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Luton Town
2006–07 season
ChairmanBill Tomlins (until 11 April)
David Pinkney (from 13 April)
ManagerMike Newell (until 15 March)
Brian Stein (caretaker)
Kevin Blackwell (from 2 April)
StadiumKenilworth Road
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Vine (12)
All: Vine (14)
Average home league attendance8,580

During the 2006–07 English football season, Luton Town competed in the Championship.

Season summary

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A successful start to the season saw Luton fifth after thirteen games, sparking hopes that Luton could challenge for a return to the top flight. However, defender Sol Davis suffered a stroke on the team bus on the way to play Ipswich Town.[1] The event clearly shook the Luton side, who lost 5–0 at Portman Road.[2] Six straight losses after the match at Ipswich dragged Luton down to 20th, and by the end of February, Luton, by now a shadow of the side that had won promotion to the Championship only two years before, were hovering perilously close to the relegation zone.[3]

Newell was sacked on 15 March 2007, and two directors, Martin King and Liam Day, resigned from the board as a result.[4][5] Brian Stein lasted just one game as caretaker boss before Kevin Blackwell was announced as Luton's new manager.[6][7] 11 April saw chairman Bill Tomlins resign his position following an investigation by the Football Association into irregular payments made by the Football Club's parent company, and confirm that illegal payments had been made to incoming players' agents.[8][9] David Pinkney was confirmed as new chairman two days later, also acquiring a controlling interest in the club's holding company.[10] Luton's relegation was confirmed a week later in a 1–0 defeat away to Derby County.[3][11][12][13]

Kit

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Diadora became Luton's new kit manufacturers after the club chose not to extend the previous deal with Xara. Electrolux became the new kit sponsors.

Final league table

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Main article: 2006–07 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Barnsley 46 15 5 26 53 85 −32 50
21 Hull City 46 13 10 23 51 67 −16 49
22 Southend United (R) 46 10 12 24 47 80 −33 42 Relegation to Football League One
23 Luton Town (R) 46 10 10 26 53 81 −28 40
24 Leeds United (R) 46 13 7 26 46 72 −26 36[a]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

Results

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Luton Town's score comes first[14]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Leicester City H 2–0 8,131 Barnett, Edwards
8 August 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 22,613 Emanuel
12 August 2006 Norwich City A 2–3 23,863 Vine, Morgan
19 August 2006 Stoke City H 2–2 7,727 Barnett, Langley (pen)
26 August 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 19,378
9 September 2006 Crystal Palace H 2–1 9,187 Edwards, Vine
12 September 2006 Colchester United H 1–1 7,609 Parkin
16 September 2006 Cardiff City A 1–4 14,108 Vine
23 September 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 9,332 Vine (2)
30 September 2006 Barnsley A 2–1 10,175 Edwards, Brković
14 October 2006 Birmingham City H 3–2 9,275 Vine (2, 1 pen), Bell
17 October 2006 Hull City A 0–0 14,895
21 October 2006 Leeds United H 5–1 10,260 Edwards (2), Vine, Bell, Heikkinen
29 October 2006 Ipswich Town A 0–5 20,975
31 October 2006 Burnley H 0–2 7,664
4 November 2006 Preston North End A 0–3 13,094
11 November 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 2–3 9,007 Brković, Boyd
18 November 2006 Derby County H 0–2 9,708
25 November 2006 Southampton A 1–2 20,482 Perrett
28 November 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 9,965
2 December 2006 Preston North End H 2–0 7,665 Vine, Edwards
9 December 2006 Sunderland A 1–2 30,445 Morgan
15 December 2006 Southend United H 0–0 7,468
23 December 2006 Coventry City H 3–1 8,299 Brković, Vine, Morgan
26 December 2006 Colchester United A 1–4 5,427 Vine (pen)
29 December 2006 Birmingham City A 2–2 24,642 Vine, Feeney
1 January 2007 Cardiff City H 0–0 8,004
12 January 2007 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 19,927 Keane, Feeney
20 January 2007 Barnsley H 0–2 7,441
30 January 2007 Coventry City A 0–1 18,781
3 February 2007 Leicester City A 1–1 20,410 Morgan
17 February 2007 Stoke City A 0–0 12,375
20 February 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 8,011 Runström, Spurr (own goal), Talbot
24 February 2007 Crystal Palace A 1–2 16,177 Hudson (own goal)
27 February 2007 Norwich City H 2–3 8,868 Runström, Talbot
3 March 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–3 10,002 Emanuel, Barnett
10 March 2007 Leeds United A 0–1 27,138
13 March 2007 Hull City H 1–2 7,777 Talbot
17 March 2007 Ipswich Town H 0–2 8,880
31 March 2007 Burnley A 0–0 11,088
7 April 2007 Southampton H 0–2 9,171
9 April 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 14,360 Coyne, Bell (pen)
14 April 2007 Plymouth Argyle H 1–2 7,601 O'Leary
20 April 2007 Derby County A 0–1 28,499
28 April 2007 Southend United A 3–1 10,276 Andrew, Spring, Idrizaj
6 May 2007 Sunderland H 0–5 10,260

