- Attendance
- 13,569
- Match Date
- Sep 25, 1996
![Bontcho and Gary Waddock celebrate taking the Premiership scalp](https://cdn.hattersheritage.co.uk/preview/1996-97+Season+DONE%2FM4234+Derby+County+v+Luton+Town%2FPhotos%2FBontcho+and+Gary+Waddock+celebrate+taking+the+Premiership+scalp.jpg?size=256)
Grant opens the scoring when he converts a cross from Oldfield, but Derby level when Dean Sturridge is given both time and space. A rocket shot by Paul Simpson levels the tie on aggregate but Thorpe then nets the overall winner when hitting home after some clever build-up play.
Luton Town Lineup
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