During the 1993–94 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary The 1993–94 season started with David Pleat making Dixon's move permanent, and re-signing Mitchell Thomas from West Ham United. Although Luton struggled in the league, form was found in the FA Cup – Scott Oakes starred as Luton raced to the FA Cup semi-final and a trip to Wembley. 27,500 Luton supporters saw Gavin Peacock seal a 2–0 win for Chelsea, and after the semi-final defeat, Luton lost five games in a row. However, a 3–2 home win over West Bromwich Albion earned survival three games from the end of the season, keeping Luton in the second tier for another year.

Final league table

Results Luton Town's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1993 WatfordH2–19,149Telfer, Dixon 21 August 1993 PortsmouthA0–112,248 28 August 1993 Nottingham ForestH1–29,788Hartson 11 September 1993 Bolton WanderersH0–27,199 14 September 1993 Tranmere RoversA1–45,871Benjamin 18 September 1993 MiddlesbroughA0–012,487 25 September 1993 Birmingham CityA1–111,801Telfer 2 October 1993 BarnsleyH5–06,201Hartson, Oakes (2), James, Houghton 5 October 1993 Bristol CityH0–25,956 9 October 1993 Derby CountyA1–215,885Williams 16 October 1993 Notts CountyH1–06,366Dickov 20 October 1993 SunderlandA0–213,645 23 October 1993 Oxford UnitedA1–05,161Hughes 30 October 1993 Leicester CityH0–28,813 2 November 1993 Crystal PalaceA2–310,925Aunger, Hughes 7 November 1993 Charlton AthleticH1–06,327Telfer 13 November 1993 Southend UnitedA1–25,567Dixon 27 November 1993 Stoke CityH6–27,384Dixon (3), Hughes, Oakes, Hartson 4 December 1993 Charlton AthleticA0–17,570 11 December 1993 Tranmere RoversH0–17,075 19 December 1993 WatfordA2–27,567Preece, Dreyer (pen) 27 December 1993 Peterborough UnitedA0–09,522 29 December 1993 Grimsby TownH2–17,234Hughes, Harper 1 January 1994 West Bromwich AlbionA1–116,138Preece 15 January 1994 Notts CountyA2–16,589Dixon (2) 22 January 1994 Derby CountyH2–19,371Telfer, Oakes 5 February 1994 Oxford UnitedH3–07,366Oakes, Thomas, Thorpe 12 February 1994 Leicester CityA1–216,194James 22 February 1994 PortsmouthH4–16,533Telfer, Preece, Hughes, Oakes 26 February 1994 SunderlandH2–19,367Hughes, Oakes 5 March 1994 Nottingham ForestA0–222,249 8 March 1994 MiddlesbroughH1–16,741Dreyer (pen) 19 March 1994 Birmingham CityH1–17,690Telfer 26 March 1994 BarnsleyA0–16,289 30 March 1994 MillwallA2–29,235Dreyer, Hartson 2 April 1994 Peterborough UnitedH2–08,398Dixon (2) 4 April 1994 Grimsby TownA0–25,542 12 April 1994 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–28,545 16 April 1994 Crystal PalaceH0–19,880 19 April 1994 Bristol CityA0–15,350 23 April 1994 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–125,479 26 April 1994 MillwallH1–18,257Preece 30 April 1994 Southend UnitedH1–17,504Hartson 3 May 1994 West Bromwich AlbionH3–210,053Preece, James, Hartson 5 May 1994 Bolton WanderersA1–27,102Hughes 8 May 1994 Stoke CityA2–215,893Oakes, Telfer (pen)

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR318 January 1994 Southend UnitedH1–07,953TelferR429 January 1994 Newcastle UnitedA1–132,216ThorpeR4R9 February 1994 Newcastle UnitedH2–012,503Hartson, OakesR520 February 1994 Cardiff CityA2–117,296Oakes, PreeceQF14 March 1994 West Ham UnitedA0–027,331QFR23 March 1994 West Ham UnitedH3–213,166Oakes (3)SF9 April 1994 ChelseaN0–259,989

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st leg17 August 1993 Cambridge UnitedA0–14,065R1 2nd leg24 August 1993 Cambridge UnitedH0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg)3,861

Anglo-Italian Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersQ Group 731 August 1993 WatfordA1–22,854Q Group 77 September 1993 Southend UnitedH1–11,823

Squad

Player details Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.

Pos.NameLeagueLeague CupAnglo Italian CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFW Geoff Aunger5120102 (1)033 (5)0FW Ian Benjamin2 (1)10000002 (1)1MF Mark Burke2 (1)00000(1)02 (2)0DF Jamie Campbell4 (12)010001 (2)06 (14)0GK Kelvin Davis1000000010FW Paul Dickov8 (7)10000008 (7)1FW Kerry Dixon27 (2)900215 (1)034 (3)10DF John Dreyer393202070503DF David Greene90000 (1)01010 (1)0DF Alan Harper39 (1)100007046 (1)1FW John Hartson20 (14)60 (1)0002 (3)122 (18)7MF Scott Houghton6 (8)11 (1)0200 (1)09 (10)1MF Ceri Hughes417201050497DF Julian James28 (4)320107038 (4)3DF Marvin Johnson170202000210DF Des Linton31 (1)001070039 (1)0FW Paul McLaren0 (1)00000000 (1)0FW Scott Oakes32 (3)81 (1)00 (1)07540 (5)13DF Trevor Peake360000060420GK Andy Petterson2 (3)00000002 (3)0MF David Preece27 (1)520207138 (1)6MF Jason Rees8 (2)01000009 (2)0GK Juergen Sommer430202070530MF Paul Telfer43 (1)710107152 (1)8DF Mitchell Thomas17 (2)100000017 (2)1FW Tony Thorpe4 (9)100001 (1)15 (10)2FW Martin Williams5 (10)1101(1)0207 (11)1FW Matthew Woolgar00000 (1)0000 (1)0

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