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Luton Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Luton,Bedfordshire,England,that competes in the Premier League,the top tier of English football. Founded in 1885,they are nicknamed The Hatters due to the historical association of the town with the hat making trade and have played home matches at Kenilworth Road since 1905. The club's history includes one major trophy win,several financial crises,as well as numerous promotions and relegations. Between 1982 and 1992,they were a member of the First Division;they won their first major honour,the Football League Cup,in 1988. Luton Town have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Watford.
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Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Luton,Bedfordshire. Rising back to the top flight of English football for a season in 1974–1975,the remainder of the decade was spent in the second tier. David Pleat's appointment as manager in 1978 prompted the development of a strong team that won promotion after the 1981–1982 season;Pleat consolidated Luton's position in the top tier before leaving in 1986. Ray Harford's Luton team subsequently achieved a 3–2 victory over Arsenal in the 1988 League Cup Final,before settling for runners-up medals at the next year's Final after losing 2–1 to Nottingham Forest. Luton Town were relegated from the top flight after the 1991–1992 season,after ten successive seasons as a top division club.
The 2008–09 season was the 123rd season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The team's 24th-place finish in League One in 2007–08 meant the club competed in League Two. The club was docked 30 points at the start of the season;10 by The Football Association for irregular matters involving player transfers,and 20 by the Football League for breaking rules on exiting administration. As a result,the club finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the Conference Premier. The season was not,however,without success –Luton beat Scunthorpe United 3–2 at Wembley to win the Football League Trophy for the first time.
The 2001–02 season was the 116th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The club's 22nd-place finish in Division Two in 2000–01 meant they competed in Division Three for the first time in 33 years. After a summer of upheaval from manager Joe Kinnear,the club comfortably secured automatic promotion by finishing in second place in the league,18 points ahead of their nearest rivals. Cup competitions proved to be far less of a success,with Luton exiting the FA Cup,League Cup,and Football League Trophy at the first hurdle.
Adam Spencer Locke is an English retired professional footballer,who played as a defender.
The 2002–03 season was the 117th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The club's promotion from the Third Division in the previous season meant they competed back in the Second Division,their 82nd consecutive year in the Football League. Luton finished in ninth place,though a poor late run of games prevented the club from reaching the play-offs.
The 2003–04 season was the 118th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club,and club's 83rd consecutive year in the Football League. Luton finished in tenth place,a surprising success considering the financial issues that afflicted the club. Despite being placed in administrative receivership for the majority of the season following a turbulent change of ownership and having a rigorous transfer embargo imposed as a result,signing players only with the Football League's special dispensation,the club accrued more points than in the previous campaign.
The 2000–01 season was the 115th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club,the club's 80th consecutive year in the Football League and its 83rd overall. Luton ended the season relegated from the Second Division,dropping into the basement level of League football for the first time since the 1967–68 season. The club went through a total of three managers following the departure of Lennie Lawrence;firstly Ricky Hill,then Lil Fuccillo,and eventually settling on Irishman Joe Kinnear. Under Kinnear's management,Luton underwent an initial resurgence,winning five of out of his first seven games. However,they failed to win any of their games in the final quarter of the season and ultimately slipped into the Third Division. Luton won only nine league games all season,setting a club record for the fewest wins over a 46-game season.
During the 2006–07 English football season,Luton Town competed in the Championship.
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