Luton Town F.C. season 2009–10
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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 first time since the beginning of their second spell as a member in 1920. Although tipped as favourites for the title before the season had even begun, the club struggled to immediately adapt to life in the new division, ultimately costing manager Mick Harford
his job. Richard Money was appointed as new manager soon after, eventually leading the club to a run of 14 unbeaten games towards the end of the season that propelled them to finish in second place in the league. However, defeat in the play-off semi-finals condemned Luton to play another season in the Conference.
This article covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
season with a 20 point deduction from the Football League
on top of a 10 point deduction from the Football Association
for matters concerning transfers of players under the previous board. As the club only exited administration two days before the start of the season, manager Mick Harford
needed to rebuild the squad from scratch. Six new players were in the starting line-up for the first game of the season, and throughout the campaign loan and non-contracted players were drafted in and out of the squad. As a result of this instability, the players never settled sufficiently to gain the results required. In the end, relegation was inevitable, though some consolation was taken from victory in the Football League Trophy
final at Wembley Stadium
. Since Luton were no longer in the Football League
, and thus no longer eligible for the competition, the club applied to defend their title during 2009–10
. The request was denied on 15 June, causing the club to consider an appeal.
in Group C. However, a waterlogged pitch caused the Wycombe game to be cancelled, and Luton were given passage into the semi-finals based on having a higher goal difference than Wycombe. Luton beat Exeter City
3–2 in the semi-final, setting up the final against Grimsby Town
. Grimsby, though, refused to play in the final due to safety concerns over a 6:00PM kick-off time, and no compromise with the tournament organisers could be reached. As a result, Belgian club Montegnée
, originally knocked out in the group stages, were invited to play in the final at Grimsby's expense. Luton went on to win the South West Challenge Cup with a 3–1 victory over Montegnée.
Friendlies were arranged against St Neots Town
, Hitchin Town
(as a Luton XI), Spalding United
(as a Luton XI), Swindon Town
, Peterborough United, Manchester United
, Biggleswade Town
in the Bedfordshire Premier Cup (as a Luton XI), and Hampton & Richmond
.
On 8 July, it was announced that four players had not been offered new contracts, and were therefore released from the club. Ian Henderson was the only senior player to be released, along with three youth team players – Riccardo Biggi, Mark Farthing and Harry Hogarth.
On 22 July, Luton signed Shane Blackett
on a two-year contract from Peterborough United
. The transfer was funded from the proceeds of a friendly with Peterborough, which took place on 25 July. Five days later, Luton-born defender Callum Reynolds signed on loan from Portsmouth
until January.
On 29 July, striker Drew Talbot
joined Chesterfield
on a free transfer after failing to agree a new contract at Luton. The next day, defender Ian Roper signed for Kettering Town
on a free transfer.
Luton Town revealed new kits for the coming season on 30 July, reverting the home strip back to the orange colours that the club used primarily in the 1970s. A new two-year shirt sponsorship deal was announced with easyJet
, whose headquarters are located at the nearby London Luton Airport
.
penned a one-year contract with the club, and one day later, goalkeeper Shane Gore
signed a one-month contract, acting as cover for Mark Tyler.
Luton began life in non-league football with a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon
. Tom Craddock
scored an early penalty before Wimbledon pegged Luton back with a penalty of their own late on, which saw Shane Blackett
sent off on his debut.
On 11 August, with the news that left-back Lewis Emanuel
was to be sidelined for three months with a broken toe sustained in the game at Kingsmeadow, Luton signed Grays Athletic
defender Fred Murray
on a six-month loan deal.
Murray started in the team on the same day in Luton's first home game of the season – a comfortable 4–1 victory over Mansfield Town
, which saw centre-back George Pilkington
score his first two goals for the club. Luton continued with victories over Gateshead
and Forest Green Rovers
, before labouring to a 0–0 home draw with Chester City
. Long-term injuries to Ryan Charles
and Liam Hatch
left Luton short on attacking options, resulting in striker George Donnelly signing on a one-month loan from Plymouth Argyle
on 28 August. Luton ended August unbeaten with a draw at Kettering Town
, placing them third in the table.
at Kenilworth Road
, keeping in touch with early league leaders Oxford United
and Mansfield Town
.
A poor run of form throughout the rest of September saw Luton pick up just seven points from six games - including away losses at Oxford and Wrexham, the latter of which manager Mick Harford
described as "the worst performance in Luton Town's history". A brief respite was found in an extraordinary comeback victory over Cambridge United
. Losing 2–0 at half-time and with a man sent off, Luton rallied to a 4–3 win by full-time, Kevin Gallen
scoring twice. However, just three days later, Luton suffered a home defeat after a lifeless performance to local rivals Stevenage Borough
.
Peterborough United
striker Ben Wright
signed on a one-month loan on 29 September, boosting Luton's attacking options in the wake of further injuries and suspensions.
was named caretaker manager until a replacement for Harford could be found. Neilson's first game ended in a 2–1 victory over Tamworth
.
Neilson continued on an unbeaten run of five matches, including an FA Cup
victory over Grays Athletic
, until Luton appointed Richard Money as permanent manager on October 30. Neilson continued working at the club as assistant manager, and former Cambridge United
boss Gary Brabin
was named as the club's chief scout. Luton lost their second home game of the season the next day, Rushden & Diamonds
inflicting a 2–0 defeat with two late goals.
in the FA Cup
on 7 November, resulting in a replay at Spotland
four days later. Luton won the tie 2–0 to set up a second round encounter with Rotherham United
.
Richard Money made his first signings a day later – experienced Notts County
goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington
signed on a one-month loan to act as cover for the injured Mark Tyler, whilst striker Mark Nwokeji
was drafted in on loan until January 2010 from Dagenham & Redbridge
. Both players made their debuts in a 2–0 win over Grays Athletic
on 14 November. A 2–2 home draw with Cambridge United
the next week saw Luton let in two late goals; a game that could have ended in a loss had Kevin Pilkington not saved a penalty. The scheduled game against Mansfield Town
on 24 November was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Field Mill
.
On 26 November, the day of the loan transfer deadline, Coventry City
winger Ashley Cain was signed for one month. Midfielder Andy Burgess
, who was signed only in May 2009 and had made 10 appearances for the club, joined promotion rivals Mansfield Town
on an initial one-month loan with a permanent transfer arranged for January 2010. In a busy day of transfer dealing, striker Steve Basham
, sparsely used since his arrival in the summer, completed a two-month loan to Hayes & Yeading United
. Luton signed Kidderminster Harriers
' top scorer Matthew Barnes-Homer
on a two-and-a-half-year contract for a five-figure fee, with the permanent transfer taking place in January 2010. Barnes-Homer would play until then on loan, with young Luton striker Ryan Charles
heading to Kidderminster on loan for one month as part of the deal.
Two days later, Luton drew 2–2 in the FA Cup with Rotherham United
, once more forcing a replay in the competition.
on 2 December, followed by a 0–0 draw to Chester City
three days later, resulted in Luton finding themselves in seventh place in the table and four points off of a play-off position, albeit with two games in hand over some teams.
On 8 December, Luton beat League Two
side Rotherham United 3–0 in an FA Cup Second Round replay at Kenilworth Road
, setting up a Third Round encounter at League One
side Southampton
. Four days later, Cambridge United knocked Luton out of the FA Trophy
with a 3–1 win at the Abbey Stadium
.
A series of postponements to games due to snow and ice left a sparse fixture list for the rest of the month, with Luton's only other game resulting in a 4–1 victory over Eastbourne Borough
on 28 December, with Matthew Barnes-Homer
scoring his first goal for the club.
