Luton Town 1997/1998

Angleterre

CityLuton

Full nameLuton Town FC

Diminutive Luton

Foundation1885

Stadium Kenilworth Road

Official websitehttps://www.lutontown.co.uk

Season

First Team

B Team

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Roster Luton Town 1997/1998

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Kelvin Davis

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 22/08/1997

left on : 12/07/1999

B.date	29/09/1976
Age	21 years
Height	1m86
Weight	78 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Ian Feuer

Goalkeeper

United States

Arrived on : 11/09/1995

left on : 24/03/1998

B.date	20/05/1971
Age	27 years
Height	2m101
Weight	101 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	1
Goals against	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Nathan Abbey

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1995

left on : 06/08/2001

B.date	11/07/1978
Age	19 years
Height	1m86
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Andy Dibble

Goalkeeper

Wales

Arrived on : 01/09/1997

left on : 01/10/1997

B.date	08/05/1965
Age	33 years
Height	1m88
Weight	86 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	5
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	50%
Losses	50%

Gary Doherty

Central defender

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 27/03/2000

B.date	31/01/1980
Age	18 years
Height	1m88
Weight	83 kg

Steve Davis

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 13/07/1995

left on : 21/12/1998

B.date	30/10/1968
Age	29 years
Height	1m88
Weight	92 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	270
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	270
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Chris Willmott

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1995

left on : 09/07/1999

B.date	30/09/1977
Age	20 years
Height	1m88
Weight	76 kg

Trevor Peake

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 25/08/1991

left on : 01/02/1998

B.date	10/02/1957
Age	41 years
Height	1m83
Weight	80 kg

Alan White

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 22/09/1997

left on : 26/11/1999

B.date	22/03/1976
Age	22 years
Height	1m83
Weight	86 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Darren Patterson

Right central defender

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 12/10/1996

left on : 14/07/1998

B.date	15/10/1969
Age	28 years
Height	1m88

Julian James

Defender

England

Arrived on : 12/10/1991

left on : 31/05/1998

B.date	22/03/1970
Age	28 years
Height	1m78
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Richard Harvey

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1993

left on : 30/06/1998

B.date	01/04/1969
Age	29 years
Height	1m78

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	214
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Marvin Johnson

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/11/1986

left on : 01/06/2003

B.date	29/10/1968
Age	29 years

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	270
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	67%
Losses	0%

Stuart Fraser

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 01/07/2002

B.date	09/01/1980
Age	18 years
Height	1m75
Weight	70 kg

Graham Alexander

Right full-back

Scotland

Arrived on : 08/07/1995

left on : 25/03/1999

B.date	10/10/1971
Age	26 years
Height	1m80
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	50%
Losses	0%

Mitchell Thomas

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 12/11/1993

left on : 01/07/1999

B.date	02/10/1964
Age	33 years
Height	1m88
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	50%
Losses	0%

Gary Waddock

Defensive Midfielder

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 09/09/1994

left on : 01/07/1998

B.date	17/03/1962
Age	36 years
Height	1m78
Weight	75 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	50%
Losses	25%

Matthew Spring

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 01/07/2004

B.date	17/11/1979
Age	18 years
Height	1m83
Weight	78 kg

Paul McLaren

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1993

left on : 08/06/2001

B.date	07/11/1976
Age	21 years
Height	1m86
Weight	84 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	50%
Losses	25%

Michael McIndoe

Left Midfielder

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 01/07/2000

B.date	02/12/1979
Age	18 years
Height	1m73
Weight	70 kg

Simon Davies

Midfield

Wales

Arrived on : 01/08/1997

left on : 17/12/1998

B.date	23/04/1974
Age	24 years
Height	1m83
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	206
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

David Oldfield

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 21/07/1995

left on : 20/06/1998

B.date	30/05/1968
Age	30 years
Height	1m80
Weight	84 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	326
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	50%
Losses	25%

Sean Evers

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1994

left on : 25/03/1999

B.date	10/10/1977
Age	20 years
Height	1m78

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	50%
Losses	50%

Anthony Hudson

Midfield

United States

Arrived on : 02/02/1998

left on : 01/06/1998

B.date	11/03/1981
Age	17 years

Paul Showler

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1996

left on : 01/07/1999

B.date	10/10/1966
Age	31 years
Height	1m80
Weight	70 kg

Phil Gray

Striker

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 15/09/1997

left on : 17/07/2000

B.date	02/10/1968
Age	29 years
Height	1m75
Weight	78 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Tony Thorpe

Striker

England

Arrived on : 18/08/1992

left on : 26/02/1998

B.date	10/04/1974
Age	24 years
Height	1m75

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	3
Efficiency	75
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	226
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Stuart Douglas

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1995

left on : 23/10/2001

B.date	09/04/1978
Age	20 years
Height	1m75
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	3
On the bench	1
Goals	1
Efficiency	242
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	242
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	50%
Losses	25%

Liam George

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1997

left on : 16/03/2002

B.date	02/02/1979
Age	19 years
Height	1m75
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	46
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Andrew Fotiadis

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1995

left on : 07/02/2003

B.date	06/09/1977
Age	20 years
Height	1m83
Weight	82 kg

Dwight Marshall

Striker

England

Arrived on : 15/07/1994

left on : 29/09/1998

B.date	03/10/1965
Age	32 years
Height	1m70
Weight	68 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	100%
Losses	0%

Rory Allen

Forward

England

Arrived on : 26/03/1998

left on : 01/07/1998

B.date	17/10/1977
Age	20 years

Manager

Lennie Lawrence

Manager

B.date 12/12/1947

Age 50 years

Arrived on : 21/12/1995

Left on : 04/07/2000

51 Games

15 Victories

19 Losses

Success rate in this team:

35 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

34 %

Games list

FA Cup

09/08	09/08/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 1R1	Blackpool	1 0	Luton Town
12/08	12/08/1997	League CupLC	First roundF	Colchester	0 1	Luton Town
18/08	18/08/1997	Second DivisionSD	Journée 0J0	Luton Town	1 0	Southend
23/08	23/08/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 3R3	Fulham	0 0	Luton Town
26/08	26/08/1997	League CupLC	First roundF	Luton Town	1 1	Colchester
30/08	30/08/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 4R4	Luton Town	1 1	Oldham Athletic
02/09	02/09/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 5R5	Luton Town	0 2	Millwall
09/09	09/09/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 6R6	Northampton Town	1 0	Luton Town
13/09	13/09/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 7R7	Bournemouth	1 1	Luton Town
16/09	16/09/1997	League CupLC	2nd round2	Luton Town	1 1	WBA
20/09	20/09/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 8R8	Luton Town	2 5	Wrexham
23/09	23/09/1997	League CupLC	2nd round2	WBA	4 2	Luton Town
27/09	27/09/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 9R9	Bristol City	3 0	Luton Town
04/10	04/10/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 10R10	Luton Town	0 4	Watford
11/10	11/10/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 11R11	Luton Town	3 0	Plymouth
18/10	18/10/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 12R12	Wigan	1 1	Luton Town
21/10	21/10/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 13R13	Carlisle United	0 1	Luton Town
25/10	25/10/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 14R14	Luton Town	2 0	Brentford
01/11	01/11/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 15R15	Wycombe	2 2	Luton Town
04/11	04/11/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 16R16	Luton Town	2 3	Burnley
08/11	08/11/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 17R17	Luton Town	1 3	Preston NE
15/11	15/11/1997	FA CupFAC	First roundF	Luton Town	0 1	Torquay United
22/11	22/11/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 19R19	Luton Town	0 1	Walsall
29/11	29/11/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 20R20	York City	1 2	Luton Town
02/12	02/12/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 21R21	Luton Town	2 2	Gillingham
13/12	13/12/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 22R22	Chesterfield	0 0	Luton Town
20/12	20/12/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 23R23	Luton Town	2 4	Bristol Rovers
26/12	26/12/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 24R24	Luton Town	2 2	Northampton Town
28/12	28/12/1997	Second DivisionSD	Round 25R25	Millwall	0 2	Luton Town
03/01	03/01/1998	Second DivisionSD	Journée 0J0	Southend	1 2	Luton Town
10/01	10/01/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 26R26	Luton Town	3 0	Blackpool
17/01	17/01/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 27R27	Oldham Athletic	2 1	Luton Town
24/01	24/01/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 28R28	Luton Town	1 4	Fulham
31/01	31/01/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 29R29	Luton Town	1 2	Bournemouth
07/02	07/02/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 30R30	Wrexham	2 1	Luton Town
14/02	14/02/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 31R31	Watford	1 1	Luton Town
21/02	21/02/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 32R32	Luton Town	0 0	Bristol City
24/02	24/02/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 33R33	Luton Town	1 1	Wigan
28/02	28/02/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 34R34	Plymouth	0 2	Luton Town
03/03	03/03/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 35R35	Preston NE	1 0	Luton Town
07/03	07/03/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 36R36	Luton Town	0 0	Wycombe
14/03	14/03/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 37R37	Burnley	1 1	Luton Town
21/03	21/03/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 38R38	Luton Town	2 2	Grimsby Town
28/03	28/03/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 39R39	Walsall	2 3	Luton Town
04/04	04/04/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 40R40	Luton Town	3 0	York City
07/04	07/04/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 41R41	Grimsby Town	0 1	Luton Town
11/04	11/04/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 42R42	Gillingham	2 1	Luton Town
14/04	14/04/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 43R43	Luton Town	3 0	Chesterfield
18/04	18/04/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 44R44	Bristol Rovers	2 1	Luton Town
25/04	25/04/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 45R45	Brentford	2 2	Luton Town
02/05	02/05/1998	Second DivisionSD	Round 46R46	Luton Town	3 2	Carlisle United

