John Faulkner
John Faulkner Date of Birth: Mar 10, 1948 Share "John Faulkner" on Facebook‘Maxie’, to all at Kenilworth Road decided to qualify as a Quantity Surveyor and play non-League for Sutton United rather than join Charlton.
A commanding performance at centre-half against Leeds in the F.A.Cup saw him succumb to temptation and join the professional ranks at Elland Road but in only his second start he broke a kneecap.
With Luton Town selling Chris Nicholl a vacancy arose at Kenilworth Road in March 1972 and John accepted the offer with both hands and with it over 200 League appearances, a promotion to Division One and cult status amongst the Hatters fans.
A spell in the USA followed before he returned to Luton as youth team coach and then first team coach under Jim Ryan. After Ryan’s departure, John went to Norwich under Mike Walker and later scouted for, amongst others, ex-Town star Danny Wilson.
John sadly passed away in December 2017.
Appearances
- League
- 209
- Non-League
- 0
- FAC
- 12
- League Cup
- 15
- Other
- 3
- Total
- 239
Goals
- League
- 6
- Non-League
- 0
- FAC
- 0
- League Cup
- 1
- Other
- 0
- Total
- 7
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John Faulkner, later concussed, clears the ball - West Bromwich Albion vs Luton Town FC (27th Apr 1974)
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John Faulkner looks to set up a waiting Andy King - York City vs Luton Town FC (7th Feb 1976)
- Andy King
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John Faulkner makes a last ditch tackle - Luton Town FC vs Millwall (12th Apr 1977)
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;John Faulkner clearing - Luton Town FC vs Hull City (16th Aug 1975)
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John Faulkner see his header fly over the bar - Southampton vs Luton Town FC (2nd Apr 1977)
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John Faulkner up in attack - Southampton vs Luton Town FC (2nd Apr 1977)
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John Faulkner gives Luton Old Boy Barry Butlin the eye - Luton Town FC vs Nottingham Forest (4th Sep 1976)
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John Faulkner is spoken to - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (18th Sep 1976)
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John Faulkner well up field - Luton Town FC vs Hereford United (9th Oct 1976)
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Keith Barber holds on the ball watched by John Faulkner - Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town FC (30th Oct 1976)
- Keith Barber
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John Faulkner clears in front of the Oak Road End - Luton Town FC vs Blackpool (4th Dec 1976)
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John Faulkner in the middle of the Chester wall - Chester vs Luton Town FC (29th Jan 1977)
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John Faulkner appeals for a foul on the goalkeeper - Fulham vs Luton Town FC (26th Feb 1977)
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John Faulkner up from the back - Luton Town FC vs Oldham Athletic (8th Mar 1977)
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John Faulkners powerful clearance - Southampton vs Luton Town FC (2nd Apr 1977)
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John Faulkner heads clear - Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Luton Town FC (25th Sep 1976)
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John Faulkner up against his old mate Barry Butlin - Luton Town FC vs Nottingham Forest (4th Sep 1976)
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John Faulkner well above everyone - Luton Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers (13th Sep 1975)
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John Faulkner powers in a header - Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth (17th Jan 1976)
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John Faulkner commands his box - Luton Town FC vs Oxford United (26th Dec 1975)
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John Faulkner wearing a new hair style - Luton Town FC vs Oxford United (26th Dec 1975)
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John Faulkner evades a tackle - Fulham vs Luton Town FC (22nd Nov 1975)
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John Faulkner up from the back - Luton Town FC vs Oldham Athletic (15th Nov 1975)
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John Faulkner joins a Luton attack - Luton Town FC vs Bristol City (1st Nov 1975)
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John Faulkner about to take a fall - Luton Town FC vs Bristol City (1st Nov 1975)
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John Faulkner high kicking - Luton Town FC vs Bristol City (1st Nov 1975)
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John Faulkner gets the better of Vic Halom - Sunderland vs Luton Town FC (25th Oct 1975)
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John Faulkner keeps the ball away from Barry Butlin - Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town FC (21st Oct 1975)
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John Faulkner jockeys former Hatter Viv Busby - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (18th Oct 1975)
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John Faulkner clears again - Fulham vs Luton Town FC (22nd Nov 1975)
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John Faulkner unusually attacking the Rovers goal - Luton Town FC vs Blackburn Rovers (27th Sep 1975)
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John Faulkner up for a corner - Luton Town FC vs Blackburn Rovers (27th Sep 1975)
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John Faulkner makes sure he clears the ball - Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth (17th Jan 1976)
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John Faulkner and Paul Price are prevented from taking a quick free kick - Burnley vs Luton Town FC (28th Aug 1976)
- Paul Price
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John Faulkner competes in the forward line - Luton Town FC vs Manchester City (25th Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner wins the header - Luton Town FC vs Oldham Athletic (7th Jan 1978)
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John Faulkner in the mix - Luton Town FC vs Mansfield Town (17th Dec 1977)
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John Faulkner’s header flystowards goal - Luton Town FC vs Mansfield Town (17th Dec 1977)
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John Faulkner heads for goal - Luton Town FC vs Burnley (3rd Dec 1977)
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John Faulkner up in the attack - Luton Town FC vs Hull City (5th Nov 1977)
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John Faulkner heads in the only goal of the game watched by a bemused George Best - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (15th Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner doing his job - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (15th Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner is not content with just one goal - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (15th Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner joins the attack - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (15th Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner shows his delight with his goal - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (15th Oct 1977)
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Reverse angle of John Faulkner scoring the only goal of the game - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (15th Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner get his header in - Luton Town FC vs Notts County (1st Oct 1977)
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John Faulkner launches a header at the Charlton goal - Luton Town FC vs Charlton Athletic (3rd Sep 1977)
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Paul Futcher and John Faulkner attack the same ball - Luton Town FC vs Charlton Athletic (3rd Sep 1977)
- Paul Futcher
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John Faulkner making his 200th appearance - Luton Town FC vs Oldham Athletic (14th Jan 1978)
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John Faulkner battles through - Luton Town FC vs Oldham Athletic (14th Jan 1978)
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John Faulkner first to the ball - Luton Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers (21st Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner watches the keeper tip the ball over the bar - Luton Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers (21st Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner gets in first - Luton Town FC vs Blackpool (18th Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner up in attack - Luton Town FC vs Blackpool (18th Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner up in the Fulham area - Fulham vs Luton Town FC (10th Mar 1978)
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Captain John Faulkner shakes with the officials - Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City (4th Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner clears his line - Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City (4th Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner heads in goal number two - Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City (4th Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner turns to celebrate his goal - Luton Town FC vs Cardiff City (4th Mar 1978)
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John Faulkner rallying the troops - Notts County vs Luton Town FC (25th Feb 1978)
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John Faulkner appears frustrated at not winning the ball - Notts County vs Luton Town FC (25th Feb 1978)
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John Faulkner helping out the attack - Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town FC (11th Feb 1978)
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John Faulkner’s high boot - Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town FC (11th Feb 1978)
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John Faulkner leads the Town out - Charlton Athletic vs Luton Town FC (21st Jan 1978)
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John Faulkner looks cold waiting for the toss - Charlton Athletic vs Luton Town FC (21st Jan 1978)
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John Faulkner challenges the County keeper - Notts County vs Luton Town FC (27th Nov 1976)
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John Faulkner powers in the Town's first goal - Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth (17th Jan 1976)
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John Faulkner beats Blues' Bob Latchford to the ball - Birmingham City vs Luton Town FC (5th Sep 1972)
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John Faulkner heads over - Luton Town FC vs Blackpool (7th Oct 1972)
