1992–93 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town
1992–93 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerDavid Pleat
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Anglo-Italian CupQualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Phil Gray (19)

All:
Phil Gray (20)
Highest home attendance10,959 (vs. West Ham United, First Division, 13 April 1993)
Lowest home attendance2,538 (vs. Bristol City, Anglo-Italian Cup, 18 April 1992)
Average home league attendance8,212

The 1992–93 season was the 107th season in the history of the Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 72nd consecutive season in the English Football League, and their 75th overall. It was their first season back in the second tier following relegation in the 1991-92 season which deprived them of a place in the new FA Premier League.

This article covers the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

Season summary

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During the 1992–93 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the second season of David Pleat's second spell as Luton Town manager, having previously been the club's manager from 1978 to 1986. Luton Town, newly relegated from the top flight, spent the season battling at the wrong end of the division but managed to avoid a second successive relegation. Luton did not fare much better in cup competitions. They were eliminated in the first round that they entered of both the League Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup while only progressing through one round of the FA Cup before falling to a heavy 5-1 defeat to fellow First Division side Derby County.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Southend United 46 13 13 20 54 64 −10 52
19 Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 50 72 −22 51
20 Luton Town 46 10 21 15 48 62 −14 51
21 Sunderland 46 13 11 22 50 64 −14 50
22 Brentford (R) 46 13 10 23 52 71 −19 49 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

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
15 August 1992 Leicester City Away 1-2 17,424 Jamie Campbell
22 August 1992 Bristol City Home 0-3 7,926
29 August 1992 Charlton Athletic Away 0-0 6,291
02 September 1992 Newcastle United Away 0-2 27,082
05 September 1992 Tranmere Rovers Home 3-3 6,801 Steve Claridge, Des Linton, Scott Oakes
13 September 1992 Brentford Away 2-1 7,413 Julian James, Phil Gray
19 September 1992 Birmingham City Home 1-1 8,481 Steve Claridge(pen)
26 September 1992 Notts County Away 0-0 5,992
03 October 1992 Portsmouth Home 1-4 7,954 John Dreyer
10 October 1992 Barnsley Away 0-3 5,261
17 October 1992 Derby County Home 1-3 8,848 Marvin Johnson
24 October 1992 Peterborough United Away 3-2 7,125 Phil Gray(2), Paul Telfer
31 October 1992 Southend United Home 2-2 7,256 Julian James, Phil Gray
03 November 1992 Cambridge United Away 3-3 5,716 Scott Oakes, Phil Gray(2)
07 November 1992 Grimsby Town Home 1-4 6,928 Phil Gray
14 November 1992 Oxford United Away 0-4 5,759
21 November 1992 Millwall Home 1-1 8,371 Phil Gray
29 November 1992 Watford Home 2-0 8,341 Ian Benjamin, Scott Oakes
05 December 1992 Bristol Rovers Away 0-2 6,240
12 December 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2-1 13,932 Phil Gray(2)
19 December 1992 Sunderland Home 0-0 8,286
28 December 1992 West Ham United Away 2-2 18,786 Ceri Hughes, John Dreyer
09 January 1993 Birmingham City Away 1-2 9,601 Ceri Hughes
16 January 1993 Notts County Home 0-0 6,729
27 January 1993 Newcastle United Home 0-0 10,237
30 January 1993 Bristol City Away 0-0 8,877
06 February 1993 Leicester City Home 2-0 9,140 Marvin Johnson, Phil Gray
09 February 1993 Brentford Home 0-0 7,248
13 February 1993 Tranmere Rovers Away 2-0 8,723 Phil Gray, Marvin Johnson
20 February 1993 Charlton Athletic Home 1-0 8,443 Phil Gray
27 February 1993 Barnsley Home 2-2 7,595 Kerry Dixon, Phil Gray(pen)
06 March 1993 Portsmouth Away 1-2 10,457 Phil Gray
09 March 1993 Oxford United Home 3-1 6,687 David Preece, Phil Gray, Scott Oakes
13 March 1993 Grimsby Town Away 1-3 5,193 Phil Gray
17 March 1993 Swindon Town Home 0-0 8,902
20 March 1993 Bristol Rovers Home 1-1 7,717 Maddison(OG)
24 March 1993 Millwall Away 0-1 8,287
27 March 1993 Cambridge United Home 2-0 8,077 Kerry Dixon, Scott Oakes
03 April 1993 Watford Away 0-0 10,656
07 April 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-1 7,948 Phil Gray
10 April 1993 Swindon Town Away 0-1 11,004
13 April 1993 West Ham United Home 2-0 10,959 Phil Gray(pen), Martin Williams
17 April 1993 Sunderland Away 2-2 16,493 David Preece, Paul Telfer
24 April 1993 Derby County Away 1-1 13,741 David Preece
01 May 1993 Peterborough United Home 0-0 10,011
08 May 1993 Southend United Away 1-2 11,913 Kerry Dixon

