Luton Town F.C. season 2008–09
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The 2008–09 season was the 123rd season in the history of Luton Town Football Club
. The team's 24th place finish in Football League One
in 2007–08 meant the club competed in Football League Two
. The club was deducted 30 points at the start of the season; 10 by the Football Association
for irregular matters involving player transfers, and 20 by the Football League
for breaking rules on exiting administration. As a result, the club finished bottom of the league and was relegated
to the Conference National
for the 2009–10
season. The season was not, however, without success – Luton beat Scunthorpe United
3–2 at Wembley
to win the Football League Trophy
for the first time.
This article covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
's Luton team had a woeful 2007–08 season, due in no small part to the chaos behind the scenes at the club. David Pinkney
, who had only months before taken over the club promising success, took the club into administration
on 22 November, stating he would fund the club's overheads. The club had ten points deducted as punishment. Meanwhile an FA probe on transfer irregularities dragged on; described by Pinkney as "a storm in a teacup".
On 12 January, Kevin Blackwell
and his assistants Sam Ellis
and John Carver
, announced their intention to resign from the club on 9 February. This came after the Administrator had sold captain Chris Coyne
to Colchester United
and midfielder David Edwards
to Wolverhampton Wanderers
for £350,000 and £675,000 respectively. Blackwell had managed to guide his team to an FA Cup
replay against Liverpool
at Anfield
, which helped a little financially but failed to prevent sales.
On the same day as the replay at Anfield
, 15 January, the administrator awarded "preferred bidder" status to Luton Town Football Club 2020, a consortium fronted by Nick Owen
. 2020 loaned money to the club to keep them moving forward, and in return 2020 were granted exclusive negotiation rights until the end of February. Blackwell and his assistants were all sacked by the administrator on the same day, following a 5-0 defeat at Anfield, to be replaced by former player Mick Harford
, with Warren Neill
as his assistant. On 26 February, the 2020 consortium had their bid for the club conditionally accepted by the administrator. This meant that they were now custodians of the club until the end of the season, and that the Football League would have to negotiate terms to return the Golden Share to Luton Town for the 2008-09 campaign.
Luton were relegated to League Two
following a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion
on 12 April. The defeat left the Hatters rooted to the bottom of the table on 33 points, three points behind fellow strugglers Port Vale
, who were also relegated on the same day. Luton lost all of their remaining league games and finished the season in bottom place and 17 points adrift of safety.
On 3 June, the FA's probe finally finished, and Luton were found guilty of 15 misconduct charges. The club was handed a ten-point deduction for the 2008-09 campaign, and a £50,000 fine. However, it soon went from bad to worse, as since the club had violated Football League rules by leaving Administration without having made a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors, the Football League only offered to return the Golden Share (that would allow Luton to compete in the Football League) to Luton on the condition that they play with a further twenty-point deduction. Luton appealed against the FA's decision, but their appeal was thrown out. As a result, Luton Town began the 2008–09 season
with an unprecedented -30 points, and facing a mighty fight merely to avoid relegation from the Football League for the first time in their history.
returned to captain the team from Preston
, Claude Gnakpa
joined from Peterborough United
, Asa Hall
signed from Birmingham City
, George Pilkington
arrived from Port Vale
, and many others were signed including Michael Spillane and Chris Martin, both on season-long loans from Norwich City
.
in the League Cup
, before going down 5–1 in the next round at Reading
. By the end of September, Luton had reached –19 points in the league. This included an opening day home defeat to Port Vale
, but narrow victories over both Gillingham
and Exeter City
.
in the Football League Trophy
, they lost two home games in a row. First Darlington
piled on the misery with a last minute winner in front of the Oak Road, then Luton were defeated 2–1 by Accrington Stanley
in the first ever meeting between the two clubs.
Meanwhile, manager Mick Harford continued to try to regenerate the squad – Irish winger Garreth O'Connor
was drafted in from free agency, as was former Coventry City
forward Wayne Andrews. A spate of injuries did not help matters - talismanic captain Kevin Nicholls had not played since August, star forward Sam Parkin
was struggling with a recurring ankle injury, and defensive rock George Pilkington
was still out. Harford introduced several younger players into the team, including blooding Jake Howells
from the youth team, bringing in Harry Worley
on loan from Leicester
, and, just before the Accrington game, striker Tom Craddock
on loan from Middlesbrough
.
Craddock made a big impact in his second game - scoring two goals at Grimsby
as he ran the Mariners defence ragged. Craddock earnt and scored a penalty after Grimsby had taken an early lead, and then, deep into injury time, crashed the ball into the far corner from long range to secure a vital point for Luton and send the travelling fans into raptures. Luton Town history was made in this game as striker Jordan Patrick
pulled on the number 29 shirt to become Luton's youngest ever player – at 16 years and 7 days, Patrick came off the bench to set up Craddock's equaliser. Craddock scored again in his next match, to quickly establish himself in the team. Parkin finally returned from injury during this game, but failed to score. He was sent out on loan to Leyton Orient
days later, with a view to a permanent deal. Three days later, a Tuesday night game against Bournemouth
at Kenilworth Road was abandoned after only eight minutes due to bad weather.
, putting a dent into Luton's charge for safety. A win in the Football League Trophy
was the exception rather than the rule.
Ahead of Luton's next game, at home against Dagenham & Redbridge
, Luton were boosted by the news that Craddock had extended his loan from Middlesbrough by a month. However, when Craddock suddenly injured his groin only days after signing, Luton were forced to bring in another striker – former Queens Park Rangers
hitman Kevin Gallen
was signed on loan for a month from MK Dons. Results did not improve. An exit from the FA Cup
followed, as Southend comfortably beat Luton 3-1 at Roots Hall
.
3–1.
A 0–0 draw at top-of-the-table Wycombe
followed, before Luton beat Colchester
in the Football League Trophy to earn a place in the Southern Area Final against Brighton & Hove Albion
.
Tom Craddock
extended his loan from Middlesbrough
by another month soon after. Luton's unbeaten run continued on Boxing Day; Ian Roper's goal six minutes into injury time sealing a point at Chesterfield
. Two days later came a home win against Lincoln
, Roper scoring again after Chris Martin had put Luton two ahead – the match finished 3–2. Luton were now only one point away from zero.
's loan was also extended. To make room on the wage bill, Garreth O'Connor
and Kevin Watson
both left after very short careers as Luton players.
Luton then had a bad run of results, including a 5–1 defeat at Darlington
. Before the Darlington game, Luton managed to sign Colchester
forward Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
on loan for a month, while extending Logan's stay for another month and signing Gallen on a permanent deal. Wayne Andrews was released soon after.
Then, the first leg of the Southern Area Final - Luton travelled to Brighton
and battled to a 0-0 draw, giving them a slight advantage for the second leg at Kenilworth Road
.
A controversial 3–3 draw with Bradford City
saw both managers, Harford
and McCall
, and Luton captain Kevin Nicholls
all set dates for FA hearings following a bizarre refereeing performance from Trevor Kettle.
Tom Craddock
signed an £80,000 permanent deal on the 27th, with Drew Talbot
leaving for Chesterfield
on loan to make room on the wage budget; but Luton's torrid run of form continued.
return for the second leg of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Southern Area Final. Luton took the lead after 59 seconds through Tom Craddock
, following a defensive mix-up. Brighton equalised with a Nicky Forster
goal before David Livermore
was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Spillane. Brighton defended well against Luton's one man advantange for the duration of the second half. In the penalty shoot-out Luton's on-loan keeper from Derby
, Lewis Price
, saved from Jason Jarrett
and Chris Birchall
to take Luton into the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final against Scunthorpe United
on 5 April at Wembley Stadium
.
