Luton Town 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
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.[1]
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Bury
46
24
12
10
62
38
+24
84
Division Champions, promoted
2
Stockport County
46
23
13
10
59
41
+18
82
Promoted
3
Luton Town
46
21
15
10
71
45
+26
78
Participated in play-offs
4
Brentford
46
20
14
12
56
43
+13
74
5
Bristol City
46
21
10
15
69
51
+18
73
Source:
[2] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results
Luton Town's score comes first [3]
Legend
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SR1
10 December 1996
Leyton Orient
H
2–1
1,594
SR2
4 February 1997
Northampton Town
A
0–1
4,201
Squad
[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player details
Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions