2005–06 Luton Town F.C. season
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Crystal Palace Away 2-1 21,166 Howard , Brković
9 August 2005 Southampton Home 2-1 9,447 Nicholls , Brković , Morgan
13 August 2005 Leeds United Home 0-0 10,102 -
20 August 2005 Stoke City Away 1-2 18,653 Morgan
27 August 2005 Leicester City Away 2-0 22,048 Brković , Nicholls ( pen )
29 August 2005 Millwall Home 2-1 8,220 Feeney , Davies
10 September 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-1 10,248 Nicholls
13 September 2005 Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1 13,492 -
17 September 2005 Hull City Away 1-0 19,184 Howard
23 September 2005 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-1 8,267 Howard ( 2 )
27 September 2005 Preston North End Home 3-0 7,815 Feeney , Brković , Howard
1 October 2005 Cardiff City Away 2-1 14,657 Morgan , Holmes
15 October 2005 Crewe Alexandra Away 1-3 6,604 Morgan
18 October 2005 Norwich City Home 4-2 10,248 Feeney , Edwards , Holmes , Howard
22 October 2005 Plymouth Argyle Home 1-1 8,714 Feeney
29 October 2005 Coventry City Away 0-1 22,228 -
1 November 2005 Sheffield United Away 0-4 22,554 -
5 November 2005 Burnley Home 2-3 8,518 Howard , Feeney
19 November 2005 Norwich City Away 0-2 25,383 -
22 November 2005 Crewe Alexandra Home 4-1 7,474 Vine ( 2 , 1 pen ) , Morgan , Showunmi
Match results -- Football League Championship
The 2005-06 season was the 120th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club, and the club's 85th consecutive year in the Football League. This was the club's first season in the second tier of English football since the 1995-96 season. Mike Newell's Luton side made a strong start to the season, topping the table after the first three games and staying in the play-off places until mid-December. However, a poor second half to the season saw Luton eventually slip down the table to finish in tenth place, albeit above more-fancied sides such as Southampton and Leicester City. Striker Steve Howard was Luton's top goalscorer for the fifth season running, scoring 15 goals in total, despite playing parts of the campaign as a makeshift centre-back following injuries to most of the Luton defence. Indeed, this proved a common occurrence throughout the season, with Luton's relatively small squad forcing team members to play out of position when injuries or suspensions materialised. Kenilworth Road was expanded at the beginning of the season to accommodate over 700 more fans and, combined with the large away followings of clubs such as Leeds United, Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, this saw the highest average attendance for Luton since their relegation from the top division in the 1991-92 season. This article covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.