This victory must have given Luton something of a confidence boost, as they then went four unbeaten. Craddock scored again against Shrewsbury
as Luton won 3–1, and carried on his scoring form over the next month.
. Grimsby boss Mike Newell
, formerly manager of Luton Town, was suing the club for unfair dismissal and £300,000. Newell received an angry reception, which turned to jeers when Asa Hall
scored a last minute winner to give Luton the three points.
Macclesfield Town
then visited Kenilworth Road, and a Tom Craddock penalty was enough to secure a 1–0 victory for Luton - the first time Luton had secured two straight wins all season. Meanwhile, the ticket sales for the Wembley final were terrific – Luton sold out their allocated 30,000 almost immediately, and were given another 8,500 which went just as fast – setting a record for most fans at Wembley Stadium from one club. However, Luton were told they would not be given any more due to "segregation issues". As a result, the final saw 40,000 Wembley seats empty.
The FA hearings rolled around for Nicholls
, Harford
and the club on 23 March – Harford was fined a total of £1,000, the club £2,000, and Nicholls £1,000. Nicholls was also handed a five match ban to begin on 7 April – however, the club lodged an appeal against the ban on 31 March, delaying its effect until after the appeal was heard.
26 March, loan deadline day, saw Luton bring in experienced midfielder David Livermore
from Brighton & Hove Albion
on a month's loan. Meanwhile, young striker Ryan Charles
moved to Kettering Town
on loan, also for a month. Two days later the Hatters travelled to Morecambe
, unbeaten in twelve games. Goals from Chris Martin and Kevin Gallen
saw Luton beat Morecambe 2–1, and in doing so managed three straight wins for the first time since the 2004-05
League One
winning season. Luton were now only eight points behind Chester
, and with a game in hand. The match that Tuesday against Rotherham
, Luton's game in hand, could not have been more vital, but the Hatters ended up being defeated 4–2.
. Newell claimed that in his contract he had been entitled to 10% of any profit on players sold. However, his claim for £400,000 in unpaid transfer money was not upheld by a Football League
panel on 31 March.
5 April finally came, and Luton faced Scunthorpe United
at Wembley Stadium
in the Football League Trophy
Final as 40,000 Luton supporters converged on Wembley, dwarfing Scunthorpe's support of 13,000. Brian Mawhinney
, Chairman of the Football League
, was roundly booed by the Luton support before the game, in protest at the huge point deductions at the start of the season. When the game got going, however, it was Scunthorpe who drew first blood in a pulsating match. Gary Hooper
put Scunthorpe ahead early on with a low shot past Dean Brill
. Tom Craddock
set up Chris Martin with a superb cross a few minutes later, and Martin chested it down to shoot into the far corner to make it 1–1. Late on, Craddock scored a half-volley from the edge of the box to make it 2–1, but Grant McCann
forced extra time with a spectacular strike with only minutes left. Craddock was substituted, and replaced by French
defender Claude Gnakpa
, played in an unusually forward role by Mick Harford
– it was a gamble which paid off, as Gnakpa ran onto a Keith Keane
ball over the top and got a touch that carried the ball over Joe Murphy and into the net, sending the supporters wild. Luton clung on, with man-of-the-match captain Kevin Nicholls
rallying the troops, and held on to win the match 3–2 and bring the Football League Trophy to Luton
for the first time.
Only eight days later, Luton lost their League
status - Lincoln
dealt another blow, as Luton were held to a 0–0 draw, and the final nail in the coffin came two days later as on 13 April 2009, Luton Town were finally relegated from The Football League
after a spell of 89 years. Chesterfield
held Luton to a draw, and coupled with former Luton manager Mike Newell's Grimsby Town
side winning, this meant Luton's survival in the league became mathematically impossible to achieve.
Relegation opened the question of whether Luton would be allowed to enter the Football League Trophy
during the 2009–10
season. Luton soon submitted an application to the Football League
, asking for special dispensation to defend their title.
A Rossi Jarvis
goal saved a point at Barnet
on 18 April. Kevin Nicholls
was sent off late on for collecting two yellow cards, and Dean Brill
saved a penalty from former Hatter Paul Furlong
. Wycombe
then came to Kenilworth Road
, but despite Luton forcing pressure on the promotion contenders, Wycombe managed a goal on the break following an error by Sol Davis
and Luton failed to find an equaliser. Luton's last home game in the Football League
was a 1–1 draw with promotion chasers Rochdale, with Tom Craddock
scoring a penalty before Adam Rundle
rescued a point for the visitors.
27 April saw the appeal against the Nicholls ban heard at the FA, and the decision was upheld, meaning that Nicholls would miss the match against Brentford
on 2 May, as well as the first four games of the 2009-10 season
. Two days later, long-serving club secretary Cherry Newbury, an employee since 1978, finally left by mutual consent after a period of suspension on full pay starting in January. Newbury had been secretary since 1994, and was implicated as the employee who drew the Football Association
's attention to former directors paying agents through the club's holding company.
after 89 years with a 2–0 defeat at champions Brentford
.
The first signing of the summer for Luton's time in non-league football was announced on 26 May, as life-long Luton Town supporter Andy Burgess
signed a two-year contract, joining from Rushden & Diamonds
on a free transfer. The next day saw five players released – Sam Parkin
, Dean Morgan
, Paul McVeigh
, Sol Davis
and Dean Brill
were all shown the door as their contracts ended. Adam Newton
signed a two-year contract on the 28th, as regeneration of the squad continued. Kevin Gallen
signed a new one-year deal the same day. Young defender
Jake Howells
signed his first professional deal on 2 June. Three days later, Liam Hatch
arrived on loan from Peterborough United
for the 2009–10
season. Central defender Alan White
rejoined Luton on 8 June, nine years after leaving in 2000.
On 15 June, the request to defend the Football League Trophy
title was turned down. Mark Tyler signed a two year deal two years later.
Football League Two
FA Cup
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|- style="background:#fdd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|2nd Round||29 November 2008||Southend United
|| style="text-align:center;"|Away|| style="text-align:center;"|1–3|| style="text-align:center;"|4,111|| style="text-align:center;"|Spillane
|}
Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
}
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Quarter Final||4 November 2008||Walsall
|| style="text-align:center;"|Away|| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|| style="text-align:center;"|1,844|| style="text-align:center;"|Jarvis
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Semi Final||16 December 2008||Colchester United
|| style="text-align:center;"|Home|| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|| style="text-align:center;"|2,638|| style="text-align:center;"|Gnakpa
|- style="background:#ffd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Final
First Leg||20 January 2009||Brighton & Hove Albion
|| style="text-align:center;"|Away|| style="text-align:center;"|0–0|| style="text-align:center;"|6,127|| style="text-align:center;"|—
|- style="background:#ffd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Final
Second Leg||17 February 2009||Brighton & Hove Albion
|| style="text-align:center;"|Home|| style="text-align:center;"|1–1|| style="text-align:center;"|8,711|| style="text-align:center;"|Craddock|| style="text-align:center;"|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Final||5 April 2009||Scunthorpe United
|| style="text-align:center;"|Neutral|| style="text-align:center;"|3–2
|| style="text-align:center;"|55,378|| style="text-align:center;"|Martin, Craddock, Gnakpa|| style="text-align:center;"|
|}
}
|}
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
. The team's 24th place finish in Football League One
Football League One
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in 2007–08 meant the club competed in Football League Two
Football League Two
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. The club was deducted 30 points at the start of the season; 10 by the Football Association
The Football Association
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for irregular matters involving player transfers, and 20 by the Football League
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for breaking rules on exiting administration. As a result, the club finished bottom of the league and was relegated
Promotion and relegation
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to the Conference National
Conference National
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for the 2009–10
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
season. The season was not, however, without success – Luton beat Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
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3–2 at Wembley
Wembley Stadium
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to win the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
for the first time.
