2007–08 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Luton Town competed in League One.

Luton Town
2007–08 season
ChairmanDavid Pinkney
ManagerKevin Blackwell (until 16 January)
Mick Harford (from 16 January 2008)
StadiumKenilworth Road
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Paul Furlong and
Matthew Spring (12)

Season summary

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
Main article: 2007–08 Football League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 47 65 −18 50
21 Bournemouth (R) 46 17 7 22 62 72 −10 48[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 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[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Squad
Squad at end of season[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Dean Brill
3 DF  ENG Alan Goodall
4 MF  SCO Don Hutchison[11]
5 DF  ENG Chris Perry
7 FW  ENG Dean Morgan
8 MF  IRL David Bell[12]
9 FW  ENG Sam Parkin
10 MF  ENG Darren Currie
11 FW  CAN Paul Peschisolido
12 DF  ENG Richard Jackson
14 MF  NIR Steve Robinson
15 MF  ENG Stephen O'Leary
17 DF  ENG Lewis Emanuel
19 FW  ENG Drew Talbot
20 FW  ENG Calvin Andrew
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  IRL Keith Keane[13]
22 MF  ENG Richard Langley
24 DF  ENG Paul Underwood
25 MF  ENG Matthew Spring
26 DF  ENG Sol Davis
28 FW  NIR Paul McVeigh
29 FW  ENG Paul Furlong
32 FW  ENG Ryan Charles
35 GK  ENG Marlon Beresford
36 GK  ENG Ross Faulds
37 DF  ENG George Beavan
38 DF  ENG Ed Asafu-Adjaye
39 MF  ENG Harry Hogarth
40 DF  ENG Jake Howells

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  IRL Kevin Foley (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
6 DF  AUS Chris Coyne (to Colchester United)
16 MF  WAL David Edwards (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
18 MF  CRO Ahmet Brković (to Millwall)
27 GK  ENG Ben Alnwick (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  IRL David Forde (on loan from Cardiff City)
31 DF  POL Jarosław Fojut (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
33 MF  IRL Marc Wilson (on loan from Portsmouth)
34 MF  ENG Anthony Grant (on loan from Chelsea)

Transfers

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See also

References
  1. "Luton suffer 10-point deduction". BBC. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  2. "FA probe 'storm in a teacup' says Hatters chairman". Dunstable Today. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. Hooper, Andy (12 January 2008). "Kevin Blackwell resigns from Luton Town". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. Hodges, Vicki; Caroe, Charlie (16 January 2008). "Mick Harford replaces Kevin Blackwell at Luton". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  5. "Mick Harford's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  6. "Owen consortium nears Luton deal". BBC. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  7. "Luton 1–2 Brighton". BBC. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  8. Rundle, Richard. "Football Club History Database – Luton Town". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  9. "Luton Town 2007–2008 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  10. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flone/luton.htm Luton Town squad for 2007–08 season, FootballSquads
  11. Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but qualifies to represent Scotland internationally.
  12. Bell was born in Kettering, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  13. Keane was born in Luton, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
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