A Best-Ever Luton Town XI – The Results – The Defence

It’s time to continue the great reveal.

With another set of shifts completed in the day job, the one that pays the bills, here at Vital Luton Town we can now continue to reveal who joins Ron Baynham in the ‘Best-Ever Luton Town XI’ as selected by the membership.

Today, we reveal who has cemented a place in the defence.

However, there is a twist in the tale which requires your input.

With all the Best XI’s analysed, we had three clear winners when it came to the defence, with Steve Foster, Mal Donaghy and Paul Futcher gaining more nominations than any of the others.

But, when it came to the fourth member of the back-four, we had a three-way tie with Steve Buckley, James Justin and Tim Breaker all getting the same number of nominations.

Therefore, in confirming the final member of the back-four, we thought it only fair to put it to the poll:

As for the trio who have already been selected, here’s a few facts and figures on each:

• Name – Stephen Brian Foster
• Born – 24 September 1957
• Birthplace – Portsmouth, England
• Height – 6 feet 1 inch
• Clubs – Portsmouth, Brighton, Aston Villa, Luton Town, Oxford United, Brighton
• International Honours – England (3 caps)

Steve Foster made in excess of 160 League appearances for Luton Town spanning the period 1984 – 1989

• Name – Malachy Martin Donaghy
• Born – 13 September 1957
• Birthplace – Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Height – 5 feet 11 inches
• Clubs – Cromac Albion, Lame, Luton Town, Manchester United, Chelsea
• International Honours – Northern Ireland (91 caps)

Mal Donaghy made in excess of 400 League appearances for Luton Town spanning the period 1978 – 1988, he returned for a brief loan spell in 1989 – 1990 making a further 5 League appearances

• Name – Paul Futcher
• Born – 25 September 1956
• Birthplace – Chester, England
• Height – 6 feet
• Clubs – Chester, Luton Town, Manchester City, Oldham, Derby, Barnsley, Halifax, Grimsby, Dundalk, Droylsden, Gresley Rovers, Southport
• International Honours – England U21 (11 caps)

Paul Futcher made in excess of 130 League appearances for Luton Town spanning the period 1974 – 1977, sadly he passed away on 23 November 2016 aged 60

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