1997–98 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season January 2024 Luton Town 1997–98 Lennie Lawrence David Kohler Kenilworth Road Second Division 17th FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Southern Semi-final Tony Thorpe (14) Tony Thorpe (19) 9,041 (vs. Watford, Second Division, 4 October 1997) 2,816 (vs. Colchester United, League Cup, 26 August 1997) 5,879 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was the 112th season in the history of Luton Town F.C. It was Luton Town's 77th consecutive season in the Football League, and their 80th overall. It was their second season back in the Football League Third Division following relegation in the 1995–96 season. This article covers the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998. Season summary During the 1997–98 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. It was the second full season of Lennie Lawrences's spell as Luton Town manager. Hopes were high for promotion following Luton's 3rd place finish the previous season, however injuries to key players in September and October saw Luton Town fall into the relegation zone.https://www.hattersheritage.co.uk/sites/default/files/Match%20Report_1_2550.pdf Luton Town match report 27 September 1997 – HattersHeritage 2024-02-04 They subsequently spent the season battling at the wrong end of the division. Luton were in the relegation zone as late as April and only secured their safety following a 2–2 draw with Brentford in the second last game of the season.https://www.hattersheritage.co.uk/sites/default/files/Match%20Report_1_2590.pdf Luton Town match report 25 April 1998 – HattersHeritage 2024-02-04 Luton's survival was due in no small part to the arrival of Rory Allen on loan from Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. Allen arrived at the end of March with Luton Town sitting 23rd in the table with only 8 games remaining. Allen scored 6 goals in that time which resulted in 5 wins and 1 draw for Luton Townhttps://www.hattersheritage.co.uk/sites/default/files/Match%20Report_2_1520.pdf Luton Town match report 02 May 1998 – HattersHeritage 2024-02-04 Final league table 1997–98 Football League#Second Division Second Division y LUT Results Luton Town's score comes firsthttps://www.hattersheritage.co.uk/matches Luton Town matches for the season 1997/98 – HattersHeritage 2024-01-01 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 09 August 1997 BlackpoolAway0–16,547 18 August 1997 Southend UnitedHome1–05,140 Stuart Douglas 23 August 1997 FulhamAway0–08,142 30 August 1997 Oldham AthleticHome1–15,404Tony Thorpe 02 September 1997 MillwallHome0–25,781 09 September 1997 Northampton TownAway0–17,246 13 September 1997 AFC BournemouthAway1–14,561Dwight Marshall 20 September 1997 WrexhamHome2–55,241Steve Davis, Phil Gray 27 September 1997 Bristol CityAway0–38,509 04 October 1997 WatfordHome0–49,041 11 October 1997 Plymouth ArgyleHome3–04,931Tony Thorpe (2), Simon Davies 18 October 1997 Wigan AthleticAway1–14,466David Oldfield 21 October 1997 Carlisle UnitedAway1–04,341Alan White 25 October 1997 BrentfordHome2–05,972Graham Alexander, Tony Thorpe 01 November 1997 Wycombe WanderersAway2–26,219David Oldfield, Tony Thorpe 04 November 1997 BurnleyHome2–35,315Graham Alexander (2) 08 November 1997 Preston North EndHome1–35,767Tony Thorpe 22 November 1997 WalsallHome0–14,726 29 November 1997 York CityAway2–13,636Graham Alexander, Tony Thorpe 02 December 1997 GillinghamHome2–24,408Steve Davis, Tony Thorpe 13 December 1997 ChesterfieldAway0–04,358 20 December 1997 Bristol RoversHome2–45,266Chris Allen, David Oldfield 26 December 1997 NorthamptonHome2–28,035David Oldfield, Tony Thorpe 28 December 1997 MillwallAway2–07,461Steve Davis, Tony Thorpe 03 January 1998 Southend UnitedAway2–15,056Graham Alexander (2) 10 January 1998 BlackpoolHome3–05,574Tony Thorpe (3) 17 January 1998 Oldham AthleticAway1–26,057Graham