Competitions overview 1997/1998Last updated on 18/05/2024 at 06:54

Second Division
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
46	14	15	17	60	64	-4

League Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
4	1	2	1	5	6	-1
FA Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
51	15	17	19	65	71	-6

Transfers: In

Players in
01/07	01/07/1997	Gary Doherty
01/07	01/07/1997	Stuart Fraser
01/07	01/07/1997	Liam George
01/07	01/07/1997	Michael McIndoe
01/07	01/07/1997	Matthew Spring
01/08	01/08/1997	Simon Davies	Man United U-23	300 k€
22/08	22/08/1997	Kelvin Davis	Hartlepool	Return from loan
31/08	31/08/1997	Kim Grant	Millwall	Return from loan
01/09	01/09/1997	Andy Dibble	Sheffield U
15/09	15/09/1997	Phil Gray	Sittard	600 k€
22/09	22/09/1997	Alan White	Middlesbrough B	56 k€
01/03	01/03/1998	Mark Gayle	Chesterfield
Players loaned in
08/09	08/09/1997	Bryan Small	Bolton	Loan
28/11	28/11/1997	Chris Allen	Nottingham	Loan
02/02	02/02/1998	Anthony Hudson	West Ham U-23	Loan
26/03	26/03/1998	Rory Allen	Tottenham	Loan

Transfers: Out

Players out
10/05	10/05/1997	Matthew Upson	Arsenal U-23	3 M€
31/05	31/05/1997	Boncho Genchev	CSKA Sofia	Free
01/07	01/07/1997	Aaron Skelton	Colchester
02/07	02/07/1997	Ceri Hughes	Wimbledon	600 k€
01/08	01/08/1997	Ben Chenery	Cambridge	Free
01/09	01/09/1997	Kim Grant	Millwall	259 k€
01/10	01/10/1997	Andy Dibble	Middlesbrough	Free
12/12	12/12/1997	Bryan Small	Bolton	Return from loan
26/02	26/02/1998	Tony Thorpe	Fulham	1.1 M€
28/02	28/02/1998	Chris Allen	Nottingham	Return from loan
24/03	24/03/1998	Ian Feuer	New England
Players loaned out
01/07	01/07/1997	G. Tomlinson	Bournemouth	Loan
01/08	01/08/1997	Kelvin Davis	Hartlepool	Loan
03/08	03/08/1997	Kim Grant	Millwall	Loan
Players retired
01/02	01/02/1998	Trevor Peake	Retired

Trophy room

Victories

League One	2	20192005
National League	1	2014
EFL Trophy	1	2009
League Cup	1	1988
Championship	1	1982

Runner-ups

League Two	2	20182002
National League	1	2010
League Cup	1	1989
Full Members Cup	1	1988
Championship	2	19741955
FA Cup	1	1959