On 5 January, with the transfer window
now open, Luton signed young St Albans City
players Jonathan O'Donnell and Godfrey Poku on 18-month contracts. O'Donnell had previously spent time in the youth set-up at Luton's local rivals Watford
and Milton Keynes Dons
, while Poku was highly rated by St Albans manager Steve Castle
. On 30 January, the two players were loaned back to St Albans for a period of one month.
Further postponements due to the adverse weather meant Luton had played just one league game in seven weeks, leaving a further 23 games to be played in three months. In contrast, the first 23 league games had been played over a period of five months.
Experienced trio Kevin Nicholls
, Alan White
and Kevin Gallen
were placed on the transfer list by Richard Money on 12 January. White joined his previous club Darlington
on loan for the rest of the season three days later. Midfielder Keith Keane
, who had started his career with Luton, was placed on the transfer list on 15 January. Keane's refusal to sign a new contract, which would expire at the end of the season and effectively mean he would leave the club on a free transfer, was cited as the reason. Striker Mark Nwokeji
, meanwhile, extended his loan agreement with Luton until the end of the season, while the permanent transfers of Matthew Barnes-Homer and Fred Murray
, who had both previously been playing for the club on loan, were confirmed.
On 22 January, York City
winger Craig Nelthorpe
signed for Luton on loan for the rest of the season. He made his debut one day later as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Gateshead
– Luton's first game in 21 days.
Hungarian
central defender János Kovács
was signed on a free transfer from Lincoln City
on 26 January. Kovács signed a five-month contract until the end of the season. He started in the team, and scored the opening goal, in a 2–0 win over Histon
a day later. This game also saw Liam Hatch
make his first appearance in nearly four months upon his return from an ankle injury.
Luton fell to their fourth home defeat of the season with a 3–2 loss against Ebbsfleet United on 30 January, Hatch scoring his first goal for the club.
, Hatch once again scoring. A 2–1 win over league leaders Oxford United
was secured on 9 February, with Luton scoring both goals in added time – the winner was scored by captain Keith Keane
direct from a corner
in the last minute of the game, which propelled the club into the play-off positions for the first time since early November. Keane was then sent off for celebrating the goal with Luton fans. This game also saw the highest turnout at Kenilworth Road
in over two seasons, with 8,860 fans in attendance. Four days later, Luton won a third consecutive game with a 1–0 away victory over Eastbourne Borough
, an Asa Hall
strike from 25 yards proving the match winner.
Luton's ten-game unbeaten away record in the league continued with a 0–0 draw at their promotion rivals York City
on 16 February, pushing the club up to fourth place in the table. The club's poor league form at Kenilworth Road, in which only three games out of ten had ended in Luton winning, continued with a fifth home defeat – a 2–1 loss to AFC Wimbledon
. Tom Craddock
scored his tenth goal of the season for Luton, making him the top scorer at the club. A loss to Crawley Town
left Luton in fifth place in the table, and also saw the club's record-equalling run of away form come to an end.
on 2 March, with a 3–2 victory over Hayes & Yeading United
coming four days later.
A last minute winner from Tom Craddock in a 2–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers
on 9 March propelled Luton to third place in the table, the club's highest position since early September.
On 12 March 2010, Luton signed midfielder Simon Heslop
from Championship
side Barnsley
on a 28-day emergency loan. He played in a 1–0 victory over Wrexham a day later as Luton kept their first home clean sheet since September 2009. A third home game in a row on 16 March resulted in a 3–1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers
, Kevin Gallen
scoring twice.
Luton recorded their biggest win of the season on 20 March, with a 6–1 victory away at Ebbsfleet United. Winger Claude Gnakpa
scored a hat-trick in the club's biggest victory since a 5–0 win over Bristol City
in 2005.
Richard Money added two players to the squad before the loan and free transfer deadline on March 25. Kenyan
international striker Taiwo Atieno
, who started his career when Money was manager of Walsall
and had most recently played football in the USA, was signed on a free transfer until the end of the season. Defender Gavin Caines
was signed on loan until the end of the season from Kidderminster Harriers, where he had been a regular member of the squad.
Luton's 6–1 winning result the previous week was then bettered with an emphatic 8–0 home victory over Hayes & Yeading United on 27 March. The club's run of goals continued three days later with a 4–0 win against Salisbury City
, their seventh consecutive victory.
Luton's good form during the month did not go unnoticed, with Richard Money claiming the March Conference Manager of the Month award, and Claude Gnakpa named as Player of the Month.
on 3 April. Luton secured a 1–0 win at Broadhall Way
in a tightly contested game, Matthew Barnes-Homer
scoring the winning goal just moments after his introduction as a substitute, and inflicted Stevenage's first home defeat since November 2008. Luton were now only two points behind Stevenage, though the leaders had a game in hand. A ninth consecutive victory was assured two days later as Luton beat already relegated side Grays Athletic
6–0 at Kenilworth Road, with Kevin Gallen scoring the first hat-trick of his career.
Luton's nine game winning run was halted on 10 April with a 1–1 draw away to Tamworth
, which saw the club fall to four points behind leaders Stevenage. However, Luton's scoring form soon returned in a 6–3 home win against Histon
three days later - a game that marked Tom Craddock's first senior hat-trick.
A 0–0 home draw on 17 April with Altrincham
, coupled with Stevenage's victory over Kidderminster that led to them being crowned as Conference National champions, meant that Luton's only hope of promotion was now through the play-offs.
The last league game of the season on 24 April resulted in a 1–1 draw with play-off rivals Rushden & Diamonds
, which meant Luton ended the season with a second place finish. Results elsewhere left Luton to play York City
in the two-legged play-off semi-final on 29 April and 3 May.
Luton lost the first leg at Bootham Crescent 1–0, an 89th minute goal from Richard Brodie
leaving them having to win the return game to have any chance of playing in the final.
The clearout of players began on 7 May as Luton prepared for their second season in the division. Four players - Steve Basham
, Shane Gore
, Asa Hall
and Rossi Jarvis
- were released from their contracts, while a further four - Gavin Caines
, Liam Hatch
, Craig Nelthorpe
and Mark Nwokeji
- left the club as their loan period had ended. As well as the changes to playing staff, the coaching staff were also subject to restructuring in the wake of the season ending. Chief scout Gary Brabin
was promoted to the role of assistant manager, replacing Alan Neilson
. Neilson was instead appointed to a coaching and youth development role, while first-team coach Kevin Watson
left the club.
Luton made their first signing of the season on 19 May, with Cambridge United
defender Dan Gleeson
making the move to Kenilworth Road on a free transfer. Goalkeeper and former loanee Kevin Pilkington
signed a permanent one-year contract a day later, having been released from Notts County
. Striker Danny Crow
, who had finished the season as Cambridge United's top scorer, signed on a free transfer on 21 May, penning a two-year contract.
Luton were also boosted by Player of the Year George Pilkington
and 18-goal striker Kevin Gallen
signing contract extensions.
On 27 May, Luton announced they were to sign Stevenage midfielder Andy Drury, who had played 30 league games during the season as the club claimed the Conference title, on a two-year contract beginning from 1 July 2010.
Striker Ryan Charles
and defender George Beavan
were released from the club on 31 May.
signed a new two-year contract. On 28 June, defender János Kovács
left the club and signed for Hereford United
on a two-year contract.