This article covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Background
Kevin BlackwellKevin Blackwell
Kevin Patrick Blackwell is an English former professional football goalkeeper who since retiring as a player has worked as a coach and a manager. He has an identical twin, Noel.-Early career:...
's Luton team had a woeful 2007–08 season, due in no small part to the chaos behind the scenes at the club. David Pinkney
David Pinkney
David Pinkney is a successful businessman and auto racing driver.-Early Racing Career:David was a semi-regular BTCC driver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in a BMW from 1992 to 1993...
, who had only months before taken over the club promising success, took the club into administration
Administration (insolvency)
As a legal concept, administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions. It functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent entities and allows them to carry on running their business. The process – an alternative to liquidation – is often known as going...
on 22 November, stating he would fund the club's overheads. The club had ten points deducted as punishment. Meanwhile an FA probe on transfer irregularities dragged on; described by Pinkney as "a storm in a teacup".
On 12 January, Kevin Blackwell
Kevin Blackwell
Kevin Patrick Blackwell is an English former professional football goalkeeper who since retiring as a player has worked as a coach and a manager. He has an identical twin, Noel.-Early career:...
and his assistants Sam Ellis
Sam Ellis
Samuel "Sam" Ellis is an English football coach and former player. He left his post as assistant manager of on December 30, 2010.-Career:...
and John Carver
John Carver (footballer)
John William Carver is a former English footballer and current assistant manager of Newcastle United.-Biography:...
, announced their intention to resign from the club on 9 February. This came after the Administrator had sold captain Chris Coyne
Chris Coyne
Christopher "Chris" Coyne is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for Perth Glory FC and the Australian national football team as a centre back.-Club career:...
to Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
and midfielder David Edwards
David Edwards (footballer)
David Alexander Edwards is an English-born Welsh international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is known for his energetic runs and work rate.-Early life:...
to Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
for £350,000 and £675,000 respectively. Blackwell had managed to guide his team to an FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
replay against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
, which helped a little financially but failed to prevent sales.
On the same day as the replay at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
, 15 January, the administrator awarded "preferred bidder" status to Luton Town Football Club 2020, a consortium fronted by Nick Owen
Nick Owen
Nicholas "Nick" Corbishley Owen is an English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the breakfast television programme TV-am and the BBC's local news show Midlands Today since 1997...
. 2020 loaned money to the club to keep them moving forward, and in return 2020 were granted exclusive negotiation rights until the end of February. Blackwell and his assistants were all sacked by the administrator on the same day, following a 5-0 defeat at Anfield, to be replaced by former player Mick Harford
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...
, with Warren Neill
Warren Neill
Warren Anthony Neill is a former footballer, most notably with Queens Park Rangers, where he also worked as a coach.Neill made his QPR debut against Chelsea in 1980 and went on to play 181 league games scoring 3 goals...
as his assistant. On 26 February, the 2020 consortium had their bid for the club conditionally accepted by the administrator. This meant that they were now custodians of the club until the end of the season, and that the Football League would have to negotiate terms to return the Golden Share to Luton Town for the 2008-09 campaign.
Luton were relegated to League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
following a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
on 12 April. The defeat left the Hatters rooted to the bottom of the table on 33 points, three points behind fellow strugglers Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
, who were also relegated on the same day. Luton lost all of their remaining league games and finished the season in bottom place and 17 points adrift of safety.
On 3 June, the FA's probe finally finished, and Luton were found guilty of 15 misconduct charges. The club was handed a ten-point deduction for the 2008-09 campaign, and a £50,000 fine. However, it soon went from bad to worse, as since the club had violated Football League rules by leaving Administration without having made a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors, the Football League only offered to return the Golden Share (that would allow Luton to compete in the Football League) to Luton on the condition that they play with a further twenty-point deduction. Luton appealed against the FA's decision, but their appeal was thrown out. As a result, Luton Town began the 2008–09 season
2008–09 in English football
The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...
with an unprecedented -30 points, and facing a mighty fight merely to avoid relegation from the Football League for the first time in their history.
Pre-Season
Manager Mick Harford needed to practically rebuild the squad from scratch. Indeed, on the opening day of the season nine new players were named in the squad. Kevin NichollsKevin Nicholls
Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds....
returned to captain the team from Preston
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
, Claude Gnakpa
Claude Gnakpa
Claude Gnakpa Johouri is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Walsall. He usually plays as a winger, but began his career primarily as a central defender and right-back....
joined from Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
, Asa Hall
Asa Hall
Asa Philip Hall is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.-Birmingham City:Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,...
signed from Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, George Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
arrived from Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
, and many others were signed including Michael Spillane and Chris Martin, both on season-long loans from Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
.
August and September
Luton made an indifferent start to the season, beating PlymouthPlymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, before going down 5–1 in the next round at Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
. By the end of September, Luton had reached –19 points in the league. This included an opening day home defeat to Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
, but narrow victories over both Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
and Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
.
October
Luton's form soon slumped – after a draw away at Bradford and a penalty shootout win over BrentfordBrentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
, they lost two home games in a row. First Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
piled on the misery with a last minute winner in front of the Oak Road, then Luton were defeated 2–1 by Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
in the first ever meeting between the two clubs.
Meanwhile, manager Mick Harford continued to try to regenerate the squad – Irish winger Garreth O'Connor
Garreth O'Connor
Garreth O'Connor is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for Football West Premier Division side Stirling Lions....
was drafted in from free agency, as was former Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
forward Wayne Andrews. A spate of injuries did not help matters - talismanic captain Kevin Nicholls had not played since August, star forward Sam Parkin
Sam Parkin
Samuel "Sam" Parkin is an English professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone.-Chelsea:...
was struggling with a recurring ankle injury, and defensive rock George Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
was still out. Harford introduced several younger players into the team, including blooding Jake Howells
Jake Howells
Jake Thomas Howells is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Luton Town.-Youth career:Howells was born in Hemel Hempstead, and represented his town at youth level...
from the youth team, bringing in Harry Worley
Harry Worley
Harry Jonathan Worley is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a defender.-Career:Born in Lymm, Cheshire, Worley was signed by Chelsea from Stockport County in the summer of 2005, with Chelsea beating many clubs to his signature. A tribunal set an initial transfer fee of £150,000...
on loan from Leicester
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, and, just before the Accrington game, striker Tom Craddock
Tom Craddock
Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04...
on loan from Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
.
Craddock made a big impact in his second game - scoring two goals at Grimsby
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
as he ran the Mariners defence ragged. Craddock earnt and scored a penalty after Grimsby had taken an early lead, and then, deep into injury time, crashed the ball into the far corner from long range to secure a vital point for Luton and send the travelling fans into raptures. Luton Town history was made in this game as striker Jordan Patrick
Jordan Patrick
Jordan Daniel Patrick is an English footballer who plays as a striker.-Career:Young striker Jordan Patrick was thrown into the Hatters' first-team squad during an injury crisis in mid-October 2008, having only just turned 16 years of age.A product of Luton Town's youth academy, Patrick was handed...
pulled on the number 29 shirt to become Luton's youngest ever player – at 16 years and 7 days, Patrick came off the bench to set up Craddock's equaliser. Craddock scored again in his next match, to quickly establish himself in the team. Parkin finally returned from injury during this game, but failed to score. He was sent out on loan to Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
days later, with a view to a permanent deal. Three days later, a Tuesday night game against Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
at Kenilworth Road was abandoned after only eight minutes due to bad weather.
November
Luton's form was obviously interrupted – a 3–0 annihilation followed that Saturday at ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
, putting a dent into Luton's charge for safety. A win in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
was the exception rather than the rule.
