2024–25 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town
2024–25 season
OwnerLuton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd
ChairmanDavid Wilkinson
ManagerRob Edwards
StadiumKenilworth Road
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
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The 2024–25 season is the 139th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club and their first season back in the Championship, since the 2022–23 season following their relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
6 July 2024 CM Grenada Shandon Baptiste England Brentford Free [1]
11 July 2024 RB England Reuell Walters England Arsenal Free [2]
20 August 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Mark McGuinness Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [3]
20 August 2024 CM England Liam Walsh Wales Swansea City Free [4]
30 August 2024 DM Spain Lamine Fanne Sweden AIK Undisclosed [5]
10 September 2024 RM Nigeria Victor Moses Russia Spartak Moscow Free [6]
19 December 2024 CB Netherlands Erik Pieters England West Bromwich Albion Free [7]
1 January 2025[a] CB Republic of the Congo Christ Makosso Belgium RWD Molenbeek Undisclosed [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 December, and would become official on January 1 once the transfer window reopened.

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
27 June 2024 LB England Ryan Giles England Hull City Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2024 CM England Ross Barkley England Aston Villa Undisclosed [10]
30 July 2024 CM England Jake Burger England Rochdale Undisclosed [11]
9 August 2024 SS England John McAtee England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed [12]
28 August 2024 RW Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [13]
12 September 2024 RW England Andros Townsend Turkey Antalyaspor Undisclosed [14]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 August 2024 CM Germany Tom Krauß Germany Mainz 05 End of Season [15]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] LW Antigua and Barbuda Dion Pereira England Dagenham & Redbridge End of Season [16]
1 July 2024[b] GK England Jack Walton Scotland Dundee United End of Season [17]
2 August 2024 RB England Jacob Pinnington England Solihull Moors End of Season [18]
7 August 2024 CM England Axel Piesold Northern Ireland Cliftonville End of Season [19]
26 August 2024 CM Scotland Allan Campbell England Charlton Athletic End of Season [20]
30 August 2024 DM Spain Lamine Fanne Sweden AIK 30 November 2024 [5]
30 August 2024 CM England Jayden Luker England Grimsby Town End of Season [21]
30 August 2024 CF Canada Aribim Pepple England Southend United End of Season [22]
20 September 2024 CF England Oliver Lynch England Dulwich Hamlet 5 January 2025[c] [23][24]
27 September 2024 GK Australia Henry Blackledge England Berkhamsted 26 October 2024 [25]
27 September 2024 GK England Jameson Horlick England Dulwich Hamlet 26 October 2024 [26]
18 October 2024 CB England Jack Bateson England Farnborough 16 November 2024 [24]
25 October 2024 CB England Josh Odell-Bature England Bedford Town 23 November 2024 [27]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 4 June, and would officially commence on July 1
  2. ^ The loan was announced on 25 June, and would officially commence on July 1
  3. ^ On 18 October, Lynch's loan at Dulwich Hamlet was extended until January

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM England Luke Berry England Charlton Athletic 1 July 2024 [28][29]
30 June 2024 CM England Millar Matthews-Lewis England Farnborough 2 July 2024 [28][30]
30 June 2024 CB England Ben Tompkins England Hemel Hempstead Town 4 July 2024 [28][31]
30 June 2024 CB Nigeria Gabriel Osho France AJ Auxerre 11 July 2024 [32]
30 June 2024 CF England Josh Allen England AFC Sudbury 29 July 2024 [28][33]
30 June 2024 CF England Archie Heron United States Michigan State Spartans 1 August 2024 [28][34]
30 June 2024 CF England Tobias Braney England Bowers & Pitsea 3 August 2024 [28]
30 June 2024 LB England Dan Potts England Charlton Athletic 6 September 2024 [28][35]
30 June 2024 AM Nigeria Fred Onyedinma England Wycombe Wanderers 10 September 2024 [28][36]
30 June 2024 CM Wales Elliot Thorpe England Wealdstone 14 September 2024 [28][37]
30 June 2024 CF Zimbabwe Admiral Muskwe England Harrogate Town 2 December 2024 [28][38]
30 June 2024 GK Wales Oliver Camis [28]
30 June 2024 CF England Will Houghton [28]
30 June 2024 CB England Max Scott [28]
30 August 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Louie Watson [39]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 18 June, Luton announced their first pre-season friendly, against Dundee United.[40] Two weeks later, a further four pre-season matches were confirmed, against AGF, Rukh Lviv, Göztepe and Celta Vigo.[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2024 Friendly Luton Town 3–0 Stevenage Luton
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Brache
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
13 July 2024 Friendly Luton Town 1–2 AGF Luton
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Brache
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
16 July 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 0–1 Luton Town TBC, Slovenia
15:00 CEST
(14:00 BST)		 Report
Stadium: TBC
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2024 Friendly Göztepe 3–2 Luton Town TBA, Slovenia
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)		 Report
Stadium: TBA
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
26 July 2024 Friendly Dundee United 2–2 Luton Town Dundee
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Luton Town 1–3 Celta Vigo Luton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,051

