2007–08 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town 2007–08 football season
Luton Town
2007–08 season
ChairmanDavid Pinkney
ManagerKevin Blackwell (until 16 January)
Mick Harford (from 16 January 2008)
StadiumKenilworth Road
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Paul Furlong and
Matthew Spring (12)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2007–08 English football season, Luton Town competed in League One.

Season summary

After a poor start to the 2007–08 season, the club entered administration on 22 November 2007; Pinkney stated he would fund the club's overheads, while ten points were deducted. Meanwhile, the FA probe on transfer irregularities dragged on, described by Pinkney as "a storm in a teacup".[1][2] Blackwell was sacked by the administrator on 15 January 2008, to be replaced by former player Mick Harford.[3][4][5] The club subsequently entered the custody of the Luton Town Football Club 2020 consortium.[6] Luton were relegated to League Two on 12 April, following a 2–1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion;[7] Luton finished the season in bottom place.[8][9]

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 47 65 −18 50
21 AFC Bournemouth (R) 46 17 7 22 62 72 −10 48[a] Relegation to Football League Two
22 Gillingham (R) 46 11 13 22 44 73 −29 46
23 Port Vale (R) 46 9 11 26 47 81 −34 38
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 63 −20 33[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Results

League One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
11 August 2007 Hartlepool United Home 2–1 8,013 Currie 36', Goodall 84' [10]
18 August 2007 Swindon Town Away 1–2 7,520 Edwards 66' [11]
25 August 2007 Gillingham Home 3–1 6,178 Bell 17', Furlong 27', Spring 80' pen. [12]
1 September 2007 Leeds United Away 0–1 26,856 [13]
8 September 2007 Bristol Rovers Home 1–2 6,131 Spring 19' pen. [14]
14 September 2007 Tranmere Rovers Away 1–2 6,525 Furlong 5' [15]
22 September 2007 Port Vale Home 2–1 6,084 Furlong 30', Bell 86' [16]
29 September 2007 Huddersfield Town Away 0–2 9,028 [17]
2 October 2007 Yeovil Town Away 0–0 4,848 [18]
6 October 2007 Doncaster Rovers Home 1–1 6,513 Furlong 57' [19]
15 October 2007 Northampton Town Home 4–1 5,881 Currie 4', Spring 49' pen., Furlong 62', Spring 90' pen. [20]
20 October 2007 Crewe Alexandra Away 0–2 4,490 [21]
27 October 2007 Nottingham Forest Home 2–1 8,524 Perry 52', Bell 88' [22]
3 November 2007 Brighton & Hove Albion Away 1–3 5,317 Edwards 79' [23]
6 November 2007 Carlisle United Home 0–0 5,462 [24]
17 November 2007 Walsall Away 0–0 5,056 [25]
24 November 2007 Southend United Home 1–0 6,820 Andrew 74' [26]
4 December 2007 Oldham Athletic Away 1–1 4,251 Fojut 34' [27]
14 December 2007 Cheltenham Town Away 0–1 3,702 [28]
22 December 2007 Tranmere Rovers Home 1–0 6,070 Edwards 70' [29]
26 December 2007 Bristol Rovers Away 1–1 7,556 Edwards 49' [30]
29 December 2007 Port Vale Away 2–1 4,224 Fojut 3', Spring 90' [31]
1 January 2008 Yeovil Town Home 1–0 6,811 Andrew 48' [32]
12 January 2008 Swansea City Home 1–3 6,756 Furlong 74' [33]
19 January 2008 Leyton Orient Away 1–2 5,516 Keane 67' [34]
22 January 2008 AFC Bournemouth Away 3–4 3,489 Spring 45' pen., Morgan 60', Furlong 78' [35]
26 January 2008 Leeds United Home 1–1 9,297 Parkin 90' [36]
29 January 2008 Swindon Town Home 0–1 5,738 [37]
2 February 2008 Hartlepool United Away 0–4 3,913 [38]
9 February 2008 AFC Bournemouth Home 1–4 5,897 Emanuel 50' [39]
16 February 2008 Leyton Orient Home 0–1 6,412 [40]
22 February 2008 Swansea City Away 0–1 14,122 [41]
26 February 2008 Millwall Home 1–1
1 March 2008 Walsall Home 0–1
8 March 2008 Southend United Away 0–2
11 March 2008 Carlisle United Away 1–2
15 March 2008 Oldham Athletic Home 3–0
22 March 2008 Cheltenham Town Home 1–1
24 March 2008 Millwall Away 0–0
29 March 2008 Crewe Alexandra Home 2–1
1 April 2008 Gillingham Away 1–2
5 April 2008 Northampton Town Away 1–2
12 April 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion Home 1–2 6,652 Parkin 49' [7]
19 April 2008 Nottingham Forest Away 0–1 17,331 [42]
26 April 2008 Doncaster Rovers Away 0–2
3 May 2008 Huddersfield Town Home 0–1