Ahead of Luton's next game, at home against Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...
, Luton were boosted by the news that Craddock had extended his loan from Middlesbrough by a month. However, when Craddock suddenly injured his groin only days after signing, Luton were forced to bring in another striker – former Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
hitman Kevin Gallen
Kevin Gallen
Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21...
was signed on loan for a month from MK Dons. Results did not improve. An exit from the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
followed, as Southend comfortably beat Luton 3-1 at Roots Hall
Roots Hall
Roots Hall is a multi-use sports stadium in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, primarily used for football games and is the home of the Football League Two club Southend United. With a capacity of 12,392 Roots Hall is the largest football stadium in Essex, and is the current venue for the final of...
.
December
December saw a revival in fortunes, as the Hatters went the entire month unbeaten. However, four of these games ended in draws. After a thrilling 3–3 draw at Kenilworth Road in the rescheduled game against Bournemouth, Luton beat BarnetBarnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
3–1.
A 0–0 draw at top-of-the-table Wycombe
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
followed, before Luton beat Colchester
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
in the Football League Trophy to earn a place in the Southern Area Final against Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
.
Tom Craddock
Tom Craddock
Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04...
extended his loan from Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
by another month soon after. Luton's unbeaten run continued on Boxing Day; Ian Roper's goal six minutes into injury time sealing a point at Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
. Two days later came a home win against Lincoln
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
, Roper scoring again after Chris Martin had put Luton two ahead – the match finished 3–2. Luton were now only one point away from zero.
January
Winger Ian Henderson signed on New Year's Day, and Kevin GallenKevin Gallen
Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21...
's loan was also extended. To make room on the wage bill, Garreth O'Connor
Garreth O'Connor
Garreth O'Connor is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for Football West Premier Division side Stirling Lions....
and Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...
both left after very short careers as Luton players.
Luton then had a bad run of results, including a 5–1 defeat at Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
. Before the Darlington game, Luton managed to sign Colchester
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
forward Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu is a Nigerian footballer who is currently playing for China League One side Shenyang Dongjin.-Playing career:...
on loan for a month, while extending Logan's stay for another month and signing Gallen on a permanent deal. Wayne Andrews was released soon after.
Then, the first leg of the Southern Area Final - Luton travelled to Brighton
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
and battled to a 0-0 draw, giving them a slight advantage for the second leg at Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road Stadium is a football stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been home to Luton Town Football Club since 1905, when financial complications forced the club to leave its previous location at Dunstable Road...
.
A controversial 3–3 draw with Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
saw both managers, Harford
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...
and McCall
Stuart McCall
Andrew Stuart Murray McCall , usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers...
, and Luton captain Kevin Nicholls
Kevin Nicholls
Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds....
all set dates for FA hearings following a bizarre refereeing performance from Trevor Kettle.
Tom Craddock
Tom Craddock
Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04...
signed an £80,000 permanent deal on the 27th, with Drew Talbot
Drew Talbot
Drew Talbot is an English footballer currently playing as a right back/right midfield for Chesterfield.-Career:Talbot started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, promoted through the academy in 2003–04...
leaving for Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
on loan to make room on the wage budget; but Luton's torrid run of form continued.
February
17 February saw BrightonBrighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
return for the second leg of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
Southern Area Final. Luton took the lead after 59 seconds through Tom Craddock
Tom Craddock
Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04...
, following a defensive mix-up. Brighton equalised with a Nicky Forster
Nicky Forster
Nicholas Michael "Nicky" Forster is a former professional footballer who has also been player-manager at Brentford, and is now manager of Dover Athletic...
goal before David Livermore
David Livermore
David Livermore is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Histon. He plays as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Edmonton, London, Livermore previously played for Millwall, where he was captain, and as a trainee at Arsenal...
was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Spillane. Brighton defended well against Luton's one man advantange for the duration of the second half. In the penalty shoot-out Luton's on-loan keeper from Derby
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, Lewis Price
Lewis Price
Lewis Peter Price is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Derby County and Ipswich Town-Ipswich Town:...
, saved from Jason Jarrett
Jason Jarrett (footballer)
Jason Lee Jarrett is an English footballer, who plays in midfield. He is currently a free agent, having last played for Oldham Athletic of League One....
and Chris Birchall
Chris Birchall
Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
to take Luton into the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final against Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
on 5 April at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
.
This victory must have given Luton something of a confidence boost, as they then went four unbeaten. Craddock scored again against Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
as Luton won 3–1, and carried on his scoring form over the next month.
March
The next major game was on 17 March, against relegation rivals Grimsby TownGrimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
. Grimsby boss Mike Newell
Mike Newell (footballer)
Michael Colin "Mike" Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player he notably was a member of the Blackburn Rovers team which won the Premier League in 1995, as well also playing for Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Luton Town, Leicester City, Everton,...
, formerly manager of Luton Town, was suing the club for unfair dismissal and £300,000. Newell received an angry reception, which turned to jeers when Asa Hall
Asa Hall
Asa Philip Hall is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.-Birmingham City:Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,...
scored a last minute winner to give Luton the three points.
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
then visited Kenilworth Road, and a Tom Craddock penalty was enough to secure a 1–0 victory for Luton - the first time Luton had secured two straight wins all season. Meanwhile, the ticket sales for the Wembley final were terrific – Luton sold out their allocated 30,000 almost immediately, and were given another 8,500 which went just as fast – setting a record for most fans at Wembley Stadium from one club. However, Luton were told they would not be given any more due to "segregation issues". As a result, the final saw 40,000 Wembley seats empty.
The FA hearings rolled around for Nicholls
Kevin Nicholls
Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds....
, Harford
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...
and the club on 23 March – Harford was fined a total of £1,000, the club £2,000, and Nicholls £1,000. Nicholls was also handed a five match ban to begin on 7 April – however, the club lodged an appeal against the ban on 31 March, delaying its effect until after the appeal was heard.
26 March, loan deadline day, saw Luton bring in experienced midfielder David Livermore
David Livermore
David Livermore is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Histon. He plays as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Edmonton, London, Livermore previously played for Millwall, where he was captain, and as a trainee at Arsenal...
from Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
on a month's loan. Meanwhile, young striker Ryan Charles
Ryan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
moved to Kettering Town
Kettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
on loan, also for a month. Two days later the Hatters travelled to Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
, unbeaten in twelve games. Goals from Chris Martin and Kevin Gallen
Kevin Gallen
Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21...
saw Luton beat Morecambe 2–1, and in doing so managed three straight wins for the first time since the 2004-05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
winning season. Luton were now only eight points behind Chester
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
, and with a game in hand. The match that Tuesday against Rotherham
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
, Luton's game in hand, could not have been more vital, but the Hatters ended up being defeated 4–2.
April
April began with the news that the club had won their case against former manager Mike NewellMike Newell (footballer)
Michael Colin "Mike" Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player he notably was a member of the Blackburn Rovers team which won the Premier League in 1995, as well also playing for Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Luton Town, Leicester City, Everton,...
. Newell claimed that in his contract he had been entitled to 10% of any profit on players sold. However, his claim for £400,000 in unpaid transfer money was not upheld by a Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
panel on 31 March.
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
Final as 40,000 Luton supporters converged on Wembley, dwarfing Scunthorpe's support of 13,000. Brian Mawhinney
Brian Mawhinney
Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney PC is a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 until 1997 and a Member of Parliament from 1979 until 2005.-Early life:...
, Chairman of the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, was roundly booed by the Luton support before the game, in protest at the huge point deductions at the start of the season. When the game got going, however, it was Scunthorpe who drew first blood in a pulsating match. Gary Hooper
Gary Hooper
Gary Hooper is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Celtic.Hooper started his career at non-League Grays Athletic in 2003. While there he won the 2004-05 Conference South, as well as the FA Trophy twice in 2005 and 2006. After this Championship club...
put Scunthorpe ahead early on with a low shot past Dean Brill
Dean Brill
Dean Michael Brill is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Barnet. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Luton Town:...
. Tom Craddock
Tom Craddock
Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04...
set up Chris Martin with a superb cross a few minutes later, and Martin chested it down to shoot into the far corner to make it 1–1. Late on, Craddock scored a half-volley from the edge of the box to make it 2–1, but Grant McCann
Grant McCann
Grant Samuel McCann is a Northern Irish international footballer who currently plays for Peterborough United who play in The Championship in England where he is the captain.-Club career:...
forced extra time with a spectacular strike with only minutes left. Craddock was substituted, and replaced by French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
defender Claude Gnakpa
Claude Gnakpa
Claude Gnakpa Johouri is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Walsall. He usually plays as a winger, but began his career primarily as a central defender and right-back....
, played in an unusually forward role by Mick Harford
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...
– it was a gamble which paid off, as Gnakpa ran onto a Keith Keane
Keith Keane
Keith Francis Keane is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Luton Town. He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton...
ball over the top and got a touch that carried the ball over Joe Murphy and into the net, sending the supporters wild. Luton clung on, with man-of-the-match captain Kevin Nicholls
Kevin Nicholls
Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds....
rallying the troops, and held on to win the match 3–2 and bring the Football League Trophy to Luton
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
for the first time.
Only eight days later, Luton lost their League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
status - Lincoln
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
dealt another blow, as Luton were held to a 0–0 draw, and the final nail in the coffin came two days later as on 13 April 2009, Luton Town were finally relegated from The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
after a spell of 89 years. Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
held Luton to a draw, and coupled with former Luton manager Mike Newell's Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
side winning, this meant Luton's survival in the league became mathematically impossible to achieve.
Relegation opened the question of whether Luton would be allowed to enter the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
during the 2009–10
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
season. Luton soon submitted an application to the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, asking for special dispensation to defend their title.
A Rossi Jarvis
Rossi Jarvis
Ross Anthony "Rossi" Jarvis is an English professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder. He currently plays for Cambridge United in the Conference National.-Norwich City:...
goal saved a point at Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
on 18 April. Kevin Nicholls
Kevin Nicholls
Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds....
was sent off late on for collecting two yellow cards, and Dean Brill
Dean Brill
Dean Michael Brill is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Barnet. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Luton Town:...
saved a penalty from former Hatter Paul Furlong
Paul Furlong
Paul Furlong is an English professional footballer, currently playing for St Albans City in a player/coach role.-Career:...
. Wycombe
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
then came to Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road Stadium is a football stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been home to Luton Town Football Club since 1905, when financial complications forced the club to leave its previous location at Dunstable Road...
, but despite Luton forcing pressure on the promotion contenders, Wycombe managed a goal on the break following an error by Sol Davis
Sol Davis
Sol Sebastian Davis is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.-Career:Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.Davis was named Players'...
and Luton failed to find an equaliser. Luton's last home game in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
was a 1–1 draw with promotion chasers Rochdale, with Tom Craddock
Tom Craddock
Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04...
scoring a penalty before Adam Rundle
Adam Rundle
Adam Rundle is an English footballer who is currently playing for Darlington.-Career:A left-sided midfielder who began his career in Newcastle United's youth team, Rundle was released by the club in 2001 without being offered a professional contract...
rescued a point for the visitors.
27 April saw the appeal against the Nicholls ban heard at the FA, and the decision was upheld, meaning that Nicholls would miss the match against Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
on 2 May, as well as the first four games of the 2009-10 season
Luton Town F.C. season 2009–10
The 2009–10 season was the 124th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. The club's 24th place finish in Football League Two in 2008–09 meant that the team competed in the Conference National for the first time in its history, and in a division outside of the Football League for the...
. Two days later, long-serving club secretary Cherry Newbury, an employee since 1978, finally left by mutual consent after a period of suspension on full pay starting in January. Newbury had been secretary since 1994, and was implicated as the employee who drew the Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
's attention to former directors paying agents through the club's holding company.
May and June
Luton Town bowed out of the Football LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
after 89 years with a 2–0 defeat at champions Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
.
The first signing of the summer for Luton's time in non-league football was announced on 26 May, as life-long Luton Town supporter Andy Burgess
Andy Burgess
Andrew John Blakemore "Andy" Burgess is an English footballer who is currently a player/coach midfielder for Corby Town.-Playing career:...
signed a two-year contract, joining from Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
on a free transfer. The next day saw five players released – Sam Parkin
Sam Parkin
Samuel "Sam" Parkin is an English professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone.-Chelsea:...
, Dean Morgan
Dean Morgan
Dean Lance Morgan is a professional football player who has been offered a contract by Chesterfield having been released by Milton Keynes Dons. He usually plays as a striker or winger...
, Paul McVeigh
Paul McVeigh
Paul Michael McVeigh is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Norwich City.-Club career:...
, Sol Davis
Sol Davis
Sol Sebastian Davis is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.-Career:Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.Davis was named Players'...
and Dean Brill
Dean Brill
Dean Michael Brill is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Barnet. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Luton Town:...
were all shown the door as their contracts ended. Adam Newton
Adam Newton
Adam Lee Newton is an English-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian professional footballer, who currently plays for Woking in the Conference South...
signed a two-year contract on the 28th, as regeneration of the squad continued. Kevin Gallen
Kevin Gallen
Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21...
signed a new one-year deal the same day. Young defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
Jake Howells
Jake Howells
Jake Thomas Howells is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Luton Town.-Youth career:Howells was born in Hemel Hempstead, and represented his town at youth level...
signed his first professional deal on 2 June. Three days later, Liam Hatch
Liam Hatch
Liam Morris Adam Hatch is an English footballer who plays for Darlington as a striker.-Early career:Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Hatch started his career with Kent League side Ramsgate, before joining Herne Bay in 2001 and moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 2001...
arrived on loan from Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
for the 2009–10
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
season. Central defender Alan White
Alan White (footballer)
Alan White is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He has made over 400 appearances in the Football League.-Career:...
rejoined Luton on 8 June, nine years after leaving in 2000.
On 15 June, the request to defend the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
title was turned down. Mark Tyler signed a two year deal two years later.
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2008 | Boreham Wood Boreham Wood F.C. Boreham Wood F.C. are a football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, at Meadow Park football ground. They were established in 1948, and have reached the FA Cup 2nd Round proper twice in their history. For 2011-12 they will play in Conference South... |
Away | 4–2 | 300 | McVeigh, Spring Matthew Spring Matthew John Spring is an English central midfielder who plays for Leyton Orient.-Luton Town:Spring started his career at Luton, making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 loss to Bristol City on 27 September 1997... (2), Morgan Dean Morgan Dean Lance Morgan is a professional football player who has been offered a contract by Chesterfield having been released by Milton Keynes Dons. He usually plays as a striker or winger... |
| 14 July 2008 | Hitchin Town Hitchin Town F.C. Hitchin Town Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They will compete in the Southern Football League's Premier Division for the 2011–12 season... |
Away | 1–4 | 876 | Hall |
| 19 July 2008 | Bedford Town Bedford Town F.C. Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford.... |
Away | 3–0 | 1,133 | Malcolm Michael Malcolm (footballer) Michael Duhaney Malcolm is an English football player who plays for Lewes as a striker. He has represented England at youth level.-Career:... , Parkin, Broughton Drewe Broughton Drewe Oliver Broughton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Thurrock. He has made over 400 senior appearances for 20 different clubs in a career spanning 15 years.-Earlier years:... |
| 22 July 2008 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
Home | 1–1 | 1,934 | Spring Matthew Spring Matthew John Spring is an English central midfielder who plays for Leyton Orient.-Luton Town:Spring started his career at Luton, making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 loss to Bristol City on 27 September 1997... |
| 24 July 2008 | St Neots Town St Neots Town F.C. St Neots Town F.C. is an English football club based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at New Rowley Park.-History:... |
Away | 2–4 | 521 | Sinclair, Quinn |
| 26 July 2008 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
Home | 0–0 | 1,290 | — |
| 29 July 2008 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
Home | 0–1 | 1,203 | — |
| 2 August 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
Home | 0–3 | 1,358 | — |
Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2008 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Home | 1–3 | 7,149 | Parkin |
| 16 August 2008 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
Away | 1–0 | 5,339 | Parkin |
| 23 August 2008 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Home | 1–1 | 6,085 | Martin |
| 30 August 2008 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
Away | 1–0 | 5,328 | Parkin |
| 6 September 2008 | Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
Away | 1–2 | 2,349 | Charles |
| 13 September 2008 | Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... |
Home | 3–1 | 6,462 | Spillane, Hall, Martin |
| 20 September 2008 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
Away | 0–1 | 4,095 | — |
| 27 September 2008 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
Home | 1–1 | 5,731 | Hall |
| 4 October 2008 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
Away | 1–1 | 13,083 | Spillane |
| 11 October 2008 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Home | 1–2 | 5,560 | Gnakpa |
| 18 October 2008 | Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
Home | 1–2 | 5,492 | Hall |
| 21 October 2008 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
Away | 2–2 | 4,021 | Craddock (2) |
| 25 October 2008 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Away | 2–1 | 3,052 | Craddock, Roper |
| 1 November 2008 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
Away | 0–3 | 6,188 | — |
| 15 November 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
Home | 2–1 | 5,402 | Davis, McVeigh |
| 22 November 2008 | Rochdale | Away | 0–2 | 2,901 | — |
| 25 November 2008 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Home | 0–1 | 5,248 | — |
| 2 December 2008 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
Home | 3–3 | 6,773 | own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... , Gallen, McVeigh |
| 6 December 2008 | Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
Home | 3–1 | 5,536 | McVeigh, Martin, own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
| 13 December 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
Away | 0–0 | 5,567 | — |
| 20 December 2008 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
Home | 1–1 | 5,664 | Spillane |
| 26 December 2008 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
Away | 2–2 | 4,243 | Craddock, Roper |
| 28 December 2008 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
Home | 3–2 | 6,643 | Martin (2), Roper |
| 13 January 2009 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
Away | 2–2 | 1,652 | Martin, Emanuel |
| 17 January 2009 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Away | 1–5 | 3,319 | Martin |
| 24 January 2009 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
Home | 3–3 | 6,053 | Hall (2), Wasiu |
| 27 January 2009 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
Away | 1–1 | 5,230 | — |
| 31 January 2009 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Home | 1–2 | 5,545 | Hall |
| 14 February 2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
Away | 1–2 | 2,310 | Henderson |
| 21 February 2009 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
Home | 3–1 | 5,661 | Craddock, Parkin, Hall |
| 24 February 2009 | Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
Away | 0–0 | 1,033 | — |
| 28 February 2009 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Away | 3–1 | 1,358 | Hall, Gallen, Martin |
| 3 March 2009 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
Home | 0–0 | 5,739 | — |
| 7 March 2009 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
Home | 1–2 | 6,460 | Craddock |
| 10 March 2009 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Away | 2–0 | 2,886 | Martin, Craddock |
| 14 March 2009 | Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... |
Away | 1–2 | 3,098 | Craddock |
| 17 March 2009 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
Home | 2–1 | 5,830 | Bower, Hall |
| 21 March 2009 | Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
Home | 1–0 | 5,363 | Craddock |
| 28 March 2009 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
Away | 2–1 | 2,599 | Martin, Gallen |
| 31 March 2009 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
Home | 2–4 | 5,975 | Martin, Hall |
| 11 April 2009 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
Away | 0–0 | 4,664 | — |
| 13 April 2009 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
Home | 0–0 | 6,494 | — |
| 18 April 2009 | Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
Away | 1–1 | 2,808 | Jarvis |
| 21 April 2009 | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
Home | 0–1 | 6,553 | — |
| 25 April 2009 | Rochdale | Home | 1–1 | 7,025 | Craddock |
| 2 May 2009 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Away | 0–2 | 10,223 | — |
FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 8 November 2008 | Altrincham Altrincham F.C. Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:... |
Home | 0–0 | 3,200 | — |
| 1st Round (replay) | 18 November 2008 | Altrincham Altrincham F.C. Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:... |
Away | 0–0 | 2,397 | — |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2nd Round||29 November 2008||Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
|| style="text-align:center;"|Away|| style="text-align:center;"|1–3|| style="text-align:center;"|4,111|| style="text-align:center;"|Spillane
|}
Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 12 August 2008 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
Home | 2–0 | 2,682 | Jarvis, Plummer |
| 2nd Round | 26 August 2008 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
Away | 1–5 | 7,498 | Charles |
Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Round | 7 October 2008 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Home | 2–2 | 2,029 | Martin (2) |
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Quarter Final||4 November 2008||Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
|| style="text-align:center;"|Away|| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|| style="text-align:center;"|1,844|| style="text-align:center;"|Jarvis
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Semi Final||16 December 2008||Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
|| style="text-align:center;"|Home|| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|| style="text-align:center;"|2,638|| style="text-align:center;"|Gnakpa
|- style="background:#ffd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Final
First Leg||20 January 2009||Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
|| style="text-align:center;"|Away|| style="text-align:center;"|0–0|| style="text-align:center;"|6,127|| style="text-align:center;"|—
|- style="background:#ffd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Southern
Final
Second Leg||17 February 2009||Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
|| style="text-align:center;"|Home|| style="text-align:center;"|1–1|| style="text-align:center;"|8,711|| style="text-align:center;"|Craddock|| style="text-align:center;"|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Final||5 April 2009||Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
|| style="text-align:center;"|Neutral|| style="text-align:center;"|3–2
2009 Football League Trophy Final
The 2009 Football League Trophy Final was the 26th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One and Two, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 5 April 2009, the second time that the final had been staged at the stadium...
