On April 24th 1988, in the Final Luton Town beat Football League Cup holders, Arsenal in front of over 95,000 at Wembley in the Littlewoods Cup. The game was decided in final ten minutes when Luton saved a penalty and then scored an equaliser and a winner, bringing the first pice of silverware to the club, they then managed to "break" the trophy during their celebrations.
Goalscorers: Luton Stein 13, 90 min Wilson 82 Arsenal Hayes 71 Smith 74
Ties were two legged through to the end of the 2nd Rd:
Arsenal met Doncaster away in the 2nd Rd (4-0) over two legs, in Rd3 one leg v Bournemouth 3-0, Rd4 Stoke 3-0, Rd5 Sheff Wed 0-1 away. Semi-Final v Everton 4-2 over two legs.
Luton played Wigan Ath 5-2 over two legs. Rd 3 Coventry 3-1, Rd 4 Ipswich 0-1 away, 5th Rd Bradford City 2-0, Semi-F Oxford Utd 3-1 Semi-final-2 legged Arsenal v Everton 1-0 and 3-1
Luton met Oxford Utd 1-1 and 2-0. That season Luton came 9th in the First Division (the top one), got to the Semi-Final of the FA Cup, Were Runners Up in the Full Members Cup and won this FL Cup
Arsenal reached the 6th Rd (QF) of the FA Cup, were 6th in the First Division, Arsenal were Runners up in the Full Members, lost in the 3rd Rd of the League Cup.
The Football League was founded in 1888.
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