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
First round 10 November 2007 Brentford Home 1–1 4,167 Andrew 79' [43]
First round replay 27 November 2007 Brentford Away 2–0 2,643 Coyne 36', Fojut 61' [44]
Second round 11 December 2007 Nottingham Forest Home 1–0 5,758 Andrew 54' [45]
Third round 6 January 2008 Liverpool Home 1–1 10,226 Riise 77' o.g. [46]
Third round replay 15 January 2008 Liverpool Away 0–5 41,446 [47]

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
First round 14 August 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge Away 2–1 1,754 Spring 42' pen., Talbot 68' [48]
Second round 28 August 2007 Sunderland Home 3–0 4,401 Bell 16', Furlong 43', 75' [49]
Third round 25 September 2007 Charlton Athletic Home 3–1 (a.e.t.) 4,534 Robinson 43', Spring 105', Talbot 117' [50]
Fourth round 31 October 2007 Everton Home 0–1 (a.e.t.) 8,944 [51]

Football League Trophy

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
First round 4 September 2007 Northampton Town Home 2–0 2,532 Hutchison 12', Peschisolido 48' [52]
Second round 9 October 2007 Gillingham Away 3–4 1,417 Furlong 26', 43', Spring 45' pen. [53]

Squad

Squad at end of season[54]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Dean Brill
3 DF England ENG Alan Goodall
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[55]
5 DF England ENG Chris Perry
7 FW England ENG Dean Morgan
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Bell[56]
9 FW England ENG Sam Parkin
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie
11 FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido
12 DF England ENG Richard Jackson
14 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Robinson
15 MF England ENG Stephen O'Leary
17 DF England ENG Lewis Emanuel
19 FW England ENG Drew Talbot
20 FW England ENG Calvin Andrew
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Keane[57]
22 MF England ENG Richard Langley
24 DF England ENG Paul Underwood
25 MF England ENG Matthew Spring
26 DF England ENG Sol Davis
28 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
29 FW England ENG Paul Furlong
32 FW England ENG Ryan Charles
35 GK England ENG Marlon Beresford
36 GK England ENG Ross Faulds
37 DF England ENG George Beavan
38 DF England ENG Ed Asafu-Adjaye
39 MF England ENG Harry Hogarth
40 DF England ENG Jake Howells

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Foley (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
6 DF Australia AUS Chris Coyne (to Colchester United)
16 MF Wales WAL David Edwards (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
18 MF Croatia CRO Ahmet Brković (to Millwall)
27 GK England ENG Ben Alnwick (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Republic of Ireland IRL David Forde (on loan from Cardiff City)
31 DF Poland POL Jarosław Fojut (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Marc Wilson (on loan from Portsmouth)
34 MF England ENG Anthony Grant (on loan from Chelsea)

Transfers

Out

Player statistics

Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. Name League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Ben Alnwick 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW England Calvin Andrew 19 (20) 2 6 (3) 2 25 (23) 4
DF England Ed Asafu-Adjaye 7 0 0 0 7 0
DF England George Beavan 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
MF Republic of Ireland David Bell 32 4 9 1 41 5
GK England Marlon Beresford 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Dean Brill 37 0 10 0 47 0
MF Croatia Ahmet Brković 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0 1 (3) 0
FW England Ryan Charles 6 (1) 1 0 0 6 (1) 1
DF Australia Chris Coyne 18 0 7 1 25 1
MF England Darren Currie 25 (6) 2 5 (2) 0 30 (8) 2
DF England Sol Davis 15 0 0 0 15 0
MF Wales David Edwards 18 (1) 4 7 0 25 (1) 4
DF England Lewis Emanuel 15 (2) 2 2 0 17 (2) 2
DF Poland Jarosław Fojut 15 (1) 2 7 1 22 (1) 3
GK Republic of Ireland David Forde 5 0 1 0 6 0
FW England Paul Furlong 23 (9) 8 5 (2) 4 28 (11) 12
DF England Alan Goodall 25 (4) 1 6 (1) 0 31 (5) 1
MF England Anthony Grant 1 (3) 0 0 (2) 0 1 (5) 0
DF England Jake Howells 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF Scotland Don Hutchison 15 (6) 0 5 1 20 (6) 1
DF England Richard Jackson 27 (2) 0 8 0 35 (2) 0
MF Republic of Ireland Keith Keane 27 (1) 1 4 (2) 0 31 (3) 1
MF England Richard Langley 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh 15 (10) 0 2 (6) 0 17 (16) 0
FW England Dean Morgan 8 (8) 1 3 (2) 0 11 (10) 1
MF England Stephen O'Leary 10 (6) 0 0 (2) 0 10 (8) 0
FW England Sam Parkin 12 (7) 5 1 0 13 (7) 5
DF England Chris Perry 35 1 9 0 44 1
FW Canada Paul Peschisolido 2 (2) 0 0 (1) 1 2 (3) 1
MF Northern Ireland Steve Robinson 25 (3) 0 7 1 32 (3) 1
MF England Matthew Spring 43 9 10 3 53 12
FW England Drew Talbot 15 (12) 0 5 (4) 2 20 (16) 2
DF England Paul Underwood 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland Marc Wilson 4 0 0 0 4 0

See also

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  55. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally.
  56. ^ Bell was born in Kettering, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  57. ^ Keane was born in Luton, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
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