FA Cup

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Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 10,064 Vine, Feeney
R3R 23 January 2007 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 7,494 Rehman (own goal)
R4 27 January 2007 Blackburn Rovers H 0–4 5,887

League Cup

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Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 22 August 2006 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 (won 5–3 on pens) 2,882 Boyd
R2 19 September 2006 Brentford A 3–0 3,005 Morgan, Feeney, Vine
R3 24 October 2006 Everton A 0–4 27,149

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Marlon Beresford
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Foley
3 DF England ENG Sol Davis
4 DF Australia AUS Chris Coyne
5 DF England ENG Russell Perrett
6 DF England ENG Paul Underwood
7 MF England ENG Matthew Spring
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Robinson
9 FW Sweden SWE Björn Runström (on loan from Fulham)
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Warren Feeney
11 FW England ENG Dean Morgan
14 MF England ENG Michael Leary
15 MF England ENG Stephen O'Leary
16 DF England ENG Lewis Emanuel
17 MF England ENG Richard Langley
18 MF Croatia CRO Ahmet Brković
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Sam Parkin
20 FW England ENG Adam Boyd
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Keane[15]
22 FW England ENG Danny Stevens
23 FW Austria AUT Besian Idrizaj (on loan from Liverpool)
24 DF England ENG Shaun Ross
25 DF England ENG Leon Barnett
26 DF Finland FIN Markus Heikkinen
27 MF England ENG Peter Holmes
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Bell[16]
29 FW England ENG Calvin Andrew
30 FW England ENG Drew Talbot
32 DF England ENG Ed Asafu-Adjaye
33 GK England ENG Dean Brill
34 GK England ENG Zac Barrett
35 DF England ENG Chris Pendleton

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards (to Sunderland)
9 FW England ENG Rowan Vine (to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely (on loan from Portsmouth)
31 DF England ENG Clarke Carlisle (on loan from Watford)

Transfers in

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Date Position Name Club from Fee Source
11 July 2006 MF Richard Langley Queens Park Rangers Free [17]
21 July 2006 DF Lewis Emanuel Bradford City Free [18]
28 July 2006 FW Adam Boyd Hartlepool United £500,000 [19]
25 August 2006 FW Sam Parkin Ipswich Town £340,000 [20]
18 January 2007 MF Matthew Spring Watford £200,000 [21]
26 January 2007 FW Drew Talbot Sheffield Wednesday £250,000 [22]

Transfers out

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Date Position Name Club to Fee Source
22 July 2006 FW Steve Howard Derby County £1,000,000 [23]
26 July 2006 MF Kevin Nicholls Leeds United £700,000 [24]
2 January 2007 MF Carlos Edwards Sunderland £1,500,000 [25]
11 January 2007 FW Rowan Vine Birmingham City £2,500,000 [26]

Loans in

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Date Position Name Club from Length Source
23 November 2006 GK Dean Kiely Portsmouth One month [27]
30 January 2007 FW Björn Runström Fulham One month [28]
2 March 2007 DF Clarke Carlisle Watford One month [29]
16 March 2007 FW Besian Idrizaj Liverpool Until end of season [30]

Loans out

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Date Position Name Club to Length Source
8 December 2006 GK Dean Brill Gillingham Emergency loan (extended 15 December[31]) [32]
1 January 2007 MF Michael Leary Brentford One month (extended 4 February[33]) [34]
12 January 2007 MF Peter Holmes Chesterfield One month [35]
22 March 2007 FW Warren Feeney Cardiff City Until end of season [36]
22 March 2007 MF Peter Holmes Lincoln City Until end of season [37]

