The 1984–85 season was the 99th in the history of Luton Town Football Club and their third consecutively in the First Division. After winning only six of their first 28 matches and languishing in the relegation zone for most of the season, Luton won nine of their final 14 matches to finish in 13th place. They also reached the FA Cup semi-finals and were four minutes from beating holders Everton before conceding an equaliser and losing 2–1 after extra time.
Millwall riot
The FA Cup sixth round tie against Millwall at Kenilworth Road was disrupted by one of English football's worst outbreaks of hooliganism. Visiting fans caused extensive damage to the ground and to cars and properties throughout the town, prompting Luton chairman David Evans to introduce a controversial identity card scheme and ban away supporters from the ground. The Guardian described the events as "a night football died a slow death."
Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Luton Town F.C. during the 1984-85 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKAndy Dibble1303000130GKJake Findlay30100040GKLes Sealey2600080340DFTim Breacker34(1)0208044(1)0DFMal Donaghy4214282545DFMicky Droy (on loan from Chelsea)20100030DFPaul Elliott913000121DFSteve Foster2510081332DFAshley Grimes902000110DFStacey North70100080DFMitchell Thomas35(1)0208045(1)0DFColin Todd20100030MFRay Daniel4(3)100509(3)1MFVince Hilaire5(1)02(1)0007(2)0MFRicky Hill3924083515MFDavid Moss17(2)7211(1)020(3)8MFPeter Nicholas1900000190MFEmeka Nwajiobi21(8)9105(2)127(10)10MFGarry Parker13(7)10(3)15(1)018(11)2MFDavid Preece2120000212MFWayne Turner23(1)0408135(1)1FWFrankie Bunn17(3)5410021(3)6FWSteve Elliott1233300156FWMick Harford221500813016FWBrian Stein42943825414FWMark Stein0(1)000000(1)0
League table
Results
First Division
Milk Cup
FA Cup
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