2021–22 Luton Town F.C. season
Luton Town F.C. 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season was the 136th season of competitive football and third consecutive season in the Championship played by Luton Town Football Club , a professional association football club based in Luton , Bedfordshire, England. Luton also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Background and pre-season
After leading Luton Town to safety from relegation on the final day of the 2019–20 season ,[ 2] Nathan Jones guided the team to a top-half finish in 2020–21 with their highest points total in the second tier since 1981–82 .[ 3]
Luton Town's first-team pre-season programme began with an away fixture against Hitchin Town ,[ 4] before a week-long training camp at Queen Ethelburga's College in York , North Yorkshire, England, which concluded with a behind-closed-doors match against Rochdale .[ 5] This was followed by friendlies away to Bedford Town and Boreham Wood ,[ 6] [ 7] before home fixtures against Portsmouth and Brighton & Hove Albion .[ 8] [ 9]
Match results
EFL Championship
League table
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
[ 56] (O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
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
46
21
12
13
63
55
+8
75
12
7
4
37
22
+15
9
5
9
26
33
−7
Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [ 1]
Play-offs
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Transfers
In
† Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Luton.
* Signed primarily for the under-21 squad
Out
† Brackets around club names indicate the player joined that club after his Luton contract expired.
Loan in
Loan out
Appearances and goals
Source:[ 105]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute .
Players with name and squad number 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
References
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^ a b "Report | Luton Town 4–0 Rochdale" . Luton Town F.C. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
^ a b "Report | Bedford Town 0–5 Luton Town" . Luton Town F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021 .
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^ "Luton Town 0–5 Birmingham City" . BBC Sport . 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021 .
^ "Luton Town 0–0 Sheffield United" . BBC Sport . 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021 .
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^ "Luton Town 0–0 Huddersfield Town" . BBC Sport . 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021 .
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^ "Derby County 2–2 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021 .
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^ "Luton Town 1–2 Cardiff City" . BBC Sport . 27 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021 .
^ "Blackpool 0–3 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 4 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ "Luton Town 1–1 Fulham" . BBC Sport . 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
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^ "Luton Town 1–0 Derby County" . BBC Sport . 26 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
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^ "Coventry City 0–1 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ "Luton Town 1–2 Queens Park Rangers" . BBC Sport . 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ "Luton Town 4–0 Preston North End" . BBC Sport . 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022 .
^ "Hull City 1–3 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022 .
^ "Luton Town 2–2 Millwall" . BBC Sport . 2 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "Peterborough United 1–1 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "Huddersfield Town 2–0 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 11 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022 .
^ "Luton Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest" . BBC Sport . 15 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022 .
^ Vincent, Gareth (18 April 2022). "Cardiff City 0–1 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 18 April 2022 .
^ Peddy, Chris (23 April 2022). "Luton Town 1–1 Blackpool" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
^ "Fulham 7–0 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
^ "Luton Town 1–0 Reading" . BBC Sport . 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022 .
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions" . English Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021 .
^ McIntyre, David (13 May 2022). "Luton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 17 May 2022 .
^ Woodcock, Ian (16 May 2022). "Huddersfield Town 1–0 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ "Luton Town 4–0 Harrogate Town" . BBC Sport . 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^ "Cambridge United 0–3 Luton Town" . BBC Sport . 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 .
^ McNulty, Phil (2 March 2022). "Luton Town 2–3 Chelsea" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
^ "Stevenage 2–2 Luton Town (3–0 pens)" . BBC Sport . 10 August 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^ "Fred Onyedinma: Luton Town sign Wycombe Wanderers midfielder" . BBC Sport . 25 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021 .
^ "Allan Campbell: Luton Town sign Motherwell midfielder for undisclosed fee" . BBC Sport . 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021 .
^ "Carlos Mendes Gomes: Luton Town sign Morecambe forward for undisclosed fee" . BBC Sport . 26 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021 .
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^ "Luton Town sign former Hull City defender Reece Burke on free transfer" . ITV News Anglia . 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021 .
^ a b "Luton Town continue busy summer as Cameron Jerome and Henri Lansbury both sign" . ITV News Anglia . 19 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021 .
^ "Admiral Muskwe: Luton Town bring Leicester City striker on board" . BBC Sport . 15 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021 .
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^ Simmonds, Mike (24 September 2021). "Hatters sign former Spurs youngster Elliot Thorpe" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (25 February 2022). "Luton sign experienced former Leeds, Norwich and West Ham midfielder Robert Snodgrass on a free transfer" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
^ "Joe Morrell joins Portsmouth on a permanent deal" . Luton Town F.C. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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^ Simmonds, Mike (31 January 2022). "Hatters sign Aston Villa keeper Jed Steer on loan" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 31 January 2022 .
^ "Palmer joins Luton Town on emergency loan deal" . West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
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^ Simmonds, Mike (11 May 2022). "Luton extend Ingram's emergency loan deal from Hull City" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 17 May 2022 .
^ "Corey Panter joins Dundee on a season-long loan!" . Luton Town F.C. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (2 January 2022). "Hatters recall defender Panter from loan spell at Dundee" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (13 August 2021). "Hatters midfielder heads on loan to Beach Boys" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 18 August 2021 .
^ Mendez, Louis (26 August 2021). "Charlton Athletic sign former midfielder Robert Lee's son Elliot on season-long loan from Luton Town" . South London Press . Retrieved 26 August 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (27 August 2021). "Hatters midfielder Beckwith heads to Magpies for the season" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 28 August 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (31 August 2021). "Luton defender Kioso joins MK Dons on loan" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 31 August 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (18 January 2022). "Hatters recall defender Kioso from loan spell at MK Dons" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (7 October 2021). "Hatters youngster joins Waders on loan" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (8 October 2021). "Luton attacker Pereira joins Yeovil on loan" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (14 October 2021). "Pereira back at Luton for treatment after suffering slight injury during Yeovil loan spell" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 20 March 2022 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (13 October 2021). "Town defender Moloney heads to Canaries on work experience deal" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (4 January 2022). "Luton forward completes loan move to Bantams" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^ Simmonds, Mike (7 January 2022). "Hatters defender joins Saints on loan" . Luton Today . JPIMedia Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
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National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions