List of Luton Town F.C. players

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Luton Town Football Club is an English football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The side currently plays in the Premier League, the first tier of football in England. Founded in 1885, [1] Luton Town became the first professional team in southern England six years later and joined The Football League in 1897. [2] [3] After leaving the League in 1900 due to financial strife, Luton Town competed in the Southern League until Football League membership was regained 20 years later. [2] [3] After an 89-year period of League membership, the team was relegated to the Conference Premier in 2009 due to a 30-point deduction imposed by the football authorities. [4] [5] Five seasons later, the club won promotion back to The Football League. [6]

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Luton Town's first team has competed in numerous nationally contested competitions, and the 50 players judged in 2009 the club's best by Denis O'Donoghue of The Times are listed below. In addition, all players who have appeared 100 times for the club in these competitions are given. Club record holders are also included, regardless of the number of matches they played.

Fred Hawkes holds the record for most league appearances for the club, having played 509 matches between 1901 and 1920. [7] The closest to Hawkes's record is Bob Morton, who appeared 495 times between 1948 and 1964. [8] Including all senior competitions, Morton leads the chart with 562 compared to Hawkes's 549. [7] [8] As of 1 July 2009, the player who has won the most international caps while at the club is Mal Donaghy, who appeared 58 times for Northern Ireland. [9] [10]

The goalscoring record is held by Gordon Turner, who scored 276 goals between 1949 and 1964. [11] Turner's tally of 243 league goals is also a club record. [11] Turner's nearest rival is Andy Rennie, whose 147 league goals, 162 in total, were scored between 1925 and 1934. [11] Joe Payne holds the Luton Town record for the most goals scored in a season, set in 1936–37, with 55 league goals in 39 Third Division South games and 58 in all competitions. [12] Payne also holds the Football League record for most goals in a match, with 10 during a 12–0 victory over Bristol Rovers on 13 April 1936. [13] [14] Turner holds the club record for most goals in a top-flight season, with 33 league goals and 38 overall during 1957–58. [15]

Key

Notable players

Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 5 February 2022.

The Times top 50 (2009)

