1994–95 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Luton Town
1994–95 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerDavid Pleat
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Average home league attendance7,350

Season summary

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Luton struggled once again in the 1994–95 season, with the side struggling to score at home. Pleat's Luton side, including young players such as Oakes, Telfer and John Hartson, reacted positively when Pleat turned down the advances of Tottenham Hotspur to return to North London as manager, and rocketed up to fifth in the table. Hartson was bought by Arsenal for £2,500,000 soon after, a British record for a teenager. The season petered out into obscurity following Hartson's sale, and Luton finished 16th. Pleat then left for a second time, moving to Sheffield Wednesday.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 13 17 60 60 0 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 58 66 −8 59
16 Luton Town 46 15 13 18 61 64 −3 58
17 Port Vale 46 15 13 18 58 64 −6 58
18 Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 53 63 −10 58
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Luton Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1994 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 8,640 Oakes
20 August 1994 Derby County A 0–0 13,060
27 August 1994 Southend United H 2–2 5,918 Hartson, Hughes
30 August 1994 Tranmere Rovers A 2–4 5,480 Hartson, Hughes
3 September 1994 Port Vale A 1–0 8,541 Marshall
10 September 1994 Burnley H 0–1 6,911
13 September 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 0–3 5,764
17 September 1994 Watford A 4–2 8,880 Oakes, Telfer (2), Dixon
24 September 1994 Millwall A 0–0 7,150
1 October 1994 Bristol City H 0–1 6,633
9 October 1994 Stoke City A 2–1 11,712 Marshall, Preece
15 October 1994 Middlesbrough H 5–1 8,412 Marshall (2), Preece, Hartson, Wilkinson (own goal)
22 October 1994 Sheffield United A 3–1 13,317 Gayle (own goal), Dixon, James
29 October 1994 Barnsley H 0–1 7,212
1 November 1994 Grimsby Town H 1–2 5,839 Oakes
5 November 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 26,749 Preece, Dixon, Marshall
12 November 1994 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 7,907
19 November 1994 Portsmouth H 2–0 8,214 Dixon, Preece
26 November 1994 Swindon Town A 2–1 9,455 Dixon, Oakes
3 December 1994 Sheffield United H 3–6 8,516 Johnson, Gayle (own goal), Hartson
11 December 1994 Derby County H 0–0 6,400
18 December 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 14,392
26 December 1994 Reading A 0–0 11,623
27 December 1994 Sunderland H 3–0 8,953 Oakes (2), Hartson
31 December 1994 Notts County A 1–0 6,249 Telfer
2 January 1995 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 7,642
14 January 1995 Barnsley A 1–3 4,808 Dixon
4 February 1995 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 6,903 Marshall (2)
11 February 1995 Grimsby Town A 0–5 ??
18 February 1995 Swindon Town H 3–0 6,595 Marshall (2), Horlock (own goal)
21 February 1995 Portsmouth A 2–3 7,363 James, Telfer
25 February 1995 Bristol City A 2–2 7,939 Oakes (2)
4 March 1995 Millwall H 1–1 6,864 Marshall
7 March 1995 Port Vale H 2–1 5,947 Telfer, Dixon
11 March 1995 Southend United A 0–3 4,558
18 March 1995 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 6,660 James, Biggins
21 March 1995 Burnley A 1–2 9,551 Marshall
26 March 1995 Watford H 1–1 7,984 Telfer
4 April 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–3 9,651 Telfer (2), Taylor
8 April 1995 Notts County H 2–0 6,428 Telfer, Oakes (pen)
11 April 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 13,619
15 April 1995 Sunderland A 1–1 17,292 Taylor
17 April 1995 Reading H 0–1 8,717
22 April 1995 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 10,918
30 April 1995 Middlesbrough A 1–2 23,903 Taylor
7 May 1995 Stoke City H 2–3 8,252 Waddock, Harvey

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1995 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 7,571 Hartson
R3R 18 January 1995 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 8,218 Marshall
R4 28 January 1995 Southampton H 1–1 9,938 Biggins
R4R 8 February 1995 Southampton A 0–6 15,075

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 16 August 1994 Fulham H 1–1 3,287 Oakes
R1 Second Leg 23 August 1994 Fulham A 1–1 (lost 3–4 on pens) 5,134 Marshall

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Kelvin Davis
GK   USA Juergen Sommer
GK   ENG Fred Barber
DF   ENG Richard Harvey
DF   SCO Paul Telfer
DF   ENG Marvin Johnson
DF   ENG Mitchell Thomas
DF   ENG Julian James
DF   ENG Trevor Peake
DF   ENG Des Linton
DF   IRL David Greene
MF   ENG David Preece
MF   WAL Ceri Hughes
MF   ENG Scott Oakes
MF   IRL Gary Waddock
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul McLaren
MF   ENG Scott Houghton
MF   ENG Paul Allen (on loan from Southampton)
MF   ENG Martin Williams
MF   ENG Rob Matthews
MF   ENG Aaron Skelton
FW   JAM Dwight Marshall
FW   SCO Wayne Biggins (on loan from Stoke City)
FW   ENG Tony Thorpe
FW   ENG John Taylor
FW   WAL John Hartson
FW   ENG Kerry Dixon
FW   CAN Geoff Aunger
FW   ENG Tony Adcock
FW   ENG Jamie Woodsford

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Player details

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Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. Name League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Tony Adcock 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (3) 0
MF   Paul Allen 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW   Wayne Biggins 6 (1) 1 2 1 8 (1) 2
DF   Ben Chenery 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK   Kelvin Davis 9 0 0 0 9 0
FW   Kerry Dixon 23 (5) 7 4 (1) 0 27 (6) 7
DF   David Greene 7 (1) 0 2 0 9 (1) 0
FW   John Hartson 11 (9) 5 1 1 12 (9) 6
DF   Richard Harvey 9 (3) 1 0 0 9 (3) 1
MF   Scott Houghton 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF   Ceri Hughes 8 (1) 2 2 0 10 (1) 2
DF   Julian James 42 3 4 0 46 3
DF   Marvin Johnson 46 1 6 0 52 1
DF   Des Linton 5 (5) 0 1 (1) 0 6 (6) 0
FW   Dwight Marshall 36 (9) 11 5 (1) 2 41 (10) 13
FW   Rob Matthews 6 (5) 0 0 0 6 (5) 0
FW   Scott Oakes 37 (6) 9 5 (1) 1 42 (7) 10
DF   Trevor Peake 46 0 6 0 52 0
MF   David Preece 42 4 6 0 48 4
MF   Aaron Skelton 3 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (3) 0
GK   Juergen Sommer 37 0 6 0 43 0
FW   John Taylor 9 3 0 0 9 3
MF   Paul Telfer 45 (1) 9 6 0 51 (1) 9
DF   Mitchell Thomas 33 (2) 0 4 0 37 (2) 0
FW   Tony Thorpe 0 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (5) 0
MF   Gary Waddock 40 1 4 0 44 1
FW   Martin Williams 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0
FW   Jamie Woodsford 1 (6) 0 0 0 1 (6) 0

References

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  1. ^ "Luton Town results for the 1994-1995 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ^ "LUTON TOWN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.