1969–70 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season April 2026 April 2026 Luton Town 1969–70 Alec Stock Tony Hunt Kenilworth Road Division Three 2nd League Cup Third round FA Cup Second round Malcolm Macdonald (25) Malcolm Macdonald (28) 18,065 v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (Division Three, 7 October 1969) 11,368 v Tranmere Rovers (Division Three, 3 March 1970) 14,808https://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/lutt.htm Luton Town FC European Football Statistics 5–0 v Bradford City (H), Division Three, 13 December 19695–0 v Reading (H), Division Three, 28 March 1970 1–5 v Shrewsbury Town (A), Division Three, 10 January 1970 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 season was the 84th in the history of Luton Town Football Club. They finished as runners-up in the Third Division to win a second promotion in the space of three seasons. Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Luton Town F.C. during the 1969-70 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCOSandy Davie3102030360GKENGTony Read903000120GKENGAlan Starling60000060DFENGJack Bannister4005030480DFENGTerry Branston18(1)0512025(2)1DFSCOMax Dougan703000100DFSCOFred Jardine9(1)0000(1)09(2)0DFSCOJohn Moore22(1)0100023(1)0DFNIRChris Nicholl2720010282DFENGJohn Ryan3622030412MFENGGraham French38(1)4503046(1)4MFENGMike Harrison10(2)4000(1)010(3)4MFENGMike Keen45(1)3503053(1)3MFENGBrian Lewis2(3)012003(3)2MFENGAlan Slough4545030534FWENGKeith Allen32(6)7523040(6)9FWENGViv Busby94000094FWENGJohn Collins42(1)10303248(1)12FWENGMalcolm Macdonald462552315428FWENGPeter Phillips2(3)000002(3)0FWWALLaurie Sheffield3(3)04(1)2007(4)2FWSCOMatt Tees30(2)11103234(2)13 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/statistics?season%5B%5D=75&sort=appearances-desc Player Statistics 1969/70 Season Hatters HeritageRothmans 1970-71 118Rothmans 1970-71 395–590Rothmans 1970-71 615–620Rothmans 1970-71 782–786 League table Third Division y LUT Results Third Division 1969–70 Football League 1 9 August 1969 Luton Town 3–0 W Barrow Allen 27Collins 37Keen 89 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,080 2 16 August 1969 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–1 W Luton Town Macdonald 29 Dean Court Bournemouth 9,578 3 23 August 1969 Luton Town 3–2 W Orient Collins 74French 80Macdonald 87 Jones 14Bullock 60 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,761 4 26 August 1969 Luton Town 1–1 D Halifax Town Macdonald 5 Hill 27 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,759 5 30 August 1969 Gillingham 0–2 W Luton Town Macdonald 13 pen.Green 76 o.g. Priestfield Gillingham 7,792 6 6 September 1969 Luton Town 4–0 W Bristol Rovers Collins 12Tees 55Macdonald 56Allen 88 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,198 7 13 September 1969 Bradford City 1–1 D Luton Town Ham 77 Allen 53 Valley Parade Bradford 10,851 8 16 September 1969 Southport 0–3 W Luton Town Macdonald 57French 71Nicholl 86 Haig Avenue Southport 4,003 9 20 September 1969 Luton Town 2–2 D Shrewsbury Town Collins 54Slough 85 Slough 53 o.g.Roberts 77 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,396 10 27 September 1969 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 W Luton Town Nicholl 50 o.g. Tees 45 79French 81 Home Park Plymouth 14,111 11 30 September 1969 Walsall 1–3 W Luton Town Taylor 2 Tees 1 59Collins 68 Fellows Park Walsall 7,557 12 4 October 1969 Luton Town 2–0 W Stockport County Nicholl 17Macdonald 60 pen. Kenilworth Road Luton 15,944 13 7 October 1969 Luton Town 0–0 D Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Kenilworth Road Luton 18,065 14 11 October 1969 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 L Luton Town Slough 33 o.g.Briggs 48 Belle Vue Doncaster 17,380 15 18 October 1969 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 W Luton Town Bell 69 Collins 29 46 Goldstone Ground Hove 20,016 16 25 October 1969 Luton Town 1–1 D Torquay United Tees 56 Ryan 22 o.g. Kenilworth Road Luton 16,087 17 1 November 1969 Rotherham United 1–1 D Luton Town Leigh 42 pen. Allen 56 Millmoor Rotherham 8,911 18 8 November 1969 Luton Town 1–1 D Barnsley Macdonald 6 Howard 49 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,442 19 22 November 1969 Luton Town 2–0 W Rochdale Collins 75Allen 86 Kenilworth Road Luton 15,876 20 25 November 1969 Luton Town 1–0 W Fulham Macdonald 47 Kenilworth Road Luton 16,485 21 13 December 1969 Luton Town 5–0 W Bradford City Tees 10Macdonald 14 84 88 pen.Collins 44 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,857 22 26 December 1969 Orient 1–0 L Luton Town Allen 8 Brisbane Road London 17,619 23 27 December 1969 Luton Town 1–2 L Gillingham Keen 52 Green 73 78 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,402 24 10 January 1970 Shrewsbury Town 5–1 L Luton Town Andrews 11Moir 24 43McLaughlin 28Harkin 76 Harrison 59 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 4,406 25 17 January 1970 Luton Town 0–2 L Plymouth Argyle Rickard 45Bickle 72 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,358 26 24 January 1970 Bury 1–3 W Luton Town Anderson 68 Macdonald 5Tees 29 72 Gigg Lane Bury 6,813 27 31 January 1970 Stockport County 1–1 D Luton Town Goodwin 85 Tees 46 Edgeley Park Stockport 3,922 28 7 February 1970 Luton Town 4–0 W Doncaster Rovers Slough 40Macdonald 51 81 pen.Tees 83 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,828 29 10 February 1970 Bristol Rovers 3–0 L Luton Town Graydon 20Munro 53 pen.Ford 80 pen. Eastville Bristol 13,304 30 14 February 1970 Barrow 2–1 L Luton Town Mulvaney 68Morrin 71 French 54 Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 3,843 31 21 February 1970 Torquay United 2–2 D Luton Town Mitchinson 63Rudge 86 Harrison 71Macdonald 72 Plainmoor Torquay 6,964 32 28 February 1970 Luton Town 1–1 D Brighton & Hove Albion Macdonald 54 pen. Ryan 43 o.g. Kenilworth Road Luton 17,584 33 3 March 1970 Luton Town 2–0 W Tranmere Rovers Macdonald 42Ryan 59 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,368 34 11 March 1970 Reading 0–1 W Luton Town Macdonald 89 Elm Park Reading 18,929 35 14 March 1970 Luton Town 2–2 D Mansfield Town Ryan 23Harrison 53 Roberts 51Partridge 58 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,690 36 17 March 1970 Luton Town 0–0 D Bury Kenilworth Road Luton 12,751 37 21 March 1970 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 L Luton Town Yardley 3Pritchard 44Beamish 73 Allen 19Slough 81 Prenton Park Birkenhead 4,035 38 27 March 1970 Luton Town 2–1 W Rotherham United Allen 9Slough 32 Swift 14 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,315 39 28 March 1970 Luton Town 5–0 W Reading Macdonald 11 46 51Busby 57Harrison 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 14,401 40 31 March 1970 Barnsley 2–1 L Luton Town Dean 36Hamstead 89 Keen 59 Oakwell Barnsley 9,988 41 4 April 1970 Halifax Town 0–0 D Luton Town The Shay Halifax 3,482 42 8 April 1970 Fulham 0–1 W Luton Town Macdonald 10 Craven Cottage London 18,987 43 11 April 1970 Luton Town 3–0 W Walsall Busby 8Collins 25Macdonald 43 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,173 44 14 April 1970 Luton Town 1–0 W Southport Busby 48 Kenilworth Road Luton 16,756 45 20 April 1970 Mansfield Town 0–0 D Luton Town Field Mill Mansfield 10,301 46 25 April 1970 Rochdale 1–2 W Luton Town Jenkins 62 Busby 15Macdonald 54 Spotland Rochdale 5,886 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches?season=75 Matches 1969/70 Season Hatters Heritage League Cup 1969–70 Football League Cup First Round 13 August 1969 Peterborough United 1–1 D Luton Town Price 11 Sheffield 22 London Road Peterborough 10,249 First Round Replay 19 August 1969 Luton Town 5–2 W Peterborough United Macdonald 23Branston 30Lewis 41 59 pen.Allen 70 Iley 8Robson 57 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,105 Second Round 2 September 1969 Luton Town 2–2 D Millwall Macdonald 8Sheffield 30 Possee 5Weller 62 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,372 Second Round Replay 8 September 1969 Millwall 0–1 W yes Luton Town Allen 117 The Den London 14,125 Third Round 23 September 1969 Sheffield United 3–0 L Luton Town Woodward 28 55Tudor 77 Bramall Lane Sheffield 16,884 FA Cup 1969–70 FA Cup First Round 15 November 1969 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 D Luton Town Hartley 11 Collins 44 Dean Court Bournemouth 7,362 First Round Replay 18 November 1969 Luton Town 3–1 W Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Collins 33Tees 40Macdonald 48 White 3 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,384 Second Round 6 December 1969 Hillingdon Borough 2–1 L Luton Town Reeve 43Townend 53 Tees 9 Leas Stadium Yiewsley 9,330 References Bibliography Rothmans 1970-71 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71 (Compilers: Tony Williams and Roy Peskett) Queen Anne Press 0-362-00071-9 Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town