Following Luton Town's relegation from The Football League in April 2009, a list of the 50 best Luton Town players of all-time was compiled by The Times journalist Denis O'Donoghue. The players selected by O'Donoghue are given below. [16]
Bruce Rioch, pictured here in 2008, played for Luton from 1964 to 1969 and later became the first captain of Scotland born in England. Bruce Rioch.jpg
Bruce Rioch, pictured here in 2008, played for Luton from 1964 to 1969 and later became the first captain of Scotland born in England.
Paul Walsh played for Luton from 1982 until 1984, when he was sold to Liverpool. He is seen here in that club's colours following a 2008 match featuring former players. Paul Walsh.JPG
Paul Walsh played for Luton from 1982 until 1984, when he was sold to Liverpool. He is seen here in that club's colours following a 2008 match featuring former players.
Steve Foster, pictured in 2006, played for Luton from 1984 to 1989 and captained the club to its Football League Cup victory of 1987-88. Foster signing.JPG
Steve Foster, pictured in 2006, played for Luton from 1984 to 1989 and captained the club to its Football League Cup victory of 1987–88.
Mick Harford, pictured in 2009, is regarded as "one of Luton's finest players", and represented the club as both player and manager. Mick Harford.png
Mick Harford, pictured in 2009, is regarded as "one of Luton's finest players", and represented the club as both player and manager.
Steve Howard, pictured in 2009, scored 103 goals for the club between 2001 and 2006, giving him the club's sixth-highest goals total. Howard, Steve.jpg
Steve Howard, pictured in 2009, scored 103 goals for the club between 2001 and 2006, giving him the club's sixth-highest goals total.
Chris Coyne played for the club from 2001 to 2008, captaining it from 2006. He is pictured here playing for Australia in 2008. ChrisCoyne.jpg
Chris Coyne played for the club from 2001 to 2008, captaining it from 2006. He is pictured here playing for Australia in 2008.
NameNationality Caps [a] Position [b] Club careerLeague [c]
apps
League
goals
Total [d]
apps
Total
goals
Notes
Andy Rennie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1925–1934307147335162
Joe Payne Flag of England.svg  England 1Forward1934–193872837787¤ [A]
Hugh Billington Flag of England.svg  England Forward1938–194887639570
Bernard Streten Flag of England.svg  England 1Goalkeeper1946–195727603010
Syd Owen Flag of England.svg  England 3Defender1947–195938834233
Bob Morton Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1948–1964 †4954856255¤ [B]
Gordon Turner Flag of England.svg  England Forward1949–1964406243450276¤ [C]
Bert Mitchell Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1951–19551064111943
Ron Baynham Flag of England.svg  England 3Goalkeeper1952–196538804320
Jesse Pye Flag of England.svg  England Forward1952–195461326536
George Cummins Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 19Forward1953–19611842121230
Billy Bingham Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 7Midfielder1958–1960972710233
John O'Rourke Flag of England.svg  England Forward1963–196684649066
Bruce Rioch Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1964–19691494616751
Graham French Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1965–1973182212023
John Moore Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1965–19732741330614
Tony Read Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper [D] 1965–19722031223312
Alan Slough Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1965–19732752831232
Terry Branston Flag of England.svg  England Defender1967–1971101911819
Mike Keen Flag of England.svg  England Defender1968–19721441116011
Brian Lewis Flag of England.svg  England Forward1968–197045225325
Malcolm Macdonald Flag of England.svg  England Forward1969–1971884910158
John Aston Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1972–19781743120137
John Faulkner Flag of England.svg  England Defender1972–197820962397
Bobby Thomson Flag of England.svg  England Defender1972–197611011352
Alan West Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1973–19812851631717
Steve Buckley Flag of England.svg  England Defender1974–197812391359
Paul Futcher Flag of England.svg  England Defender1974–197813111421
Ron Futcher Flag of England.svg  England Forward1974–19781204013343
Ricky Hill Flag of England.svg  England 3Midfielder1975–19894365450765
Brian Stein Flag of England.svg  England 1Forward1977–1988
1991–1992
427130496154
Mal Donaghy Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 58Defender1978–1988
1989–1990
4151648821¤ [E]
David Moss Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1978–19852218824594
Kirk Stephens Flag of England.svg  England Defender1978–198422722482
Raddy Antić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Midfielder1980–1984100910810
Brian Horton Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1981–1984118813210
Paul Walsh Flag of England.svg  England 5Forward1982–198480248928¤ [F]
Tim Breacker Flag of England.svg  England Defender1983–199021032623
Les Sealey Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper1983–199020702590
Steve Foster Flag of England.svg  England Defender1984–19891631121314
Mick Harford Flag of England.svg  England 2Forward1984–1990
1991–1992
1686921692
David Preece Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1984–19953362139427
Marvin Johnson Flag of England.svg  England Defender1987–2002 †373744010
Tony Thorpe Flag of England.svg  England Forward1993–1998
1998
1999
2002–2003
1647019385
Matthew Taylor Flag of England.svg  England Defender1999–20021291614617
Steve Howard Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward2001–200621296228103
Chris Coyne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Defender2001–20082211425217
Kevin Nicholls Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder2001–2006
2008–2010
2163023733
Jean-Louis Valois Flag of France.svg  France Midfielder2001–2002346406
Curtis Davies Flag of England.svg  England Defender2003–2005562622¤ [G]

