Английская Википедия:1991–92 Luton Town F.C. season

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season The 1991–92 season was the 106th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 71st consecutive season in the Football League, and their 74th overall. It was also their tenth successive season in the First Division, and their 16th overall. Luton Town were relegated on the season's final day, and thus condemned to second-tier football for the following season. This deprived them of a place in the new FA Premier League.

It was the first season of David Pleat's second spell as Luton Town manager; he had returned in the 1991 close season as successor to Jimmy Ryan, having previously been the club's manager from 1978 to 1986.

This article covers the period from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992.

Background

Шаблон:See also

The 1985–86 season was David Pleat's final year with Luton,[1] and it was a success as Luton finished ninth.[2] Even following his departure, the team continued to play well – 1986–87 saw a best-ever finish of seventh under John Moore.[2][3] The following year Ray Harford's team won the League Cup with a 3–2 victory over Arsenal,[2] and finished ninth in the league to boot.[2] However, 1988–89 saw Luton drop to 16th,[2] and in 1989–90 the team were battling relegation by December.[4] The replacement of Harford with Jimmy Ryan in January saw Luton improve enough to escape demotion on the final day of the season,[4] a feat that Ryan's team repeated a year later.[5][6][7] Despite keeping Luton in Division One for a ninth successive season, Ryan was fired by chairman Peter Nelkin two days later due a "personality clash".[6][8] David Pleat was promptly re-appointed in his stead.[1]

Review

July–September

Right away, Pleat was forced to sell, as homesick star forward Lars Elstrup was sold back to Odense for £200,000.[9] Brian Stein was brought back as his replacement,[10] while another striker, Phil Gray, was signed from Tottenham Hotspur.[11] On the pitch, the season started badly – Luton did not score a goal for four matches, and failed to win in five. Trevor Peake arrived on 27 August,[11] while Kingsley Black, the Northern Ireland international, was sold to Nottingham Forest for £1.5 million on 2 September.[11]

The first victory of the season came two days after the sale of Black, as Luton defeated Southampton 2–1 at Kenilworth Road.[12] Wimbledon then inflicted a 3–0 reverse at Selhurst Park, before the news came that former player Mick Harford had returned from Derby County to lead the forward line. Harford scored two in his first match, to secure a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic. However, Luton then lost 1–0 at home to Queens Park Rangers before Manchester United piled on the misery with a 5–0 demolition at Old Trafford. A 1–1 draw with Notts County rounded up the month.

October–December

Two months then followed without a win, as Dave Beaumont left for Hibernian and new signing Steve Thompson left after only seven matches in a swap deal with Leicester City for Des Linton and Scott Oakes.[11] Talented full back Matt Jackson also moved on, to sign for Everton.[11] Form was no better in the cups, as Luton were knocked out of both the League Cup and the Full Members' Cup in October. The acquisition of goalkeeper Steve Sutton in November raised spirits,[11] though Luton's next victory did not come until 20 December, when a Harford goal sealed a 1–0 win over Coventry.[13] The next two matches were at home, and Luton won them both – another goal from Harford secured a defeat of Arsenal on Boxing Day,[14] and Chelsea were beaten 2–0 two days later. Despite three successive wins, Luton still remained in the relegation zone on New Year's Day.

January–March

January was a fruitless month – Nottingham Forest's Des Walker scored an injury-time equaliser to deny Luton their first away win,[15] and the team crashed out of the FA Cup at Sheffield United three days later. Graham Rodger was sold to Hibernian on 8 January,[11] and Chris Kamara was acquired as a replacement.[11] Three consecutive defeats preceded a win against Norwich City on 8 February. Manchester City then beat Luton 4–0 at Maine Road, before Sheffield United visited Kenilworth Road in the League – this time around, Luton won 2–1. The next six matches saw four draws and two losses – tellingly, Luton had not won on the road all season. The board refused to pay the fee to keep Sutton, and so he signed for Derby County instead.[16] Mervyn Day was brought in as a short-term replacement, while midfielder Darron McDonough moved to Newcastle United.[16]

