# 1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the First Division, only escaping relegation on goal difference. There was a managerial change halfway through the season when Ray Harford was sacked after 2+1⁄2 years in charge to be succeeded by Jimmy Ryan.

## Squad

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 | ENG | Alec Chamberlain |
| — | GK | ENG | Les Sealey |
| — | DF | ENG | Tim Breacker |
| — | DF | ENG | John Dreyer |
| — | DF | ENG | Richard Harvey |
| — | DF | ENG | Marvin Johnson |
| — | DF | ENG | Julian James |
| — | DF | SCO | Dave Beaumont |
| — | DF | SCO | Graham Rodger |
| — | DF | NIR | Mal Donaghy |
| — | DF | SCO | Darren Salton |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Telfer |
| — | DF | ENG | Tim Allpress |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Cobb |
| — | MF | ENG | Darron McDonough |
| — | MF | IRL | Mick Kennedy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | David Preece |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Williams |
| — | MF | IRL | Neil Poutch |
| — | MF | WAL | Ceri Hughes |
| — | MF | WAL | Mark Pembridge |
| — | MF | WAL | Jason Rees |
| — | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black |
| — | MF | NIR | Danny Wilson |
| — | FW | ENG | Mick Harford |
| — | FW | ENG | Sean Farrell |
| — | FW | WAL | Kurt Nogan |
| — | FW | NIR | Iain Dowie |
| — | FW | NIR | Paul Gray |
| — | FW | DEN | Lars Elstrup |
| — | FW | RSA | Roy Wegerle |
| — | FW | ENG | Richard Cooke |

## Results
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 48 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46 | |
| 17 | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 25 November: Southampton 6-3 Luton Town

## Player details

    Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
| Pos. | Name | League | League | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Full Members Cup | Full Members Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| DF | Tim Allpress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Dave Beaumont | 16 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 |
| MF | Kingsley Black | 36 | 11 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 (1) | 11 |
| DF | Tim Breacker | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| GK | Alec Chamberlain | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| MF | Richard Cooke | 3 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (9) | 1 |
| DF | Mal Donaghy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Iain Dowie | 26 (3) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 (5) | 11 |
| DF | John Dreyer | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| FW | Lars Elstrup | 13 (10) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (10) | 9 |
| FW | Sean Farrell | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Paul Gray | 2 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 2 (7) | 2 |
| FW | Mick Harford | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
| DF | Richard Harvey | 17 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 (9) | 0 |
| MF | Ceri Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Julian James | 19 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (1) | 1 |
| DF | Marvin Johnson | 7 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 |
| MF | Mick Kennedy | 30 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (2) | 0 |
| MF | Darron McDonough | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| FW | Kurt Nogan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| MF | Neil Poutch | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | David Preece | 30 (2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 (2) | 2 |
| MF | Jason Rees | 8 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 |
| DF | Graham Rodger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Aaron Tighe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Roy Wegerle | 13 (2) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (2) | 6 |
| DF | Steve Williams | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| MF | Danny Wilson | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 8 |