Other Luton Town centurions and record holders

Players other than those selected by O'Donoghue who either made 100 first-team appearances for Luton Town or hold a club record appear here.
Fred Hawkes, born in Luton and pictured c. 1906, holds the record for most Luton Town league appearances. FredHawkes.png
Fred Hawkes, born in Luton and pictured c. 1906, holds the record for most Luton Town league appearances.
Bob Hawkes, pictured in 1908, represented Luton for 19 years and was the team's first international player. RobertHawkes.png
Bob Hawkes, pictured in 1908, represented Luton for 19 years and was the team's first international player.
Louis Bookman played 110 times for Luton between 1919 and 1922, also representing Ireland during that time. Here is pictured here while with Ireland in 1914. LouisBookman.png
Louis Bookman played 110 times for Luton between 1919 and 1922, also representing Ireland during that time. Here is pictured here while with Ireland in 1914.
Northern Ireland international Danny Wilson scored Luton's second goal in the 1988 League Cup Final and appeared for the club 142 times between 1987 and 1990. He is pictured here in 2008. Wilson, Danny.jpg
Northern Ireland international Danny Wilson scored Luton's second goal in the 1988 League Cup Final and appeared for the club 142 times between 1987 and 1990. He is pictured here in 2008.
Midfielder David Oldfield, seen in 2010, played for Luton from 1986 to 1989 and from 1995 to 1998. Oldfield, David.jpg
Midfielder David Oldfield, seen in 2010, played for Luton from 1986 to 1989 and from 1995 to 1998.
Scott Oakes, a Luton player from 1991 to 1996, pictured in 2010. Oakes, Scott.jpg
Scott Oakes, a Luton player from 1991 to 1996, pictured in 2010.
Matthew Spring represented Luton 357 times over two spells (1997-2004 and 2007-2008), scoring 43 goals. In this 2009 photograph he is seen in Charlton Athletic colours. Spring,matthew.jpg
Matthew Spring represented Luton 357 times over two spells (1997–2004 and 2007–2008), scoring 43 goals. In this 2009 photograph he is seen in Charlton Athletic colours.
Luton-born Kevin Foley played 166 times for his home-town club between 2002 and 2007. He is seen here in 2009 as a Wolverhampton Wanderers player. Foley Player of the Season 2008 09.jpg
Luton-born Kevin Foley played 166 times for his home-town club between 2002 and 2007. He is seen here in 2009 as a Wolverhampton Wanderers player.
Forward Rowan Vine, pictured in 2011, scored 33 goals for Luton between 2005 and 2007. Vine, Rowan.jpg
Forward Rowan Vine, pictured in 2011, scored 33 goals for Luton between 2005 and 2007.
Keith Keane, seen here in 2011. Born in Luton, he made his first-team debut in 2003 and made 284 appearances for the club across four different leagues before leaving in 2012. Keith Keane 24-09-11 1.png
Keith Keane, seen here in 2011. Born in Luton, he made his first-team debut in 2003 and made 284 appearances for the club across four different leagues before leaving in 2012.
NameNationality Caps [a] Position [b] Club careerLeague [c]
apps
League
goals
Total [d]
apps
Total
goals
Notes
Jimmy Durrant Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1897–1904
1913–1914
1553017740
Tom McInnes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1897–1900932010929
Harry Williams Flag of England.svg  England Defender1898–190514431573
Bill McCurdy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1899–1901
1905–1909
19302111
Fred Hawkes Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1899–1920 †5092254925¤ [H]
Fred White Flag of England.svg  England Defender1900–1909 †2371025711
Bob Hawkes Flag of England.svg  England 5Midfielder1901–1920 †3494038243¤ [F] [I]
Herbert Moody Flag of England.svg  England Forward1901–1905
1907–1912
23293247104
Billy Barnes Flag of England.svg  England Forward1904–19071011210712
Peter Platt Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper1905–190913001390
Abe Jones Flag of England.svg  England Defender1906–19101361214112
Harry Stansfield Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1908–19121352414424
Syd Hoar Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1913–1915
1919–1925
2213623739
Ernie Simms Flag of England.svg  England 1Forward1913–1915
1916–1922
160109178122
Louis Bookman Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 3Midfielder1919–192210181109
Arthur Roe Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1919–192511711241
George Butcher Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1920–19251212312925
George Lennon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1920–192310701150
Alf Tirrell Flag of England.svg  England Defender1920–192412241305
Jimmy Walker Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1920–192613341384
Rob Millar Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1920–193020542134
Bob Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1921–192916451755
Bill Jennings Flag of England.svg  England Defender1922–192611421172
Syd Reid Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Forward1922–19281347014381
George Dennis Flag of England.svg  England Forward1924–19291394115044
