Ricky Hill also scored for the Hatters in the the top flight fixture in front of a crowd 13,140.
The Town also held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road two years later in 1988. Kingsley Black scored the Hatters, cancelling out Alan Smith's early goal.
The last time the Hatters played on this day they triumphed 2-1 at Bury thanks to goals from Tom Craddock and Ian Roper during the -30 campaign of 2008/09.