2024–25 Luton Town F.C. season
2024–25 season | ||
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Owner | Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd | |
Chairman | David Wilkinson | |
Manager | Rob Edwards | |
Stadium | Kenilworth Road | |
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The 2024–25 season is the 139th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club and their first season back in the Championship, since the 2022–23 season following their relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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6 July 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Free | [1] |
11 July 2024 | RB | ![]() |
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Free | [2] |
Out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
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27 June 2024 | LB | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [3] |
1 July 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [4] |
30 July 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [5] |
9 August 2024 | SS | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [6] |
Loaned in
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
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Loaned out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
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1 July 2024[a] | LW | ![]() |
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End of Season | [7] |
1 July 2024[b] | GK | ![]() |
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End of Season | [8] |
2 August 2024 | RB | ![]() |
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End of Season | [9] |
7 August 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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End of Season | [10] |
Released / Out of Contract
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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1 July 2024 | [11][12] |
30 June 2024 | CM | ![]() |
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2 July 2024 | [11][13] |
30 June 2024 | CB | ![]() |
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4 July 2024 | [11][14] |
30 June 2024 | CB | ![]() |
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11 July 2024 | [15] |
30 June 2024 | CF | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | GK | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | AM | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | LB | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | ![]() |
[11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CM | ![]() |
[11] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]On 18 June, Luton announced their first pre-season friendly, against Dundee United.[16] Two weeks later, a further four pre-season matches were confirmed, against AGF, Rukh Lviv, Göztepe and Celta Vigo.[17]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
9 July 2024 Friendly | Luton Town | 3–0 | Stevenage | Luton |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Brache Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
13 July 2024 Friendly | Luton Town | 1–2 | AGF | Luton |
13:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: The Brache Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
16 July 2024 Friendly | Rukh Lviv | 0–1 | Luton Town | TBC, Slovenia |
15:00 CEST (14:00 BST) |
Report |
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Stadium: TBC Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
20 July 2024 Friendly | Göztepe | 3–2 | Luton Town | TBA, Slovenia |
16:00 CEST (15:00 BST) |
Report |
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Stadium: TBA Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
26 July 2024 Friendly | Dundee United | 2–2 | Luton Town | Dundee |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Luton Town | 1–3 | Celta Vigo | Luton |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,051 |
Competitions
[edit]Championship
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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19 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
20 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
21 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
22 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
24 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[18]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2024.[19]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
12 August 2024 1 | Luton Town | 1–4 | Burnley | Luton |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,777 Referee: Matt Donohue |
17 August 2024 2 | Portsmouth | v | Luton Town | Portsmouth |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[20] |
24 August 2024 3 | Preston North End | v | Luton Town | Preston |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Deepdale |
30 August 2024 4 | Luton Town | v | Queens Park Rangers | Luton |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Kenilworth Road | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[20] |
14 September 2024 5 | Millwall | v | Luton Town | Bermondsey |
12:30 BST | Stadium: The Den | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[20] |
21 September 2024 6 | Luton Town | v | Sheffield Wednesday | Luton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
27 September 2024 7 | Plymouth Argyle | v | Luton Town | Plymouth |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Home Park | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[20] |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]As a top 2 EFL Championship side, Luton Town entered the competion in the second round, and were drawn away to Queens Park Rangers.[21]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
w/c 26 August 2024 Second round | Queens Park Rangers | v | Luton Town | White City |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Loftus Road |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
James Shea | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Reuell Walters | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Amari'i Bell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Chiedozie Ogbene | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Carlton Morris | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Cauley Woodrow | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Elijah Adebayo | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | ![]() |
Tahith Chong | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Teden Mengi | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
24 | GK | ![]() |
Thomas Kaminski | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
25 | FW | ![]() |
Joe Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ![]() |
Shandon Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
29 | DF | ![]() |
Tom Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | ![]() |
Andros Townsend | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
37 | MF | ![]() |
Zack Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | ![]() |
Joe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
39 | DF | ![]() |
Aidan Francis-Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
40 | DF | ![]() |
Christian Chigozie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
45 | MF | ![]() |
Alfie Doughty | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | DF | ![]() |
Mads Juel Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | FW | ![]() |
Jacob Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | DF | ![]() |
Reece Burke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | MF | ![]() |
Allan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | MF | ![]() |
Jordan Clark | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | DF | ![]() |
Daiki Hashioka | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | GK | ![]() |
Tim Krul | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | DF | ![]() |
Tom Lockyer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | MF | ![]() |
Marvelous Nakamba | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | FW | ![]() |
Aribim Pepple | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | MF | ![]() |
Louie Watson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
— | FW | ![]() |
Dion Pereira | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | GK | ![]() |
Jack Walton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shandon Baptiste is our first summer signing!". Luton Town FC. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Reuell Walters signs for the Hatters". Luton Town FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Hull City make Giles switch permanent". Luton Town FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Ross Barkley departs to Aston Villa". Luton Town FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Jake Burger signs for Rochdale". Luton Town FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "John McAtee joins Bolton Wanderers". Luton Town FC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Dion Pereira re-joins Dagenham on season-long loan". Luton Town FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Jack Walton rejoins Dundee United on loan". Luton Town FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Pinnington goes to Solihull Moors on loan". Luton Town FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Piesold goes to Cliftonville on loan". Luton Town FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Luton Town Retained and Released list 2024". Luton Town FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Luke Berry joins the Addicks". Charlton Athletic FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Matthews-Lewis returns to Boro". Farnborough FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome | Ben Tompkins". Hemel Hempstead Town FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Hatters confirm Gabe Osho exit". Luton Town FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Town to head to Scotland for Dundee United friendly". Luton Town FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Pre-season 2024 schedule confirmed". Luton Town FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Four more Hatters matches selected for live TV". Luton Town FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". English Football League. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.