Luton Town Football Club is an English football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, which competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football, for the 2020–21 season. Formed in 1885 as the product of a merger, Luton Town became the first professional team in the south of England six years later and joined the Football League in 1897. After leaving the League in 1900 because of financial difficulties, Luton Town settled at their Kenilworth Road ground in 1905 and competed in the Southern League until 1920, when the club rejoined the Football League. The team was relegated to the Football Conference in 2009, after 89 consecutive years of League membership, following a 30-point deduction imposed by the football authorities. Five seasons later, the club won promotion back to the Football League.

Luton Town's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The team that the club has met most in league competition is Queens Park Rangers, against whom Luton Town have contested 117 league matches; having lost 46 of these matches, the side has lost more league games to Queens Park Rangers than to any other club. The club against whom Luton Town have recorded the most league victories is Watford, whom the Bedfordshire club have beaten 45 times out of 103 league meetings. Luton have drawn more matches with Millwall than with any other club; out of the 107 league matches between the two teams, 34 have finished without a winner.

Key The records include the results of matches played in the Southern Football League (from 1894 to 1896, and then again from 1900 to 1920), the United League (from 1896 to 1897), the Football League (from 1897 to 1900, 1920 to 2009 and then again from 2014 to the present day) and the Football Conference (from 2009 to 2014). Play-off matches are not included. For simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Millwall Athletic and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Millwall and Arsenal, respectively. The season given as the "first" denotes the season in which Luton Town first played a league match against that team. The season given as the "last" designates the most recent season to have included a league match between Luton Town and that side. Current divisional rivals that the club has never met in the league have a blank entry, indicating that the first league meeting of the season has not yet taken place. Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are current divisional rivals of Luton Town. Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct. P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record Statistics are correct as of match played 6 February 2021.

