1998–99 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season January 2024 March 2026Luton Town 1998–99 Lennie Lawrence David Kohler Kenilworth Road Second Division 12th FA Cup Second round League Cup Quarter-finals Football League Trophy Southern Second Round Stuart Douglas (9) Phil Gray (13) 9,070 (vs. Manchester City, Second Division, 28 November 1998) 1,870 (vs. Walsall, Football League Trophy, 05 January 1999) 5,527 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 season was the 113th season in the history of Luton Town F.C. It was Luton Town's 78th consecutive season in the Football League, and their 81st overall. It was their third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. Season summary During the 1998–99 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Having finished strongly to narrowly avoid relegation in the previous season Luton Town carried their good form into the start of the 1999 season. Their bright start to the season saw them competing for a playoff spot as well as progressing to the quarter-final of the League Cup. However their defeat to Sunderland in the League Cup coincided with a run of only 1 win in 12 league games which saw Luton Town drop out of playoff contention. Luton Town's season took a turn for the worse in February. Even though they suffered 7 defeats in 8 league games, the club's situation off the pitch was even more dire. Luton's long-running plan for a multi-purpose 'Kohlerdome' stadium, to be named after chairman David Kohler, was finally rejected by the Department of the Environment. As a result, David Kohler announced on 19 February that he would be resigning as chairman of the club. Kohler spent the next month trying to sell the club. But having failed to agree a price with fellow directors, including Cliff Bassett, for his share of the club, Kohler and the board decided there was no option but to appoint receivers. Buchler Phillips were appointed and Luton Town went into receivership on 20 March. Tony Thorpe's late-season loan performance mirrored Rory Allen's impact in 1998. Thorpe scored four goals in the final four matches, helping Luton earn nine points and securing the clubs place in the league for another season. Final league table 1998–99 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 1998/99 – HattersHeritage 2024-01-01 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 08 August 1998 Wycombe WanderersAway1–05,252Steve Davis 15 August 1998 Preston North EndHome1–15,392 Dwight Marshall 22 August 1998 ReadingAway0–318,108 29 August 1998 Colchester UnitedHome2–05,005Stuart Douglas, Steve Davis 31 August 1998 Wigan AthleticAway3–13,778Steve Davis, Sean Evers, Phil Gray 05 September 1998 BurnleyHome1–05,554Stuart Douglas 08 September 1998 WrexhamAway1–12,951Ray McKinnon 12 September 1998 Bristol RoversHome2–05,558Steve Davis, Graham Alexander 19 September 1998 BlackpoolAway0–15,695 26 September 1998 WalsallHome0–15,530 03 October 1998 FulhamAway3–111,856Phil Gray, Stuart Douglas, Steve Davis 10 October 1998 York CityAway3–33,780Stuart Douglas, Sean Evers, Phil Gray 17 October 1998 Oldham AthleticHome2–05,447Phil Gray, Andre Scarlett 20 October 1998 Northampton TownHome1–06,087Graham Alexander 24 October 1998 GillinghamAway0–15,602 07 November 1998 Stoke CityAway1–312,964Stuart Douglas 21 November 1998 Lincoln CityAway2–24,893Phil Gray, Gary Doherty 28 November 1998 Manchester CityHome1–19,070Gary Doherty 12 December 1998 Macclesfield TownAway2–22,905Stuart Douglas, Phil Gray 19 December 1998 MillwallHome1–25,939Steve Davis 28 December 1998 AFC BournemouthAway0–18,863 02 January 1999 Colchester UnitedAway2–24,694Graham Alexander, Alan White 09 January 1999 Wycombe WanderersHome3–15,063Matthew Spring, Sean Evers, Stuart Douglas 16 January 1999 Preston North EndAway1–211,034Andrew Fotiadis 23 January 1999 Wigan AthleticHome0–44,934 30 January 1999 AFC BournemouthHome2–25,426Ray McKinnon, Gary Doherty 06 February 