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|1 August 2009||Hampton & Richmond
||align="center"|Away||align="center"|0–1||align="center"| 397 ||align="center"| – ||align="center"|
|}
Conference National
}
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|29 August 2009
|Kettering Town
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|3,266
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|1 September 2009
|Crawley Town
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|6,389
|align="center"|Pilkington
(2), Craddock
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|5 September 2009
|Salisbury City
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2,044
|align="center"|Gallen
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|8 September 2009
|Oxford United
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–2
|align="center"|10,613
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|12 September 2009
|Barrow
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|6,264
|align="center"|Newton
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|22 September 2009
|Wrexham
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–3
|align="center"|3,448
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|26 September 2009
|Cambridge United
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|4–3
|align="center"|4,870
|align="center"|Gallen
(2), Jarvis
, Howells
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|29 September 2009
|Stevenage Borough
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|8,223
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|3 October 2009
|Tamworth
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|6,297
|align="center"|Hall
, Wright
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|10 October 2009
|Kidderminster Harriers
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2,927
|align="center"|Newton
, Charles
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|17 October 2009
|Altrincham
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1,762
|align="center"|Craddock
(pen
)
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|20 October 2009
|York City
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|6,387
|align="center"|Hall
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|31 October 2009
|Rushden & Diamonds
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–2
|align="center"|7,101
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|14 November 2009
|Grays Athletic
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|1,668
|align="center"|Craddock
, Gallen
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|21 November 2009
|Cambridge United
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–2
|align="center"|7,458
|align="center"|Gnakpa
, Craddock
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|2 December 2009
|Kettering Town
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|6,608
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|5 December 2009
|Chester City
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|1,352
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|28 December 2009
|Eastbourne Borough
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|4–1
|align="center"|6,646
|align="center"|Barnes-Homer
, Gallen
(2), Jarvis
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|23 January 2010
|Gateshead
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1,218
|align="center"|Own goal
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|27 January 2010
|Histon
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|1,543
|align="center"|Kovács
, Hall
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|30 January 2010
|Ebbsfleet United
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–3
|align="center"|6,658
|align="center"|Hatch
, Craddock
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|6 February 2010
|Barrow
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1,579
|align="center"|Hatch
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|9 February 2010
|Oxford United
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|8,860
|align="center"|Pilkington
, Keane
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|13 February 2010
|Eastbourne Borough
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2,018
|align="center"|Hall
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|16 February 2010
|York City
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|3,316
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|20 February 2010
|AFC Wimbledon
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|7,736
|align="center"|Craddock
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|27 February 2010
|Crawley Town
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|2,118
|align="center"|Barnes-Homer
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|2 March 2010
|Mansfield Town
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|3,407
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|6 March 2010
|Hayes & Yeading
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|1,881
|align="center"|Hatch
, Gnakpa
(pen
), Craddock
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|9 March 2010
|Forest Green Rovers
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|5,884
|align="center"|Craddock
(2)
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|13 March 2010
|Wrexham
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|6,538
|align="center"|Craddock
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|16 March 2010
|Kidderminster Harriers
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|3–1
|align="center"|5,908
|align="center"|Howells
, Gallen
(2)
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|20 March 2010
|Ebbsfleet United
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|6–1
|align="center"|1,923
|align="center"|Gnakpa
(3), Gallen
, Craddock
, Barnes-Homer
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|27 March 2010
|Hayes & Yeading
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|8–0
|align="center"|6,761
|align="center"|Gallen
(2), Gnakpa
(2), Keane
, Craddock
(2), Howells
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|30 March 2010
|Salisbury City
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|4–0
|align="center"|6,692
|align="center"|Gnakpa
, Craddock
, Howells
, Heslop
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|3 April 2010
|Stevenage Borough
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|7,024
|align="center"|Barnes-Homer
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|5 April 2010
|Grays Athletic
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|6–0
|align="center"|7,860
|align="center"|Craddock
(2), Gallen
(3), Hatch
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|10 April 2010
|Tamworth
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2,246
|align="center"|Pilkington
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|13 April 2010
|Histon
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|6–3
|align="center"|7,083
|align="center"|Howells
(2), Craddock
(3), Gallen
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|17 April 2010
|Altrincham
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|7,374
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|24 April 2010
|Rushden & Diamonds
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|4,820
|align="center"|Craddock
|align="center"|
|}
FA Cup
FA Trophy
‡ Chester City were initially deducted 25 points for entering administration and insolvency, but were later expelled on 26 February 2010 and their record (P28 W5 D7 L16 GF23 GA42 Pts-3) was expunged on 8 March 2010.
¶Gateshead deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture.
∞Grays Athletic were deducted two points for fielding ineligible players.
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| 6 August 2009 ||
Steve Basham
||align="center" colspan=2| Unattached ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 August 2009 || Shane Gore
||align="center" colspan=2| Unattached ||align="center"|
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| 5 January 2010 || Jonathan O'Donnell || St Albans City
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
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| 5 January 2010 || Godfrey Poku || St Albans City
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
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| 13 January 2010 || Matthew Barnes-Homer
|| Kidderminster Harriers
||align="center"| Undisclosed ||align="center"|
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| 13 January 2010 ||
Fred Murray
|| Grays Athletic
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
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| 26 January 2010 ||
János Kovács
|| Lincoln City
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
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| 23 March 2010 ||
Taiwo Atieno
||align="center" colspan=2| Unattached ||align="center"|
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| 19 May 2010 || Dan Gleeson
|| Cambridge United
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
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| 20 May 2010 || Kevin Pilkington
|| Notts County
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 21 May 2010 || Danny Crow
|| Cambridge United
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|}
}
|----
| 7 May 2010 || Steve Basham
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 May 2010 || Shane Gore
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 May 2010 || Asa Hall
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 May 2010 || Rossi Jarvis
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 31 May 2010 || George Beavan
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 31 May 2010 || Ryan Charles
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|---
| 28 June 2010 || János Kovács
|| Hereford United
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|}
}
|----
| 26 November 2009 || Ashley Cain || Coventry City
|| 31 December 2009 ||align="center"|
|----
| 22 January 2010 || Craig Nelthorpe
|| York City
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 12 March 2010 || Simon Heslop
|| Barnsley
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 25 March 2010 || Gavin Caines
|| Kidderminster Harriers
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|}
}
|----
| 26 November 2009 || Ryan Charles
|| Kidderminster Harriers
|| 28 December 2009 ||align="center"|
|----
| 15 January 2010 || Alan White
|| Darlington
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 30 January 2010 || Jonathan O'Donnell || St Albans City
|| 26 February 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 30 January 2010 || Godfrey Poku || St Albans City
|| 26 February 2010 ||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 club's 24th place finish in Football 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....
in 2008–09
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...
meant that the team competed in the Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
for the first time in its history, and in a division outside 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...
for the first time since the beginning of their second spell as a member in 1920. Although tipped as favourites for the title before the season had even begun, the club struggled to immediately adapt to life in the new division, ultimately costing manager 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...
his job. Richard Money was appointed as new manager soon after, eventually leading the club to a run of 14 unbeaten games towards the end of the season that propelled them to finish in second place in the league. However, defeat in the play-off semi-finals condemned Luton to play another season in the Conference.
This article covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
Background
After a chaotic 2007–08 season, Luton Town's situation went from bad to worse when it emerged that, due to financial irregularities, they would start the 2008–092008–09 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...
season with a 20 point deduction 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...
on top of a 10 point deduction from 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...
for matters concerning transfers of players under the previous board. As the club only exited administration two days before the start of the season, manager 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...
needed to rebuild the squad from scratch. Six new players were in the starting line-up for the first game of the season, and throughout the campaign loan and non-contracted players were drafted in and out of the squad. As a result of this instability, the players never settled sufficiently to gain the results required. In the end, relegation was inevitable, though some consolation was taken from victory 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 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...
. Since Luton were no longer 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...
, and thus no longer eligible for the competition, the club applied to defend their title during 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...
. The request was denied on 15 June, causing the club to consider an appeal.
Pre-season
Luton Town competed in the South West Challenge Cup during July, and were drawn to play against Bideford and Wycombe WanderersWycombe 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...
in Group C. However, a waterlogged pitch caused the Wycombe game to be cancelled, and Luton were given passage into the semi-finals based on having a higher goal difference than Wycombe. Luton beat 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...
