1988–89 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1988–89 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, in which they finished 16th to secure an eighth successive season at this level. They were holders of the League Cup for this season and maintained their defence of the trophy to the final, where they were beaten by Nottingham Forest.

Despite being League Cup holders, Luton did not compete in the UEFA Cup this season due to the continuation of the ban on English clubs in European competitions arising from the Heysel disaster of 1985.

Season summary

Luton were unable to build on their top-ten finishes of the two previous seasons and finished the season in 16th, just two points clear of relegation. Luton did manage to reach the League Cup final for the second season running, but were unable to defend the cup as they were beaten 3-1 by Nottingham Forest.

On a positive note, Luton managed to record the biggest home win of the season, when they thrashed Southampton 6-1 in January.

Squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Alec Chamberlain
		GK	Les Sealey
		DF	Tim Breacker
		DF	John Dreyer
		DF	Steve Foster
		DF	Steve Williams
		DF	Richard Harvey
		DF	Marvin Johnson
		DF	Rob Johnson
		DF	Julian James
		DF	Dave Beaumont
		MF	Gary Cobb
		MF	Ricky Hill

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Darron McDonough^[1]
		MF	David Oldfield^[2]
		MF	David Preece
		MF	Kingsley Black^[3]
		MF	Danny Wilson^[4]
		MF	Ashley Grimes
		FW	Iain Dowie^[5]
		FW	Mick Harford
		FW	Sean Farrell
		FW	Paul Gray^[6]
		FW	Roy Wegerle^[7]

Results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Res	Score
27 Aug 88	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1D	L	0-1
3 Sep 88	Wimbledon	H	1D	D	2-2
10 Sep 88	Southampton	A	1D	L	1-2
17 Sep 88	Manchester United	H	1D	L	0-2
24 Sep 88	Everton	A	1D	W	2-0
27 Sep 88	Burnley	H	LC2 1st	D	1-1
1 Oct 88	Nottingham Forest	A	1D	D	0-0
8 Oct 88	Liverpool	H	1D	W	1-0
11 Oct 88	Burnley	A	LC2 2nd	W	1-0
22 Oct 88	Middlesbrough	A	1D	L	2-1
25 Oct 88	Arsenal	H	1D	D	1-1
29 Oct 88	Queens Park Rangers	H	1D	D	0-0
2 Nov 88	Leeds United	A	LC3	W	2-0
5 Nov 88	Millwall	A	1D	L	1-3
12 Nov 88	Coventry City	A	1D	L	0-1
19 Nov 88	West Ham United	H	1D	W	4-1
26 Nov 88	Norwich City	A	1D	D	2-2
3 Dec 88	Newcastle United	H	1D	D	0-0
10 Dec 88	Derby County	A	1D	W	1-0
17 Dec 88	Aston Villa	H	1D	D	1-1
26 Dec 88	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1D	D	0-0
31 Dec 88	Wimbledon	A	1D	L	0-4
2 Jan 89	Southampton	H	1D	W	6-1
7 Jan 89	Millwall	A	FAC3	L	2-3
10 Jan 89	Crystal Palace	A	FMC3	L	1-4
14 Jan 89	Charlton Athletic	A	1D	L	0-3
18 Jan 89	Southampton	H	LC4	D	1-1
21 Jan 89	Everton	H	1D	W	1-0
25 Jan 89	Southampton	A	LC4 Replay	W	2-1
4 Feb 89	Nottingham Forest	H	1D	L	2-3
12 Feb 89	West Ham United	A	LCSF 1st	W	3-0
18 Feb 89	Middlesbrough	H	1D	W	1-0
25 Feb 89	Arsenal	A	1D	L	0-2
1 Mar 89	West Ham United	H	LCSF 2nd	W	2-0
11 Mar 89	Millwall	H	1D	L	1-2
14 Mar 89	Liverpool	A	1D	L	0-5
18 Mar 89	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1D	L	0-1
21 Mar 89	Queens Park Rangers	A	1D	D	1-1
25 Mar 89	Manchester United	A	1D	L	0-2
28 Mar 89	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1D	L	1-3
1 Apr 89	Aston Villa	A	1D	L	1-2
9 Apr 89	Nottingham Forest	N	LCF	L	1-3
15 Apr 89	Coventry City	H	1D	D	2-2
22 Apr 89	Newcastle United	A	1D	D	0-0
29 Apr 89	Derby County	H	1D	W	3-0
2 May 89	Charlton Athletic	H	1D	W	5-2
6 May 89	West Ham United	A	1D	L	0-1
13 May 89	Norwich City	H	1D	W	1-0

Key: 1D = First Division FAC = FA Cup LC = League Cup FMC = Full Members Cup

References

↑ McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.
↑ Oldfield was born in Perth, Australia, but qualified to represent England internationally as he was raised there. He would make his debut for the U-21 side in 1988.
↑ Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.
↑ Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.
↑ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
↑ Gray was born in Portsmouth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally as he was raised there. He would make his international debut for the U-21 side in 1990.
↑ Wegerle was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but gained American citizenship in 1991, qualifying through his wife, and made his international debut for the United States in May 1992.

Luton Town Football Club

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Supporters	Trust in Luton Watford rivalry The MIGs

Matches	1959 FA Cup Final 1988 League Cup Final 1989 League Cup Final 2009 Football League Trophy Final 2013 v Norwich City

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Luton Town F.C. seasons

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1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 99–1900

1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

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1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 99–2000

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Coventry City Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Middlesbrough Millwall Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon

Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Manchester City Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Shrewsbury Town Sunderland Swindon Town Stoke City Walsall Watford West Bromwich Albion

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Others	Newport County

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1988–89 Luton Town F.C. season

Season summary

Squad

Results

See also

References