It’s Luton v Manchester City in the FA Cup tonight. The two sides have met on 7 previous occasions in the competition with City winning 4, drawing 1 and 2 ending in defeat. There was also the famous expunged game where Denis Law netted six. ‘Expunged’ – what a great word! For anyone wondering, it means wiped from the records. So none of those six count in either Law’s goals record or City’s, but it is a game that often gets remembered.
You can read about that one here:
Other fixtures include…
Paul Cooper saving a penaly:
Both sides pay their respects following the death of a monarch (interesting to note that that weekend’s FA Cup games went ahead as scheduled. Over 65,000 watched City defeat Luton 2-1 at Maine Road).
Of course, Luton played their part in one of the most infamous end of season games in 1983. I won’t put a link here to that but do a search if you’re interested as there’s plenty on my website about that day!
The full record for Manchester City against Luton prior to tonight’s game is:
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| League Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| European | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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