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Oxford United 24 7 6 11 27 39 −12 27
19 Stoke City 24 6 7 11 24 32 −8 25
20 Luton Town 24 7 4 13 26 41 −15 25
21 Hull City 24 5 7 12 22 32 −10 22
22 Cardiff City 23 5 6 12 23 38 −15 21 Relegation to EFL League One
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[42]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 7 4 13 26 41  −15 25 6 3 3 18 15  +3 1 1 10 8 26  −18

Last updated: 29 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLWWLDLWLLDWLWLLDWLWLL
Position232023231915182021171922211921161619181519151819
Points011147788111111121515181818192222252525
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2024.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2024 1 Luton Town 1–4 Burnley Luton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,777
Referee: Matt Donohue
17 August 2024 2 Portsmouth 0–0 Luton Town Portsmouth
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,293
Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[44]
24 August 2024 3 Preston North End 1–0 Luton Town Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 August 2024 4 Luton Town 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Luton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,798
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[44]
14 September 2024 5 Millwall 0–1 Luton Town Bermondsey
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,804
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[44]
21 September 2024 6 Luton Town 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Luton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Gavin Ward
27 September 2024 7 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Luton Town Plymouth
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,616
Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[44]
1 October 2024 8 Luton Town 2–2 Oxford United Luton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,397
Referee: James Bell
5 October 2024 9 Sheffield United 2–0 Luton Town Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,925
Referee: John Brooks
19 October 2024 10 Luton Town 3–0 Watford Luton
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Stephen Martin
23 October 2024 11 Luton Town 1–2 Sunderland Luton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,332
Referee: Tom Nield
26 October 2024 12 Coventry City 3–2 Luton Town Coventry
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 26,409
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 November 2024 13 Luton Town 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Luton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,665
Referee: Dean Whitestone
6 November 2024 14 Luton Town 1–0 Cardiff City Luton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,655
Referee: Matt Donohue
9 November 2024 15 Middlesbrough 5–1 Luton Town Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,692
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 November 2024 16 Luton Town 1–0 Hull City Luton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,386
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 November 2024 17 Leeds United 3–0 Luton Town Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,340
Referee: Sam Allison
30 November 2024 18 Norwich City 4–2 Luton Town Luton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,719
Referee: Josh Smith
7 December 2024 19 Luton Town 1–1 Swansea City Luton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,264
Referee: James Bell
10 December 2024 20 Luton Town 2–1 Stoke City Luton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,537
Referee: Tom Nield
14 December 2024 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Luton Town Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,857
Referee: Michael Salisbury
20 December 2024 22 Luton Town 2–1 Derby County Luton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,667
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
26 December 2024 23 Bristol City 1–0 Luton Town Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,828
Referee: Peter Bankes
29 December 2024 24 Swansea City 2–1 Luton Town Landore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,414
Referee: Farai Hallam
1 January 2025 25 Luton Town v Norwich City Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
6 January 2025 26 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town Shepherd's Bush
20:00 GMT Stadium: Loftus Road
18 January 2025 27 Luton Town v Preston North End Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
21 January 2025 28 Oxford United v Luton Town Littlemore
19:45 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
25 January 2025 29 Luton Town v Millwall Luton
12:30 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[45]
1 February 2025 30 Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Town Owlerton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
8 February 2025 31 Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
12 February 2025 32 Sunderland v Luton Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
15 February 2025 33 Luton Town v Sheffield United Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
23 February 2025 34 Watford v Luton Town Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 February, but was moved on request from local police.[45]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Luton Town entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest.[46][47]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2025 Third round Nottingham Forest v Luton Town West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

As a top two EFL Championship side, Luton entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Queens Park Rangers.[48][49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 2024 Second round Queens Park Rangers 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Luton Town Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,132
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 29 December 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG James Shea 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Reuell Walters 10 0 6+3 0 0+0 0 1 0
3 DF Jamaica JAM Amari'i Bell 12 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Mads Juel Andersen 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark McGuinness 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0 0
7 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Moses 16 1 12+4 1 0+0 0 0 0
8 MF Germany GER Tom Krauß 19 1 16+3 1 0+0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Carlton Morris 22 7 18+3 7 0+0 0 1 0
10 FW England ENG Cauley Woodrow 12 0 1+10 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW England ENG Elijah Adebayo 25 5 22+2 5 0+0 0 1 0
13 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Marvelous Nakamba 13 0 8+4 0 0+0 0 1 0
14 FW Netherlands NED Tahith Chong 22 2 20+1 2 0+0 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Teden Mengi 15 1 14+1 1 0+0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Reece Burke 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
17 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 8 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Jordan Clark 23 3 21+1 3 0+0 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Jacob Brown 15 3 7+8 3 0+0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Liam Walsh 11 0 3+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 GK Belgium BEL Thomas Kaminski 24 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
25 FW Wales WAL Joe Taylor 12 0 0+12 0 0+0 0 0 0
26 MF Grenada GRN Shandon Baptiste 12 0 7+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 DF Japan JPN Daiki Hashioka 12 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 0 0
29 DF Wales WAL Tom Holmes 15 1 11+3 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 MF England ENG Zack Nelson 12 1 2+9 0 0+0 0 1 1
38 DF England ENG Joe Johnson 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0 0
43 MF England ENG Josh Phillips 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0 0
45 MF England ENG Alfie Doughty 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Chiedozie Ogbene 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Andros Townsend 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

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