1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season
English football club season
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During the 1995–96 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerTerry Westley (until 18 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division24th (relegated)
| 1995–96 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Kohler |
| Manager | Terry Westley (until 18 December) Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December) |
| Stadium | Kenilworth Road |
| First Division | 24th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | Marshall (13) |
| Average home league attendance | 7,223 |
Season summary
Terry Westley was promoted as Pleat's successor from youth team coach, but was sacked after just six months in charge.[1] Lennie Lawrence was brought in as a replacement, but he was unable to stop Luton from finishing bottom of Division One.[2][3]
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 55 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 52 | |
| 22 | Millwall (R) | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 52 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Watford (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 70 | −8 | 48 | |
| 24 | Luton Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 45 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated
Squad
[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player details
- Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
| Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| DF |  Graham Alexander |
35 (2) | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 38 (4) | 1 |
| DF |  Ben Chenery |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Kelvin Davis |
6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Steve Davis |
36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| FW | Stuart Douglas |
3 (5) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (6) | 1 |
| MF | Sean Evers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK |  Ian Feuer |
38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| MF |  Boncho Genchev |
25 (10) | 9 | 5 (1) | 2 | 30 (11) | 11 |
| FW |  Kim Grant |
10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| DF | Richard Harvey |
28 (8) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 34 (8) | 1 |
| MF |  Ceri Hughes |
21 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 (2) | 1 |
| DF | Julian James |
23 (4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 (4) | 0 |
| MF | Gavin Johnson |
5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Marvin Johnson |
33 (2) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 (2) | 1 |
| DF | Des Linton |
6 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 |
| FW |  Dwight Marshall |
23 (3) | 9 | 5 (1) | 4 | 28 (4) | 13 |
| FW | Rob Matthews |
0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Paul McLaren |
9 (3) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 (3) | 1 |
| FW | Scott Oakes |
26 (3) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 (3) | 4 |
| MF | David Oldfield |
23 (11) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 (11) | 2 |
| DF |  Darren Patterson |
21 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Trevor Peake |
15 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (3) | 0 |
| MF |  Vidar Riseth |
6 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (5) | 0 |
| DF | Gary Simpson |
0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Aaron Skelton |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Juergen Sommer |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | John Taylor |
18 (10) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 (10) | 1 |
| DF | Mitchell Thomas |
25 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 27 (4) | 0 |
| FW | Tony Thorpe |
23 (10) | 7 | 2 (4) | 1 | 25 (14) | 8 |
| FW | Graeme Tomlinson |
1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
| DF | Matthew Upson |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF |  Johnny Vilstrup |
6 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
| MF |  Gary Waddock |
32 (4) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 35 (5) | 0 |
| FW | Paul Wilkinson |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Jamie Woodsford |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 |