Alexander 24 January 1998 FulhamHome1–48,366Tony Thorpe 31 January 1998 AFC BournemouthHome1–25,466Marvin Johnson 07 February 1998 WrexhamAway1–23,527Steve Davis 14 February 1998 WatfordAway1–115,182Marvin Johnson 21 February 1998 Bristol CityHome0–06,405 24 February 1998 Wigan AthleticHome1–14,403David Oldfield 28 February 1998 Plymouth ArgyleAway2–04,846Andrew Fotiadis, Sean Evers 03 March 1998 Preston North EndAway0–16,992 07 March 1998 Wycombe WanderersHome0–06,114 14 March 1998 BurnleyAway1–19,656Mitchell Thomas 21 March 1998 Grimsby TownHome2–25,722Sean Evers, Steve Davis 28 March 1998 WalsallAway3–23,922David Oldfield, Rory Allen, Dwight Marshall 04 April 1998 York CityHome3–05,541Graham Alexander(pen), David Oldfield, Phil Gray 07 April 1998 Grimsby TownAway1–04,455Rory Allen 11 April 1998 GillinghamAway1–26,846Rory Allen 14 April 1998 ChesterfieldHome3–05,884Dwight Marshall, Rory Allen, David Oldfield 18 April 1998 Bristol RoversAway1–28,038David Oldfield 25 April 1998 BrentfordAway2–26,596Dwight Marshall, Rory Allen 02 May 1998 Carlisle UnitedHome3–26,729Sean Evers, (og), Rory Allen FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 15 November 1997 Torquay UnitedHome0–13,446 League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st leg 12 August 1997 Colchester UnitedAway1–02,840Tony ThorpeR1 2nd leg 26 August 1997 Colchester UnitedHome1–12,816Tony ThorpeR2 1st leg 16 September 1997 West Bromwich AlbionHome1–13,437Stuart DouglasR2 2nd leg 23 September 1997 West Bromwich AlbionAway2–47,227Steve Davis, Tony Thorpe Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR206 January 1998 BrentfordHome2–13,106Tony Thorpe, David OldfieldSQF27 January 1998 FulhamAway2–15,103Dwight Marshall, Tony ThorpeSSF17 February 1998 AFC BournemouthAway0–15,367 Squad http://www.11v11.com/teams/luton-town/tab/players/season/1998 All Luton Town players: 1998 ENG GK Nathan Abbey ENG GK Kelvin Davis USA GK Ian Feuer WAL GK Andy Dibble SCO DF Graham Alexander ENG DF Steve Davis ENG DF Richard Harvey ENG DF Julian James ENG DF Marvin Johnson ENG DF Gavin McGowan NIR DF Darren Patterson ENG DF Trevor Peake ENG DF Mitchell Thomas ENG DF Alan White ENG DF Bryan Small IRL DF Gary Doherty SCO DF Stuart Fraser ENG DF Chris Willmott ENG MF Sean Evers ENG MF Paul McLaren ENG MF David Oldfield ENG MF Paul Showler IRL MF Gary Waddock ENG MF Chris Allen ENG MF Matthew Spring ENG MF Robert Kean WAL MF Simon Davies ENG FW Stuart Douglas ENG FW Andrew Fotiadis IRL FW Liam George JAM FW Dwight Marshall ENG FW Tony Thorpe NIR FW Phil Gray ENG FW Rory Allen Player statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMFENG David Oldfield4591041305310MFENG Paul McLaren41 (2)010402048 (2)0DFENG Steve Davis395004020455DFSCO Graham Alexander398102020448MFIRL Gary Waddock34 (2)010400 (2)039 (4)0DFENG Mitchell Thomas28 (2)100202032 (2)1FWENG Tony Thorpe27 (1)14102 (1)21 (1)031 (3)16GKENG Kelvin Davis320000010330DFENG Alan White26 (2)110103031 (2)1FWJAM Dwight Marshall19 (10)400212023 (10)5DFNIR Darren Patterson2300 (1)0003026 (1)0MFENG Sean Evers14 (8)300203019 (8)3MFWAL Simon Davies8 (11)10 (1)03 (1)03014 (13)1DFENG Julian James23 (1)010100025 (1)0FWENG Stuart Douglas5 (11)1003 (1)0008 (12)1FWNIR Phil Gray14 (3)200100 (1)015 (4)2MFENG Chris Allen141000030171GKUSA Ian Feuer130101020170FWENG Andrew Fotiadis5 (11)11000006 (11)1DFENG Bryan Small160000000160DFENG Marvin Johnson12 (1)200300015 (1)2MFENG Matthew Spring6 (6)01000007 (6)0DFENG Richard Harvey6 (1)0102 (1)01010 (2)0DFIRL Gary Doherty1 (8)00 (1)000001 (9)0FWENG Rory Allen8600000086DFENG Gavin McGowan6 (2)00000006 (2)0FWIRL Liam George10000 (2)00 (1)01 (3)0GKWAL Andy Dibble1000200030DFSCO Stuart Fraser1000000010GKENG Nathan Abbey0000100010MFENG Robert Kean0 (1)00000000 (1)0MFENG Paul Showler0 (1)00000000 (1)0DFENG Trevor Peake0 (1)00000000 (1)0—own goal—1—0—0—0—1 References Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town