The 2015–16 season was the 130th in the history of Luton Town Football Club and the club's 90th season in the Football League. Following their eighth-place finish the previous year, Luton were contesting the season in League Two.
Key events 2 June: Luton confirm they have agreed an undisclosed "six-figure" transfer fee for Norwich City midfielder Cameron McGeehan, who will join the club on a two-year contract on 1 July. 30 June: Mark Cullen, the club's top scorer in the previous season, joins League One side Blackpool for £180,000. 1 August: Former Brighton & Hove Albion forward Craig Mackail-Smith signs a two-year contract with Luton after being on trial with the club for over a month. 8 August: Luton begin their 2015–16 campaign with a 1–1 draw away to Accrington Stanley. 24 August: Luton are knocked out of the League Cup at the second round, losing 8–7 in a penalty shootout to Premier League side Stoke City after the game finished 1–1 at extra time. 24 August: Following Brentford's sale of former Luton striker Andre Gray to Burnley, Luton confirm that they will receive £1.1 million in sell-on fees spread over three seasons. Additionally, Luton reveal that if Burnley win promotion to the Premier League with Gray in the side, the club would be due a further £700,000. The potential total value of Gray's transfer, including the fee Brentford paid in June 2014, makes this one of the most lucrative transfers in Luton Town history. 25 August: Striker Jack Marriott signs a new contract to keep him at Luton until the summer of 2017, with the option of extending his deal until 2019. 30 August: Luton's Managing Director Gary Sweet confirms the club is in the final process of buying a plot of land near Junction 10a of the M1 for £10 million to potentially house a new stadium, or to act as an enabling development to a stadium elsewhere in Luton. 5 September: Luton win their first league game of the season at the sixth time of asking, beating Cambridge United 3–1 at the Abbey Stadium. 22 September: After impressing in his first six games for the club, midfielder Olly Lee signs an extended contract with Luton until June 2017. 3 October: Luton record their biggest Football League away victory since March 2005, winning 4–1 at Hartlepool United to lift the club to tenth in the table. 6 October: Luton are knocked out of the Football League Trophy at the second round following a 2–1 away loss to League One side Gillingham.
Club
Current squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Mark Tyler GK 2009 Peterborough United 16 Elliot Justham GK 2013 East Thurrock United 31 Craig King GK 2015 Luton Town Academy Defenders 2 Stephen O'Donnell RB / RW 2015 Partick Thistle 3 Dan Potts LB 2015 West Ham United 5 Steve McNulty (c) CB 2013 Fleetwood Town 6 Scott Cuthbert CB / RB 2015 Leyton Orient 12 Scott Griffiths LB 2013 Peterborough United 18 Magnus Okuonghae CB 2015 Colchester United 24 Curtley Williams RB 2014 Lowestoft Town 25 Mark O'Brien CB / RB / LB / DM 2015 Derby County 30 Luke Wilkinson CB 2014 Dagenham & Redbridge 31 Luke Trotman RB 2014 Luton Town Academy 33 Mark Onyemah LB 2014 Thurrock Midfielders 4 Jonathan Smith DM / CM 2013 York City 7 Alex Lawless LM / CM 2010 York City 8 Cameron McGeehan CM 2015 Norwich City 10 Ryan Hall RW/LW 2015 Rotherham United 11 Danny Green RW 2015 Milton Keynes Dons 15 Paddy McCourt LW 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion 17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu CM 2014 West Ham United 19 Olly Lee CM 2015 Birmingham City 21 Luke Guttridge AM 2013 Northampton Town 26 Nathan Doyle DM 2014 Bradford City 34 Isaac Galliford AM 2015 Luton Town Academy Jake Howells LB / LW / CM 2008 Luton Town Academy Andy Parry CM / CB 2013 Southport Matt Robinson CM 2012 Leicester City Forwards 9 Paul Benson ST 2014 Swindon Town 14 Jack Marriott ST 2015 Ipswich Town 22 Craig Mackail-Smith ST 2015 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 Josh McQuoid ST / RW/LW 2015 AFC Bournemouth 35 Zane Banton ST 2013 Luton Town Academy
New contracts
PlayerContract lengthContract endDateSource14 19
Transfers
Transfers in
PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource6 Leyton Orient14 Ipswich Town15 Brighton & Hove Albion8 Norwich City23 AFC Bournemouth2 Partick Thistle18 Colchester United3 West Ham United11 Milton Keynes Dons25 Derby County22 Brighton & Hove Albion19 Birmingham City
Transfers out PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource 18 Ross Lafayette Eastleigh 1 July 2015 8 Andy Drury Eastleigh 13 July 2015 2 Fraser Franks Stevenage 15 July 2015 6 Alex Lacey Yeovil Town 22 July 2015
Loans out PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource31 Metropolitan Police33 Dartford32 St Neots Town32 Histon34 St Neots Town35 Boreham Wood— Altrincham— Grimsby Town— Yeovil Town
Overall transfer activity
Spending Summer: Undisclosed
Total: Undisclosed
Income Summer: £180,000
Total: £180,000
Net expenditure Summer: Undisclosed (~ £180,000)
Total: Undisclosed (~ £180,000)
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies On 7 May 2015, Luton Town announced their pre-season schedule. On 23 June 2015, Luton added Farense to the pre-season diary.
League Two
League table
Results by Matchday
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Appearances and goals Source: 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 squadsNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKMark Tyler270101020310002DFStephen O'Donnell300002011331303DFDan Potts140001010160004MFJonathan Smith33 (4)420101037 (4)4705DFSteve McNulty 9 (1)000101011 (1)0305DFGlen Rea *100000000100206DFScott Cuthbert360102010400217MFAlex Lawless21 (7)120001024 (7)1608MFCameron McGeehan35 (6)120 (1)01 (1)11137 (8)14909FWPaul Benson13 (7)40 (1)01 (1)10014 (9)53110MFRyan Hall5 (5)0000 (1)00 (2)05 (8)02111MFDanny Green19 (6)50 (2)0101 (1)121 (9)67012DFScott Griffiths17 (1)01 (1)01 (1)01 (1)020 (4)01014FWJack Marriott21 (19)1410122025 (19)162115MFPaddy McCourt15 (9)110000016 (9)14016GKElliot Justham14 (1)010100016 (1)00017MFPelly Ruddock Mpanzu12 (9)200201015 (9)20018DFMagnus Okuonghae7 (4)010001 (1)09 (5)02019MFOlly Lee31 (3)320102036 (3)36020DFSean Long * 7 (2)02000009 (2)02021MFLuke Guttridge 6 (2)21000209 (2)21021GKJonathan Mitchell * 50000000501022FWCraig Mackail-Smith27 (6)410000028 (6)43023FWJosh McQuoid20 (9)3221 (1)01 (1)024 (11)54024DFCurtley Williams00000000000025DFMark O'Brien2 (4)00020105 (4)01026MFNathan Doyle6 (5)0100 (1)0108 (6)02027MFTyreeq Bakinson0 (1)00000000 (1)00030DFLuke Wilkinson 2032020002433031GKCraig King00000000000035FWZane Banton0 (4)00000000 (4)00036DFJames Justin0 (1)00000000 (1)00037DFFrankie Musonda0 (3)00000000 (3)00040DFJake Howells14 (3)000000014 (3)01044DFAlan Sheehan *2010000002012045FWJoe Pigott *10 (5)400000010 (5)410
+ Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name32DFLuke Trotman33DFMark Onyemah34MFIsaac Galliford
Honours
Team
Individuals
Players Player Award Month Source
Manager Name Award Month Source
References
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