 In his debut season, Alston finished as the club's joint top goalscorer, along with Ron Futcher, in the league as the club suffered relegation.However, Alston spent just one season at Kenilworth Road as the club began to experience financial difficulties resulting in Alston not being paid at times.Alston later described his decision to reject offers from Germany and return to England with Luton as "the biggest mistake I ever made".