David Richards Flag of England.svg  England Defender1925–193114701520
John Black Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1926–19309141014
Charles Fraser Flag of England.svg  England Defender1926–1935 †24642704
Henry Kingham Flag of England.svg  England Defender1926–193725002750
Jimmy Yardley Flag of England.svg  England Forward1926–19321737818894
Harry Woods Flag of England.svg  England Forward1926–1932972210513
George Harford Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper1929–19349901070
Hugh McGinnigle Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1930–193715921773
Fred Kean Flag of England.svg  England Defender1931–193511751416
Tom Mackey Flag of England.svg  England Defender1932–193818322082
George Martin Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1933–1937982710529
Joe Coen Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1934–193914201580
Fred Roberts Flag of England.svg  England Forward1934–19451803819845
Tom Smith [17] Flag of England.svg  England Defender1934–193915711721
George Stephenson Flag of England.svg  England Forward1934–19391925821269
Bill Fellowes Flag of England.svg  England Defender1935–193811031243
John Finlayson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1935–193915491689
Jack Nelson Flag of England.svg  England Defender1935–193913411481
Harry Cooke Flag of England.svg  England Defender1946–195321042284
Doug Gardiner Flag of England.svg  England Defender1946–195112111341
Wally Shanks Flag of England.svg  England Defender1946–195726462756
Billy Waugh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1946–1950135914712
Tom Aherne Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland / Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland [J] 1 / 13 [J] Defender1948–195726702880
George Stobbart Flag of England.svg  England Forward1949–19521073011630
Charlie Watkins Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1949–19552181623920
Les Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Defender1950–19589811101
Jim Pemberton Flag of England.svg  England Defender1950–195892810010
Mick Cullen Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1Forward1951–19581121612519
Roy Davies Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Midfielder1951–19571502417127
Seamus Dunne Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 15Defender1951–196130103230
Jimmy Adam Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1953–19591372214024
John Groves Flag of England.svg  England Defender1953–19632181625118
Terry Kelly Flag of England.svg  England Defender1954–196313611501
Allan Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1956–19611515117259
Brendan McNally Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 3Defender1956–196313431643
Ken Hawkes Flag of England.svg  England Defender1957–19619011021
Dave Pacey Flag of England.svg  England Defender1957–19652461627719
John Bramwell Flag of England.svg  England Defender1960–196518712062
Harry Walden Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1960–1964961110612
Fred Jardine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1961–1970220924310
Tommy McKechnie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Forward1961–19661313114634
Gordon Riddick Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1962–19671021611417
Ray Whittaker Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1963–19691704018845
Keith Allen Flag of England.svg  England Forward1966–19731373615443
Max Dougan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender1966–197011801320
John Ryan Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1970–19762661030411
Peter Anderson Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1970–19761813420840
Keith Barber Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper1970–197714201580
Jimmy Ryan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1970–19771842121425
Alan Garner Flag of England.svg  England Defender1971–19758831124
Don Shanks Flag of England.svg  England Defender1971–19759021105
Paul Price Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1Defender1972–198120782308
Jimmy Husband Flag of England.svg  England Forward1973–19781434416248
Lil Fuccillo Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1974–19831602418027
Mark Aizlewood Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Defender1978–19829831104
Jake Findlay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Goalkeeper1978–198516701870
Wayne Turner Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1978–19858421023
Mitchell Thomas Flag of England.svg  England Defender1982–1986
1993–1999
29253365
Ashley Grimes Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 3Midfielder1984–19898731154
Peter Nicholas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 15Midfielder1984–198710211161
Richard Harvey Flag of England.svg  England Defender1986–199816241915
Darron McDonough Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1986–199210551297
Kingsley Black Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 16Midfielder1987–19921272615730
Julian James Flag of England.svg  England Defender1987–19982821333514
