DAVID PLEAT (LUTON MANAGER) RUNS ONTO THE PITCH AT THE FINAL WHISTLE AFTER HIS TEAM HAD AVOIDED RELEGATION TO THE 2nd DIVISION WITH A GOAL 4 MINUTES FROM TIME BY RADDI ANTIC, THUS SENDING DOWN THEIR OPPOSITION INSTEAD. MANCHESTER CITY V LUTON TOWN, 1982/83. CREDIT: COLORSPORT One of the most memorable football moments of the […]
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On This Day – 24th April
Luton Town were giantkillers on this day back in 1988, beating the holders Arsenal 3-2 to win the League Cup. Arsenal were strong favourites going into the game but fell behind when Brian Stein scored from close range in the 13th minute.The game sprang to life in the final 20 minutes when four goals were […]
On This Day – 12th April
Joe Payne is a name that will undoubtedly stand forever in the football history books. The reason being is that on this day back in 1936, Payne scored ten goals in a single match.His goals were for Luton Town in a Division Three (South) match at home to Bristol Rovers. It remains the record number […]
On This Day – 13th March
It was on this day in 1985 that the FA Cup Sixth Round tie between Luton Town and Millwall made international news. Sadly, the publicity had nothing to do with the game. It was the behaviour of the fans that took the limelight. Before the match, there had been trouble out in the streets of […]
Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1988/89
Luton Town’s Mick Harford, who singled out Napoli’s Diego Maradona in the semi final of the UEFA Cup Following on from the three earlier articles in this series, I am writing a fictional piece on what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the 1980’s.Many English teams missed out on […]
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Heroes & Villains – Luton Town
Heroes – The 1988 League Cup winning team The names of Andy Dibble, Tim Breacker, Rob Johnson, Ricky Hill, Steve Foster, Mal Donaghy, Danny Wilson, Brian Stein, Mick Harford, David Preece, Kingsley Black are ingrained into the history of Luton Town Football Club. They were the starting eleven that beat Arsenal 3-2 in the 1988 […]
On This Day – 30th April
John Hendrie side-foots home the last competitive goal at Ayresome Park The last game to be played at Middlesbrough’s Ayresome Park as played on this day a quarter of a century ago.30th April 1995 is a date etched in the mind of Middlesbrough fans old enough to remember the move. It was the date that […]