Player statistics

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Players arranged in numerical order by squad number.
No. Pos. Name League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Marlon Beresford 26 0 5 0 31 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley 38 (1) 0 3 (2) 0 41 (3) 0
3 DF England Sol Davis 20 (4) 0 5 0 25 (4) 0
4 DF Australia Chris Coyne 11 (7) 0 4 0 15 (7) 0
5 DF England Russell Perrett 8 (2) 1 3 0 11 (2) 1
6 DF England Paul Underwood 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 26 6 2 (1) 0 28 (1) 6
7 MF England Matthew Spring 14 1 0 0 14 1
8 MF Northern Ireland Steve Robinson 35 (1) 0 4 0 39 (1) 0
9 FW Sweden Björn Runström 7 (1) 2 0 0 7 (1) 0
9 FW England Rowan Vine 26 12 2 (2) 2 28 (2) 14
10 FW Northern Ireland Warren Feeney 15 (13) 2 3 2 18 (13) 4
11 FW England Dean Morgan 22 (15) 4 4 (2) 1 26 (17) 5
14 MF England Michael Leary 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF England Stephen O'Leary 5 (2) 1 3 (1) 0 8 (3) 1
16 DF England Lewis Emanuel 39 (1) 2 2 0 41 (1) 2
17 MF England Richard Langley 18 (11) 1 4 0 22 (11) 1
18 MF Croatia Ahmet Brković 14 (6) 3 4 (1) 0 18 (7) 3
19 FW England Sam Parkin 7 (1) 1 0 0 7 (1) 1
20 FW England Adam Boyd 5 (14) 1 4 (1) 1 9 (15) 2
21 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Keane 17 (2) 1 3 (1) 0 20 (3) 1
22 FW England Danny Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely 11 0 0 0 11 0
23 FW Austria Besian Idrizaj 3 (4) 1 0 0 3 (4) 1
24 DF England Shaun Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England Leon Barnett 39 3 4 0 43 3
26 DF Finland Markus Heikkinen 37 1 0 0 37 1
27 MF England Peter Holmes 3 (2) 0 2 0 5 (2) 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland David Bell 28 (6) 4 5 0 33 (6) 4
29 FW England Calvin Andrew 5 (2) 1 0 0 5 (2) 1
30 FW England Drew Talbot 13 (2) 3 1 0 14 (2) 3
31 DF England Clarke Carlisle 4 (1) 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
33 GK England Dean Brill 9 (2) 0 1 0 10 (2) 0
34 GK England Zac Barrett 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Round-up: Davis suffers stroke". The Daily Telegraph. London. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Ipswich 5–0 Luton". BBC. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Luton Town 2006–2007 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Mike Newell leaves Luton". Luton Town F.C. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Director resigns". Luton Town F.C. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Luton Town appoint new manager". BBC. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Kevin Blackwell's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Financial Statement". Luton Town F.C. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Tomlins Resigns". BBC. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  10. ^ "Pinkney named new Luton chairman". BBC. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  11. ^ Rundle, Richard. "Football Club History Database – Luton Town". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  12. ^ James, Stuart (21 April 2007). "Nyatanga sends Luton down and lifts Derby into second place". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  13. ^ "Press Release". Luton Town F.C. 13 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  14. ^ "Luton Town 2006-2007 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  15. ^ Keane was born in Luton, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  16. ^ Bell was born in Kettering, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  17. ^ "Langley completes move to Luton". BBC Sport. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Bradford's Emanuel moves to Luton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Luton recruit Pools striker Boyd". BBC Sport. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Hatters win race to sign Parkin". BBC Sport. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Watford man Spring rejoins Luton". BBC Sport. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Luton seal deal for Owls striker". BBC Sport. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Rams snap up Luton striker Howard". BBC Sport. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Nicholls joins Leeds from Luton". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Sunderland sign Edwards for £1.5m". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Birmingham complete Vine signing". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  27. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Luton Town | Kiely secures loan move to Luton". BBC Sport. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  28. ^ Hedlundh, Kent. "Runstrom reveals Luton move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  29. ^ Affleck, Kevin (2 March 2007). "Carlisle heading up M1 on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Luton sign Liverpool teen Idrizaj". BBC Sport. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Gills extend Luton keeper's loan". BBC Sport. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Gills snap up Luton keeper Brill". BBC Sport. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Brentford extend Leary loan spell". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Brentford snap up Luton's Leary". BBC Sport. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  35. ^ "Chesterfield bag Luton's Holmes". BBC Sport. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  36. ^ "Bluebirds capture Luton's Feeney". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  37. ^ "Lincoln sign midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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