During the 1994–95 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary Luton struggled once again in the 1994–95 season, with the side struggling to score at home. Pleat's Luton side, including young players such as Oakes, Telfer and John Hartson, reacted positively when Pleat turned down the advances of Tottenham Hotspur to return to North London as manager, and rocketed up to fifth in the table. Hartson was bought by Arsenal for £2,500,000 soon after, a British record for a teenager. The season petered out into obscurity following Hartson's sale, and Luton finished 16th. Pleat then left for a second time, moving to Sheffield Wednesday.
Final league table
Results Luton Town's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 1994 West Bromwich AlbionH1–18,640Oakes 20 August 1994 Derby CountyA0–013,060 27 August 1994 Southend UnitedH2–25,918Hartson, Hughes 30 August 1994 Tranmere RoversA2–45,480Hartson, Hughes 3 September 1994 Port ValeA1–08,541Marshall 10 September 1994 BurnleyH0–16,911 13 September 1994 Bolton WanderersH0–35,764 17 September 1994 WatfordA4–28,880Oakes, Telfer (2), Dixon 24 September 1994 MillwallA0–07,150 1 October 1994 Bristol CityH0–16,633 9 October 1994 Stoke CityA2–111,712Marshall, Preece 15 October 1994 MiddlesbroughH5–18,412Marshall (2), Preece, Hartson, Wilkinson (own goal) 22 October 1994 Sheffield UnitedA3–113,317Gayle (own goal), Dixon, James 29 October 1994 BarnsleyH0–17,212 1 November 1994 Grimsby TownH1–25,839Oakes 5 November 1994 Wolverhampton WanderersA3–226,749Preece, Dixon, Marshall 12 November 1994 Oldham AthleticA0–07,907 19 November 1994 PortsmouthH2–08,214Dixon, Preece 26 November 1994 Swindon TownA2–19,455Dixon, Oakes 3 December 1994 Sheffield UnitedH3–68,516Johnson, Gayle (own goal), Hartson 11 December 1994 Derby CountyH0–06,400 18 December 1994 West Bromwich AlbionA0–114,392 26 December 1994 ReadingA0–011,623 27 December 1994 SunderlandH3–08,953Oakes (2), Hartson 31 December 1994 Notts CountyA1–06,249Telfer 2 January 1995 Charlton AthleticH0–17,642 14 January 1995 BarnsleyA1–34,808Dixon 4 February 1995 Oldham AthleticH2–16,903Marshall (2) 11 February 1995 Grimsby TownA0–5?? 18 February 1995 Swindon TownH3–06,595Marshall (2), Horlock (own goal) 21 February 1995 PortsmouthA2–37,363James, Telfer 25 February 1995 Bristol CityA2–27,939Oakes (2) 4 March 1995 MillwallH1–16,864Marshall 7 March 1995 Port ValeH2–15,947Telfer, Dixon 11 March 1995 Southend UnitedA0–34,558 18 March 1995 Tranmere RoversH2–06,660James, Biggins 21 March 1995 BurnleyA1–29,551Marshall 26 March 1995 WatfordH1–17,984Telfer 4 April 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–39,651Telfer (2), Taylor 8 April 1995 Notts CountyH2–06,428Telfer, Oakes (pen) 11 April 1995 Bolton WanderersA0–013,619 15 April 1995 SunderlandA1–117,292Taylor 17 April 1995 ReadingH0–18,717 22 April 1995 Charlton AthleticA0–110,918 30 April 1995 MiddlesbroughA1–223,903Taylor 7 May 1995 Stoke CityH2–38,252Waddock, Harvey
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1995 Bristol RoversH1–17,571HartsonR3R18 January 1995 Bristol RoversA1–08,218MarshallR428 January 1995 SouthamptonH1–19,938BigginsR4R8 February 1995 SouthamptonA0–615,075
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 16 August 1994 FulhamH1–13,287OakesR1 Second Leg 23 August 1994 FulhamA1–1 (lost 3–4 on pens)5,134Marshall
Squad
Player details Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos.NameLeagueCupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFW Tony Adcock0 (2)0(1)0(3)0MF Paul Allen400040FW Wayne Biggins6 (1)1218 (1)2DF Ben Chenery001010GK Kelvin Davis900090FW Kerry Dixon23 (5)74 (1)027 (6)7DF David Greene7 (1)0209 (1)0FW John Hartson11 (9)51112 (9)6DF Richard Harvey9 (3)1009 (3)1MF Scott Houghton101020MF Ceri Hughes8 (1)22010 (1)2DF Julian James42340463DF Marvin Johnson46160521DF Des Linton5 (5)01 (1)06 (6)0FW Dwight Marshall36 (9)115 (1)241 (10)13FW Rob Matthews6 (5)0006 (5)0FW Scott Oakes37 (6)95 (1)142 (7)10DF Trevor Peake46060520MF David Preece42460484MF Aaron Skelton3 (2)00 (1)03 (3)0GK Juergen Sommer37060430FW John Taylor930093MF Paul Telfer45 (1)96051 (1)9DF Mitchell Thomas33 (2)04037 (2)0FW Tony Thorpe0 (4)00 (1)00 (5)0MF Gary Waddock40140441FW Martin Williams0 (2)00 (1)00 (3)0FW Jamie Woodsford1 (6)0001 (6)0
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