Data verified since 1897/1898

Club overall statsLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

22%

26%

24%

All competitions

23%

24%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

35%

26%

30%

All competitions

31%

28%

29%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

65%

43%

54%

All competitions

58%

44%

51%

Number of times the team scores first

League

All competitions

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

All competitions

Most frequent score

Score	League	All competitions
Home
1 - 0	1 times	1 times
1 - 1	2 times	4 times
0 - 2	1 times	1 times
2 - 5	1 times	1 times
0 - 4	1 times	1 times
3 - 0	4 times	4 times
2 - 0	1 times	1 times
2 - 3	1 times	1 times
1 - 3	1 times	1 times
0 - 1	1 times	2 times
2 - 2	3 times	3 times
2 - 4	1 times	1 times
1 - 4	1 times	1 times
1 - 2	1 times	1 times
0 - 0	2 times	2 times
3 - 2	1 times	1 times

Score	League	All competitions
Away
1 - 0	3 times	3 times
0 - 1	2 times	3 times
0 - 0	2 times	2 times
1 - 1	4 times	4 times
4 - 2	0 times	1 times
3 - 0	1 times	1 times
2 - 2	2 times	2 times
1 - 2	2 times	2 times
0 - 2	2 times	2 times
2 - 1	4 times	4 times
2 - 3	1 times	1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

Away

Total

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

50%

Total

25%

50%

25%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

Away

Total

All competitions

Home

Away

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

100%

Min./Match

100%

Min./Match

100%

Min./Match

All competitions

99%

Min./Match

98%

Min./Match

98%

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 01/06/2024 at 20:41

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	0	0
16 - 30	1	0
31 - 45	2	2
46 - 60	0	2
61 - 75	1	1
76 - 90	1	1

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 03:10

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1988 and 1998 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.

24	Ipswich Town	1.41 pts/m
25	Leicester	1.34 pts/m
26	Oldham Athletic	1.28 pts/m
27	Sunderland	1.36 pts/m
28	Charlton	1.36 pts/m
29	Luton Town	1.17 pts/m
30	Barnsley	1.37 pts/m
31	Millwall	1.32 pts/m
32	Wolverhampton	1.48 pts/m
33	Swindon Town	1.36 pts/m
34	Portsmouth	1.32 pts/m

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/08/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 01/06/2024 at 13:17

Best club streaksLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Series	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	3	2	3
League	3	2	3
consecutive draws	0
consecutive losses	4	2	4
League	3	2	4
consecutive matches without a win	7	6	11
League	6	6	8
consecutive matches without a draw	8	4	7
League	8	4	7
consecutive matches without a loss	7	7	6
League	7	7	6
matches with at least one goal scored	6	6	10
League	6	6	10
matches with at least one goal conceded	7	5	10
League	6	4	7
matches without scoring any goal	2	2	2
League	1	3	2
matches without conceding any goal	2	2	3
League	2	2	2

Running streaksLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Series Running	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	3		1
League	3		1
consecutive losses
League
consecutive matches without a win		3
League		3
consecutive matches without a draw	3		1
League	3		1
consecutive matches without a loss	7	1	2
League	7	1	2
matches with at least one goal scored	4	6	10
League	4	6	10
matches with at least one goal conceded	1	3	3
League	1	3	3
matches without scoring any goal
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matches without conceding any goal
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Luton Town 1997/1998

Roster Luton Town 1997/1998

Games list

Manager

Games list

Competitions overview 1997/1998Last updated on 18/05/2024 at 06:54

Total

Transfers: In

Players in

Players loaned in

Transfers: Out

Players out

Players loaned out

Players retired

Trophy room

Victories

Runner-ups

Club overall statsLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Number of matches without scoring

Number of matches without conceding a goal

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

Number of times the team scores first

Number of times the opponent scores first

Average minute of the first goal scored

Average minute of the first goal conceded

Most frequent score

Result when the team scores first

Result when the opponent scores first

Time leading and behind score

Season formLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Goals per quarterLast updated on 01/06/2024 at 20:41

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 03:10

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 01/06/2024 at 13:17

Best club streaksLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

Running streaksLast updated on 26/05/2024 at 08:45

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