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 19 January 1993 Bristol City Home 2-0 6,092 Phil Gray, Ceri Hughes
R4 23 January 1993 Derby County Home 1-5 9,170 Paul Telfer

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 23 September 1992 Plymouth Argyle Home 2-2 3,702 Steve Claridge(2)
R2 2nd leg 06 October 1992 Plymouth Argyle Away 2-3 8,946 Steve Claridge, David Preece

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Q Group 15 September 1992 Watford Away 0-0 5,197
Q Group 29 September 1992 Bristol City Home 1-1 2,538 Steve Claridge

Squad

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[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
- GK Australia AUS Andy Petterson
- DF England ENG Marvin Johnson
- DF England ENG Julian James
- DF England ENG John Dreyer
- DF England ENG Richard Harvey
- DF England ENG Des Linton
- DF England ENG Trevor Peake
- DF Ireland EIR David Greene
- DF England ENG Jamie Campbell
- DF Scotland SCO Darren Salton
- DF England ENG Aaron Skelton
- MF England ENG David Preece
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
- MF Wales WAL Jason Rees
- MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes
- MF England ENG Chris Kamara
- MF England ENG Damian Matthew
- FW England ENG Scott Oakes
- FW England ENG Kerry Dixon
- FW Wales WAL John Hartson
- FW England ENG Tony Thorpe
- FW England ENG Martin Williams
- FW Northern Ireland NIR Phil Gray
- FW England ENG Steve Claridge
- FW England ENG Ian Benjamin

Player statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Northern Ireland Phil Gray 45 19 2 1 2 0 2 0 51 20
FW England Scott Oakes 25 (19) 5 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 (2) 0 26 (24) 5
DF England Julian James 43 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 49 2
MF England David Preece 43 3 2 0 2 1 1 (1) 0 48 (1) 4
DF England Trevor Peake 40 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 45 0
DF England Marvin Johnson 38 (2) 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 43 (2) 3
DF England John Dreyer 38 2 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 41 (1) 2
MF Wales Jason Rees 29 (3) 0 2 0 1 (1) 0 2 0 34 (4) 0
GK England Alec Chamberlain 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
MF Scotland Paul Telfer 30 (2) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 (2) 3
MF Wales Ceri Hughes 26 (3) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 (3) 3
MF England Chris Kamara 21 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 25 0
DF England Des Linton 17 (3) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 21 (3) 1
FW England Martin Williams 7 (15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (15) 1
FW England Steve Claridge 15 (1) 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 19 (1) 6
DF Scotland Darren Salton 15 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 19 0
GK Australia Andy Petterson 14 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18 0
FW England Kerry Dixon 16 (1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 (1) 3
FW England Ian Benjamin 5 (5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 (5) 1
MF England Damian Matthew 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 (2) 0
DF England Jamie Campbell 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
DF England Richard Harvey 1 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
DF Republic of Ireland David Greene 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
own goal 1 0 0 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "Luton Town matches for the season 1992/93 - HattersHeritage". Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1993".