1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Luton Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerTerry Westley (until 18 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerMarshall (13)
Average home league attendance7,223

Season summary

Terry Westley was promoted as Pleat's successor from youth team coach, but was sacked after just six months in charge.[1] Lennie Lawrence was brought in as a replacement, but he was unable to stop Luton from finishing bottom of Division One.[2][3]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 8 52
22 Millwall 46 13 13 20 43 63 20 52 Relegated
23 Watford 46 10 18 18 62 70 8 48
24 Luton Town 46 11 12 23 40 64 24 45
Source:

Squad

[4] 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 Ian Feuer
GK  USA Juergen Sommer
DF  SCO Graham Alexander
DF  ENG Ben Chenery
DF  ENG Steve Davis
DF  IRL David Greene
DF  ENG Richard Harvey
DF  ENG Julian James
DF  ENG Marvin Johnson
DF  ENG Des Linton
DF  NIR Darren Patterson
DF  ENG Aaron Skelton
DF  ENG Mitchell Thomas
DF  ENG Matthew Upson
MF  BUL Boncho Genchev
MF  WAL Ceri Hughes
MF  ENG Gavin Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  WAL Nathan Jones
MF  ENG Rob Matthews
MF  ENG Paul McLaren
MF  ENG David Oldfield
MF  NOR Vidar Riseth (on loan from Kongsvinger)
MF  DEN Johnny Vilstrup
MF  IRL Gary Waddock
FW  GHA Kim Grant
FW  JAM Dwight Marshall
FW  ENG Scott Oakes
FW  ENG John Taylor
FW  ENG Tony Thorpe
FW  ENG Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
FW  ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
FW  ENG Jamie Woodsford

References

  1. "Terry Westley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  2. "Lennie Lawrence's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. "Winners and Losers". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 May 1996. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/luton-town/tab/players/season/1996.htm
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