The 2024–25 season was 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 also took part in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Luton's season began poorly with the club failing to win any of their first 4 games despite being considered favourites for an immediate return to the Premier League.
On 9 January 2025, manager Rob Edwards left the club by mutual consent, three days after a 2–1 loss to Queens Park Rangers that left the Hatters 20th in the table, 2 points above the relegation zone. On 14 January 2025, Luton announced that Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield would take over from Edwards on a three-and-a-half year deal.
Luton's relegation to League One was confirmed on the final day of the season after they lost 5–3 away to West Bromwich Albion and Hull City drew 1–1 away to Portsmouth. This made Luton the fourth team in football league history to suffer back to back relegations from the first tier to the third tier and the first team since Sunderland in the 2017–18 season and the second team to suffer it at any tier twice after 2012–13 Wolves.
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 6 July 2024 CM Shandon Baptiste Brentford Free 11 July 2024 RB Reuell Walters Arsenal Free 20 August 2024 CB Mark McGuinness Cardiff City Undisclosed 20 August 2024 CM Liam Walsh Swansea City Free 30 August 2024 DM Lamine Fanne AIK Undisclosed 10 September 2024 RM Victor Moses Spartak Moscow Free 19 December 2024 CB Erik Pieters West Bromwich Albion Free 1 January 2025 CB Christ Makosso RWD Molenbeek Undisclosed 10 January 2025 RW Isaiah Jones Middlesbrough Undisclosed 28 January 2025 AM Thelo Aasgaard Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 30 January 2025 CF Millenic Alli Exeter City Undisclosed 3 February 2025 CF Lasse Nordås Tromsø Undisclosed
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 27 June 2024 LB Ryan Giles Hull City Undisclosed 1 July 2024 CM Ross Barkley Aston Villa Undisclosed 30 July 2024 CM Jake Burger Rochdale Undisclosed 9 August 2024 SS John McAtee Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 28 August 2024 RW Chiedozie Ogbene Ipswich Town Undisclosed 12 September 2024 RW Andros Townsend Antalyaspor Undisclosed 10 January 2025 CF Joe Taylor Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 30 January 2025 CM Allan Campbell Dundee United Free 15 February 2025 CB Aidan Francis-Clarke Braintree Town Free 22 March 2025 RB Jacob Pinnington Braintree Town Free
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 22 August 2024 CM Tom Krauß Mainz 05 30 January 2025 28 January 2025 CB Kal Naismith Bristol City End of Season 31 January 2025 RW Josh Bowler Nottingham Forest End of Season
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 1 July 2024 LW Dion Pereira Dagenham & Redbridge End of Season 1 July 2024 GK Jack Walton Dundee United End of Season 2 August 2024 RB Jacob Pinnington Solihull Moors 13 January 2025 7 August 2024 CM Axel Piesold Cliftonville End of Season 26 August 2024 CM Allan Campbell Charlton Athletic End of Season 30 August 2024 DM Lamine Fanne AIK 30 November 2024 30 August 2024CM Jayden Luker Grimsby TownEnd of Season 30 August 2024 CF Aribim Pepple Southend United 10 January 2025 20 September 2024 CF Oliver Lynch Dulwich Hamlet 5 January 2025 27 September 2024 GK Henry Blackledge Berkhamsted 26 October 2024 27 September 2024 GK Jameson Horlick Dulwich Hamlet 26 October 2024 18 October 2024 CB Jack Bateson Farnborough 16 November 2024 25 October 2024 CB Josh Odell-Bature Bedford Town 23 November 2024 7 January 2025 CF Oliver Lynch Hemel Hempstead Town End of Season 12 January 2025 CF Aribim Pepple Chesterfield End of Season 13 January 2025 CB Aidan Francis-Clarke Braintree Town 15 February 2025 13 January 2025 RB Jacob Pinnington Braintree Town 22 March 2025 18 January 2025 GK Jameson Horlick Bedford Town 21 March 2025 3 February 2025 CB Tom Holmes Dender End of Season 3 February 2025 DM Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu Rotherham United End of Season 3 February 2025 CF Cauley Woodrow Blackburn Rovers End of Season 19 March 2025 CM Jack Lorentzen-Jones Hemel Hempstead Town End of Season 21 March 2025 GK Jameson Horlick Hemel Hempstead Town End of Season 28 March 2025 DM Dominic Dos Santos Martins Hitchin Town End of Season 28 March 2025 CF Tate Xavier-Jones Kettering Town End of Season
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2024 CM Luke Berry Charlton Athletic 1 July 2024 30 June 2024 CM Millar Matthews-Lewis Farnborough 2 July 2024 30 June 2024 CB Ben Tompkins Hemel Hempstead Town 4 July 2024 30 June 2024 CB Gabriel Osho AJ Auxerre 11 July 2024 30 June 2024 CF Josh Allen AFC Sudbury 29 July 2024 30 June 2024 CF Archie Heron Michigan State Spartans 1 August 2024 30 June 2024 CF Tobias Braney Bowers & Pitsea 3 August 2024 30 June 2024 LB Dan Potts Charlton Athletic 6 September 2024 30 June 2024 AM Fred Onyedinma Wycombe Wanderers 10 September 2024 30 June 2024 CM Elliot Thorpe Wealdstone 14 September 2024 30 June 2024 CF Admiral Muskwe Harrogate Town 2 December 2024 30 June 2024 GK Oliver Camis 30 June 2024 CF Will Houghton 30 June 2024 CB Max Scott 30 August 2024 CM Louie Watson Crawley Town 21 February 2025 3 January 2025 CB Josh Odell-Bature Hitchin Town 3 January 2025 19 January 2025 CB Erik Pieters Derby County 28 March 2025
Pre-season and friendlies On 18 June, Luton announced their first pre-season friendly, against Dundee United. Two weeks later, a further four pre-season matches were confirmed, against AGF, Rukh Lviv, Göztepe and Celta Vigo.
Competitions Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2024.
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Luton entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they were drawn away to Premier League side Nottingham Forest.
EFL Cup
As a top two Championship side, Luton entered the EFL Cup in the second round, where they were drawn away to fellow Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
Statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
|colspan="14"|Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
New stadium In December 2024, the club announced that its plans to build a new stadium at the Power Court site had been approved by Luton Borough Council. The plan involves the construction of a 25,000 capacity stadium at the Luton town centre with a hotel and a music venue.
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