Luton Town F.C.
| Full name | Luton Town Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hatters | |||
| Foondit | 11 Apryle 1885 | |||
| Ground | Kenilworth Road | |||
| Capacity | 10,356[1][2] | |||
| Awner | Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd[3] | |||
| Chairman | David Wilkinson | |||
| Manager | Jack Wilshere[4] | |||
| League | League One | |||
| 2024-25 | EFL Championship, 22nt o 24 | |||
| Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |||
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Luton Town Football Club (/ˈluːtən/) is a professional fitba club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, Ingland, that pley in League One, the third division o Inglis fitba. Foondit in 1885, thay are forby cried The Hatters acause o the historical association o the toun wi the hat makin trade an hae pleyed hame gemmes at Kenilworth Road syne 1905. The club's history haes ane major trophy win, financial crises, promotions an relegations. Atween 1982 an 1992, thay wur a memmer o the First Division; thay won their first major honour, the Football League Cup, in 1988. Luton Town hae a lang-staundin rivalry wi neeburin club Watford.
Luton Town wis the first in soothairt England til be professional. It wud jyne the Fitba League afore the 1897–98 season, an thay left in 1900 acause o problems wi finance, an rejyned in 1920. Luton went on til the First Division in 1955–56 an contestit a major final fur the first time agin Nottingham Forest in the 1959 FA Cup Final. The team war relegatit fae the tap division in 1959–60, an relegatit twa mair time in the nixt five yeir. They wur pleyin in the Fourth Division fae the 1965–66 season, afore thay wur promotit back til the tap tier in 1974–75.
In 1981–82, the club won the Second Division an wud hae promotion tae the First. Luton defeatit Arsenal 3–2 in the 1988 Football League Cup Final an wis in the First Division til relegation at the end o the 1991–92 season. Aroon 2007 an 2009, financial difficulties wud mak the club be relegatit fae the seicont tier o Inglis fitba til the fifth in a matter o seasons. The last o the relegations, in the 2008–09 season, follaed a 30-point deduction fur financial irregularities. Luton haed five season in non-League fitba afore winnin the Conference Premier in 2013–14, promuivin back intil the Football League. Luton wur promotit fae League Two an League One in seasons in 2017–18 an 2018–19 afore bein promotit til the Premier League in the 2022–23 EFL Championship pley-aff final. Sin the 2023-24 season, the club hae suffert bak tae bak relegations.
Luton Town is the first fitba team til gang tae the tap tier o Inglis fitba efter relegations doun til the fifth division.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Luton Town's Official Matchday Programme". Luton Town. Luton Town F.C. 14 Apryle 2007.
- ↑ "Saturday Ticket Update: 130 New Seats Installed!". Luton Town F.C. 15 August 2014. Archived frae the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ↑ "Luton Town F.C. Club Contacts". Luton Town F.C. 15 Juin 2015. Archived frae the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ex-England midfielder Wilshere named Luton manager". BBC Sport (in Inglis). 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.