# 1993–94 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

The 1993–94 season started with David Pleat making Dixon's move permanent, and re-signing Mitchell Thomas from West Ham United. Although Luton struggled in the league, form was found in the FA Cup – Scott Oakes starred as Luton raced to the FA Cup semi-final and a trip to Wembley. 27,500 Luton supporters saw Gavin Peacock seal a 2–0 win for Chelsea, and after the semi-final defeat, Luton lost five games in a row. However, a 3–2 home win over West Bromwich Albion earned survival three games from the end of the season, keeping Luton in the second tier for another year.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 55 | |
| 19 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 54 | |
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 53 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 51 | |
| 22 | Birmingham City (R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 51 | 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 |
| 14 August 1993 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 9,149 | Telfer, Dixon |
| 21 August 1993 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 12,248 | |
| 28 August 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 9,788 | Hartson |
| 11 September 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 7,199 | |
| 14 September 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–4 | 5,871 | Benjamin |
| 18 September 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 12,487 | |
| 25 September 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 11,801 | Telfer |
| 2 October 1993 | Barnsley | H | 5–0 | 6,201 | Hartson, Oakes (2), James, Houghton |
| 5 October 1993 | Bristol City | H | 0–2 | 5,956 | |
| 9 October 1993 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 15,885 | Williams |
| 16 October 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 6,366 | Dickov |
| 20 October 1993 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 13,645 | |
| 23 October 1993 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 5,161 | Hughes |
| 30 October 1993 | Leicester City | H | 0–2 | 8,813 | |
| 2 November 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–3 | 10,925 | Aunger, Hughes |
| 7 November 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 6,327 | Telfer |
| 13 November 1993 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | 5,567 | Dixon |
| 27 November 1993 | Stoke City | H | 6–2 | 7,384 | Dixon (3), Hughes, Oakes, Hartson |
| 4 December 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 7,570 | |
| 11 December 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–1 | 7,075 | |
| 19 December 1993 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 7,567 | Preece, Dreyer (pen) |
| 27 December 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 0–0 | 9,522 | |
| 29 December 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 7,234 | Hughes, Harper |
| 1 January 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 16,138 | Preece |
| 15 January 1994 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | 6,589 | Dixon (2) |
| 22 January 1994 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 9,371 | Telfer, Oakes |
| 5 February 1994 | Oxford United | H | 3–0 | 7,366 | Oakes, Thomas, Thorpe |
| 12 February 1994 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 16,194 | James |
| 22 February 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 4–1 | 6,533 | Telfer, Preece, Hughes, Oakes |
| 26 February 1994 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 9,367 | Hughes, Oakes |
| 5 March 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 22,249 | |
| 8 March 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 6,741 | Dreyer (pen) |
| 19 March 1994 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 7,690 | Telfer |
| 26 March 1994 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 6,289 | |
| 30 March 1994 | Millwall | A | 2–2 | 9,235 | Dreyer, Hartson |
| 2 April 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | 8,398 | Dixon (2) |
| 4 April 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 5,542 | |
| 12 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 8,545 | |
| 16 April 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 9,880 | |
| 19 April 1994 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 5,350 | |
| 23 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 25,479 | |
| 26 April 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 8,257 | Preece |
| 30 April 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 7,504 | Hartson |
| 3 May 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | 10,053 | Preece, James, Hartson |
| 5 May 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 7,102 | Hughes |
| 8 May 1994 | Stoke City | A | 2–2 | 15,893 | Oakes, Telfer (pen) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 18 January 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 7,953 | Telfer |
| R4 | 29 January 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 32,216 | Thorpe |
| R4R | 9 February 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 12,503 | Hartson, Oakes |
| R5 | 20 February 1994 | Cardiff City | A | 2–1 | 17,296 | Oakes, Preece |
| QF | 14 March 1994 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 27,331 | |
| QFR | 23 March 1994 | West Ham United | H | 3–2 | 13,166 | Oakes (3) |
| SF | 9 April 1994 | Chelsea | N | 0–2 | 59,989 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st leg | 17 August 1993 | Cambridge United | A | 0–1 | 4,065 | |
| R1 2nd leg | 24 August 1993 | Cambridge United | H | 0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg) | 3,861 | |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Q Group 7 | 31 August 1993 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 2,854 | |
| Q Group 7 | 7 September 1993 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 1,823 | |

## 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 | USA | Juergen Sommer |
| - | GK | AUS | Andy Petterson |
| - | GK | ENG | Kelvin Davis |
| - | 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 | ENG | Alan Harper |
| - | DF | ENG | David Greene |
| - | DF | ENG | Mitchell Thomas |
| - | DF | ENG | Gregor Rioch |
| - | DF | ENG | Jamie Campbell |
| - | DF | ENG | Aaron Skelton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | David Preece |
| - | MF | SCO | Paul Telfer |
| - | MF | WAL | Jason Rees |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul McLaren |
| - | MF | WAL | Ceri Hughes |
| - | MF | ENG | Scott Houghton |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Burke (on loan from Wolves) |
| - | FW | ENG | Scott Oakes |
| - | FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe |
| - | FW | ENG | Kerry Dixon |
| - | FW | WAL | John Hartson |
| - | FW | ENG | Martin Williams |
| - | FW | SCO | Paul Dickov (on loan from Arsenal) |
| - | FW | CAN | Geoff Aunger |
| - | FW | ENG | Ian Benjamin |

## Player details

    Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
| Pos. | Name | League | League | League Cup | League Cup | Anglo Italian Cup | Anglo Italian Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | Geoff Aunger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 33 (5) | 0 |
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 |
| MF | Mark Burke | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Jamie Campbell | 4 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 6 (14) | 0 |
| GK | Kelvin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Paul Dickov | 8 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (7) | 1 |
| FW | Kerry Dixon | 27 (2) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 (1) | 0 | 34 (3) | 10 |
| DF | John Dreyer | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| DF | David Greene | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Alan Harper | 39 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 (1) | 1 |
| FW | John Hartson | 20 (14) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | 22 (18) | 6 |
| MF | Scott Houghton | 6 (8) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (10) | 1 |
| MF | Ceri Hughes | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 7 |
| DF | Julian James | 28 (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 (4) | 3 |
| DF | Marvin Johnson | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| DF | Des Linton | 31 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Paul McLaren | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Scott Oakes | 32 (3) | 8 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 5 | 40 (5) | 13 |
| DF | Trevor Peake | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| GK | Andy Petterson | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
| MF | David Preece | 27 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 38 (1) | 6 |
| MF | Jason Rees | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 |
| GK | Juergen Sommer | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Telfer | 43 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 52 (1) | 8 |
| DF | Mitchell Thomas | 17 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 1 |
| FW | Tony Thorpe | 4 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 5 (10) | 2 |
| FW | Martin Williams | 5 (10) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (11) | 1 |
| FW | Matthew Woolgar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |