2007–08 season | |||
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Chairman | David Pinkney | ||
Manager | Kevin Blackwell (until 16 January) Mick Harford (from 16 January 2008) | ||
Stadium | Kenilworth Road | ||
League One | 24th (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Football League Trophy | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: All: Paul Furlong and Matthew Spring (12) | ||
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During the 2007–08 English football season, Luton Town competed in League One.
Season summary
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]League One
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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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 | 6,417 | Furlong 19' | [42] |
1 March 2008 | Walsall | Home | 0–1 | 6,157 | [43] | |
8 March 2008 | Southend United | Away | 0–2 | 8,241 | [44] | |
11 March 2008 | Carlisle United | Away | 1–2 | 5,489 | Bell 51' | [45] |
15 March 2008 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 3–0 | 5,417 | Charles 20', Spring 33' pen., Emanuel 35' | [46] |
22 March 2008 | Cheltenham Town | Home | 1–1 | 6,087 | Parkin 24' | [47] |
24 March 2008 | Millwall | Away | 0–0 | 8,375 | [48] | |
29 March 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 2–1 | 5,465 | Spring 4', 78' pen. | [49] |
1 April 2008 | Gillingham | Away | 1–2 | 6,142 | Parkin 19' | [50] |
5 April 2008 | Northampton Town | Away | 1–2 | 5,132 | Parkin 90' | [51] |
12 April 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 1–2 | 6,652 | Parkin 49' | [7] |
19 April 2008 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–1 | 17,331 | [52] | |
26 April 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 0–2 | 9,332 | [53] | |
3 May 2008 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 0–1 | 6,539 | [54] |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
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First round | 10 November 2007 | Brentford | Home | 1–1 | 4,167 | Andrew 79' | [55] |
First round replay | 27 November 2007 | Brentford | Away | 2–0 | 2,643 | Coyne 36', Fojut 61' | [56] |
Second round | 11 December 2007 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–0 | 5,758 | Andrew 54' | [57] |
Third round | 6 January 2008 | Liverpool | Home | 1–1 | 10,226 | Riise 77' o.g. | [58] |
Third round replay | 15 January 2008 | Liverpool | Away | 0–5 | 41,446 | [59] |
League Cup
[edit]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' | [60] |
Second round | 28 August 2007 | Sunderland | Home | 3–0 | 4,401 | Bell 16', Furlong 43', 75' | [61] |
Third round | 25 September 2007 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | 4,534 | Robinson 43', Spring 105', Talbot 117' | [62] |
Fourth round | 31 October 2007 | Everton | Home | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 8,944 | [63] |
Football League Trophy
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 4 September 2007 | Northampton Town | Home | 2–0 | 2,532 | Hutchison 12', Peschisolido 48' | [64] |
Second round | 9 October 2007 | Gillingham | Away | 3–4 | 1,417 | Furlong 26', 43', Spring 45' pen. | [65] |
Squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[66]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Out
[edit]- Russell Perrett
- Warren Feeney
- Michael Leary
- Adam Boyd
- Danny Stevens
- Shaun Ross
- Leon Barnett
- Markus Heikkinen
- Peter Holmes
- Chris Pendleton
- Kevin Foley – Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Ahmet Brković – Millwall
- Chris Coyne – Colchester United
Player statistics
[edit]- Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. | Name | League | Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
19 (20) | 2 | 6 (3) | 2 | 25 (23) | 4 |
DF | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
25 (6) | 2 | 5 (2) | 0 | 30 (8) | 2 |
DF | ![]() |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
18 (1) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 25 (1) | 4 |
DF | ![]() |
15 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 (2) | 2 |
DF | ![]() |
15 (1) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 22 (1) | 3 |
GK | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
23 (9) | 8 | 5 (2) | 4 | 28 (11) | 12 |
DF | ![]() |
25 (4) | 1 | 6 (1) | 0 | 31 (5) | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
1 (3) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
15 (6) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 (6) | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
27 (2) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 (2) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
27 (1) | 1 | 4 (2) | 0 | 31 (3) | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
15 (10) | 0 | 2 (6) | 0 | 17 (16) | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
8 (8) | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 11 (10) | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
10 (6) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 10 (8) | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
12 (7) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 (7) | 5 |
DF | ![]() |
35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
2 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 2 (3) | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
25 (3) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32 (3) | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
43 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 12 |
FW | ![]() |
15 (12) | 0 | 5 (4) | 2 | 20 (16) | 2 |
DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally.
- ^ Bell was born in Kettering, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
- ^ Keane was born in Luton, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
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