2002–03 Luton Town F.C. season
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The 2002–03 season was the 117th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The club's promotion from the Third Division in the previous season meant they competed back in the Second Division, their 82nd consecutive year in the Football League. Luton finished in ninth place, though a poor late run of games prevented the club from reaching the play-offs.
2002–03 season | ||||
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Chairman | Mike Watson-Challis (until 20 May 2003) John Gurney (from 20 May 2003) | |||
Manager | Joe Kinnear (until 23 May 2003) Mike Newell (from 23 June 2003) | |||
Football League Second Division | Ninth | |||
FA Cup | Second round | |||
Football League Cup | Second round | |||
Football League Trophy | Southern Section Quarter-Final | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Howard (22) All: Steve Howard (23) | |||
Highest home attendance | 9,477 vs Queens Park Rangers (Football League Second Division, 23 November 2002) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,578 vs Cambridge United (Football League Trophy, 10 December 2002) | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,746 | |||
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After almost three seasons of financial security, the first signs of a new wave of problematic cracks began to appear in the club's infrastructure during the season, triggering a series of events which would eventually result in disastrous consequences.[1][2][3][4] John Gurney's highly controversial[5] takeover of the club in May and subsequent sacking of popular managerial duo Joe Kinnear and Mick Harford led to the establishment of a Supporters' Trust to protect the future of the club.[6][7] A bizarre[5] and farcical[8] phone-vote poll organised by Gurney proved to be the method of picking a new manager to replace Kinnear, with ex-Hartlepool United boss and former Luton player Mike Newell allegedly[9] winning the most votes on 23 June.[10]
This article covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.