2020–21 Luton Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season will be the 135th in the history of Luton Town Football Club, a professional association football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Their 19th-place finish in 2019–20 means it will be the club's second consecutive season in the Championship and 95th season in the English Football League. Luton Town will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Luton Town F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerLuton Town Football Club 2020 Limited
ChairmanDavid Wilkinson
ManagerNathan Jones
StadiumKenilworth Road
ChampionshipPre-season
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round

Transfers

In
Date Player Club Fee Ref.
5 August 2020 Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) Free
[1]
Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Luton.

Out
Date Player Club Fee Ref.
Brackets around club names indicate the player joined that club after his Luton contract expired.

Background and pre-season
Main article: 2019–20 Luton Town F.C. season
See also: History of Luton Town F.C. (1970–present) and List of Luton Town F.C. seasons

The 2019–20 season was Luton Town's first season back in the Championship after a 12-year absence, having won the League One title in 2018–19.[2][3] Manager Graeme Jones had his contract terminated by mutual consent in April 2020 with Luton in 23rd place, as part of a restructure of the club's football department to reduce its cost base,[4] after professional football in England was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] With nine matches remaining in the 2019–20 Championship season and the club six points from safety, Nathan Jones was reappointed manager in May, after leaving Stoke City in November 2019.[6] The season resumed in June,[7] and despite being in the relegation zone with one match remaining, Jones led Luton to safety from relegation with a 19th-place finish, after a 3–2 home win over Blackburn Rovers on the final day of the season.[8]

At the end of the 2019–20 season, Luton released Jacob Butterfield and Callum McManaman,[9] while Luke Berry, Danny Hylton, Elliot Lee, Kazenga LuaLua and Glen Rea were retained with new contracts.[10][11][12][13] Luton have made one summer signing, midfielder Jordan Clark from Accrington Stanley.[1]

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 11 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 2020 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup September 2020 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: August 2020

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship
EFL Championship match details
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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) 12-point sending off offences[14]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source:

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Appearances and goals
Source:[1][15][16]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Luton.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
DF ENG Martin Cranie
DF ENG Dan Potts
MF ENG Ryan Tunnicliffe
DF ENG Sonny Bradley
DF ENG Matty Pearson
MF ENG Luke Berry
FW ENG Danny Hylton
FW ENG Elliot Lee
MF SCO Andrew Shinnie
GK CRO Simon Sluga
FW ENG Harry Cornick
MF IRL Glen Rea
MF ENG Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
FW IRL James Collins
MF ENG George Moncur
DF ENG Brendan Galloway
MF DRC Kazenga LuaLua
DF DRC Peter Kioso
MF IRL Eunan O'Kane *
DF ENG Corey Panter
FW ENG Josh Neufville
GK ENG James Shea
GK ENG Harry Isted
MF ENG Jake Peck
GK NIR Tiernan Parker
MF ENG Jordan Clark
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References
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  2. "League One promotion: Luton Town and Barnsley return to Championship for 2019–20". BBC Sport. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "League One roundup: Luton seal title as Plymouth go down on goal difference". The Guardian. London. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Graeme Jones leaves Luton by mutual consent". Sky Sports. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Coronavirus: Premier League and EFL suspended in England – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland halt games". BBC Sport. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. Simmonds, Mike (28 May 2020). "Luton appoint Nathan Jones as manager". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. Garry, Tom (20 June 2020). "Championship: What happened on Saturday as Leeds get a boost without playing?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. Law, James (22 July 2020). "Luton Town 3–2 Blackburn Rovers: Nathan Jones' Hatters win to avoid relegation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. Simmonds, Mike (31 July 2020). "Butterfield and McManaman released by Luton". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. Simmonds, Mike (31 July 2020). "Hatters duo sign new contracts". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. Simmonds, Mike (6 August 2020). "Lee can look forward to his future with Luton after signing new contract". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  12. Simmonds, Mike (10 August 2020). "LuaLua agrees new contract with Luton". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  13. Simmonds, Mike (7 August 2020). "Glen Rea signs new Luton Town contract". Luton Today. JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. "Luton: Squad stats: 2020/21". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020. Discipline records accessed via individual player pages.
  16. "First team players & staff 2019/20". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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