On January 28th 1961, Luton Town FC played at home, Kenilworth Park, against Manchester City, in an FA Cup, Fourth Round tie. City were 2-6 ahead when the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. Ballon d'Or winner, Denis Law continued his form in the replay, scoring five days later, but Luton had the last laugh, winning 3-1, rendering Law's effort irrelevant! Ashworth with 2 and Fleming 1 scored.
Luton Town FC v Manchester City, over 15,000 in the ground.
In the next Round 5, Luton lost at Barnsley 1-0, who then lost to Leicester City after 0-0 and 1-2.
The Foxes went on to beat Sheffield Utd in the Semi-final 2-0 after a 0-0 draw and then lost to Spurs 0-2 in the Final in Spurs' Double year
| 01 Jan 1898 | Luton Town v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | in League Division Two |
| Games won: | 14 |
| Games drawn: | 15 |
| Games lost: | 21 |
| 14 Apr 1999 | Manchester City v Luton Town | L | 2-0 | in League Division 2 |
| 10 Dec 2023 | Luton Town v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | in the Premier League |
Steve McManaman never scored six in a match but was a provider for his Liverpool team mates such as Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen. On this day, however, in 1999, Steve turned his back on Liverpool and agreed to join Real Madrid on a free transfer when his contract expired at the end of the season. Her was labelled a "Judas" by his Liverpool Kopites, but Steve was a bright lad and he made the most of his time in Spain, winning La Liga and the European Cup twice, with his new amigos!
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