# 1994–95 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Luton struggled once again in the 1994–95 season, with the side struggling to score at home. Pleat's Luton side, including young players such as Oakes, Telfer and John Hartson, reacted positively when Pleat turned down the advances of Tottenham Hotspur to return to North London as manager, and rocketed up to fifth in the table. Hartson was bought by Arsenal for £2,500,000 soon after, a British record for a teenager. The season petered out into obscurity following Hartson's sale, and Luton finished 16th. Pleat then left for a second time, moving to Sheffield Wednesday.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 59 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 58 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 58 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 58 |

## Results

Luton Town's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 13 August 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 8,640 | Oakes |
| 20 August 1994 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | 13,060 | |
| 27 August 1994 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 5,918 | Hartson, Hughes |
| 30 August 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–4 | 5,480 | Hartson, Hughes |
| 3 September 1994 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 | 8,541 | Marshall |
| 10 September 1994 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | 6,911 | |
| 13 September 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–3 | 5,764 | |
| 17 September 1994 | Watford | A | 4–2 | 8,880 | Oakes, Telfer (2), Dixon |
| 24 September 1994 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 7,150 | |
| 1 October 1994 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 6,633 | |
| 9 October 1994 | Stoke City | A | 2–1 | 11,712 | Marshall, Preece |
| 15 October 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 5–1 | 8,412 | Marshall (2), Preece, Hartson, Wilkinson (own goal) |
| 22 October 1994 | Sheffield United | A | 3–1 | 13,317 | Gayle (own goal), Dixon, James |
| 29 October 1994 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 7,212 | |
| 1 November 1994 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | 5,839 | Oakes |
| 5 November 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | 26,749 | Preece, Dixon, Marshall |
| 12 November 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–0 | 7,907 | |
| 19 November 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 8,214 | Dixon, Preece |
| 26 November 1994 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | 9,455 | Dixon, Oakes |
| 3 December 1994 | Sheffield United | H | 3–6 | 8,516 | Johnson, Gayle (own goal), Hartson |
| 11 December 1994 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 6,400 | |
| 18 December 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 14,392 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 11,623 | |
| 27 December 1994 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | 8,953 | Oakes (2), Hartson |
| 31 December 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | 6,249 | Telfer |
| 2 January 1995 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | 7,642 | |
| 14 January 1995 | Barnsley | A | 1–3 | 4,808 | Dixon |
| 4 February 1995 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 6,903 | Marshall (2) |
| 11 February 1995 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–5 | ?? | |
| 18 February 1995 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | 6,595 | Marshall (2), Horlock (own goal) |
| 21 February 1995 | Portsmouth | A | 2–3 | 7,363 | James, Telfer |
| 25 February 1995 | Bristol City | A | 2–2 | 7,939 | Oakes (2) |
| 4 March 1995 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 6,864 | Marshall |
| 7 March 1995 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | 5,947 | Telfer, Dixon |
| 11 March 1995 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | 4,558 | |
| 18 March 1995 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | 6,660 | James, Biggins |
| 21 March 1995 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 9,551 | Marshall |
| 26 March 1995 | Watford | H | 1–1 | 7,984 | Telfer |
| 4 April 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–3 | 9,651 | Telfer (2), Taylor |
| 8 April 1995 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 6,428 | Telfer, Oakes (pen) |
| 11 April 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 13,619 | |
| 15 April 1995 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 17,292 | Taylor |
| 17 April 1995 | Reading | H | 0–1 | 8,717 | |
| 22 April 1995 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 10,918 | |
| 30 April 1995 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 23,903 | Taylor |
| 7 May 1995 | Stoke City | H | 2–3 | 8,252 | Waddock, Harvey |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–1 | 7,571 | Hartson |
| R3R | 18 January 1995 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 8,218 | Marshall |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 9,938 | Biggins |
| R4R | 8 February 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–6 | 15,075 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 First Leg | 16 August 1994 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | 3,287 | Oakes |
| R1 Second Leg | 23 August 1994 | Fulham | A | 1–1 (lost 3–4 on pens) | 5,134 | Marshall |

## 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 | Kelvin Davis |
| — | GK | USA | Juergen Sommer |
| — | GK | ENG | Fred Barber |
| — | DF | ENG | Richard Harvey |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Telfer |
| — | DF | ENG | Marvin Johnson |
| — | DF | ENG | Mitchell Thomas |
| — | DF | ENG | Julian James |
| — | DF | ENG | Trevor Peake |
| — | DF | ENG | Des Linton |
| — | DF | IRL | David Greene |
| — | MF | ENG | David Preece |
| — | MF | WAL | Ceri Hughes |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Oakes |
| — | MF | IRL | Gary Waddock |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul McLaren |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Houghton |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Allen (on loan from Southampton) |
| — | MF | ENG | Martin Williams |
| — | MF | ENG | Rob Matthews |
| — | MF | ENG | Aaron Skelton |
| — | FW | JAM | Dwight Marshall |
| — | FW | SCO | Wayne Biggins (on loan from Stoke City) |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe |
| — | FW | ENG | John Taylor |
| — | FW | WAL | John Hartson |
| — | FW | ENG | Kerry Dixon |
| — | FW | CAN | Geoff Aunger |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Adcock |
| — | FW | ENG | Jamie Woodsford |

## Player details

    Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
| Pos. | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | Tony Adcock | 0 (2) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (3) | 0 |
| MF | Paul Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Wayne Biggins | 6 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 (1) | 2 |
| DF | Ben Chenery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Kelvin Davis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FW | Kerry Dixon | 23 (5) | 7 | 4 (1) | 0 | 27 (6) | 7 |
| DF | David Greene | 7 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 |
| FW | John Hartson | 11 (9) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 (9) | 6 |
| DF | Richard Harvey | 9 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 (3) | 1 |
| MF | Scott Houghton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Ceri Hughes | 8 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 (1) | 2 |
| DF | Julian James | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| DF | Marvin Johnson | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| DF | Des Linton | 5 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (6) | 0 |
| FW | Dwight Marshall | 36 (9) | 11 | 5 (1) | 2 | 41 (10) | 13 |
| FW | Rob Matthews | 6 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 |
| FW | Scott Oakes | 37 (6) | 9 | 5 (1) | 1 | 42 (7) | 10 |
| DF | Trevor Peake | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| MF | David Preece | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| MF | Aaron Skelton | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
| GK | Juergen Sommer | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| FW | John Taylor | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| MF | Paul Telfer | 45 (1) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 51 (1) | 9 |
| DF | Mitchell Thomas | 33 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Tony Thorpe | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Waddock | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| FW | Martin Williams | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
| FW | Jamie Woodsford | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |