# 1990–91 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished the season in 18th place, but avoided relegation due to an expansion of the First Division from 20 to 22 clubs for the following season, securing Luton a 10th successive season of First Division football. Manager Jimmy Ryan was dismissed shortly afterwards to make way for the returning David Pleat, who had previously been in charge from 1978 to 1986.

## 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 | AUS | Andy Petterson |
| — | DF | ENG | John Dreyer |
| — | DF | ENG | Richard Harvey |
| — | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| — | DF | ENG | Marvin Johnson |
| — | DF | ENG | Julian James |
| — | DF | SCO | Dave Beaumont |
| — | DF | SCO | Graham Rodger |
| — | DF | SCO | Darren Salton |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Telfer |
| — | MF | ENG | Darron McDonough |
| — | MF | ENG | David Preece |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | 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 | ENG | Brian Stein |
| — | FW | WAL | Kurt Nogan |
| — | FW | NIR | Iain Dowie |
| — | FW | NIR | Paul Gray |
| — | FW | DEN | Lars Elstrup |

## Results
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44 | |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 41 | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 37 | |
| 19 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Derby County (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 24 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## 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 | Dave Beaumont | 29 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 33 (5) | 0 |
| MF | Kingsley Black | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 10 |
| DF | Tim Breacker | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| GK | Alec Chamberlain | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| FW | Iain Dowie | 26 (3) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 (4) | 7 |
| DF | John Dreyer | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| FW | Lars Elstrup | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 18 |
| FW | Sean Farrell | 11 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 (2) | 2 | 14 (12) | 4 |
| DF | Richard Harvey | 26 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (3) | 1 |
| MF | Paul Holsgrove | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Ceri Hughes | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| DF | Julian James | 10 (7) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 16 (9) | 1 |
| DF | Marvin Johnson | 24 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 (5) | 0 |
| MF | Darron McDonough | 21 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (5) | 0 |
| FW | Kurt Nogan | 1 (8) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (10) | 0 |
| MF | Mark Pembridge | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| MF | David Preece | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| MF | Jason Rees | 11 (10) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 (12) | 2 |
| DF | Graham Rodger | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| DF | Steve Williams | 15 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 (1) | 0 |