# 1992–93 Luton Town F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 107th season in the history of the Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 72nd consecutive season in the English Football League, and their 75th overall. It was their first season back in the second tier following relegation in the 1991-92 season which deprived them of a place in the new FA Premier League.
This article covers the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

## Season summary

During the 1992–93 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the second season of David Pleat's second spell as Luton Town manager, having previously been the club's manager from 1978 to 1986. Luton Town, newly relegated from the top flight, spent the season battling at the wrong end of the division but managed to avoid a second successive relegation. Luton did not fare much better in cup competitions. They were eliminated in the first round that they entered of both the League Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup while only progressing through one round of the FA Cup before falling to a heavy 5-1 defeat to fellow First Division side Derby County.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 52 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 51 | |
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 51 | |
| 21 | Sunderland | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 50 | |
| 22 | Brentford (R) | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Luton Town's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Leicester City | Away | 1-2 | 17,424 | Jamie Campbell |
| 22 August 1992 | Bristol City | Home | 0-3 | 7,926 | |
| 29 August 1992 | Charlton Athletic | Away | 0-0 | 6,291 | |
| 02 September 1992 | Newcastle United | Away | 0-2 | 27,082 | |
| 05 September 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 3-3 | 6,801 | Steve Claridge, Des Linton, Scott Oakes |
| 13 September 1992 | Brentford | Away | 2-1 | 7,413 | Julian James, Phil Gray |
| 19 September 1992 | Birmingham City | Home | 1-1 | 8,481 | Steve Claridge(pen) |
| 26 September 1992 | Notts County | Away | 0-0 | 5,992 | |
| 03 October 1992 | Portsmouth | Home | 1-4 | 7,954 | John Dreyer |
| 10 October 1992 | Barnsley | Away | 0-3 | 5,261 | |
| 17 October 1992 | Derby County | Home | 1-3 | 8,848 | Marvin Johnson |
| 24 October 1992 | Peterborough United | Away | 3-2 | 7,125 | Phil Gray(2), Paul Telfer |
| 31 October 1992 | Southend United | Home | 2-2 | 7,256 | Julian James, Phil Gray |
| 03 November 1992 | Cambridge United | Away | 3-3 | 5,716 | Scott Oakes, Phil Gray(2) |
| 07 November 1992 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1-4 | 6,928 | Phil Gray |
| 14 November 1992 | Oxford United | Away | 0-4 | 5,759 | |
| 21 November 1992 | Millwall | Home | 1-1 | 8,371 | Phil Gray |
| 29 November 1992 | Watford | Home | 2-0 | 8,341 | Ian Benjamin, Scott Oakes |
| 05 December 1992 | Bristol Rovers | Away | 0-2 | 6,240 | |
| 12 December 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 2-1 | 13,932 | Phil Gray(2) |
| 19 December 1992 | Sunderland | Home | 0-0 | 8,286 | |
| 28 December 1992 | West Ham United | Away | 2-2 | 18,786 | Ceri Hughes, John Dreyer |
| 09 January 1993 | Birmingham City | Away | 1-2 | 9,601 | Ceri Hughes |
| 16 January 1993 | Notts County | Home | 0-0 | 6,729 | |
| 27 January 1993 | Newcastle United | Home | 0-0 | 10,237 | |
| 30 January 1993 | Bristol City | Away | 0-0 | 8,877 | |
| 06 February 1993 | Leicester City | Home | 2-0 | 9,140 | Marvin Johnson, Phil Gray |
| 09 February 1993 | Brentford | Home | 0-0 | 7,248 | |
| 13 February 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 2-0 | 8,723 | Phil Gray, Marvin Johnson |
| 20 February 1993 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 1-0 | 8,443 | Phil Gray |
| 27 February 1993 | Barnsley | Home | 2-2 | 7,595 | Kerry Dixon, Phil Gray(pen) |
| 06 March 1993 | Portsmouth | Away | 1-2 | 10,457 | Phil Gray |
| 09 March 1993 | Oxford United | Home | 3-1 | 6,687 | David Preece, Phil Gray, Scott Oakes |
| 13 March 1993 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1-3 | 5,193 | Phil Gray |
| 17 March 1993 | Swindon Town | Home | 0-0 | 8,902 | |
| 20 March 1993 | Bristol Rovers | Home | 1-1 | 7,717 | Maddison(OG) |
| 24 March 1993 | Millwall | Away | 0-1 | 8,287 | |
| 27 March 1993 | Cambridge United | Home | 2-0 | 8,077 | Kerry Dixon, Scott Oakes |
| 03 April 1993 | Watford | Away | 0-0 | 10,656 | |
| 07 April 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1-1 | 7,948 | Phil Gray |
| 10 April 1993 | Swindon Town | Away | 0-1 | 11,004 | |
| 13 April 1993 | West Ham United | Home | 2-0 | 10,959 | Phil Gray(pen), Martin Williams |
| 17 April 1993 | Sunderland | Away | 2-2 | 16,493 | David Preece, Paul Telfer |
| 24 April 1993 | Derby County | Away | 1-1 | 13,741 | David Preece |
| 01 May 1993 | Peterborough United | Home | 0-0 | 10,011 | |
| 08 May 1993 | Southend United | Away | 1-2 | 11,913 | Kerry Dixon |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 19 January 1993 | Bristol City | Home | 2-0 | 6,092 | Phil Gray, Ceri Hughes |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Derby County | Home | 1-5 | 9,170 | Paul Telfer |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 23 September 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2-2 | 3,702 | Steve Claridge(2) |
| R2 2nd leg | 06 October 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2-3 | 8,946 | Steve Claridge, David Preece |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Q Group | 15 September 1992 | Watford | Away | 0-0 | 5,197 | |
| Q Group | 29 September 1992 | Bristol City | Home | 1-1 | 2,538 | Steve Claridge |

