# 2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season

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

## Season summary

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. The event clearly shook the Luton side, who lost 5–0 at Portman Road. 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.
Newell was sacked on 15 March 2007, and two directors, Martin King and Liam Day, resigned from the board as a result. Brian Stein lasted just one game as caretaker boss before Kevin Blackwell was announced as Luton's new manager. 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. David Pinkney was confirmed as new chairman two days later, also acquiring a controlling interest in the club's holding company. Luton's relegation was confirmed a week later in a 1–0 defeat away to Derby County.

## Kit

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Leeds United (R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 36 | Relegation to Football League One |
* ↑ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

## Results

Luton Town's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| 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

| 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

| 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Kevin Foley |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Sol Davis |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Chris Coyne |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Russell Perrett |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Underwood |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Matthew Spring |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Steve Robinson |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Björn Runström (on loan from Fulham) |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Warren Feeney |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Dean Morgan |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Leary |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Stephen O'Leary |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Lewis Emanuel |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Richard Langley |
| 18 | MF | CRO | Ahmet Brković |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Sam Parkin |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd |
| 21 | MF | IRL | Keith Keane |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Danny Stevens |
| 23 | FW | AUT | Besian Idrizaj (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Shaun Ross |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Leon Barnett |
| 26 | DF | FIN | Markus Heikkinen |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Peter Holmes |
| 28 | MF | IRL | David Bell |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Calvin Andrew |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Drew Talbot |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Ed Asafu-Adjaye |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Dean Brill |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Zac Barrett |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Chris Pendleton |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | TRI | Carlos Edwards (to Sunderland) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rowan Vine (to Birmingham City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | GK | IRL | Dean Kiely (on loan from Portsmouth) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Clarke Carlisle (on loan from Watford) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

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

### Transfers out

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

### Loans in

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

### Loans out

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

## Player statistics

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