April–June

Imre Varadi arrived on loan,[11] and scored on his debut as Luton beat Wimbledon.[17] A week later, Luton lost 5–1 at Oldham. Victory over Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road gave Luton hope – they were now only three points behind Coventry City with four matches left.[18] Luton drew at home to Manchester United on the 18th, and as Coventry lost to Everton, reduced the gap to two points. Coventry lost again two days later, but as Luton slumped to defeat at Queens Park Rangers no ground was made up.[19] The task was made even more difficult as Luton's terrible goal difference meant that they would have to finish a point ahead of Coventry to stay up – to equal them would not be enough.[20] Luton beat Aston Villa on 25 April, but the news came that Luton fans were dreading – Coventry had beaten West Ham United, and the gap was still two points.[21]

In order for Luton to stay up, they would have to travel to already-relegated Notts County, win their first away match of the campaign, and hope for an Aston Villa victory over Coventry.[22] Julian James gave Luton the lead required, but two goals from County's Rob Matthews put the seal on a dismal season that had gone by without a single away win.[23] Despite losing 2–0 at Villa Park, Coventry stayed up – Luton were relegated after ten years of Division One football.[22]

Ever-present midfielder Mark Pembridge left for Derby County for a £1.25 million fee in June.[11]

Match results

Luton Town results given first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Шаблон:For

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Notes
17 August 1991 West Ham United Away 0–0 25,079 —
21 August 1991 Coventry City Away 0–5 Шаблон:09,848 —
24 August 1991 Liverpool Home 0–0 11,132 —
27 August 1991 Arsenal Away 0–2 25,898 —
31 August 1991 Chelsea Away 1–4 17,457 Gray
4 September 1991 Southampton Home 2–1 Шаблон:08,055 Gray, Harvey
7 September 1991 Wimbledon Away 0–3 Шаблон:03,231 —
14 September 1991 Oldham Athletic Home 2–1 Шаблон:09,005 Harford (2)
17 September 1991 Queens Park Rangers Home 0–1 Шаблон:09,185 —
21 September 1991 Manchester United Away 0–5 46,491 —
28 September 1991 Notts County Home 1–1 Шаблон:07,629 Gray
5 October 1991 Aston Villa Away 0–4 18,722 —
19 October 1991 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2–2 Шаблон:09,401 Harford, Nogan
26 October 1991 Norwich City Away 0–1 10,514 —
2 November 1991 Everton Home 0–1 Шаблон:08,002 —
16 November 1991 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1–4 27,643 Harford
23 November 1991 Manchester City Home 2–2 10,031 Harford, Dreyer
30 November 1991 Sheffield United Away 1–1 21,804 Telfer
7 December 1991 Leeds United Home 0–2 11,550 —
20 December 1991 Coventry City Home 1–0 Шаблон:07,533 Harford
26 December 1991 Arsenal Home 1–0 12,665 Harford
28 December 1991 Chelsea Home 2–0 10,738 Harvey, Dreyer (pen)
1 January 1992 Nottingham Forest Away 1–1 23,809 Pembridge
11 January 1992 Liverpool Away 1–2 35,095 own goal
18 January 1992 West Ham United Home 0–1 11,088 —
1 February 1992 Sheffield Wednesday Away 2–3 22,291 Preece, Oakes
8 February 1992 Norwich City Home 2–0 Шаблон:08,554 Preece, Harford
15 February 1992 Manchester City Away 0–4 22,137 —
22 February 1992 Sheffield United Home 2–1 Шаблон:09,003 Stein, Harford
25 February 1992 Crystal Palace Away 1–1 12,109 Pembridge (pen)
29 February 1992 Leeds United Away 0–2 28,227 —
7 March 1992 Crystal Palace Home 1–1 Шаблон:08,591 Oakes
11 March 1992 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0–0 11,494 —
14 March 1992 Everton Away 1–1 17,388 Stein
21 March 1992 Southampton Away 1–2 14,192 Pembridge
4 April 1992 Wimbledon Home 2–1 Шаблон:07,753 Varadi, Preece
11 April 1992 Oldham Athletic Away 1–5 13,210 Harford
14 April 1992 Nottingham Forest Home 2–1 Шаблон:08,014 Harford, James
18 April 1992 Manchester United Home 1–1 13,410 Harford
20 April 1992 Queens Park Rangers Away 1–2 10,749 Mark Pembridge (pen)
25 April 1992 Aston Villa Home 2–0 11,178 Stein, Pembridge
2 May 1992 Notts County Away 1–2 11,380 James

FA Cup

Шаблон:For

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
3rd round 4 January 1992 Sheffield United Away 0–4 12,201 —