## 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 | Marvin Johnson |
| - | DF | ENG | Julian James |
| - | DF | ENG | John Dreyer |
| - | DF | ENG | Richard Harvey |
| - | DF | ENG | Des Linton |
| - | DF | ENG | Trevor Peake |
| - | DF | EIR | David Greene |
| - | DF | ENG | Jamie Campbell |
| - | DF | SCO | Darren Salton |
| - | DF | ENG | Aaron Skelton |
| - | MF | ENG | David Preece |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | SCO | Paul Telfer |
| - | MF | WAL | Jason Rees |
| - | MF | WAL | Ceri Hughes |
| - | MF | ENG | Chris Kamara |
| - | MF | ENG | Damian Matthew |
| - | FW | ENG | Scott Oakes |
| - | FW | ENG | Kerry Dixon |
| - | FW | WAL | John Hartson |
| - | FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe |
| - | FW | ENG | Martin Williams |
| - | FW | NIR | Phil Gray |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Claridge |
| - | FW | ENG | Ian Benjamin |

## Player statistics

| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Anglo Cup | Anglo Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | Phil Gray | 45 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 20 |
| FW | Scott Oakes | 25 (19) | 5 | (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | (2) | 0 | 26 (24) | 5 |
| DF | Julian James | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| MF | David Preece | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 48 (1) | 4 |
| DF | Trevor Peake | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| DF | Marvin Johnson | 38 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 (2) | 3 |
| DF | John Dreyer | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 (1) | 2 |
| MF | Jason Rees | 29 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 (4) | 0 |
| GK | Alec Chamberlain | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Telfer | 30 (2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 (2) | 3 |
| MF | Ceri Hughes | 26 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (3) | 3 |
| MF | Chris Kamara | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| DF | Des Linton | 17 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 (3) | 1 |
| FW | Martin Williams | 7 (15) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (15) | 1 |
| FW | Steve Claridge | 15 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 (1) | 6 |
| DF | Darren Salton | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| GK | Andy Petterson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| FW | Kerry Dixon | 16 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (1) | 3 |
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 5 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5) | 1 |
| MF | Damian Matthew | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Jamie Campbell | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Richard Harvey | 1 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| DF | David Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | own goal | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 |