1992–93 Luton Town F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 107th season in the history of the Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 72nd consecutive season in the English Football League, and their 75th overall. It was their first season back in the second tier following relegation in the 1991–92 season which deprived them of a place in the new FA Premier League.

This article covers the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

Season summary During the 1992–93 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the second season of David Pleat's second spell as Luton Town manager, having previously been the club's manager from 1978 to 1986. Luton Town, newly relegated from the top flight, spent the season battling at the wrong end of the division but managed to avoid a second successive relegation. Luton did not fare much better in cup competitions. They were eliminated in the first round that they entered of both the League Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup while only progressing through one round of the FA Cup before falling to a heavy 5–1 defeat to fellow First Division side Derby County.

Final league table

Results Luton Town's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1992 Leicester CityAway1–217,424Jamie Campbell 22 August 1992 Bristol CityHome0–37,926 29 August 1992 Charlton AthleticAway0–06,291 2 September 1992 Newcastle UnitedAway0–227,082 5 September 1992 Tranmere RoversHome3–36,801Steve Claridge, Des Linton, Scott Oakes 13 September 1992 BrentfordAway2–17,413Julian James, Phil Gray 19 September 1992 Birmingham CityHome1–18,481Steve Claridge(pen) 26 September 1992 Notts CountyAway0–05,992 3 October 1992 PortsmouthHome1–47,954John Dreyer 10 October 1992 BarnsleyAway0–35,261 17 October 1992 Derby CountyHome1–38,848Marvin Johnson 24 October 1992 Peterborough UnitedAway3–27,125Phil Gray(2), Paul Telfer 31 October 1992 Southend UnitedHome2–27,256Julian James, Phil Gray 3 November 1992 Cambridge UnitedAway3–35,716Scott Oakes, Phil Gray(2) 7 November 1992 Grimsby TownHome1–46,928Phil Gray 14 November 1992 Oxford UnitedAway0–45,759 21 November 1992 MillwallHome1–18,371Phil Gray 29 November 1992 WatfordHome2–08,341Ian Benjamin, Scott Oakes 5 December 1992 Bristol RoversAway0–26,240 12 December 1992 Wolverhampton WanderersAway2–113,932Phil Gray(2) 19 December 1992 SunderlandHome0–08,286 28 December 1992 West Ham UnitedAway2–218,786Ceri Hughes, John Dreyer 9 January 1993 Birmingham CityAway1–29,601Ceri Hughes 16 January 1993 Notts CountyHome0–06,729 27 January 1993 Newcastle UnitedHome0–010,237 30 January 1993 Bristol CityAway0–08,877 6 February 1993 Leicester CityHome2–09,140Marvin Johnson, Phil Gray 9 February 1993 BrentfordHome0–07,248 13 February 1993 Tranmere RoversAway2–08,723Phil Gray, Marvin Johnson 20 February 1993 Charlton AthleticHome1–08,443Phil Gray 27 February 1993 BarnsleyHome2–27,595Kerry Dixon, Phil Gray(pen) 6 March 1993 PortsmouthAway1–210,457Phil Gray 9 March 1993 Oxford UnitedHome3–16,687David Preece, Phil Gray, Scott Oakes 13 March 1993 Grimsby TownAway1–35,193Phil Gray 17 March 1993 Swindon TownHome0–08,902 20 March 1993 Bristol RoversHome1–17,717Maddison(OG) 24 March 1993 MillwallAway0–18,287 27 March 1993 Cambridge UnitedHome2–08,077Kerry Dixon, Scott Oakes 3 April 1993 WatfordAway0–010,656 7 April 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersHome1–17,948Phil Gray 10 April 1993 Swindon TownAway0–111,004 13 April 1993 West Ham UnitedHome2–010,959Phil Gray(pen), Martin Williams 17 April 1993 SunderlandAway2–216,493David Preece, Paul Telfer 24 April 1993 Derby CountyAway1–113,741David Preece 1 May 1993 Peterborough UnitedHome0–010,011 8 May 1993 Southend UnitedAway1–211,913Kerry Dixon

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR3 19 January 1993 Bristol CityHome2–06,092Phil Gray, Ceri HughesR4 23 January 1993 Derby CountyHome1–59,170Paul Telfer

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg 23 September 1992 Plymouth ArgyleHome2–23,702Steve Claridge(2)R2 2nd leg 6 October 1992 Plymouth ArgyleAway2–38,946Steve Claridge, David Preece

Anglo-Italian Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersQ Group 15 September 1992 WatfordAway0–05,197Q Group 29 September 1992 Bristol CityHome1–12,538Steve Claridge

Squad

Player statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAnglo CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFW Phil Gray45192120205120FW Scott Oakes25 (19)5(2)01 (1)0(2)026 (24)5DF Julian James432202020492MF David Preece43320211 (1)048 (1)4DF Trevor Peake400202010450DF Marvin Johnson38 (2)320201043 (2)3DF John Dreyer38220(1)01041 (1)2MF Jason Rees29 (3)0201 (1)02034 (4)0GK Alec Chamberlain320200000340MF Paul Telfer30 (2)221000032 (2)3MF Ceri Hughes26 (3)221000028 (3)3MF Chris Kamara210002020250DF Des Linton17 (3)100202021 (3)1FW Martin Williams7 (15)10000007 (15)1FW Steve Claridge15 (1)200232119 (1)6DF Darren Salton150002020190GK Andy Petterson140002020180FW Kerry Dixon16 (1)300000016 (1)3FW Ian Benjamin5 (5)12000007 (5)1MF Damian Matthew3 (2)00000104 (2)0DF Jamie Campbell2120001031DF Richard Harvey10(2)000001 (2)0DF David Greene1000000010—own goal—1—0—0—0—1

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