LUTON TOWN
("The Hatters")
| Year formed | 1885 |
| Turned professional | 1890 |
| Limited company | 1897 |
| Previous names | None |
| Ground | Kenilworth Road Stadium, 1 Maple Way, Luton, Bedfordshire LU4 8AW (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 10,356 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 30,069 v Blackpool, FA Cup 6th round replay, 4th March 1959 (won 1-0) |
| League career | Southern League: 1894 - 1896 United League: 1896 - 1899 Division Two: 1897 - 1900 (failed re-election) Southern League Division One: 1900 - 1912 Western League: 1907 - 1909 Southern League Division Two: 1912 - 1914 Southern League Division One: 1914 - 1920 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1937 Division Two: 1937 - 1955 Division One: 1955 - 1960 Division Two: 1960 - 1963 Division Three: 1963 - 1965 Division Four: 1965 - 1968 Division Three: 1968 - 1970 Division Two: 1970 - 1974 Division One: 1974 - 1975 Division Two: 1975 - 1982 Division One: 1982 - 1987 Division One: 1987 - 1992 Division One: 1992 - 1996 Division Two: 1996 - 2001 Division Three: 2001 - 2002 Division Two/League One: 2002 - 2005 Championship: 2005 - 2007 League One: 2007 - 2008 League Two: 2008 - 2009 Blue Square Premier: 2009 - 2014 League Two: 2014 - 2018 League One: 2018 - 2019 Championship: 2019 - 2023 Premier League: 2023 - . |
| First League game | 4th September 1897 v Leicester Fosse, Division Two, drew 1-1 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division Two champions: 1981-82 Division Two runners-up: 1954-55, 1973-74 League One champions: 2004-05, 2018-19 Division Three runners-up: 1969-70 Division Three (South) champions: 1936-37 Division Three (South) runners-up: 1935-36 Division Four champions: 1967-68 Division Three / League Two runners-up: 2001-02, 2017-18 Conference champions: 2013-14 Southern League Division One runners-up: 1894-95, 1895-96 Southern League Division Two runners-up: 1913-14 United League champions: 1897-98 United League runners-up: 1896-97 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup runners-up: 1958-59. Littlewoods Cup winners: 1987-88. Littlewoods Cup runners-up: 1988-89. Simod Cup runners-up: 1987-88. Johnstones Paint Trophy winners: 2008-09 Southern Professional Floodlit Cup winners: 1956-57 |
| Best League position | 7th, Division One, 1986-87 |
| Lowest League position | 24th, League Two, 2008-09 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 66, Division Four, 1967-68 |
| 3 for a win | 98, League One, 2004-05 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 18, Division Two, 1899-1900 |
| 3 for a win | 26, League Two, 2008-09 |
| Most League goals scored | 103, Division Three (South), 1936-37 |
| Most League goals conceded | 95, Division Two, 1898-99 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 38, Division One, 1991-92 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 35, Division Three (South), 1921-22 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Three, 2001-02 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1899-1900 |
| Most draws in a League season | 21, Division One, 1990-91 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Two, 1898-99 |
| Most losses in a League season | 26, Championship, 2006-07 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 4, Division Two, 1981-82 |
| Record League win | 12-0 v Bristol Rovers, Division Three (South), 13 April 1936 |
| Record Cup win | 9-0 v Clapton, FA Cup 1st round (replay after abandoned game), 30 November 1927 |
| Record League Cup win | 7-2 v Mansfield Town, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 3 October 1989 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Birmingham City, Division Two, 12 November 1898 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-5 v Everton, League Cup 3rd round, 24 September 1968 1-5 v Reading, Carling Cup 2nd round, 26 August 2008 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 55, Joe Payne, Division Three (South), 1936-37 |
| in total | 243, Gordon Turner, 1949-64 |
| Most League appearances | 495, Bob Morton, 1948-64 |
| Most capped player | 58, Mal Donaghy for Northern Ireland, 1978-88 |
| Youngest League player | Mike O'Hara, 16 years 32 days v Stoke City, 1st October 1960 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £4,000,000 for Jack Stacey to AFC Bournemouth, July 2019 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £4,000,000 for Tahith Chong from Birmingham City, July 2023 |
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