Luton Town F.C. facts for kids

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Luton Town

Full name	Luton Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Hatters
Founded	11 April 1885 (1885-04-11)
Ground	Kenilworth Road Luton
Ground Capacity	10,226
Owner	Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd
Chairman	Nick Owen
Manager	John Still
League	Conference Premier
2012–13	Conference Premier, 7th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Luton Town Football Club are an English football club that are based in Luton in the county of Bedfordshire. They started in 1885 and play their home games at a stadium called Kenilworth Road.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Second Division	22nd
2001/02	Third Division	2th
2002/03	Second Division	9th
2003/04	Second Division	10th
2004/05	League One	Champions
2005/06	League Championship	10th
2006/07	League Championship	23rd
2007/08	League One	24th
2008/09	League Two	24th

Former position

1897/98 : Second Division - 8th 1898/99 : Second Division - 15th 1899/00 : Second Division - 17th 1920/21 : Third Division - 9th 1921/22 : Third Division - 4th / South 1922/23 : Third Division - 5th / South 1923/24 : Third Division - 7th / South 1924/25 : Third Division - 16th / South 1925/26 : Third Division - 7th / South 1926/27 : Third Division - 8th / South 1927/28 : Third Division - 13th / South 1928/29 : Third Division - 7th / South 1929/30 : Third Division - 12th / South 1930/31 : Third Division - 7th / South 1931/32 : Third Division - 6th / South 1932/33 : Third Division - 14th / South 1933/34 : Third Division - 6th / South 1934/35 : Third Division - 4th / South 1935/36 : Third Division - 2nd / South 1936/37 : Third Division - Champions / South 1937/38 : Second Division - 12th 1938/39 : Second Division - 7th 1939/40 : Second Division - - 1946/47 : Second Division - 13th 1947/48 : Second Division - 13th 1948/49 : Second Division - 10th 1949/50 : Second Division - 17th 1950/51 : Second Division - 19th 1951/52 : Second Division - 8th 1952/53 : Second Division - 3rd 1953/54 : Second Division - 6th 1954/55 : Second Division - 2nd 1955/56 : First Division - 10th 1956/57 : First Division - 16th 1957/58 : First Division - 8th 1958/59 : First Division - 17th 1959/60 : First Division - 22nd 1960/61 : Second Division - 13th 1961/62 : Second Division - 13th 1962/63 : Second Division - 22nd 1963/64 : Third Division - 18th 1964/65 : Third Division - 21st 1965/66 : Fourth Division - 6th 1966/67 : Fourth Division - 17th 1967/68 : Fourth Division - Champions 1968/69 : Third Division - 3rd 1969/70 : Third Division - 2nd 1970/71 : Second Division - 6th 1971/72 : Second Division - 13th 1972/73 : Second Division - 12th 1973/74 : Second Division - 2nd 1974/75 : First Division - 20th 1975/76 : Second Division - 7th 1976/77 : Second Division - 6th 1977/78 : Second Division - 13th 1978/79 : Second Division - 18th 1979/80 : Second Division - 6th 1980/81 : Second Division - 5th 1981/82 : Second Division - Champions 1982/83 : First Division - 18th 1983/84 : First Division - 16th 1984/85 : First Division - 13th 1985/86 : First Division - 9th 1986/87 : First Division - 7th 1987/88 : First Division - 9th 1988/89 : First Division - 16th 1989/90 : First Division - 17th 1990/91 : First Division - 18th 1991/92 : First Division - 20th 1992/93 : First Division - 20th 1993/94 : First Division - 20th 1994/95 : First Division - 16th 1995/96 : First Division - 24th 1996/97 : Second Division - 3rd 1997/98 : Second Division - 17th 1998/99 : Second Division - 12th 1999/00 : Second Division - 13th

Images for kids

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  The Luton Town squad of 1897–98, which won the United League title

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  1936: Joe Payne (white shirt, left) scores one of his record-breaking 10 goals in one match

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  A home match at Kenilworth Road in 1980

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  The view from the Kenilworth End in 2007. To the left is the Main Stand, and to the right is the Oak Road End.

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  Luton supporters at Wembley Stadium, May 2012

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  Joe Kinnear, seen in 2009, was Luton manager from 2001 to 2003.