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1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season

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Luton Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerTerry Westley (until 18 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerMarshall (13)
Average home league attendance7,223

During the 1995–96 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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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

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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

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
GK United States USA Ian Feuer
GK United States USA Juergen Sommer
DF Scotland SCO Graham Alexander
DF England ENG Ben Chenery
DF England ENG Steve Davis
DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Greene
DF England ENG Richard Harvey
DF England ENG Julian James
DF England ENG Marvin Johnson
DF England ENG Des Linton
DF Northern Ireland NIR Darren Patterson
DF England ENG Aaron Skelton
DF England ENG Mitchell Thomas
DF England ENG Matthew Upson
MF Bulgaria BUL Boncho Genchev
MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes
MF England ENG Gavin Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Wales WAL Nathan Jones
MF England ENG Rob Matthews
MF England ENG Paul McLaren
MF England ENG David Oldfield
MF Norway NOR Vidar Riseth (on loan from Kongsvinger)
MF Denmark DEN Johnny Vilstrup
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Waddock
FW Ghana GHA Kim Grant
FW Jamaica JAM Dwight Marshall
FW England ENG Scott Oakes
FW England ENG John Taylor
FW England ENG Tony Thorpe
FW England ENG Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
FW England ENG Jamie Woodsford

Player details

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Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. Name League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland Graham Alexander 35 (2) 1 3 (2) 0 38 (4) 1
DF England Ben Chenery 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK England Kelvin Davis 6 0 4 0 10 0
DF England Steve Davis 36 2 6 0 42 2
FW England Stuart Douglas 3 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 3 (6) 1
MF England Sean Evers 1 0 1 0 2 0
GK United States Ian Feuer 38 0 1 0 39 0
MF Bulgaria Boncho Genchev 25 (10) 9 5 (1) 2 30 (11) 11
FW Ghana Kim Grant 10 3 0 0 10 3
DF England Richard Harvey 28 (8) 1 6 0 34 (8) 1
MF Wales Ceri Hughes 21 (2) 1 2 0 23 (2) 1
DF England Julian James 23 (4) 0 4 0 27 (4) 0
MF England Gavin Johnson 5 (1) 0 0 0 5 (1) 0
DF England Marvin Johnson 33 (2) 0 5 1 38 (2) 1
DF England Des Linton 6 (4) 0 3 0 9 (4) 0
FW Jamaica Dwight Marshall 23 (3) 9 5 (1) 4 28 (4) 13
FW England Rob Matthews 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
FW England Paul McLaren 9 (3) 1 4 0 13 (3) 1
FW England Scott Oakes 26 (3) 3 4 1 30 (3) 4
MF England David Oldfield 23 (11) 2 5 0 28 (11) 2
DF Northern Ireland Darren Patterson 21 (2) 0 3 0 24 (2) 0
DF England Trevor Peake 15 (3) 0 0 0 15 (3) 0
MF Norway Vidar Riseth 6 (5) 0 1 0 7 (5) 0
DF England Gary Simpson 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
MF England Aaron Skelton 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK United States Juergen Sommer 2 0 2 0 4 0
FW England John Taylor 18 (10) 0 3 1 21 (10) 1
DF England Mitchell Thomas 25 (2) 0 2 (2) 0 27 (4) 0
FW England Tony Thorpe 23 (10) 7 2 (4) 1 25 (14) 8
FW England Graeme Tomlinson 1 (6) 0 0 0 1 (6) 0
DF England Matthew Upson 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Denmark Johnny Vilstrup 6 (1) 0 2 0 8 (1) 0
MF Republic of Ireland Gary Waddock 32 (4) 0 3 (1) 0 35 (5) 0
FW England Paul Wilkinson 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Jamie Woodsford 1 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 1 (4) 0

References

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  1. ^ "Terry Westley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Lennie Lawrence's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Winners and Losers". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 May 1996. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  4. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1996.HTM".