1999 BurnleyAway2–110,285Andrew Fotiadis, Gary Doherty 13 February 1999 WrexhamHome1–24,759Gary Doherty 20 February 1999 Bristol RoversAway0–16,361 23 February 1999 Notts CountyHome0–14,021 27 February 1999 BlackpoolHome1–04,646Stuart Douglas 06 March 1999 WalsallAway0–14,508 09 March 1999FulhamHome0–47,424 13 March 1999 Stoke CityHome1–25,221Graham Alexander(pen) 20 March 1999 ChesterfieldAway1–33,921Phil Gray 23 March 1999 ReadingHome1–15,527Matthew Spring 27 March 1999 GillinghamHome1–06,705Sean Dyche 02 April 1998 Oldham AthleticAway1–14,948Phil Gray 06 April 1999 York CityHome2–14,667Matthew Spring, Stuart Douglas 10 April 1999 Northampton TownAway0–16,856 14 April 1999 Manchester CityAway0–226,130 17 April 1999 Lincoln CityHome0–15,122 24 April 1999 Notts CountyAway2–15,583Tony Thorpe (2) 27 April 1999 ChesterfieldHome1–04,287Tony Thorpe 01 May 1999Macclesfield TownHome1–25,738Gary Doherty 09 May 1999 MillwallAway1–08,494Tony Thorpe FA Cup 1998–99 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 15 November 1998 Boreham WoodAway3–21,772Phil Gray (2), Steve DavisR2 05 December 1998 Hull CityHome1–25,021Steve Davis League Cup 1998–99 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st leg 11 August 1998 Oxford UnitedHome2–33,165Graham Alexander (penx2)R1 2nd leg 18 August 1998 Oxford UnitedAway3–15,099Phil Gray, Sean Evers, Paul McLarenR2 1st leg 15 September 1998 Ipswich TownAway1–29,032Stuart DouglasR2 2nd leg 22 September 1998 Ipswich TownHome4–25,655Andrew Fotiadis, Stuart Douglas, Steve Davis, Marvin JohnsonR3 27 October 1998 Coventry CityHome2–09,051Phil Gray, Steve DavisR4 10 October 1998 BarnsleyHome1–08,435Phil GrayQF 01 December 1998 SunderlandAway0–335,742 Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR205 January 1999 WalsallHome0–31,870 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 ENG GK Scott Ward SCO DF Graham Alexander ENG DF Steve Davis ENG DF Sean Dyche BRB DF Emmerson Boyce ENG DF Marvin Johnson ENG DF Gavin McGowan ENG DF James Ayres ENG DF Mitchell Thomas ENG DF Alan White ENG DF Matthew Taylor IRL DF Gary Doherty SCO DF Stuart Fraser ENG DF Chris Willmott ENG MF Sean Evers ENG MF Paul McLaren SCO MF Ray McKinnon ENG MF Paul Showler ENG MF Andre Scarlett SCO MF Michael McIndoe ENG MF Matthew Spring ENG MF Gerry Harrison WAL MF Simon Davies ENG MF Jimmy Cox ENG MF Kofi Nyamah ENG FW Stuart Douglas ENG FW Andrew Fotiadis IRL FW Liam George JAM FW Dwight Marshall ENG FW Tony Thorpe NIR FW Phil Gray FRA FW Hervé Bacqué COD FW Trésor Kandol CIV FW Landry Zahana-Oni Player statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMFENG Matthew Spring4531 (1)0700053 (1)3GKENG Kelvin Davis440207000530DFENG Marvin Johnson420107100501FWENG Stuart Douglas4291 (1)0620049 (1)11FWNIR Phil Gray32 (3)822630040 (3)13DFENG Gavin McGowan27 (4)020700036 (4)0DFENG Alan White18 (15)1100 (3)01020 (18)1MFENG Graham Alexander284207200376MFENG Sean Evers273207110374MFSCO Ray McKinnon27220711035 (2)2DFENG Mitchell Thomas26 (6)000300029 (6)0MFENG Paul McLaren14 (9)0201 (3)11018 (12)1DFENG Steve Davis2062272002910MFSCO Michael McIndoe17 (5)00 (2)02 (1)01020 (8)0FWENG Andrew Fotiadis8 (13)2001 (2)11010 (15)3FWIRL Gary Doherty5 (15)61 (1)00 (1)00 (1)06 (18)6MFENG Gerry Harrison140000010150DFENG Sean Dyche141000010151DFENG Chris Willmott13 (1)000000013 (1)0FWIRL Liam George6 (6)0000 (2)0006 (8)0FWFRA Hervé Bacqué2 (5)0001 (2)0104 (7)0MFENG Jimmy Cox3 (5)0001 (1)0004 (6)0DFSCO Stuart Fraser5 (3)00000106 (3)0FWENG Tony Thorpe7 (1)40000007 (1)4FWCIV Landry Zahana-Oni4 (4)00000004 (4)0MFENG Andre Scarlett2 (4)10 (1)0000 (1)02 (6)1FWJAM Dwight Marshall3 (1)10030006 (1)1FWCOD Trésor Kandol2 (2)000000 (1)02 (3)0GKENG Nathan Abbey2000001030MFENG Paul Showler2 (1)00000002 (1)0MFWAL Simon Davies2000000020DFBRB Emmerson Boyce1000001020MFENG Kofi Nyamah00100 (1)0001 (1)0 References Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons 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