3–2 in the semi-final, setting up the final against 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...
. Grimsby, though, refused to play in the final due to safety concerns over a 6:00PM kick-off time, and no compromise with the tournament organisers could be reached. As a result, Belgian club Montegnée
R.R.F.C. Montegnée
Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée is a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Saint-Nicolas, Liège. It is currently playing in the Belgian Promotion D.- History :...
, originally knocked out in the group stages, were invited to play in the final at Grimsby's expense. Luton went on to win the South West Challenge Cup with a 3–1 victory over Montegnée.
Friendlies were arranged against 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:...
, 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...
(as a Luton XI), Spalding United
Spalding United F.C.
Spalding United F.C. is an English football club based in Spalding, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of Division One of the United Counties League and play at Sir Halley Stewart Field.-History:...
(as a Luton XI), Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
, Peterborough United, Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, Biggleswade Town
Biggleswade Town F.C.
Biggleswade Town F.C. is an English football club based in Biggleswade. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at the Carlsberg Stadium.-History:The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade & District...
in the Bedfordshire Premier Cup (as a Luton XI), and Hampton & Richmond
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. are an English football club based in the suburb of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. They were founded in 1921 and formerly known as Hampton F.C. until 1999 when they changed their name in an attempt to draw a wider support base from around the...
.
On 8 July, it was announced that four players had not been offered new contracts, and were therefore released from the club. Ian Henderson was the only senior player to be released, along with three youth team players – Riccardo Biggi, Mark Farthing and Harry Hogarth.
On 22 July, Luton signed Shane Blackett
Shane Blackett
Shane Jerome Blackett is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town. He is able to play at both centre back and left back.-Career:...
on a two-year contract 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...
. The transfer was funded from the proceeds of a friendly with Peterborough, which took place on 25 July. Five days later, Luton-born defender Callum Reynolds signed on loan from Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
until January.
On 29 July, striker 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...
joined 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 a free transfer after failing to agree a new contract at Luton. The next day, defender Ian Roper signed for 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 a free transfer.
Luton Town revealed new kits for the coming season on 30 July, reverting the home strip back to the orange colours that the club used primarily in the 1970s. A new two-year shirt sponsorship deal was announced with easyJet
EasyJet
EasyJet Airline Company Limited is a British airline headquartered at London Luton Airport. It carries more passengers than any other United Kingdom-based airline, operating domestic and international scheduled services on 500 routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports...
, whose headquarters are located at the nearby London Luton Airport
London Luton Airport
London Luton Airport is an international airport located east of the town centre in the Borough of Luton in Bedfordshire, England and is north of Central London. The airport is from Junction 10a of the M1 motorway...
.
August
On 6 August, striker Steve BashamSteve Basham
Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:...
penned a one-year contract with the club, and one day later, goalkeeper Shane Gore
Shane Gore
Shane Gore is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Shane currently plays for Chesham United of the Southern Premier League.-Career:...
signed a one-month contract, acting as cover for Mark Tyler.
Luton began life in non-league football with a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
. 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...
scored an early penalty before Wimbledon pegged Luton back with a penalty of their own late on, which saw Shane Blackett
Shane Blackett
Shane Jerome Blackett is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town. He is able to play at both centre back and left back.-Career:...
sent off on his debut.
On 11 August, with the news that left-back 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:...
was to be sidelined for three months with a broken toe sustained in the game at Kingsmeadow, Luton signed 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...
defender Fred Murray
Fred Murray
Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town.-Career:...
on a six-month loan deal.
Murray started in the team on the same day in Luton's first home game of the season – a comfortable 4–1 victory over Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
, which saw centre-back George Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
score his first two goals for the club. Luton continued with victories over Gateshead
Gateshead F.C.
Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....
and Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers F.C.
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:...
, before labouring to a 0–0 home draw with 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...
. Long-term injuries to Ryan Charles
Ryan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
and 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...
left Luton short on attacking options, resulting in striker George Donnelly signing on a one-month loan from 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...
on 28 August. Luton ended August unbeaten with a draw at 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...
, placing them third in the table.
September
Luton secured a fourth consecutive clean sheet with a 3–0 victory over Crawley TownCrawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
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...
, keeping in touch with early league leaders Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
and Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
.
A poor run of form throughout the rest of September saw Luton pick up just seven points from six games - including away losses at Oxford and Wrexham, the latter of which manager 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...
described as "the worst performance in Luton Town's history". A brief respite was found in an extraordinary comeback victory over Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
. Losing 2–0 at half-time and with a man sent off, Luton rallied to a 4–3 win by full-time, 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...
scoring twice. However, just three days later, Luton suffered a home defeat after a lifeless performance to local rivals Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
.
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...
striker Ben Wright
Ben Wright (footballer born 1988)
Benjamin Matthew "Ben" Wright is an English footballer who plays for Braintree Town as a striker.-Career:After scoring prolifically for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2008, Wright attracted attention from bigger clubs, including Fulham, where he passed a medical and looked set to sign...
signed on a one-month loan on 29 September, boosting Luton's attacking options in the wake of further injuries and suspensions.
October
On 1 October, manager Mick Harford parted company with Luton Town by mutual consent. Luton were 13 points from the top of the table and, in a club statement, Managing Director Gary Sweet admitted that results and performances were not up to the standards expected at the beginning of the season. First-team coach Alan NeilsonAlan Neilson
Alan Neilson is a German born Welsh former professional footballer turned coach, currently with Conference National side Luton Town...
was named caretaker manager until a replacement for Harford could be found. Neilson's first game ended in a 2–1 victory over Tamworth
Tamworth F.C.
Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....
.
Neilson continued on an unbeaten run of five matches, including 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...
victory over 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...
, until Luton appointed Richard Money as permanent manager on October 30. Neilson continued working at the club as assistant manager, and former Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
boss Gary Brabin
Gary Brabin
Gary Brabin is an English former footballer and manager, currently manager at Conference National club Luton Town.-Playing career:...
was named as the club's chief scout. Luton lost their second home game of the season the next day, 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...
inflicting a 2–0 defeat with two late goals.
November
The month began with a thrilling 3–3 draw at home to League Two side RochdaleRochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
in 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...
on 7 November, resulting in a replay at Spotland
Spotland Stadium
Spotland Stadium is a sports venue located at Willbutts Lane in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It is currently home to Rochdale AFC and Rochdale Hornets RLFC...
four days later. Luton won the tie 2–0 to set up a second round encounter with 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...
.
Richard Money made his first signings a day later – experienced 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...
goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington
Kevin Pilkington
Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington played Premier League football for Manchester United before dropping down to the Football League, where he played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield...
signed on a one-month loan to act as cover for the injured Mark Tyler, whilst striker Mark Nwokeji
Mark Nwokeji
Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.-Career:Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United,...
was drafted in on loan until January 2010 from 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...
. Both players made their debuts in a 2–0 win over 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...
on 14 November. A 2–2 home draw with Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
the next week saw Luton let in two late goals; a game that could have ended in a loss had Kevin Pilkington not saved a penalty. The scheduled game against Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
on 24 November was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Field Mill
Field Mill
Field Mill is a multi-use stadium in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.It is currently occupied by its main tenant, Mansfield Town.The stadium has a capacity of around 10,000 when fully open, but due to the Bishop Street Stand being closed and safety restrictions, the ground currently holds less...
.
On 26 November, the day of the loan transfer deadline, 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...
winger Ashley Cain was signed for one month. Midfielder 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:...
, who was signed only in May 2009 and had made 10 appearances for the club, joined promotion rivals Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
on an initial one-month loan with a permanent transfer arranged for January 2010. In a busy day of transfer dealing, striker Steve Basham
Steve Basham
Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:...
, sparsely used since his arrival in the summer, completed a two-month loan to Hayes & Yeading United
Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...
