2007–08_Luton_Town_F.C._season

Luton Town
2007–08 season
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)
Home colours	Away colours
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2007–08 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town 2007–08 football season

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

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Bell was born in Kettering, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.

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Keane was born in Luton, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Report
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
19 January 2008	Leyton Orient	Away	1–2
22 January 2008	AFC Bournemouth	Away	3–4
26 January 2008	Leeds United	Home	1–1
29 January 2008	Swindon Town	Home	0–1
2 February 2008	Hartlepool United	Away	0–4
9 February 2008	AFC Bournemouth	Home	1–4
16 February 2008	Leyton Orient	Home	0–1
22 February 2008	Swansea City	Away	0–1
26 February 2008	Millwall	Home	1–1
1 March 2008	Walsall	Home	0–1
8 March 2008	Southend United	Away	0–2
11 March 2008	Carlisle United	Away	1–2
15 March 2008	Oldham Athletic	Home	3–0
22 March 2008	Cheltenham Town	Home	1–1
24 March 2008	Millwall	Away	0–0
29 March 2008	Crewe Alexandra	Home	2–1
1 April 2008	Gillingham	Away	1–2
5 April 2008	Northampton Town	Away	1–2
12 April 2008	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	1–2	6,652	Parkin 49'	^[7]
19 April 2008	Nottingham Forest	Away	0–1	17,331		^[33]
26 April 2008	Doncaster Rovers	Away	0–2
3 May 2008	Huddersfield Town	Home	0–1

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Report
First round	10 November 2007	Brentford	Home	1–1	4,167	Andrew 79'	^[34]
First round replay	27 November 2007	Brentford	Away	2–0	2,643	Coyne 36', Fojut 61'	^[35]
Second round	11 December 2007	Nottingham Forest	Home	1–0	5,758	Andrew 54'	^[36]
Third round	6 January 2008	Liverpool	Home	1–1	10,226	Riise 77' o.g.	^[37]
Third round replay	15 January 2008	Liverpool	Away	0–5	41,446		^[38]

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'	^[39]
Second round	28 August 2007	Sunderland	Home	3–0	4,401	Bell 16', Furlong 43', 75'	^[40]
Third round	25 September 2007	Charlton Athletic	Home	3–1 (a.e.t.)	4,534	Robinson 43', Spring 105', Talbot 117'	^[41]
Fourth round	31 October 2007	Everton	Home	0–1 (a.e.t.)	8,944		^[42]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Report
First round	4 September 2007	Northampton Town	Home	2–0	2,532	Hutchison 12', Peschisolido 48'	^[43]
Second round	9 October 2007	Gillingham	Away	3–4	1,417	Furlong 26', 43', Spring 45' pen.	^[44]

Pos.	Name	League		Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Ben Alnwick	4	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Calvin Andrew	19 (20)	2	6 (3)	2	25 (23)	4
DF	Ed Asafu-Adjaye	7	0	0	0	7	0
DF	George Beavan	1 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
MF	David Bell	32	4	9	1	41	5
GK	Marlon Beresford	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Dean Brill	37	0	10	0	47	0
MF	Ahmet Brković	0 (1)	0	1 (2)	0	1 (3)	0
FW	Ryan Charles	6 (1)	1	0	0	6 (1)	1
DF	Chris Coyne	18	0	7	1	25	1
MF	Darren Currie	25 (6)	2	5 (2)	0	30 (8)	2
DF	Sol Davis	15	0	0	0	15	0
MF	David Edwards	18 (1)	4	7	0	25 (1)	4
DF	Lewis Emanuel	15 (2)	2	2	0	17 (2)	2
DF	Jarosław Fojut	15 (1)	2	7	1	22 (1)	3
GK	David Forde	5	0	1	0	6	0
FW	Paul Furlong	23 (9)	8	5 (2)	4	28 (11)	12
DF	Alan Goodall	25 (4)	1	6 (1)	0	31 (5)	1
MF	Anthony Grant	1 (3)	0	0 (2)	0	1 (5)	0
DF	Jake Howells	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
MF	Don Hutchison	15 (6)	0	5	1	20 (6)	1
DF	Richard Jackson	27 (2)	0	8	0	35 (2)	0
MF	Keith Keane	27 (1)	1	4 (2)	0	31 (3)	1
MF	Richard Langley	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
FW	Paul McVeigh	15 (10)	0	2 (6)	0	17 (16)	0
FW	Dean Morgan	8 (8)	1	3 (2)	0	11 (10)	1
MF	Stephen O'Leary	10 (6)	0	0 (2)	0	10 (8)	0
FW	Sam Parkin	12 (7)	5	1	0	13 (7)	5
DF	Chris Perry	35	1	9	0	44	1
FW	Paul Peschisolido	2 (2)	0	0 (1)	1	2 (3)	1
MF	Steve Robinson	25 (3)	0	7	1	32 (3)	1
MF	Matthew Spring	43	9	10	3	53	12
FW	Drew Talbot	15 (12)	0	5 (4)	2	20 (16)	2
DF	Paul Underwood	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Marc Wilson	4	0	0	0	4	0

2007–08_Luton_Town_F.C._season

2007–08 Luton Town F.C. season

Season summary

League table

Results

League One

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Squad

Left club during season

Transfers

Out

Player statistics

See also

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	−18	50
21	AFC Bournemouth (R)	46	17	7	22	62	72	−10	48^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}