David Oldfield Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1987–1989
1995–1998
1462217233
Danny Wilson Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 15Midfielder1987–19901102414230
Alec Chamberlain Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper1988–199313801580
John Dreyer Flag of England.svg  England Defender1988–19942141324915
Lars Elstrup Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6Forward1989–199160197027¤ [K] [18]
Ceri Hughes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6Midfielder1989–19971751720620
Paul Telfer Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1990–19951441916522
Phil Gray Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 5Forward1991–1993
1997–2000
1404316153
Des Linton Flag of England.svg  England Defender1991–19978311041
Scott Oakes Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1991–19961732720034
Trevor Peake Flag of England.svg  England Defender1991–199817902020
Paul McLaren Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1993–200116742026
Juergen Sommer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3Goalkeeper1993–19958201030 [19] [20] [21]
Kelvin Davis Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper1994–19999101050
Dwight Marshall Flag of England.svg  England Forward1994–19991282815639
Gary Waddock Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Midfielder1994–199815331723
Graham Alexander Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder1995–19991501518017
Steve Davis Flag of England.svg  England Defender1995–19991382117527
Stuart Douglas Flag of England.svg  England Forward1995–20021461817323
Ian Feuer Flag of the United States.svg  United States Goalkeeper1995–19988501000
Andrew Fotiadis Flag of England.svg  England Forward1996–20031231814720
Matthew Spring Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder1997–2004
2007–2008
3083635743
Liam George Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Forward1997–20021022012424
Alan White Flag of England.svg  England Defender1997–2000
2009–2010
9941154
Emmerson Boyce Flag of England.svg  England Defender1998–200418682129
Peter Holmes Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder2000–20071051112712
Ahmet Brković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Midfielder2001–20081943122338
Russell Perrett Flag of England.svg  England Defender2001–20079991089
Sol Davis Flag of England.svg  England Defender2002–200919932293
Kevin Foley Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Defender2002–200715131665
Steve Robinson Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 7Midfielder2002–2008185921112 [22]
Dean Brill Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper2003–2009
2012–2013
8801090
Marlon Beresford Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper2003–2004
2004–2008
11601320
Keith Keane Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Midfielder2003–201223772848
Enoch Showunmi Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigerian Forward2003–20061021411416
Rowan Vine Flag of England.svg  England Forward2004–20071123112133
Dean Morgan Flag of England.svg  England Forward2005–2008881110112
Jake Howells Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Midfielder2008–20162732933431
Claude Gnakpa Flag of France.svg  France Midfielder2008–20111052213427
George Pilkington Flag of England.svg  England Defender2008–20121401116912
Mark Tyler Flag of England.svg  England Goalkeeper2009–201625702970
Alex Lawless Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Midfielder2010–20161691820322
Andre Gray Flag of England.svg  England Forward2012–2014975211157
Jonathan Smith Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder2012–20171491017611
Steve McNulty Flag of England.svg  England Defender2013–201611721252
Scott Griffiths Flag of England.svg  England Defender2013–201610531153
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder2013
2014–
3062034920
Cameron McGeehan Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Midfielder2014
2015–2017
982810631
Elliot Lee Flag of England.svg  England Forward2015
2017–
1042712430
Scott Cuthbert Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Defender2015–20189731114
Dan Potts Flag of England.svg  England Defender2015–162917911
Olly Lee Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder2015–20181051012311
Alan Sheehan Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Defender2016–202011761359
Glen Rea Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Midfielder2016–18472078
James Justin Flag of England.svg  England Defender2016–20199061146
Danny Hylton Flag of England.svg  England Forward2016–1365115659
James Collins Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 8Forward2017–20211746818372 [23]
Andrew Shinnie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Midfielder2017–202190610610
Harry Cornick Flag of England.svg  England Forward2017–1762919331
Luke Berry Flag of England.svg  England Midfielder2017–1171713319
Sonny Bradley Flag of England.svg  England Defender2018–13951495
Matty Pearson Flag of England.svg  England Defender2018–20211281013610