. Luton signed Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
' top scorer Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
on a two-and-a-half-year contract for a five-figure fee, with the permanent transfer taking place in January 2010. Barnes-Homer would play until then on loan, with young Luton striker Ryan Charles
Ryan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
heading to Kidderminster on loan for one month as part of the deal.
Two days later, Luton drew 2–2 in the FA Cup with 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...
, once more forcing a replay in the competition.
December
A 1–0 home defeat to Kettering TownKettering 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 2 December, followed by a 0–0 draw to 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...
three days later, resulted in Luton finding themselves in seventh place in the table and four points off of a play-off position, albeit with two games in hand over some teams.
On 8 December, Luton beat 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....
side Rotherham United 3–0 in an FA Cup Second Round replay 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...
, setting up a Third Round encounter at 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....
side Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. Four days later, Cambridge United knocked Luton out of the FA Trophy
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
with a 3–1 win at the Abbey Stadium
Abbey Stadium
The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...
.
A series of postponements to games due to snow and ice left a sparse fixture list for the rest of the month, with Luton's only other game resulting in a 4–1 victory over Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough F.C.
Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...
on 28 December, with Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
scoring his first goal for the club.
January
Luton were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton, a side two leagues higher, on 2 January in a narrow 1–0 defeat.On 5 January, with the transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
now open, Luton signed young St Albans City
St Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...
players Jonathan O'Donnell and Godfrey Poku on 18-month contracts. O'Donnell had previously spent time in the youth set-up at Luton's local rivals Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
and 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...
, while Poku was highly rated by St Albans manager Steve Castle
Steve Castle
Steve Castle is a former English football Midfielder who played in the Football League between 1984 and 2002. Castle started his career playing alongside Tony Cottee for Romford Royal in the Havering district as a child. He later played for Leyton Orient in three separate spells, amassing a total...
. On 30 January, the two players were loaned back to St Albans for a period of one month.
Further postponements due to the adverse weather meant Luton had played just one league game in seven weeks, leaving a further 23 games to be played in three months. In contrast, the first 23 league games had been played over a period of five months.
Experienced trio 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....
, 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:...
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...
were placed on the transfer list by Richard Money on 12 January. White joined his previous club 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...
on loan for the rest of the season three days later. Midfielder 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...
, who had started his career with Luton, was placed on the transfer list on 15 January. Keane's refusal to sign a new contract, which would expire at the end of the season and effectively mean he would leave the club on a free transfer, was cited as the reason. Striker Mark Nwokeji
Mark Nwokeji
Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.-Career:Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United,...
, meanwhile, extended his loan agreement with Luton until the end of the season, while the permanent transfers of Matthew Barnes-Homer and Fred Murray
Fred Murray
Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town.-Career:...
, who had both previously been playing for the club on loan, were confirmed.
On 22 January, York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
winger Craig Nelthorpe
Craig Nelthorpe
Craig Robert Nelthorpe is an English footballer who is currently unattached after being released by Gainsborough Trinity. His favoured positions are either at left back or on the left wing....
signed for Luton on loan for the rest of the season. He made his debut one day later as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Gateshead
Gateshead F.C.
Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....
– Luton's first game in 21 days.
Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
central defender János Kovács
János Kovács
János Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender, on loan from Hereford United.-MTK:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Kovács started his career with MTK and made his debut towards the end of the 2003–04 season, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Ferencváros in the Nemzeti...
was signed on a free transfer from 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....
on 26 January. Kovács signed a five-month contract until the end of the season. He started in the team, and scored the opening goal, in a 2–0 win over Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
a day later. This game also saw 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...
make his first appearance in nearly four months upon his return from an ankle injury.
Luton fell to their fourth home defeat of the season with a 3–2 loss against Ebbsfleet United on 30 January, Hatch scoring his first goal for the club.
February
A busy February period of six games in three weeks started with a 1–0 away win over BarrowBarrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
, Hatch once again scoring. A 2–1 win over league leaders Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
was secured on 9 February, with Luton scoring both goals in added time – the winner was scored by captain 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...
direct from a corner
Corner kick
A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...
in the last minute of the game, which propelled the club into the play-off positions for the first time since early November. Keane was then sent off for celebrating the goal with Luton fans. This game also saw the highest turnout 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...
in over two seasons, with 8,860 fans in attendance. Four days later, Luton won a third consecutive game with a 1–0 away victory over Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough F.C.
Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...
, an 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,...
strike from 25 yards proving the match winner.
Luton's ten-game unbeaten away record in the league continued with a 0–0 draw at their promotion rivals York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
on 16 February, pushing the club up to fourth place in the table. The club's poor league form at Kenilworth Road, in which only three games out of ten had ended in Luton winning, continued with a fifth home defeat – a 2–1 loss to AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
. 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...
scored his tenth goal of the season for Luton, making him the top scorer at the club. A loss to Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
left Luton in fifth place in the table, and also saw the club's record-equalling run of away form come to an end.
March
The backlog of postponed games from the winter period meant Luton were to play 8 games over March. This began with a 0–0 draw away to Mansfield TownMansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
on 2 March, with a 3–2 victory over Hayes & Yeading United
Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...
coming four days later.
A last minute winner from Tom Craddock in a 2–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers F.C.
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:...
on 9 March propelled Luton to third place in the table, the club's highest position since early September.
On 12 March 2010, Luton signed midfielder Simon Heslop
Simon Heslop
Simon James Heslop is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford United in Football League Two.-Barnsley:...
from Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
on a 28-day emergency loan. He played in a 1–0 victory over Wrexham a day later as Luton kept their first home clean sheet since September 2009. A third home game in a row on 16 March resulted in a 3–1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
, 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...
scoring twice.
Luton recorded their biggest win of the season on 20 March, with a 6–1 victory away at Ebbsfleet United. Winger 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....
scored a hat-trick in the club's biggest victory since a 5–0 win over 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...
in 2005.
Richard Money added two players to the squad before the loan and free transfer deadline on March 25. Kenyan
Kenya national football team
The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by Football Kenya Limited, the governing body of football in Kenya. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
international striker Taiwo Atieno
Taiwo Atieno
Taiwo Leo Awuonda Atieno is an English-born Kenya international footballer, who currently plays for League Two side Torquay United. He previously played in the Football League for Walsall, Rochdale, Chester City and Darlington, and in the USL First Division for the Puerto Rico Islanders and...
, who started his career when Money was manager of 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...
and had most recently played football in the USA, was signed on a free transfer until the end of the season. Defender Gavin Caines
Gavin Caines
Gavin Liam Caines is an English footballer who is currently with non league outfit Eastwood Town....
was signed on loan until the end of the season from Kidderminster Harriers, where he had been a regular member of the squad.
Luton's 6–1 winning result the previous week was then bettered with an emphatic 8–0 home victory over Hayes & Yeading United on 27 March. The club's run of goals continued three days later with a 4–0 win against 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...
, their seventh consecutive victory.
Luton's good form during the month did not go unnoticed, with Richard Money claiming the March Conference Manager of the Month award, and Claude Gnakpa named as Player of the Month.
April
Luton, who were at this point second in the table, faced a key clash with league leaders Stevenage BoroughStevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
on 3 April. Luton secured a 1–0 win at Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way, known as The Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage since 1980, and has a capacity of 7,100 people, including 3,142 seats.-History:The club plays at Broadhall Way, previously...
in a tightly contested game, Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
scoring the winning goal just moments after his introduction as a substitute, and inflicted Stevenage's first home defeat since November 2008. Luton were now only two points behind Stevenage, though the leaders had a game in hand. A ninth consecutive victory was assured two days later as Luton beat already relegated side 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...
6–0 at Kenilworth Road, with Kevin Gallen scoring the first hat-trick of his career.
Luton's nine game winning run was halted on 10 April with a 1–1 draw away to Tamworth
Tamworth F.C.
Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....