|| style="text-align:center;"|55,378|| style="text-align:center;"|Martin, Craddock, Gnakpa|| style="text-align:center;"|
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League table
|-}Player statistics
- Last match played on 2 May 2009. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK |  Dean BrillDean Brill Dean Michael Brill is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Barnet. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Luton Town:... |
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Claude GnakpaClaude Gnakpa Claude Gnakpa Johouri is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Walsall. He usually plays as a winger, but began his career primarily as a central defender and right-back.... |
19 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 2 | 29 (9) | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Sol Davis Sol Davis Sol Sebastian Davis is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.-Career:Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.Davis was named Players'... |
22 (2) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 (3) | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF |  Keith KeaneKeith Keane Keith Francis Keane is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Luton Town. He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton... |
40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Ian Roper |
18 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 (1) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | George Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... |
18 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Garreth O'Connor Garreth O'Connor Garreth O'Connor is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for Football West Premier Division side Stirling Lions.... |
3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ian Henderson |
14 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Nicholls Kevin Nicholls Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds.... |
16 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (3) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Sam Parkin Sam Parkin Samuel "Sam" Parkin is an English professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone.-Chelsea:... |
15 (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 18 (10) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Ryan Charles Ryan Charles Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:... |
0 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (12) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Lewis Emanuel Lewis Emanuel Lewis Emanuel is an English-born Irish professional footballer who most recently played for Luton Town. He is a left back who can also play left midfield.-Career:... |
17 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Harry Worley Harry Worley Harry Jonathan Worley is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a defender.-Career:Born in Lymm, Cheshire, Worley was signed by Chelsea from Stockport County in the summer of 2005, with Chelsea beating many clubs to his signature. A tribunal set an initial transfer fee of £150,000... |
6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  Akanni-Sunday WasiuAkanni-Sunday Wasiu Akanni-Sunday Wasiu is a Nigerian footballer who is currently playing for China League One side Shenyang Dongjin.-Playing career:... |
2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | David Livermore David Livermore David Livermore is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Histon. He plays as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Edmonton, London, Livermore previously played for Millwall, where he was captain, and as a trainee at Arsenal... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Asa Hall Asa Hall Asa Philip Hall is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.-Birmingham City:Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,... |
35 (7) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 42 (9) | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Ed Asafu-Adjaye Ed Asafu-Adjaye Edward Yaw Okyere "Ed" Asafu-Adjaye is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town.-Career:Born in Hammersmith, London, Asafu-Adjaye started his career at Luton Town as a scholar, he was sent on loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side Walton & Hersham, making his debut for... |
17 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Rossi Jarvis Rossi Jarvis Ross Anthony "Rossi" Jarvis is an English professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder. He currently plays for Cambridge United in the Conference National.-Norwich City:... |
31 (4) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 34 (6) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Kevin Watson Kevin Watson Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:... |
2 (4) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Chris Martin |
39 (1) | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 2 | 49 (2) | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Drew Talbot Drew Talbot Drew Talbot is an English footballer currently playing as a right back/right midfield for Chesterfield.-Career:Talbot started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, promoted through the academy in 2003–04... |
4 (3) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Michael Spillane |
35 (3) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 (3) | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Conrad Logan Conrad Logan Conrad Joseph Logan is an Irish football goalkeeper currently playing for Rotherham United on loan from Leicester City. He was educated at St. Eunan's College in Letterkenny, Co... |
22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Josh Klein-Davies Josh Klein-Davies Joshua David "Josh" Klein-Davies is a footballer who plays as a striker, he is currently with Southern League South & West Division side Clevedon Town.-Career:... |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Mark Bower Mark Bower Mark James Bower is an English professional footballer. He plays for Guiseley.Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City as a central defender until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into... |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Tristan Plummer Tristan Plummer Tristan Daine Plummer is an English footballer He is the younger brother of Dwayne Plummer.-Playing career:... |
0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Wayne Andrews |
1 (6) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Tom Craddock Tom Craddock Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04... |
27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | George Beavan George Beavan George David Beavan is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently without a club.-Career:Beavan was given a trial at Luton in 2006 by then youth team coach Marvin Johnson, and was a member of the youth team for the 2006–07 season... |
3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Richard Jackson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK |  Lewis PriceLewis Price Lewis Peter Price is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Derby County and Ipswich Town-Ipswich Town:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF |  Paul McVeighPaul McVeigh Paul Michael McVeigh is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Norwich City.-Club career:... |
9 (4) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 14 (6) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Jordan Patrick Jordan Patrick Jordan Daniel Patrick is an English footballer who plays as a striker.-Career:Young striker Jordan Patrick was thrown into the Hatters' first-team squad during an injury crisis in mid-October 2008, having only just turned 16 years of age.A product of Luton Town's youth academy, Patrick was handed... |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Mark Farthing |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Marc Pugh Marc Pugh Marc Anthony Pugh is an English footballer who plays for Bournemouth. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger and as a striker.... |
3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Kevin Gallen Kevin Gallen Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21... |
26 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Jake Howells Jake Howells Jake Thomas Howells is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Luton Town.-Youth career:Howells was born in Hemel Hempstead, and represented his town at youth level... |
14 (14) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 20 (16) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | David Button David Button David Robert Edmund Button is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He has earned 31 caps for England in four separate age groups.-Playing career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Jack Wood |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Aaron Fletcher |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Harry Hogarth |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Scott Sinclair Scott Sinclair (footballer born 1991) Scott Sinclair is an English footballer, who plays for Luton Town.-Career:A pacy winger who can also operate as a striker, Sinclair impressed Luton Town manager Mick Harford greatly during the 2008-09 pre-season campaign, making several appearances.He was handed a first-team squad number in... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
- Only competitive games from the 2008–09 season are included.
- Correct as of 13 November 2009.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Honours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | W% | |||||
| Mick Harford Mick Harford Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR... |
|
16 January 2008 | 1 October 2009 | 57 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 70 | 78 | 29.8 | Football League Trophy Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top... |
Awards
- Awarded on 26 April 2009, except Loyal Luton award awarded on 24 April 2009.
| Award | Name | No. | Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Town Supporters Club Player of the Year | Keith Keane Keith Keane Keith Francis Keane is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Luton Town. He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton... |
4 | DF | |
| Loyal Luton Supporters Club Player of the Year | Keith Keane Keith Keane Keith Francis Keane is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Luton Town. He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton... |
4 | DF | |
| Players' Player of the Year | Asa Hall Asa Hall Asa Philip Hall is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.-Birmingham City:Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,... |
14 | MF | |
| Young Player of the Year | Jake Howells Jake Howells Jake Thomas Howells is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Luton Town.-Youth career:Howells was born in Hemel Hempstead, and represented his town at youth level... |
33 | DF | |
| Internet Player of the Year | Keith Keane Keith Keane Keith Francis Keane is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Luton Town. He is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton... |
4 | DF | |
| LTSC Junior Members' Player of the Year | Michael Spillane |
20 | DF | |
| Goal of the Season | Chris Martin |
18 | FW |
|}
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2008 |  Claude GnakpaClaude Gnakpa Claude Gnakpa Johouri is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Walsall. He usually plays as a winger, but began his career primarily as a central defender and right-back.... |
Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
Free | |
| 7 August 2008 |  Ian Roper |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
Free | |
| 7 August 2008 | George Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... |
Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Free | |
| 7 August 2008 | Kevin Nicholls Kevin Nicholls Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds.... |
Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
Free | |
| 7 August 2008 | Asa Hall Asa Hall Asa Philip Hall is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.-Birmingham City:Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,... |
Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
