Luton Town 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary
In the 1996–97 season, Luton started just as badly as the last, with three straight defeats. However, the introduction of young forward Andrew Fotiadis saw Luton burst into life, as they shot up the table with a run of eight wins and two draws in eleven games. Tony Thorpe, too, proved to be a revelation, scoring 28 goals to become the division's top scorer. Luton were nearly promoted, but finished in third place, four points off automatic promotion and then lost to Crewe Alexandra in the play-offs.[1]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
1 | Bury | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 84 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 82 | Promoted |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 78 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 74 |
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 73 |
Source:
[2]Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results
Luton Town's score comes first[3]
Legend
FA Cup
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
SR1 | 10 December 1996 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–1 | 1,594 | |
SR2 | 4 February 1997 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | 4,201 | |
Squad
[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player details
- Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
References
- ^ Fox, Norman (15 May 1997). "Crewe hit back to knock out Luton". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Luton Town 1996-1997 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "All Luton Town players: 1997".
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