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John Faulkner challenges keeper with referee keeping a close eye on attack - Luton Town FC vs Swindon Town (4th Nov 1972)
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John Faulkner rises above the Swindon defence - Luton Town FC vs Swindon Town (4th Nov 1972)
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John Faulkner takes evasive action - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (7th Apr 1973)
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John Faulkner heads clear - Queens Park Rangers vs Luton Town FC (14th Apr 1973)
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John Faulkner challenges - Luton Town FC vs Carlisle United (1st Sep 1973)
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John Faulkner defends - Luton Town FC vs Blackpool (29th Sep 1973)
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John Faulkner has his man under control - Luton Town FC vs Blackpool (29th Sep 1973)
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John Faulkner alert - Luton Town FC vs Swindon Town (13th Oct 1973)
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John Faulkner in control - Luton Town FC vs Swindon Town (13th Oct 1973)
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John Faulkner goes for goal - Luton Town FC vs West Bromwich Albion (1st Dec 1973)
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John Faulkner battles with former Hatter Neil Rioch - Luton Town FC vs Aston Villa (15th Dec 1973)
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The keeper wins again as John Faulkner turns away - Blackpool vs Luton Town FC (22nd Dec 1973)
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John Faulkner beaten by Peter Mellor - Luton Town FC vs Fulham (26th Dec 1973)
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John Faulkner header flies over - Luton Town FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16th Sep 1972)
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John Faulkner puts in a strong header - Luton Town FC vs Preston North End (19th Aug 1972)
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John Faulkner is sandwiched between two Wednesday forwards - Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton Town FC (23rd Sep 1972)
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Goalscorer John Faulkner is unlucky this time - Bristol City vs Luton Town FC (28th Oct 1972)
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John Faulkner heads clear - Luton Town FC vs Port Vale (9th Jan 1974)
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John Faulkner rises above the City players - Luton Town FC vs Bradford City (26th Jan 1974)
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Rodney Fern and John Faulkner both fail to connect - Luton Town FC vs Leicester City (16th Feb 1974)
- Rodney Fern
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John Faulkner attacks a Luton corner - Fulham vs Luton Town FC (5th Mar 1974)
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John Faulkner heads clear watched by a grateful Keith Barber - Leeds United vs Luton Town FC (7th Sep 1974)
- Keith Barber
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John Faulkner intercepts another Leeds attack - Leeds United vs Luton Town FC (7th Sep 1974)
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John Faulkner wins a defensive header - Chelsea vs Luton Town FC (7th Dec 1974)
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John Faulkner watches Steve Buckley get the better of John Toshack - Liverpool vs Luton Town FC (14th Dec 1974)
- Steve Buckley
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John Faulkner lays the ball off - Luton Town FC vs Newcastle United (8th Feb 1975)
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John Faulkner takes charge - Luton Town FC vs Bristol City (29th Dec 1973)
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John Faulkner up highest - Luton Town FC vs Notts County (5th Feb 1974)
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John Faulkner takes out the keeper and his teammate - Sheffield United vs Luton Town FC (1st Feb 1975)
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John Faulkner clears a Coventry attack - Luton Town FC vs Coventry City (8th Mar 1975)
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John Faulkner bravely heads the ball away - Luton Town FC vs Leeds United (22nd Mar 1975)
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John Faulkner holds off Johnny Giles - Luton Town FC vs Leeds United (22nd Mar 1975)
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John Faulkner rises above everybody - Luton Town FC vs Arsenal (25th Mar 1975)
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John Faulkner uses Peter Anderson’s back to climb highest - Derby County vs Luton Town FC (29th Mar 1975)
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John Faulkner ends up in a heap - Tottenham Hotspur vs Luton Town FC (5th Apr 1975)
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John Faulkner gets in a header - Luton Town FC vs Manchester City (26th Apr 1975)
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John Faulkner joins the Luton attack - Luton Town FC vs Manchester City (26th Apr 1975)
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John Faulkner is unable to prevent a goal from Argyle's Billy Rafferty - Plymouth Argyle vs Luton Town FC (24th Feb 1976)
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John Faulkner eased off the ball - Luton Town FC vs Nottingham Forest (31st Jan 1976)
