1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	Ray Harford
Stadium	Kenilworth Road
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Third round
Full Members' Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Kingsley Black and; Iain Dowie (11)
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

During the 1989–90 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the First Division, only escaping relegation on goal difference. There was a managerial change halfway through the season when Ray Harford was sacked after 2+1⁄2 years in charge to be succeeded by Jimmy Ryan.

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	Alec Chamberlain
—	GK	ENG	Les Sealey
—	DF	ENG	Tim Breacker
—	DF	ENG	John Dreyer
—	DF	ENG	Richard Harvey
—	DF	ENG	Marvin Johnson
—	DF	ENG	Julian James
—	DF	SCO	Dave Beaumont
—	DF	SCO	Graham Rodger
—	DF	SCO	Darren Salton
—	DF	SCO	Paul Telfer
—	MF	ENG	Gary Cobb
—	MF	ENG	Darron McDonough^[1]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	David Preece
—	MF	WAL	Ceri Hughes
—	MF	WAL	Mark Pembridge
—	MF	WAL	Jason Rees
—	MF	NIR	Kingsley Black^[2]
—	MF	NIR	Danny Wilson^[3]
—	FW	ENG	Mick Harford
—	FW	ENG	Sean Farrell
—	FW	WAL	Kurt Nogan
—	FW	NIR	Iain Dowie^[4]
—	FW	NIR	Paul Gray^[5]
—	FW	DEN	Lars Elstrup
—	FW	RSA	Roy Wegerle^[6]

Results

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Crystal Palace	38	13	9	16	42	66	−24	48
16	Derby County	38	13	7	18	43	40	+3	46
17	Luton Town	38	10	13	15	43	57	−14	43
18	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	38	11	10	17	35	51	−16	43	Relegation to the Second Division
19	Charlton Athletic (R)	38	7	9	22	31	57	−26	30	Relegation to the Second Division

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

25 November: Southampton 6-3 Luton Town

Player details

Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.

Pos.	Name	League		League Cup		FA Cup		Full Members Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF	Tim Allpress	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
DF	Dave Beaumont	16 (3)	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	20 (3)	0
MF	Kingsley Black	36	11	2 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	39 (1)	11
DF	Tim Breacker	38	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	44	1
GK	Alec Chamberlain	38	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	44	0
MF	Richard Cooke	3 (8)	1	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	4 (9)	1
DF	Mal Donaghy	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FW	Iain Dowie	26 (3)	8	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	2	3	28 (5)	11
DF	John Dreyer	38	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	43	3
FW	Lars Elstrup	13 (10)	4	3	5	0	0	0	0	16 (10)	9
FW	Sean Farrell	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
FW	Paul Gray	2 (5)	1	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	1	2 (7)	2
FW	Mick Harford	1 (3)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2 (3)	0
DF	Richard Harvey	17 (9)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	21 (9)	0
MF	Ceri Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Julian James	19 (1)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	21 (1)	1
DF	Marvin Johnson	7 (5)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	9 (6)	0
MF	Mick Kennedy	30 (2)	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	34 (2)	0
MF	Darron McDonough	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
FW	Kurt Nogan	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
MF	Neil Poutch	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
MF	David Preece	30 (2)	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	35 (2)	2
MF	Jason Rees	8 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8 (6)	0
DF	Graham Rodger	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF	Aaron Tighe	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0
FW	Roy Wegerle	13 (2)	2	3	4	0	0	2	0	18 (2)	6
DF	Steve Williams	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
MF	Danny Wilson	35	7	3	0	1	1	2	0	41	8

References

^ McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.
^ 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 made 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.

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

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

[3] Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.

[4] 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.

[5] Gray was born in Portsmouth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally as he was raised there. He made his international debut for the U-21 side in 1990.

[6] 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.

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