finish.</ref> He handed over the reins to coach John Moore, who guided Luton to a seventh-place finish in 1986–1987, which remains to this day the club's highest ever finish in the English football league system - placing them above the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea. Moore then resigned and was replaced by his assistant Ray Harford. The 1987–1988 campaign was the most successful yet – Luton achieved a famous 3–2 victory over Arsenal in the League Cup final at Wembley. Luton stunned the holders by taking a 1–0 lead early on through Brian Stein, and leading by that score at half time. By the 74th minute Arsenal had overhauled them, leading 2–1, and were still ahead with ten minutes to go with Luton's goal continually under siege throughout the second half. The match spun on its head when stand-in goalkeeper Andy Dibble turned Nigel Winterburn's penalty around the post with ten minutes left – had Winterburn scored, Arsenal would have almost certainly have won the final. In the last seven minutes Luton, galvanised by new self-belief, scored twice to win 3–2, Brian Stein sealing the win with the last kick of the match. On top of this, Luton finished ninth in the First Division, reached the FA Cup semi-finals before falling to Everton at Villa Park, and played at Wembley in the Simod Cup final against Reading, but lost 4–1. The League Cup triumph, still Luton's only major trophy, would have been enough for UEFA Cup qualification; but at this time all English teams were banned from European competitions due to the Heysel Stadium Disaster three years earlier. During the 80's, Luton often visited Sweden for training camps and friendly matches. In 1988, they met the newly formed team Västerviks FF and won 2–1. The 1988–1989 season saw Luton slide down to a 16th-place finish, although they did reach another League Cup final, losing to Nottingham Forest, and, half-way through the season, Luton's key players started being sold off. Danish international forward Lars Elstrup became Luton's record signing in August 1989, costing a club record £850,000, but Mick Harford was sold to Derby County in January. Ray Harford was sacked in January 1990, with Luton battling relegation, and coach Jim Ryan was promoted to manager. Ryan was sacked after 16 months in charge despite managing to keep Luton in the top flight in his first season, and securing survival