Luton Town FC - last updated on 28 September 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Luton Town Football Club
Foundation: 1885
City: Luton
Colours: White, black and orange
Website: www.lutontown.co.uk
Honours:
Football League League One - 1 (2004-05)
Football League Second Division - 1 (1981-82)
Football League Third Division - 1 (1936-37)
Football League Fourth Division - 1 (1967-68)
League Cup - 1 (1988-89)
A bit of history:
Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. They are nicknamed The Hatters due to the historical association of the town with the hat-making trade. The club compete in the League 2 division in the 2008-09 season, following their relegation from League 1. They are currently managed by Luton Town legend Mick Harford, who has been appointed until the end of the 2007/08 season.
Luton Town won their first piece of major silverware in 1988, when they won the League Cup, under the management of Ray Harford. Luton Town also reached the League Cup Final the following year, losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest. The two teams also met in the 1959 FA Cup Final, Luton Town's first appearance in a major final, with Nottingham Forest winning 2-1.
Luton Town were the first professional club in southern England, making payments to players as early as 1896. In 1936, the striker Joe Payne scored 10 goals in a single match which remains a football league record.
The club are also known for having a series of financial catastrophes which have plagued its history, the controversial "plastic pitch" of the 1980s, a notorious incident involving rioting hooligans at a match against Millwall in 1985 and the subsequent ban on visiting supporters that lasted until 1991. Financial mismanagement has caused the club to enter administration three times in recent years. Luton's old and historic Kenilworth Road ground has caused the club to run at a loss for decades.
Luton are one of a relatively small number of teams to have played in all four divisions of the Football League. Rarer still is the fact that Luton have achieved this twice. Their most recent spell as a top division club was from 1982 to 1992. They then fell through the leagues and were relegated to the basement division in 2001. A brief rise to the renamed Football League Championship in 2005 proved a false start, and they were relegated twice in a row, for a third stint in the bottom division. The club is currently owned and run by the LTFC2020 consortium.
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Luton Town FC - Founded in 1885
