1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town F.C.

1986–87 season

Chairman

David Evans

Manager

Stadium

7th

Top goalscorer

League:
All: Mike Newell and
Brian Stein (13)

← 1985–86

1987–88 →

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.^[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Les Sealey
		GK	Andy Dibble
		DF	Tim Breacker
		DF	Steve Foster
		DF	Marvin Johnson
		DF	Rob Johnson
		DF	Stacey North
		DF	Mal Donaghy
		MF	Kingsley Black^[2]
		MF	Gary Cobb
		MF	Ricky Hill

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Darron McDonough^[3]
		MF	David Oldfield^[4]
		MF	David Preece
		MF	Robert Wilson^[5]
		MF	Ashley Grimes
		MF	Emeka Nwajiobi
		FW	Mick Harford
		FW	Mike Newell
		FW	Brian Stein^[6]
		FW	Mark Stein^[7]

References

↑ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Luton_Town/Luton_Town.htm
↑ Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.
↑ McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.
↑ Oldfield was born in Perth, Australia, but qualified to represent England internationally as he was raised there. He would make his debut for the U-21 side in 1988.
↑ Wilson was born in England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and gained 2 caps for the U-21 side.
↑ Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in February 1984.
↑ Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but qualified to represent England internationally.

Luton Town Football Club

Players Managers Seasons Records League record by opponent Ladies

The club	The club History (1885–1970 1970–present 1985 Kenilworth Road riot)

Grounds	Dallow Lane (1885–1897) Dunstable Road (1897–1905) Kenilworth Road (1905–present) Milton Keynes relocation proposals

Supporters	Trust in Luton Watford rivalry The MIGs

Matches	1959 FA Cup Final 1988 League Cup Final 1989 League Cup Final 2009 Football League Trophy Final 2013 v Norwich City

Category:Luton Town F.C. Portal:Association football Commons:Luton Town F.C.

Luton Town F.C. seasons

1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 99–1900

1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 99–2000

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

1986–87 in English football

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FA competitions

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Everton Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon

Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Millwall Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Reading Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion

Third Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Carlisle United Chester City Chesterfield Darlington Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Mansfield Town Middlesbrough Newport County Port Vale Notts County Rotherham United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic York City

Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cardiff City Cambridge United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Lincoln City Northampton Town Peterborough United Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham

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1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season

Season summary

Kit

Squad

See also

References