Football League Cup

Шаблон:For

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
2nd round
1st Leg		 25 September 1991 Birmingham City Away 2–2 Шаблон:06,315 Gray, Nogan
2nd round
2nd Leg		 8 October 1991 Birmingham City Away 2–3 13,252 Gray (2)

Full Members Cup

Шаблон:For

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
2nd round 22 October 1991 Ipswich Town Away 1–1 5,750 Telfer Шаблон:Ref label

League table

Шаблон:Main 1991–92 Football League First Division

Player details

Last match played on 2 May 1992.
Players arranged in order of starts (in all competitions), with the greater number of substitute appearances taking precedence in case of an equal number of started matches.[24]
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup FM Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Pembridge 42 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 46 5
DF Шаблон:Flagicon John Dreyer 42 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 44 2
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Trevor Peake 38 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon David Preece 34 (4) 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 37 (4) 3
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Stein 32 (7) 3 1 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 34 (8) 3
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Harvey 31 (1) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 33 (1) 2
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Mick Harford 29 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 12
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Julian James 28 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 2
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Kamara 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
GK Шаблон:Flagicon Alec Chamberlain 24 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 28 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Telfer 17 (3) 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 21 (3) 2
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Oakes 15 (6) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 (6) 2
GK Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Sutton 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Rodger 11 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 (1) 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Gray 9 (5) 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 11 (5) 6
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Darron McDonough 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Jackson 7 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 (2) 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Beaumont 6 (3) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 (3) 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Ceri Hughes 6 (12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 (12) 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Kurt Nogan 6 (8) 1 0 0 0 (2) 1 1 0 7 (10) 2
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Thompson 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Imre Varadi 5 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 1
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Campbell 4 (7) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 4 (9) 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Salton 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 (1) 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Kingsley Black 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
GK Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn Day 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Rees 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (3) 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Sean Farrell 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Des Linton 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Williams 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0
FW Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Glover 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Holsgrove 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Allpress 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
— own goal — 1 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 1

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Notes
July 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Stein Шаблон:Flagicon FC Annecy [10]
13 August 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Thompson Bolton Wanderers £180,000 [11]
16 August 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Gray Tottenham Hotspur £275,000 [11]
27 August 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Trevor Peake Coventry City £100,000 [11]
12 September 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Mick Harford Derby County £325,000 [11]
13 September 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Williams Leicester City Free [11]
22 October 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Oakes Leicester City Swap Шаблон:Ref label[11]
22 October 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Des Linton Leicester City Swap Шаблон:Ref label[11]
11 January 1992 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Kamara Leeds United £150,000 [11]

Out

Date Player To Fee Notes
1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Lars Elstrup Шаблон:Flagicon Odense Boldklub £200,000 [9]
2 September 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Kingsley Black Nottingham Forest £1,500,000 [11]
10 October 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Beaumont Шаблон:Flagicon Hibernian £110,000 [16]
18 October 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Jackson Everton £600,000 [11]
22 October 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Thompson Leicester City Swap Шаблон:Ref label[11]
29 October 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Allpress Released [11]
1 November 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Holsgrove Шаблон:Flagicon Heracles Almelo Free [11]
19 December 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Sean Farrell Fulham £100,000 [11]
8 January 1992 Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Rodger Grimsby Town £135,000 [11]
March 1992 Шаблон:Flagicon Darron McDonough Newcastle United £90,000 [16]
2 June 1992 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Pembridge Derby County £1,250,000 [11]

Loans in

Date Player From End date Notes
2 September 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Glover Nottingham Forest 6 September 1991 [11]
28 November 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Sutton Nottingham Forest 1 March 1992 [11]
4 March 1992 Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn Day Leeds United 22 March 1992 [16]
26 March 1992 Шаблон:Flagicon Imre Varadi Leeds United 3 May 1992 [11]

Loans out

Date Player To End date Notes
12 September 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Julian James Preston North End 10 October 1991 [11]
13 September 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Sean Farrell Northampton Town 6 October 1991 [11]
13 November 1991 Шаблон:Flagicon Juergen Sommer Brighton & Hove Albion 13 December 1991 [11]

See also

Footnotes

Шаблон:Refbegin

A. Шаблон:Note Lost 2–1 on penalties
B. Шаблон:Note Upon its formation for the 1992–93 season, the FA Premier League became the top tier of English football; the First, Second and Third Divisions then became the second, third and fourth tiers, respectively.
C. Шаблон:Note Steve Thompson moved to Leicester City in exchange for Des Linton and Scott Oakes.

Шаблон:Refend

References

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