[1][5], French was given another chance by Luton Town in 1965. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007–08_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season&oldid=973079826, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 August 2020, at 07:30. He then drew the goalkeeper off his line, rounded him and slotted the ball into the net. [6], French scored what is often regarded as Luton Town's greatest ever goal in a match against Mansfield Town on 18 September 1968. 14 April 2007. This is an overview of all the club's transfers in the chosen season. Report: Notts Forest 1-0 Luton (19/04/08), Mick Harford after Notts Forest (19/04/08), Mick Harford after Northampton (05/04/08), Report: Luton 0-1 Leyton Orient (16/2/08), Mick Harford after Luton 0-1 Leyton Orient, Mick Harford after Millwall 0-0 Luton (24/03/08), Report: Leyton Orient 2-1 Luton Town (19/1/08), Mick Harford after Leighton Orient 2-1 Luton Town, Kevin Blackwell after Luton 1-1 Liverpool, Kevin Blackwell after Port Vale 1-2 Luton, Kevin Blackwell after Cheltenham 1-0 Luton, Listen: LTFC 2020 Consortium Phone-In (18/03/08). Luton Town Football Club are an English football club that are based in Luton in the county of Bedfordshire. French led a life off the pitch atypical of a professional sportsman, often starting games worse for wear as his sessions at the local pubs were common knowledge. [1], Mansfield Town 2007–08 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season). Graham Edward French (also known as Graham Lafite) is an English former professional footballer, who was best known as a winger for Luton Town. ... 2007/08: League One: 24th 2008/09: League Two: 24th Former position Edit. [1][6][7] Luton Town gave him the chance to return on his release, but prison life had taken its toll on French, and he was unable to regain his place in the team. [8] He only made three appearances for the Minutemen, and spent two years out of the game before reappearing in 1976 with Southport under the assumed name of Graham Lafite. This is because of a BBC-wide agreement with the Football League that prohibits the use of these commentaries in such a manner. Listen to BBC Three Counties Radio Sport's audio interviews with Luton Town players and management during the course of this season courtesy of our audio archives! [1][2] Fortunately, French was blessed with great stamina, and once the ball was wormed out to French on the wing his hangover seemed to evaporate into thin air. French was regarded as one of the best wingers in the Football League, and he used his strength, pace and two-footed ability to help Luton to two promotions. Throughout the season, our team of commentators and expert summarisers will bring you all the action from the matches involving our region's clubs. ... 2007/08 English Carling Cup, Round 2 Luton Town Luton Town LUT. Click for a high quality scan of the cover. During the 2007–08 English football season, Mansfield Town Football Club competed in Football League Two where they finished in 23rd position with 42 points and were relegated to the Conference Premier.