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John Faulkner joins the attack - Luton Town FC vs Nottingham Forest (31st Jan 1976)
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John Faulkner joins in with the attack - Burnley vs Luton Town FC (18th Jan 1975)
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John Faulkner wins the aerial battle watched on by Steve Buckley - Luton Town FC vs Chelsea (11th Jan 1975)
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John Faulkner shows his strength - Liverpool vs Luton Town FC (14th Dec 1974)
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John Faulkner heads down - Luton Town FC vs Leicester City (16th Feb 1974)
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John Faulkner rises - Luton Town FC vs Orient (16th Mar 1974)
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Chaos in the Preston box as John Faulker watches - Luton Town FC vs Preston North End (6th Apr 1974)
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John Faulkner goes up with the attack - Luton Town FC vs Oxford United (16th Apr 1974)
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John Faulkner lets fly - Luton Town FC vs Oxford United (16th Apr 1974)
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John Faulkner power in the first goal - Luton Town FC vs Millwall (20th Apr 1974)
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John Faulkner goes in where it hurts - Middlesbrough vs Luton Town FC (24th Aug 1974)
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Clyde Best gets his shot past John Faulkner - Luton Town FC vs West Ham United (28th Aug 1974)
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John Faulkner lucky not to be on the end of a knock out blow - Luton Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers (31st Aug 1974)
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John Faulkner in the book - Luton Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers (31st Aug 1974)
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John Faulkner up with the attack - Stoke City vs Luton Town FC (16th Nov 1974)
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John Faulkner accepts the congratulations of his team mates - Luton Town FC vs Burnley (30th Nov 1974)
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John Faulkner get involved with the Burnley defence - Luton Town FC vs Burnley (30th Nov 1974)
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John Faulkner manages clear the Burnley attack - Luton Town FC vs Burnley (30th Nov 1974)
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Another view of the goal from John Faulkner - Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth (17th Jan 1976)
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Signed Squad Montage 1974/75 - Matt Pollock
- Brian Chambers
- Alan West
- Gordon Hindson
- Jimmy Ryan
- Adrian Alston
- Ron Futcher
- John Aston
- Lil Fuccillo
- Andy King
- Steve Litt
- Alan Garner
- Barry Butlin
- Peter Anderson
- John Ryan
- Paul Futcher
- Paul Price
- Jimmy Husband
- Keith Barber
- Graham Horn
- Steve Buckley
- Bobby A Thomson
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Luton 1987 Thank You For Your Support - David Preece
- Andy Dibble
- Mike Newell
- Ricky Hill
- Steve Foster
- Mal Donaghy
- Peter Nicholas
- Brian Stein
- Stacey North
- Mick Harford
- Mark Stein
- Chukwuemeka Nwajiobi
- Marc North
- Ricky McEvoy
- Rob Johnson
- Jimmy Ryan
- Tim Breacker
- Les Sealey
- Ashley Grimes
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John Faulkner Man About Town Programme Article 1972 -
John Faulkner View From The Bench 1987 -
Old Pals Reunited 1979/80 - Steve Litt
- Jimmy Husband
- Alan West
- Bobby A Thomson
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John Faulkner Profile Programme Article 1977 -
John Faulker Receives Silver Plate to Mark 200th App 1978 -
John Faulkner Player Profile Programme Article 1978 -
John Faulkner Where Are They Now 1984 -
John Faulkner View From The Bench 1985 -
John Faulkner View From The Bench 1987 -
Moore Faulkner and Hartley Top Hatters 1986 - John Moore
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John Faulkner Football Focus 1987 -
John Faulkner View From The Bench 1987 -
The 10th anniversary of the 1988 littlewoods cup win. A tremendous piece - 97:98 programme feature - Mick Harford
- Kingsley Black
- Gary Cobb
- Richard Harvey
- Rob Johnson
- Andy Dibble
- Ricky Hill
- David Preece
- Darron McDonough
- Brian Stein
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The lineup for the legends match, some great Hatters! 2012:13 Programme Article - Alan Neilson
- Scott Oakes
- Marvin Johnson
- Stephen Robinson
- Liam George
- John Dreyer
- Mitchell Thomas
- Gavin McGowan
- Lil Fuccillo
- Julian James
- Kevin Watson
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John Faulkner Town Focus Programme Article 1973 -
Luton 1973-74 Where Are They Now - Don Shanks
- John Sims
- Peter Cruse
- Keith Barber
- Steve Litt
- John Aston
- Rodney Fern
- Barry Butlin
- Peter Anderson
- Jimmy Husband
- Jimmy Ryan
- John Ryan
- Alan Garner
- Graham Horn
- Alan West
- Tom Finney
- Bobby A Thomson
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Centenary Night Party 1985 - Bob Morton
- Wally Shanks
- Syd Owen
- Tommy Hodgson
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John Faulkner Transfer 1978 -
John Faulkner Off The Record 1990 -
1974 Promotion Team Event December 2014 - Alan West
- Jimmy Ryan
- John Ryan
- Gordon Hindson
- Barry Butlin
- Jimmy Husband
- Alan Garner
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John Faulkner Face to Face Programme Article 1974 -
John Faulkner Football Focus 1987