, which saw the club fall to four points behind leaders Stevenage. However, Luton's scoring form soon returned in a 6–3 home win against Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
three days later - a game that marked Tom Craddock's first senior hat-trick.
A 0–0 home draw on 17 April with 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:...
, coupled with Stevenage's victory over Kidderminster that led to them being crowned as Conference National champions, meant that Luton's only hope of promotion was now through the play-offs.
The last league game of the season on 24 April resulted in a 1–1 draw with play-off rivals 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...
, which meant Luton ended the season with a second place finish. Results elsewhere left Luton to play York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
in the two-legged play-off semi-final on 29 April and 3 May.
Luton lost the first leg at Bootham Crescent 1–0, an 89th minute goal from Richard Brodie
Richard Brodie (footballer)
Richard Jon Brodie is an English footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town as a striker, on loan from Crawley Town.Brodie started his career with Whickham and, after being their top scorer in the 2005–06 season, moved to Newcastle Benfield in 2006...
leaving them having to win the return game to have any chance of playing in the final.
May
Another 1–0 defeat in the home leg knocked Luton out of the play-offs, condemning them to at least another season in the Conference National.The clearout of players began on 7 May as Luton prepared for their second season in the division. Four players - Steve Basham
Steve Basham
Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:...
, Shane Gore
Shane Gore
Shane Gore is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Shane currently plays for Chesham United of the Southern Premier League.-Career:...
, 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,...
and 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:...
- were released from their contracts, while a further four - Gavin Caines
Gavin Caines
Gavin Liam Caines is an English footballer who is currently with non league outfit Eastwood Town....
, 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...
, Craig Nelthorpe
Craig Nelthorpe
Craig Robert Nelthorpe is an English footballer who is currently unattached after being released by Gainsborough Trinity. His favoured positions are either at left back or on the left wing....
and Mark Nwokeji
Mark Nwokeji
Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.-Career:Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United,...
- left the club as their loan period had ended. As well as the changes to playing staff, the coaching staff were also subject to restructuring in the wake of the season ending. Chief scout Gary Brabin
Gary Brabin
Gary Brabin is an English former footballer and manager, currently manager at Conference National club Luton Town.-Playing career:...
was promoted to the role of assistant manager, replacing Alan Neilson
Alan Neilson
Alan Neilson is a German born Welsh former professional footballer turned coach, currently with Conference National side Luton Town...
. Neilson was instead appointed to a coaching and youth development role, while first-team coach 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:...
left the club.
Luton made their first signing of the season on 19 May, with Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
defender Dan Gleeson
Dan Gleeson
Daniel Edwin "Dan" Gleeson is an English footballer who plays for Luton Town. He is 191 cm tall and plays as a right back.-Career:...
making the move to Kenilworth Road on a free transfer. Goalkeeper and former loanee Kevin Pilkington
Kevin Pilkington
Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington played Premier League football for Manchester United before dropping down to the Football League, where he played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield...
signed a permanent one-year contract a day later, having been released from 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...
. Striker Danny Crow
Danny Crow
Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...
, who had finished the season as Cambridge United's top scorer, signed on a free transfer on 21 May, penning a two-year contract.
Luton were also boosted by Player of the Year George Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
and 18-goal striker 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...
signing contract extensions.
On 27 May, Luton announced they were to sign Stevenage midfielder Andy Drury, who had played 30 league games during the season as the club claimed the Conference title, on a two-year contract beginning from 1 July 2010.
Striker Ryan Charles
Ryan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
and defender 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...
were released from the club on 31 May.
June
On 9 June, midfielder 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...
signed a new two-year contract. On 28 June, defender János Kovács
János Kovács
János Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender, on loan from Hereford United.-MTK:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Kovács started his career with MTK and made his debut towards the end of the 2003–04 season, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Ferencváros in the Nemzeti...
left the club and signed for 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',...
on a two-year contract.
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
South West Challenge Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group C | 15 July 2009 | Bideford | Away | 3–0 | 513 | 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... (2), 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... |
|
| Group C | 17 July 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... |
Neutral | Cancelled | – | – | |
| Semi Final | 18 July 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... |
Neutral | 3–2 | 532 | 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... , 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... , 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... |
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| Final | 19 July 2009 | Montegnée R.R.F.C. Montegnée Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée is a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Saint-Nicolas, Liège. It is currently playing in the Belgian Promotion D.- History :... |
Neutral | 3–1 | 331 | 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... , 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.... , 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,... |
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2009 | 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 | 3–1 | 864 | 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:... , 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... , Hunter |
|
| 21 July 2009 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
Home | 0–1 | 1,524 | – | |
| 22 July 2009 | 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 | 0–1 | 340 | – | Luton XI |
| 25 July 2009 | Peterborough United XI | Home | 3–0 | 1,598 | 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... , 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,... , Watkins |
|
| 25 July 2009 | Spalding United Spalding United F.C. Spalding United F.C. is an English football club based in Spalding, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of Division One of the United Counties League and play at Sir Halley Stewart Field.-History:... |
Away | 4–1 | 89 | Walker (2), Williams (2) | Luton XI |
| 28 July 2009 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... XI |
Home | 1–2 | 7,480 | 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,... |
|
| 29 July 2009 | Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Town F.C. Biggleswade Town F.C. is an English football club based in Biggleswade. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at the Carlsberg Stadium.-History:The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade & District... |
Away | 2–2 | 289 | Mkoloma Madalitso Mkoloma Madalitso Andrew Mkoloma is an international footballer from Barbados, who plays as a midfielder.-International career:He made his international debut for Barbados in a May 2008 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago, which remains his only international appearance to date.-References:... , Barker |
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|1 August 2009||Hampton & Richmond
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. are an English football club based in the suburb of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. They were founded in 1921 and formerly known as Hampton F.C. until 1999 when they changed their name in an attempt to draw a wider support base from around the...
||align="center"|Away||align="center"|0–1||align="center"| 397 ||align="center"| – ||align="center"|
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Conference NationalConference NationalConference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2009 | AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.... |
Away | 1–1 | 4,488 | 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... (pen Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
|
| 11 August 2009 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
Home | 4–1 | 7,295 | Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... (2), 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.... , 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... (pen Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
|
| 15 August 2009 | Gateshead Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... |
Home | 2–1 | 6,829 | 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,... , 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... |
|
| 18 August 2009 | Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
Away | 1–0 | 1,805 | 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... |
|
| 22 August 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... |
Home | 0–0 | 6,563 | – |
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|29 August 2009
|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...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|3,266
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|1 September 2009
|Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|6,389
|align="center"|Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
(2), 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...
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|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|5 September 2009
|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...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2,044
|align="center"|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...
|align="center"|
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|8 September 2009
|Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–2
|align="center"|10,613
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|12 September 2009
|Barrow
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|6,264
|align="center"|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...
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|22 September 2009
|Wrexham
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–3
|align="center"|3,448
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|26 September 2009
|Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|4–3
|align="center"|4,870
|align="center"|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...
(2), 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:...
, 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...
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|29 September 2009
|Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|8,223
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|3 October 2009
|Tamworth
Tamworth F.C.
Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|6,297
|align="center"|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,...
, Wright
Ben Wright (footballer born 1988)
Benjamin Matthew "Ben" Wright is an English footballer who plays for Braintree Town as a striker.-Career:After scoring prolifically for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2008, Wright attracted attention from bigger clubs, including Fulham, where he passed a medical and looked set to sign...
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|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|10 October 2009
|Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2,927
|align="center"|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...
, Charles
Ryan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
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|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|17 October 2009
|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:...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1,762
|align="center"|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...
(pen
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
)
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|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|20 October 2009
|York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|6,387
|align="center"|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,...
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|31 October 2009
|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...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–2
|align="center"|7,101
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|14 November 2009
|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...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|1,668
|align="center"|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...
