June 1886. Background History of Luton Town F.C. (1885–1970) Luton Town Football Club was formed on 11 April 1885 at a meeting convened "for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a town football club". The new club was a merger of the two leading local teams, Luton Town Wanderers and Excelsior; Excelsior's Dallow Lane became the home stadium of the new club. Some of the Wanderers players were not enthusiastic, as they had extended their name to Luton Town Wanderers only three months before; these players made the decision to continue separately to the newly amalgamated club. Despite this, Luton Town's early line-ups consisted of six players from one of the former clubs and five from the other.Collings (1985). pp. 1–4.Hayes (2002). p. 55. Review Luton Town played only one competitive match during the season, an FA Cup first round tie at Great Marlow which was lost 3–0.Bailey (1997). p. 89. Match results Luton Town results given first. Legend WinDrawLoss FA Cup information on this season's FA Cup FA Cup 1885–86 +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes1st Round31 October 1885Great MarlowAway0–3500— Player details As the match played on 31 October 1885 was the only competitive game of the season, this section merely details that match's line-up. GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsENG John LongENG J.G. HuntENG B. BarrettENG George Deacon ENG A. MartinENG T. LawrenceENG Albert Deacon ENG Ernest LomaxENG J.C. Lomax ENG G.H. SmallENG Frank Whitby See also 1885–86 in English football References General Player and match statistics sourced from: The Definitive Luton Town F.C. Soccerdata Steve Bailey December 1997 1-899468-10-2 All else sourced from: The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 Luton Town F.C. Timothy Collings 1985 0-9510679-0-7 and Completely Top Hatters! The Book Castle Dean P. Hayes November 2002 1-903747-27-9 Specific Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town