Notes

a 1 2 Number of international caps won while at the club sourced to Hayes, Completely Top Hatters! except where otherwise noted.
b 1 2 For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
c 1 2 Southern Football League and United League appearances and goals sourced to Collings, The Luton Town Story 1885–1985.
Football League appearances and goals for players whose career ended up to and including 1997 sourced to Bailey, The Definitive Luton Town F.C.. This list excludes games played in the abandoned 1939–40 season.
League appearances and goals for players whose career ended post-1997 sourced to Soccerbase.
d 1 2 Other appearances and goals sourced to Bailey, The Definitive Luton Town F.C. unless the player's career ended post-1997, in which case they are sourced to Soccerbase.

Footnotes

A.  ^ Joe Payne holds the club record for most league goals in a season (55 in 1936–37). He also holds the Football League record for most goals in a match – 10 against Bristol Rovers on 13 April 1936. [14]
B.  ^ Bob Morton holds the records for most Luton Town appearances in both the Football League (495) and in all competitions (562). [8]
C.  ^ Gordon Turner holds the records for most Luton Town goals scored in both the league (243) and in all competitions (276). [11]
D.  ^ Tony Read was unusually utilised as both a goalkeeper and as a forward – he is listed here as a goalkeeper as he appeared more often in that position. [24]
E.  ^ Mal Donaghy holds the club record for most international appearances while with the club, with 58 of his 91 for Northern Ireland coming while he was at Kenilworth Road. [9] [10]
F.  a b With five England caps, Paul Walsh shares the record for most England appearances by a Luton Town player with Bob Hawkes.
G.  ^ Curtis Davies became Luton Town's most expensive sale when he was sold to West Bromwich Albion for £3,000,000 on 31 August 2006. [25]
H.  ^ Fred Hawkes holds the records for most league appearances for Luton Town, with 509. [7]
I.  ^ Bob Hawkes became the first Luton Town player to be capped by any country when he appeared for England against Ireland on 16 February 1907. [26]
J.  ^ While a Luton Town player, the dual Irish international Tom Aherne made one appearance for the Irish Football Association-controlled all-Ireland team and 13 for the Football Association of Ireland-affiliated Ireland team. [27]
K.  ^ Lars Elstrup became Luton Town's most expensive signing ever when the club paid £850,000 to buy him from Odense Boldklub on 17 August 1989. [28]

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Dallow Lane was a football ground in Luton, England. It was the home ground of Luton Town from its formation in 1885 until a move to Dunstable Road in 1897.

The 1991–92 season was the 106th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 71st consecutive season in the Football League, and their 74th overall. It was also their tenth successive season in the First Division, and their 16th overall. Luton Town were relegated on the season's final day, and thus condemned to second-tier football for the following season. This deprived them of a place in the new FA Premier League.

The 1885–86 season was the first season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The club had been in existence for less than three months on the season's start, and as Luton did not enter any league competition the team's first competitive match came on 31 October, an FA Cup tie against Great Marlow which was lost 3–0.

The 1974–75 season was the 89th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. It was Luton Town's 55th consecutive season in the Football League, and their 58th overall. It was also the team's first season in the First Division since 1959–60, and their sixth overall. The season saw Luton narrowly relegated back to Division Two.

Herbert Moody was an English footballer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luton Town F.C. league record by opponent</span>

Luton Town Football Club is an English football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, which competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football, for the 2020–21 season. Formed in 1885 as the product of a merger, Luton Town became the first professional team in the south of England six years later and joined the Football League in 1897. After leaving the League in 1900 because of financial difficulties, Luton Town settled at their Kenilworth Road ground in 1905 and competed in the Southern League until 1920, when the club rejoined the Football League. The team was relegated to the Football Conference in 2009, after 89 consecutive years of League membership, following a 30-point deduction imposed by the football authorities. Five seasons later, the club won promotion back to the Football League.

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