{"id":16759,"date":"2021-06-22T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/?p=16759"},"modified":"2021-06-22T18:01:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T17:01:07","slug":"luton-town-fc-the-hatters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/luton-town-fc-the-hatters\/team-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Luton Town FC &#8211; The Hatters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luton Town is Bedfordshire&#8217;s premier football team, formed in 1885, and of course winners of the Football League Cup in 1987. They have played in the Football league for the majority of their history. They were the first professional team in the South of England, turning such in 1891.<\/p>\n<p>Luton joined the Football league in 1897 and stayed for three seasons before joining the Southern League. In the 1920-21 season, they were elected to the newly formed Third Division and were continuous league members until 2008-09.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A Brief Luton Town Chronology<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>20th Century<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>21st Century<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Luton Town FC<\/b> List of Honours<\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"League\" class=\"mw-headline\">League Cup<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Winners 1988<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Runners up 1989<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>FA Cup<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Runners up 1959<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>League<\/h3>\n<h3>Football League Division Two (tier 2)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Winners 1981-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Runners up 1954-5 &amp; 1973-4<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Football League Third Division &#8211; EFL League One (tier 3)<sup id=\"ref_CocaColaLeague\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1936\u201337\u00a0(South),\u00a02004\u201305,\u00a02018\u201319<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Runners up 1935\u201336 (South), 1969-70<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Football League Fourth Division &#8211; EFL League Two<sup id=\"ref_CocaColaLeague\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Club_records\" class=\"mw-headline\">Other records<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Highest league position<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best FA Cup Run<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Record Football League attendance\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Luton Town FC Details<\/h2>\n<p>The information below will come in useful if you are planning to take in a game or just want to keep abreast of their performances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"details\">Kenilworth Stadium<br \/>\n1 Maple Road<br \/>\nLuton<br \/>\nBedfordshire<br \/>\nLU4 8AW<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutontown.co.uk\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Luton Town FC On Social Media<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/LutonTown\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ltfc_official\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lutontown\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OfficialLutonTown\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So there you have it our quick guide to the club. If you want to see who else plays in the area check out our other local club pages here. Or for more information on the town itself, why not have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/travel\/luton-the-five-minutes-spare-guide\/\">Luton visitor guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luton Town is Bedfordshire&#8217;s premier football team, formed in 1885, and of course winners of the Football League Cup in 1987. They have played in the Football league for the majority of their history. They were the first professional team in the South of England, turning such in 1891. 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