, 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...
|align="center"|
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|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|21 November 2009
|Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–2
|align="center"|7,458
|align="center"|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....
, 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...
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|2 December 2009
|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...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|6,608
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|5 December 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...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|1,352
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
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|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|28 December 2009
|Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough F.C.
Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|4–1
|align="center"|6,646
|align="center"|Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
, 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...
(2), 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:...
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|23 January 2010
|Gateshead
Gateshead F.C.
Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1,218
|align="center"|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....
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|27 January 2010
|Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|1,543
|align="center"|Kovács
János Kovács
János Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender, on loan from Hereford United.-MTK:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Kovács started his career with MTK and made his debut towards the end of the 2003–04 season, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Ferencváros in the Nemzeti...
, 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,...
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|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|30 January 2010
|Ebbsfleet United
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–3
|align="center"|6,658
|align="center"|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...
, 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...
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|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|6 February 2010
|Barrow
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1,579
|align="center"|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...
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|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|9 February 2010
|Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|8,860
|align="center"|Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
, 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...
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|13 February 2010
|Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough F.C.
Eastbourne Borough are a semi-professional English football club, based in the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex, and are members of the Conference South. They are known as The Sports after their previous name as Langney Sports. Eastbourne Borough play their home matches at Priory Lane in Langney...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2,018
|align="center"|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,...
|align="center"|
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|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|16 February 2010
|York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|3,316
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|20 February 2010
|AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
|align="center"|Home
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|7,736
|align="center"|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...
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|-
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|27 February 2010
|Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|2,118
|align="center"|Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
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|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|2 March 2010
|Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
|align="center"|Away
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|3,407
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|6 March 2010
|Hayes & Yeading
Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...
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|align="center"|1,881
|align="center"|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...
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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....
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Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
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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...
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|9 March 2010
|Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers F.C.
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:...
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|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|5,884
|align="center"|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...
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|13 March 2010
|Wrexham
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|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|6,538
|align="center"|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...
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|16 March 2010
|Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
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|align="center"|3–1
|align="center"|5,908
|align="center"|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...
, 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...
(2)
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|20 March 2010
|Ebbsfleet United
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|align="center"|1,923
|align="center"|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....
(3), 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...
, 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...
, Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
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|27 March 2010
|Hayes & Yeading
Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:...
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|align="center"|8–0
|align="center"|6,761
|align="center"|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...
(2), 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....
(2), 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...
, 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...
(2), 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...
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|30 March 2010
|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...
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|align="center"|4–0
|align="center"|6,692
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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....
, 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...
, 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...
, Heslop
Simon Heslop
Simon James Heslop is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford United in Football League Two.-Barnsley:...
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|3 April 2010
|Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
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|align="center"|7,024
|align="center"|Barnes-Homer
Matthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
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|5 April 2010
|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...
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|align="center"|6–0
|align="center"|7,860
|align="center"|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...
(2), 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...
(3), 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...
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|10 April 2010
|Tamworth
Tamworth F.C.
Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....
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|align="center"|2,246
|align="center"|Pilkington
George Pilkington
George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender....
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|13 April 2010
|Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
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|align="center"|6–3
|align="center"|7,083
|align="center"|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...
(2), 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...
(3), 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...
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|17 April 2010
|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:...
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|align="center"|7,374
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|24 April 2010
|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...
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|align="center"|4,820
|align="center"|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...
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Conference National Play-Offs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Final First Leg | 29 April 2010 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
Away | 0–1 | 6,204 | – | |
| Semi-Final Second Leg | 3 May 2010 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
Home | 0–1 | 9,781 | – |
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 | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Qualifying Round | 24 October 2009 | 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... |
Home | 3–0 | 2,721 | Blackett Shane Blackett Shane Jerome Blackett is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town. He is able to play at both centre back and left back.-Career:... , 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.... , 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,... |
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| First Round | 7 November 2009 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
Home | 3–3 | 3,167 | Basham Steve Basham Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:... (2), 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... |
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| First Round Replay | 11 November 2009 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
Away | 2–0 | 1,982 | 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... (2) |
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| Second Round | 28 November 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... |
Away | 2–2 | 3,210 | 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... (pen Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Nwokeji Mark Nwokeji Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.-Career:Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United,... |
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| Second Round Replay | 8 December 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 | 3–0 | 2,518 | 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... , 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:... , 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.... |
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| Third Round | 2 January 2010 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
Away | 0–1 | 18,786 | – | |
FA TrophyFA TrophyThe Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
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| First Round | 12 December 2009 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
Away | 1–3 | 1,665 | 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.... |
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League table
*Salisbury City were deducted 10 points for entering administration. On 10 June 2010, Salisbury were demoted from the Football Conference for breaching financial regulations.‡ Chester City were initially deducted 25 points for entering administration and insolvency, but were later expelled on 26 February 2010 and their record (P28 W5 D7 L16 GF23 GA42 Pts-3) was expunged on 8 March 2010.
¶Gateshead deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture.
∞Grays Athletic were deducted two points for fielding ineligible players.
Player statistics
- Correct as of 3 May 2010. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League* | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| 1 | GK |  Mark Tyler |
39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 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... |
18 (2) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 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:... |
1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | 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... |
35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | János Kovács János Kovács János Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender, on loan from Hereford United.-MTK:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Kovács started his career with MTK and made his debut towards the end of the 2003–04 season, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Ferencváros in the Nemzeti... |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 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:... |
16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 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.... |
46 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  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... |
34 (3) | 2 | 5 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 (4) | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 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.... |
22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 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... |
10 (11) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (11) | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | 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... |
42 (4) | 23 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 45 (7) | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 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:... |
5 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Taiwo Atieno Taiwo Atieno Taiwo Leo Awuonda Atieno is an English-born Kenya international footballer, who currently plays for League Two side Torquay United. He previously played in the Football League for Walsall, Rochdale, Chester City and Darlington, and in the USL First Division for the Puerto Rico Islanders and... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Shane Blackett Shane Blackett Shane Jerome Blackett is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town. He is able to play at both centre back and left back.-Career:... |
15 (10) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 (10) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Shane Gore Shane Gore Shane Gore is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Shane currently plays for Chesham United of the Southern Premier League.-Career:... |
0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 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,... |
27 (6) | 5 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 (8) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 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... |
23 (10) | 6 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (13) | 6 | 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:... |
21 (6) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (6) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Ryan Charles Ryan Charles Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:... |
0 (6) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 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.... |
28 (9) | 8 | 3 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 (12) | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Steve Basham Steve Basham Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:... |
0 (5) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |1 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 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... |
32 (1) | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 (1) | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Callum Reynolds |
3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | George Donnelly |
0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Craig Nelthorpe Craig Nelthorpe Craig Robert Nelthorpe is an English footballer who is currently unattached after being released by Gainsborough Trinity. His favoured positions are either at left back or on the left wing.... |
0 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Fred Murray Fred Murray Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town.-Career:... |
40 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 (2) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Ben Wright Ben Wright (footballer born 1988) Benjamin Matthew "Ben" Wright is an English footballer who plays for Braintree Town as a striker.-Career:After scoring prolifically for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2008, Wright attracted attention from bigger clubs, including Fulham, where he passed a medical and looked set to sign... |
4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Gavin Caines Gavin Caines Gavin Liam Caines is an English footballer who is currently with non league outfit Eastwood Town.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Kevin Pilkington Kevin Pilkington Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington played Premier League football for Manchester United before dropping down to the Football League, where he played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield... |
7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Mark Nwokeji Mark Nwokeji Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.-Career:Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United,... |
0 (7) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Ashley Cain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Matthew Barnes-Homer Matthew Barnes-Homer Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town.... |
8 (16) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (17) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Adam Watkins |
0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jack Wood |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Taylor Nathaniel |
0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Sam Barker |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Simon Heslop Simon Heslop Simon James Heslop is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford United in Football League Two.-Barnsley:... |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Alex Lacey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Godfrey Poku |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *The league column also includes play-off matches.
