Luton Town 4-0 Newcastle United - November 07, 1987 / Division 1 1987/1988
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Team line-ups
Luton Town
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Les Sealey | 30 | 158 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mal Donaghy | 30 | 219 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Foster | 30 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 30 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tim Breacker | 22 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Wilson | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Darron McDonough | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Stein | 21 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Emeka Nwajiobi | 28 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Allinson | 30 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Stein | 30 | 188 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
90
Newcastle United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Gary Kelly | 21 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Glenn Roeder | 31 | 167 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Jackson | 26 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Anderson | 28 | 210 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Wharton | 26 | 199 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil McDonald | 22 | 174 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Tinnion | 46 | 19 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Gascoigne | 20 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Darren Jackson | 21 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mirandinha | 28 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul Goddard | 28 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
91
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Michael O'Neill | 46 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kenny Wharton
IN
David McCreery
OUT
Mirandinha
IN
John Cornwell
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
42
17
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Harford vs Newcastle United
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Harford vs McFaul
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
110
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
McFaul vs Luton Town
0 victory
3 draws
2 losses
McFaul vs Harford
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures

Luton Town keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a loss vs Newcastle United running (since 21/08/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/05/1980 (3 matches)

The last time Luton Town has ended with the score 4-0 in Premier League, It was on the 11/05/1985 (vs )

No Newcastle United manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Willie McFaul has reached 1.63 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VLuton Town 2-1 Everton12/09/1987 | DLuton Town 1-1 Manchester United03/10/1987 | VLuton Town 4-2 Wigan06/10/1987 | VLuton Town 2-0 Wimbledon FC17/10/1987 | LLuton Town 0-1 Liverpool24/10/1987 | VLuton Town 3-1 Coventry27/10/1987 |
Overall | DLuton Town 1-1 Manchester United03/10/1987 | VLuton Town 4-2 Wigan06/10/1987 | LPortsmouth 3-1 Luton Town10/10/1987 | VLuton Town 2-0 Wimbledon FC17/10/1987 | LLuton Town 0-1 Liverpool24/10/1987 | VLuton Town 3-1 Coventry27/10/1987 |
Current form
Away | DNorwich City 1-1 Newcastle United01/09/1987 | DManchester United 2-2 Newcastle United12/09/1987 | LBlackpool 1-0 Newcastle United23/09/1987 | DChelsea 2-2 Newcastle United03/10/1987 | VCoventry 1-3 Newcastle United24/10/1987 | LWimbledon FC 2-1 Newcastle United28/10/1987 |
Overall | DChelsea 2-2 Newcastle United03/10/1987 | VNewcastle United 4-1 Blackpool07/10/1987 | DNewcastle United 1-1 Everton17/10/1987 | VCoventry 1-3 Newcastle United24/10/1987 | LWimbledon FC 2-1 Newcastle United28/10/1987 | LNewcastle United 0-1 Arsenal31/10/1987 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 4 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 13 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
13 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
12 |
7 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
6 |
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
5 |
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
14 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
15 |
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
10 |
19 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
19 |
7 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
9 |
1.08 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
1.14 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
1.46 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.58 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
6 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
9 |
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Mick Harford | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Mirandinha | ![]() |
![]() | Mick Harford | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Darren Jackson | ![]() |
![]() | Mick Harford | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Neil McDonald | ![]() |
![]() | Danny Wilson | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Mick Harford | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | Paul Goddard | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
44 gf
28 ga
Away
27 gf
54 ga
Total
71 gf
82 ga
Historical head to head
Home
54 gf
27 ga
Away
28 gf
44 ga
Total
82 gf
71 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 1 |
February 16, 1957 |
Home | 4 - 1 |
February 16, 1957 |
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 2 |
April 05, 1947 |
Away | 3 - 0 |
November 16, 1957 |
Latest head to head
February 07, 1987 - Division 1 1986/1987
August 30, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987
December 07, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
August 21, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
February 23, 1985 - Division 1 1984/1985
Best historical scorers against Newcastle United
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Billy Bingham | 4 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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Allan Brown | 2 goals | 1959 - 1959 |
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Mick Harford | 2 goals | 1985 - 1985 |
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John Aston | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
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Tony Gregory | 2 goals | 1959 - 1959 |
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Ashley Grimes | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
Best historical scorers against Luton Town
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George Eastham | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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Len White | 3 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
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Peter Beardsley | 2 goals | 1984 - 1985 |
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Gordon Hughes | 2 goals | 1959 - 1959 |
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Paul Goddard | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
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Pat Heard | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Newcastle United
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Mal Donaghy | 6 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
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Brian Stein | 6 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
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Tim Breacker | 5 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
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Peter Nicholas | 5 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
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Mick Harford | 4 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
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Ricky Hill | 4 matches | 1984 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Luton Town
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Peter Beardsley | 6 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
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Kenny Wharton | 6 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
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Glenn Roeder | 5 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
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David McCreery | 5 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
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Martin Thomas | 5 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
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John Anderson | 4 matches | 1984 - 1986 |
They played in both sides
18 matches


7 matches
4 matches


5 matches
They played in both sides
18 matches


7 matches
4 matches


5 matches
Competition info
The other matches
November 03, 1987
November 04, 1987
November 07, 1987
February 10, 1988
April 13, 1988
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