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1996–97 Luton Town F.C. season

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Chairman
  
David Kohler

Stadium
  
Kenilworth Road

Play-offs
  
Semi-finals

Manager
  
Lennie Lawrence

Second Division
  
3rd

FA Cup
  
Third round

During the 1996–97 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Contents

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.

Final league table

  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

    • Results

    Luton Town's score comes first

    Squad

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

    References

    1996–97 Luton Town F.C. season Wikipedia
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