Managerial statistics
- Only competitive games from the 2009–102009–10 in English footballThe 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 are included. - Correct as of 3 May 2010.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Honours | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 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 |
– | ||||||||
| Alan Neilson Alan Neilson Alan Neilson is a German born Welsh former professional footballer turned coach, currently with Conference National side Luton Town... (caretaker) |
 |
1 October 2009 | 30 October 2009 |
– | ||||||||
| Richard Money | |
30 October 2009 | Present |
Conference National runners-up | ||||||||
| Total |
Conference National runners-up | |||||||||||
Awards
- Awarded on 25 April 2010.
| Award | Name | No. | Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Town Supporters Club Player of the Year | George Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... |
6 | DF | |
| Players' Player of the Year | George Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... |
6 | DF | |
| 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... |
15 | MF | |
| Internet Player of the Year | George Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... |
6 | DF | |
| LTSC Junior Members' Player of the Year | George Pilkington George Pilkington George Edward Pilkington is an English footballer who captains Conference National club Luton Town, playing as a defender.... |
6 | DF | |
| Goal of the Season | 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 | MF |
|}
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2009 | Shane Blackett Shane Blackett Shane Jerome Blackett is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town. He is able to play at both centre back and left back.-Career:... |
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... |
|----
| 6 August 2009 ||
Steve BashamSteve Basham
Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:...
||align="center" colspan=2| Unattached ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 August 2009 ||
Shane GoreShane Gore
Shane Gore is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Shane currently plays for Chesham United of the Southern Premier League.-Career:...
||align="center" colspan=2| Unattached ||align="center"|
|----
| 5 January 2010 ||
Jonathan O'Donnell || St Albans CitySt Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 5 January 2010 ||
Godfrey Poku || St Albans CitySt Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 13 January 2010 ||
Matthew Barnes-HomerMatthew Barnes-Homer
Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town....
|| Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
||align="center"| Undisclosed ||align="center"|
|----
| 13 January 2010 ||
Fred MurrayFred Murray
Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town.-Career:...
|| 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...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 26 January 2010 ||
János KovácsJános Kovács
János Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender, on loan from Hereford United.-MTK:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Kovács started his career with MTK and made his debut towards the end of the 2003–04 season, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Ferencváros in the Nemzeti...
|| 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....
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 23 March 2010 ||
Taiwo AtienoTaiwo Atieno
Taiwo Leo Awuonda Atieno is an English-born Kenya international footballer, who currently plays for League Two side Torquay United. He previously played in the Football League for Walsall, Rochdale, Chester City and Darlington, and in the USL First Division for the Puerto Rico Islanders and...
||align="center" colspan=2| Unattached ||align="center"|
|----
| 19 May 2010 ||
Dan GleesonDan Gleeson
Daniel Edwin "Dan" Gleeson is an English footballer who plays for Luton Town. He is 191 cm tall and plays as a right back.-Career:...
|| Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 20 May 2010 ||
Kevin PilkingtonKevin Pilkington
Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington played Premier League football for Manchester United before dropping down to the Football League, where he played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield...
|| 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...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|----
| 21 May 2010 ||
Danny CrowDanny Crow
Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...
|| Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|}
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2009 | Riccardo Biggi |
Released | ||
| 8 July 2009 | Mark Farthing |
Released | ||
| 8 July 2009 | Ian Henderson |
Ankaragücü Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis.... |
Free | |
| 8 July 2009 | Harry Hogarth |
Released | ||
| 29 July 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... |
Free | |
| 30 July 2009 | Ian Roper |
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... |
Free | |
| 1 January 2010 | 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:... |
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
Undisclosed | |
|----
| 7 May 2010 ||
Steve BashamSteve Basham
Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:...
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 May 2010 ||
Shane GoreShane Gore
Shane Gore is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Shane currently plays for Chesham United of the Southern Premier League.-Career:...
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 May 2010 ||
Asa HallAsa 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,...
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 7 May 2010 ||
Rossi JarvisRossi 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:...
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 31 May 2010 ||
George BeavanGeorge 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...
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|----
| 31 May 2010 ||
Ryan CharlesRyan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
||align="center" colspan=2| Released ||align="center"|
|---
| 28 June 2010 ||
János KovácsJános Kovács
János Kovács is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender, on loan from Hereford United.-MTK:Born in Budapest, Hungary, Kovács started his career with MTK and made his debut towards the end of the 2003–04 season, playing in a 2–1 defeat against Ferencváros in the Nemzeti...
|| 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',...
||align="center"| Free ||align="center"|
|}
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2009 | Callum Reynolds |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
19 January 2010 | |
| 11 August 2009 | Fred Murray Fred Murray Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town.-Career:... |
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... |
13 January 2010 | |
| 28 August 2009 | George Donnelly |
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... |
29 September 2009 | |
| 29 September 2009 | Ben Wright Ben Wright (footballer born 1988) Benjamin Matthew "Ben" Wright is an English footballer who plays for Braintree Town as a striker.-Career:After scoring prolifically for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2008, Wright attracted attention from bigger clubs, including Fulham, where he passed a medical and looked set to sign... |
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... |
23 October 2009 | |
| 12 November 2009 | Mark Nwokeji Mark Nwokeji Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.-Career:Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United,... |
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... |
7 May 2010 | |
| 12 November 2009 | Kevin Pilkington Kevin Pilkington Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington played Premier League football for Manchester United before dropping down to the Football League, where he played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield... |
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... |
12 February 2010 | |
| 26 November 2009 | Matthew Barnes-Homer Matthew Barnes-Homer Matthew Brian Barnes-Homer is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. He is currently on loan to Rochdale from Conference side Luton Town.... |
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed... |
13 January 2010 |
|----
| 26 November 2009 ||
Ashley Cain || Coventry CityCoventry 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...
|| 31 December 2009 ||align="center"|
|----
| 22 January 2010 ||
Craig NelthorpeCraig Nelthorpe
Craig Robert Nelthorpe is an English footballer who is currently unattached after being released by Gainsborough Trinity. His favoured positions are either at left back or on the left wing....
|| York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 12 March 2010 ||
Simon HeslopSimon Heslop
Simon James Heslop is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford United in Football League Two.-Barnsley:...
|| Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 25 March 2010 ||
Gavin CainesGavin Caines
Gavin Liam Caines is an English footballer who is currently with non league outfit Eastwood Town....
|| Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|}
Loans out
| Date | Player | To | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 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... |
19 December 2009 | |
| 26 November 2009 | Steve Basham Steve Basham Steven Brian Basham is an English footballer who most recently played for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town. He is currently at Oxford City.-Career:... |
Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Hayes & Yeading United F.C. are an English football club based in Woking in Surrey. They were formed in May 2007 following a merger of Hayes and Yeading. They play at the Kingfield Stadium agreeing a groundshare with Woking-History:... |
7 May 2010 | |
| 26 November 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:... |
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
1 January 2010 |
|----
| 26 November 2009 ||
Ryan CharlesRyan Charles
Ryan Andrew Charles is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United.-Career:...
|| Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
|| 28 December 2009 ||align="center"|
|----
| 15 January 2010 ||
Alan WhiteAlan 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...
|| 7 May 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 30 January 2010 ||
Jonathan O'Donnell || St Albans CitySt Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...
|| 26 February 2010 ||align="center"|
|----
| 30 January 2010 ||
Godfrey Poku || St Albans CitySt Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...
|| 26 February 2010 ||align="center"|
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|}
See also
- 2009–10 in English football2009–10 in English footballThe 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...
- 2009–10 Football Conference season2009–10 Football ConferenceThe 2009–10 Football Conference season was the sixth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions, and the thirty-first season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid,...