Free | |
| 7 August 2008 | Rossi Jarvis Rossi Jarvis Ross Anthony "Rossi" Jarvis is an English professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder. He currently plays for Cambridge United in the Conference National.-Norwich City:... |
Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
Free | |
| 8 August 2008 | Kevin Watson Kevin Watson Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:... |
Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
Free | |
| 6 October 2008 | Garreth O'Connor Garreth O'Connor Garreth O'Connor is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for Football West Premier Division side Stirling Lions.... |
Unattached | ||
| 17 October 2008 | Wayne Andrews |
Unattached | ||
| 2 January 2009 | Ian Henderson |
Unattached | ||
| 14 January 2009 | Kevin Gallen Kevin Gallen Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21... |
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons F.C. .Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire... |
Free | |
| 30 January 2009 | Tom Craddock Tom Craddock Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04... |
Middlesbrough | £80,000 | |
| 26 May 2009 | Andy Burgess Andy Burgess Andrew John Blakemore "Andy" Burgess is an English footballer who is currently a player/coach midfielder for Corby Town.-Playing career:... |
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
Free | |
| 28 May 2009 |  Adam NewtonAdam Newton Adam Lee Newton is an English-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian professional footballer, who currently plays for Woking in the Conference South... |
Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Free | |
| 8 June 2009 | Alan White Alan White (footballer) Alan White is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He has made over 400 appearances in the Football League.-Career:... |
Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Free | |
| 17 June 2009 | Mark Tyler |
Unattached | ||
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2008 |  Richard LangleyRichard Langley Richard Barrington Michael Langley is an English born-Jamaican footballer who plays for Thai Premier League side Pattaya United... |
Released | ||
| 15 July 2008 | Darren Currie Darren Currie Darren Paul Currie is an English footballer who plays for Hendon in the Ryman League Premier Division... |
Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
Free | |
| 17 July 2008 | Calvin Andrew Calvin Andrew Calvin Hyden Andrew is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Luton Town, Grimsby Town, Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall and Swindon Town.-Luton Town:... |
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
£80,000 | |
| 23 July 2008 | David Bell David Bell (footballer born 1984) David Bell is an English-born Irish professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Coventry City. He previously played for Norwich City, Luton Town and Rushden & Diamonds, as well as having a brief trial with Middlesbrough... |
Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
£600,000 | |
| 29 July 2008 | Zac Barrett |
Cambridge City Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport... |
Free | |
| 8 August 2008 | Alan Goodall Alan Goodall Alan Goodall is an English football full back who plays for Fleetwood Town.-Bangor City:Goodall joined League of Wales club Bangor City in the summer of 2001... |
Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
Free | |
| 21 August 2008 | Richard Jackson |
Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
Free | |
| 28 August 2008 | Stephen O'Leary |
Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
Free | |
| 1 October 2008 | Paul Underwood |
Released | ||
| 14 December 2008 | Garreth O'Connor Garreth O'Connor Garreth O'Connor is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for Football West Premier Division side Stirling Lions.... |
Released | ||
| 2 January 2009 | Kevin Watson Kevin Watson Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:... |
Released | ||
| 9 January 2009 | Matthew Spring Matthew Spring Matthew John Spring is an English central midfielder who plays for Leyton Orient.-Luton Town:Spring started his career at Luton, making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 loss to Bristol City on 27 September 1997... |
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
£50,000 | |
| 16 January 2009 | Wayne Andrews |
Released | ||
| End of season | Sam Parkin Sam Parkin Samuel "Sam" Parkin is an English professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone.-Chelsea:... |
Released | ||
| End of season | Dean Morgan Dean Morgan Dean Lance Morgan is a professional football player who has been offered a contract by Chesterfield having been released by Milton Keynes Dons. He usually plays as a striker or winger... |
Released | ||
| End of season | Paul McVeigh Paul McVeigh Paul Michael McVeigh is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Norwich City.-Club career:... |
Released | ||
| End of season | Sol Davis Sol Davis Sol Sebastian Davis is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.-Career:Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.Davis was named Players'... |
Released | ||
| End of season | Dean Brill Dean Brill Dean Michael Brill is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Barnet. He plays as a goalkeeper.-Luton Town:... |
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Loans in
| Date | Player | From | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2008 | Chris Martin |
Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
3 May 2009 | |
| 7 August 2008 | Tristan Plummer Tristan Plummer Tristan Daine Plummer is an English footballer He is the younger brother of Dwayne Plummer.-Playing career:... |
Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
8 October 2008 | |
| 8 August 2008 | Michael Spillane |
Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
3 May 2009 | |
| 8 August 2008 | Josh Klein-Davies Josh Klein-Davies Joshua David "Josh" Klein-Davies is a footballer who plays as a striker, he is currently with Southern League South & West Division side Clevedon Town.-Career:... |
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
13 August 2008 | |
| 21 August 2008 | Conrad Logan Conrad Logan Conrad Joseph Logan is an Irish football goalkeeper currently playing for Rotherham United on loan from Leicester City. He was educated at St. Eunan's College in Letterkenny, Co... |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
2 February 2009 | |
| 12 September 2008 | Marc Pugh Marc Pugh Marc Anthony Pugh is an English footballer who plays for Bournemouth. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger and as a striker.... |
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
14 October 2008 | |
| 18 September 2008 | Harry Worley Harry Worley Harry Jonathan Worley is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a defender.-Career:Born in Lymm, Cheshire, Worley was signed by Chelsea from Stockport County in the summer of 2005, with Chelsea beating many clubs to his signature. A tribunal set an initial transfer fee of £150,000... |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
18 November 2008 | |
| 17 October 2008 | Tom Craddock Tom Craddock Thomas "Tom" Craddock is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.-Middlesbrough:Born in Darlington, County Durham, Craddock came through the youth system at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04... |
Middlesbrough | 17 January 2009 | |
| 14 November 2008 | Kevin Gallen Kevin Gallen Kevin Andrew Gallen is an English professional footballer who is without a club. He most recently played for Braintree Town and is currently working for Queens Park Rangers academy in a youth development role similar to that previously held by his brother Joe Gallen.A former England Under-21... |
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons F.C. .Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire... |
14 January 2009 | |
| 15 January 2009 | Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Akanni-Sunday Wasiu is a Nigerian footballer who is currently playing for China League One side Shenyang Dongjin.-Playing career:... |
Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
15 February 2009 | |
| 26 January 2009 | Mark Bower Mark Bower Mark James Bower is an English professional footballer. He plays for Guiseley.Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City as a central defender until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into... |
Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
17 April 2009 | |
| 2 February 2009 | Lewis Price Lewis Price Lewis Peter Price is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Derby County and Ipswich Town-Ipswich Town:... |
Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
2 March 2009 | |
| 6 March 2009 | David Button David Button David Robert Edmund Button is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He has earned 31 caps for England in four separate age groups.-Playing career:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
6 April 2009 | |
| 26 March 2009 | David Livermore David Livermore David Livermore is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Histon. He plays as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Edmonton, London, Livermore previously played for Millwall, where he was captain, and as a trainee at Arsenal... |
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
3 May 2009 | |
| 5 June 2009 | Liam Hatch Liam Hatch Liam Morris Adam Hatch is an English footballer who plays for Darlington as a striker.-Early career:Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Hatch started his career with Kent League side Ramsgate, before joining Herne Bay in 2001 and moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 2001... |
Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
End of 2009–10 2009–10 in English football The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League... season |
Loans out
| Date | Player | To | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2008 | Matthew Spring Matthew Spring Matthew John Spring is an English central midfielder who plays for Leyton Orient.-Luton Town:Spring started his career at Luton, making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 loss to Bristol City on 27 September 1997... |
Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
31 December 2008 | |
| 29 August 2008 | Dean Morgan Dean Morgan Dean Lance Morgan is a professional football player who has been offered a contract by Chesterfield having been released by Milton Keynes Dons. He usually plays as a striker or winger... |
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
3 May 2009 | |
| 22 September 2008 | George Beavan George Beavan George David Beavan is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently without a club.-Career:Beavan was given a trial at Luton in 2006 by then youth team coach Marvin Johnson, and was a member of the youth team for the 2006–07 season... |
Salisbury City Salisbury City F.C. Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium... |
22 October 2008 | |
| 21 October 2008 | Sam Parkin Sam Parkin Samuel "Sam" Parkin is an English professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone.-Chelsea:... |
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
19 January 2009 | |
| 26 January 2009 | George Beavan George Beavan George David Beavan is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently without a club.-Career:Beavan was given a trial at Luton in 2006 by then youth team coach Marvin Johnson, and was a member of the youth team for the 2006–07 season... |
Grays Athletic Grays Athletic F.C. Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season... |
30 April 2009 | |
| 26 January 2009 | Harry Hogarth |
Grays Athletic Grays Athletic F.C. Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season... |
30 April 2009 | |
| 27 January 2009 | Drew Talbot Drew Talbot Drew Talbot is an English footballer currently playing as a right back/right midfield for Chesterfield.-Career:Talbot started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, promoted through the academy in 2003–04... |
Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
3 May 2009 | |
| 26 March 2009 | Ryan Charles Ryan Charles Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:... |
Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
30 April 2009 |