Luton Town Football Club (pronounced /ˈluːtən ˈtaʊn/) is an English professional football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire. The team plays its home matches at Kenilworth Road, where it has been based since 1905. The club is competing in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the first time during the 2009–10 season.
Formed in 1885, the club was the first in southern England to turn professional, making payme...
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Luton Town Football Club (pronounced /ˈluːtən ˈtaʊn/) is an English professional football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire. The team plays its home matches at Kenilworth Road, where it has been based since 1905. The club is competing in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the first time during the 2009–10 season.
Formed in 1885, the club was the first in southern England to turn professional, making payments to players as early as 1890 and turning fully professional a year later. However, Luton did not reach the top division of English football until 1955–56, and did not reach a major final until 1959. Relegated from the top division in 1959–60, the team was demoted twice more in five years to reach the Fourth Division for 1965–66, before being promoted back to the top level by 1974–75.
Luton Town's most recent successful period began in 1981–82, when the club won the Second Division and was promoted to the First Division. Winning the League...
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