1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town F.C.
1986–87 season
Chairman	David Evans
Manager	John Moore
Stadium	Kenilworth Road
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Mike Newell and ; Brian Stein (13)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

During the 1986–87 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division and finished seventh, the best league position in the club's history to date.

Season summary

Manager David Pleat had left Luton at the end of the previous season to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur, and was replaced by former Luton defender John Moore. Under Moore, Luton enjoyed one of the best seasons in their history, finishing in seventh, their highest-ever placing in the top flight. However, Moore resigned at the end of the season, claiming he did not feel management was the right career for him. He was replaced by his assistant manager Ray Harford.

Perhaps the only negative of the season was Luton being banned from competing in the League Cup due to the club's controversial scheme, introduced by chairman David Evans, to only admit club members and refusal to admit away fans.

Kit

Luton retained the kit worn by the club for the previous two seasons, manufactured by German apparel manufacturers Adidas and sponsored by Bedford.^[1]

Squad

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	Les Sealey
—	GK	WAL	Andy Dibble
—	DF	ENG	Tim Breacker
—	DF	ENG	Steve Foster
—	DF	ENG	Marvin Johnson
—	DF	ENG	Rob Johnson
—	DF	ENG	Stacey North
—	DF	NIR	Mal Donaghy
—	MF	ENG	Kingsley Black^[2]
—	MF	ENG	Gary Cobb
—	MF	ENG	Ricky Hill


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Darron McDonough^[3]
—	MF	ENG	David Oldfield^[4]
—	MF	ENG	David Preece
—	MF	ENG	Robert Wilson^[5]
—	MF	IRL	Ashley Grimes
—	MF	NGA	Emeka Nwajiobi
—	FW	ENG	Mick Harford
—	FW	ENG	Mike Newell
—	FW	ENG	Brian Stein^[6]
—	FW	ENG	Mark Stein^[7]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Norwich City	42	17	17	8	53	51	+2	68
6	Wimbledon	42	19	9	14	57	50	+7	66
7	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	47	45	+2	66
8	Nottingham Forest	42	18	11	13	64	51	+13	65
9	Watford	42	18	9	15	67	54	+13	63

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Player details

Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF	Tim Breacker	29	1	4	0	33	1
MF	Gary Cobb	2	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Andy Dibble	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Mal Donaghy	42	0	5	0	47	0
DF	Steve Foster	28	2	5	0	33	2
DF	Ashley Grimes	31	2	5	0	36	2
FW	Mick Harford	18	4	5	3	23	7
DF	Richard Harvey	5	0	0	0	5	0
MF	Ricky Hill	30	2	5	0	35	2
DF	Rob Johnson	34	0	5	0	39	0
MF	Darron McDonough	10 (7)	1	(1)	0	10 (8)	1
MF	Ricky McEvoy	(1)	0	0	0	(1)	0
FW	Mike Newell	42	12	5	1	47	13
MF	Peter Nicholas	42	1	5	0	47	1
FW	Marc North	2 (3)	0	0	0	2 (3)	0
DF	Stacey North	14	0	0	0	14	0
FW	Emeka Nwajiobi	6	0	0	0	6	0
MF	David Preece	14	0	1	0	15	0
FW	Brian Stein	38	14	5	1	43	15
FW	Mark Stein	17 (4)	8	0	0	17 (4)	8
GK	Les Sealey	41	0	5	0	46	0
MF	Robert Wilson	16 (5)	1	0	0	16 (5)	1

References

^ "Luton Town - Historical Football Kits".
^ Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.
^ 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.
^ Wilson was born in England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and gained 2 caps for the U-21 side.
^ Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in February 1984.
^ Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but qualified to represent England internationally.

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[1] "Luton Town - Historical Football Kits".

[2] Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.

[3] McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.

[4] 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.

[5] Wilson was born in England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and gained 2 caps for the U-21 side.

[6] Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in February 1984.

[7] Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but qualified to represent England internationally.

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