ClubHomeAwayTotalWin%FirstLastNotesPWDLPWDLPWDLAberdare Athletic 852184131912–131926–27Abertillery 110011001913–141913–14Accrington Stanley630363302008–092018–19AFC Bournemouth 2813872877141923–242020–21AFC Telford United201121102011–122012–13AFC Wimbledon521251222009–102018–19Aldershot 862084221932–331966–67Aldershot Town220020112008–092013–14Alfreton Town330031112011–122013–14Altrincham211022002009–102010–11Arsenal206772021171896–971991–92Aston Villa1612311651101937–381991–92Barnet550052122008–092017–18Barnsley 2814772982191898–992020–21Barrow871083141966–672012–13Barry Town110011001913–141913–14Bath City220020202010–112011–12Birmingham City 2879122748151897–982020–21Blackburn Rovers 2012802035121937–382020–21Blackpool2214442265111897–982018–19Bolton Wanderers15654153391899–19001994–95Bradford City732272321965–662018–19Bradford Park Avenue10631101361907–081966–67Braintree Town310231022011–122013–14Brentford 483198481210261901–022020–21Brighton & Hove Albion39278439510241903–042007–08Bristol City 3014972967161900–012020–21Bristol Rovers55331210551013321900–012018–19Burnley23103102357111897–982006–07Burton Albion210120022014–152018–19Burton Swifts 321030121897–981899–1900Bury1911531963101937–382014–15Caerphilly 110011001913–141913–14Cambridge United16871166731978–792017–18Cardiff City 31161143267191914–152020–21Carlisle United15753155641964–652017–18Charlton Athletic3323463378181921–222019–20Chatham Town220020111894–951895–96Chelsea198651945101955–561991–92Cheltenham Town632160512001–022017–18Chester City 422041301965–662008–09Chester110010102013–142013–14Chesterfield201253205691899–19002017–18Clapton220021101894–951895–96Colchester United12633122551963–642017–18Coventry City 38187133939271908–092020–21Crawley Town530250232009–102017–18Crewe Alexandra11821113171963–642017–18Croydon Common 431041211909–101914–15Crystal Palace3317883368191906–072006–07Dagenham & Redbridge330031112008–092015–16Darlington650161231965–662011–12Dartford210121012012–132013–14Darwen 220021101897–981898–99Derby County 201325193791953–542020–21Doncaster Rovers13922133461947–482018–19Eastbourne Borough220022002009–102010–11Ebbsfleet United320132102009–102012–13Everton199551953111951–521991–92Exeter City32206632138111908–092017–18F.C. Halifax Town110010012013–142013–14Fleetwood Town310233002010–112018–19Forest Green Rovers642064112009–102017–18Fulham2917392955191903–042019–20Gainsborough Trinity330031201897–981899–1900Gateshead532051222009–102013–14Gillingham422985421211191895–962018–19Glossop North End100110011898–991898–99Gravesend United 110010101900–011900–01Grays Athletic110011002009–102009–10Grimsby Town2410862477101897–982017–18Halifax Town 541052211965–662001–02Hartlepool United11911114161965–662016–17Hayes & Yeading United321032102009–102011–12Hereford United 321031111976–772013–14Histon220022002009–102010–11Huddersfield Town 12525125341952–532020–21Hull City207492010461949–502019–20Hyde210122002012–132013–14Ilford 211021011894–951895–96Ipswich Town10613103251954–552006–07Kettering Town861183321896–972011–12Kidderminster Harriers641165102001–022013–14Leeds United2281042246121947–482019–20Leicester City28136928413111897–982006–07Leyton 641160151906–071911–12Leyton Orient27174627710101929–302016–17Lincoln City181422185941897–982017–18Liverpool14635140681954–551991–92Llanelli220020111912–131913–14Loughborough 431041121896–971899–1900Macclesfield Town522151221998–992013–14Manchester City17863173591897–981991–92Manchester United193791910181897–981991–92Mansfield Town16853161871931–322017–18Mardy220022001912–131913–14Merthyr Town 11911113351919–201929–30Mid Rhondda 211021101912–131913–14Middlesbrough 14833155461899–19002020–21Millwall 53181817541116271894–952020–21Milton Keynes Dons110011002004–052004–05Morecambe531153112008–092017–18New Brighton Tower 200220021898–991899–1900Newcastle United2314542315171898–991992–93Newport County3021903078151912–132017–18Northampton Town3825763897221901–022015–16Norwich City 4421131043712241905–062020–21Nottingham Forest 3014972966171937–382020–21Notts County35219535131391930–312017–18Nuneaton Town220021102012–132013–14Oldham Athletic221084226791953–542007–08Oxford United17935177551970–712018–19Peterborough United10532103521963–642018–19Plymouth Argyle4817191248911281903–042018–19Pontypridd 211021011912–131913–14Port Vale1710521752101898–992017–18Portsmouth3723683748251900–012018–19Preston North End 2310672224161949–502020–21Queens Park Rangers 59291911581013351900–012020–21Reading 382261039109201894–952020–21Rochdale751172231965–662018–19Rotherham United 13823144551951–522020–21Royal Ordnance Factories 220020111894–951895–96Rushden 110011001896–971896–97Rushden & Diamonds 430142202001–022010–11Salisbury City 220020202009–102013–14Scunthorpe United732273041960–612018–19Sheffield United18936183691937–382005–06Sheffield Wednesday 291310630510151899–19002020–21Shrewsbury Town12741126151963–642018–19Southampton451910164599271894–952006–07Southend United372111537126191908–092018–19Southport862082241965–662013–14Stevenage520352212009–102017–18Stockport County11731114341937–382012–13Stoke City 236892257101911–122020–21Sunderland24103112438131955–562018–19Swansea City 2817562967161912–132020–21Swindon Town463097461012241894–952017–18Tamworth541053112009–102013–14Thames 220021011930–311931–32Ton Pentre 220021011912–131913–14Torquay United151311155641927–282004–05Tottenham Hotspur32111383268181896–971991–92Tranmere Rovers141031145181938–392014–15Treharris Athletic Western220022001912–131913–14Walsall2114252154121897–982018–19Watford 51301110521513241900–012020–21Welling United110011002013–142013–14Wellingborough Town 540150231896–971904–05West Bromwich Albion207672032151938–392019–20West Ham United391613103999211900–011992–93Wigan Athletic612361321997–982019–20Wimbledon 623162041986–871991–92Woking210121012012–132013–14Wolverhampton Wanderers14635145271955–562006–07Workington211021011964–651967–68Wrexham2011542024141963–642013–14Wycombe Wanderers 14635136701996–972020–21Yeovil Town422042112007–082017–18York City12831124531966–672015–16

a Results in the Southern Football League, the United League and the Football League until 1997 sourced to Bailey, The Definitive Luton Town F.C. This list excludes games played in the abandoned 1939–40 season. Results in the Football League post-1997 and the Football Conference sourced to Soccerbase.

Footnotes

A.  Record against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic included B.  Record against Woolwich Arsenal included C.  Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included D.  Record against Chester (1885) included E.  Record against New Brompton included F.  Record against Glossop included G.  Record against Kettering included H.  Record against Leicester Fosse included I.  Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included J.  Record against Newton Heath included K.  Record against Millwall Athletic included L.  Record against Burslem Port Vale included M.  Record against Southampton St. Mary's included N.  Record against Stevenage Borough included O.  Record against Stoke included P.  Record against Swansea Town included Q.  Record against Treharris included

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