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.
Squad
League table
Player details Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDF Tim Breacker29140331MF Gary Cobb200010GK Andy Dibble100010DF Mal Donaghy42050470DF Steve Foster28250332DF Ashley Grimes31250362FW Mick Harford18453237DF Richard Harvey500050MF Ricky Hill30250352DF Rob Johnson34050390MF Darron McDonough10 (7)1(1)010 (8)1MF Ricky McEvoy(1)000(1)0FW Mike Newell4212514713MF Peter Nicholas42150471FW Marc North2 (3)0002 (3)0DF Stacey North14000140FW Emeka Nwajiobi600060MF David Preece14010150FW Brian Stein3814514315FW Mark Stein17 (4)80017 (4)8GK Les Sealey41050460MF Robert Wilson16 (5)10016 (5)1
See also List of Luton Town F.C. seasons 1986–87 Football League 1986–87 FA Cup
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