During the 1996–97 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary In the 1996–97 season, Luton started just as badly as the last, with three straight defeats. However, the introduction of young forward Andrew Fotiadis saw Luton burst into life, as they shot up the table with a run of eight wins and two draws in eleven games. Tony Thorpe, too, proved to be a revelation, scoring 28 goals to become the division's top scorer. Luton were nearly promoted, but finished in third place, four points off automatic promotion and then lost to Crewe Alexandra in the play-offs.
Final league table
Results Luton Town's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR116 November 1996 Torquay UnitedA1–03,450HughesR27 December 1996 Boreham WoodH2–15,332Marshall (2)R321 January 1997 Bolton WanderersH1–17,414JohnsonR3R25 January 1997 Bolton WanderersA2–69,713Thorpe (2)
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Bristol RoversH3–02,643Grant, Thorpe (pen), OldfieldR1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Bristol RoversA1–2 (won 4–2 on agg)2,320OldfieldR2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Derby CountyH1–04,459JamesR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Derby CountyA2–2 (won 3–2 on agg)13,569Grant, ThorpeR322 October 1996 WimbledonA1–15,043HughesR3R12 November 1996 WimbledonH1–2 (a.e.t.)8,076Blackwell (own goal)
Football League Trophy
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSR110 December 1996 Leyton OrientH2–11,594SR24 February 1997 Northampton TownA0–14,201
Squad
Player details Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos.NameLeagueCupPlayoffsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDF Graham Alexander44 (1)211 (1)02057 (2)3GK Kelvin Davis00100010DF Steve Davis43 (1)81212057 (1)9FW Stuart Douglas2 (7)01 (1)0003 (8)0MF Sean Evers10100020GK Ian Feuer46011020590FW Andrew Fotiadis9 (8)30 (4)01 (1)010 (13)3MF Boncho Genchev15 (12)16 (4)00021 (16)1FW Kim Grant8 (17)26 (2)30 (1)014 (20)5DF Richard Harvey1 (1)000001 (1)0MF Ceri Hughes36412200486DF Julian James44111110562DF Marvin Johnson44010110551FW Andy Kiwomya51000051DF Des Linton3 (4)040007 (4)0FW Dwight Marshall9 (15)45 (1)30 (2)014 (18)7DF Gavin McGowan20000020FW Paul McLaren13 (11)00 (1)02015 (12)0MF David Oldfield31 (7)65 (2)22338 (9)11DF Darren Patterson8 (2)03 (1)02013 (3)0MF Paul Showler21 (2)67 (2)01029 (4)6MF Aaron Skelton2 (1)030005 (1)0DF Mitchell Thomas4239020533FW Tony Thorpe39 (2)286 (1)32048 (3)31DF Matthew Upson0 (1)000000 (1)0MF Gary Waddock38 (1)2802048 (1)2
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