The 2026–27 season is the 141st season in the history of Luton Town Football Club and their second consecutive season being in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts In Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref. 1 July 2026 CB 6 George Johnston Bolton Wanderers Free 4 July 2026 CAM 45 Kasey Palmer Hull City £500,000 30 July 2026CF9 Callum Marshall West Ham UnitedUndisclosed10 August 2026CB– Dempsy Crace Cambridge United FreeLB– Louie Henry Stevenage
Loans in Date Pos. No. Player From Until Ref. 9 July 2026 RB 33 Harrison Ashby Newcastle United End of Season 14 August 2026LW11 Emilio Lawrence Manchester City29 August 2026CAM10 Jamie Donley Tottenham Hotspur31 August 2026DM16 Dan Gore Manchester UnitedEnd of season1 September 2026RW17 Tudor Mendel Ipswich Town1 January 2027
Loans out Date Pos. No. Player To Until Ref. 8 July 2026 CF – Oli Lynch Port Vale End of Season 11 July 2026 LW – Ethon Archer Bromley 13 July 2026 CF – Joe Gbodé Shrewsbury Town 16 July 2026 GK – Lucas Thomas Farnborough 4 January 2027 1 August 2026CF– Jamie Odegah Oxford City1 September 2026CF– Taylan Harris WokingEnd of season 7 August 2026 CF – Tate Xavier-Jones Spalding United 4 September 2026 26 August 2026CF– Jerry Yates BlackpoolEnd of season4 September 2026CF– Lasse Nordås CracoviaEnd of seasonCM– Dylan Stitt Hitchin Town1 November 202618 September 2026CF– Tate Xavier-Jones Farnborough18 October 202625 September 2026CB42 Christian Chigozie Hemel Hempstead Town1 January 20276 October 2026CF– Jamie Odegah Slough Town3 January 2027
Out Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref. 10 July 2026 CF – Cauley Woodrow Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed 15 July 2026 CB – Christ Makosso AJ Auxerre £2,000,000 26 July 2026 LW – Millenic Alli Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 27 August 2026CM23 George Saville BromleyUndisclosed
Released / Out of contract Date Pos. No. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref. 30 June 2026 CAM 37 Zack Nelson AFC Wimbledon 1 July 2026 CF 19 Jacob Brown Reading 2 July 2026 LB 33 Cohen Bramall Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2026 GK – Henry Blackledge Virginia Tech Hokies 1 August 2026 LB – Kai Source St Ives Town 13 August 2026 CB 45 Vladimir Paternoster Braintree Town 15 August 2026 CF 11 Elijah Adebayo Bristol City 25 August 2026 GK – Liam Coyne CF – Jordan Iwhiwhu CM – Claude Kayibanda CF 39 Josh Phillips 1 September 2026CB– Tom Holmes
New contract Date Pos. No. Player Contract expiry Ref. 8 May 2026 LWB – Benny Benagr 30 June 2027 CAM 36 Zach Ioannides CM – Alvin Isufi CM 48 Jack Lorentzen-Jones CF – Jamie Odegah CM – Charlie Trustram CF – Tate Xavier-Jones 21 May 2026 CB 42 Christian Chigozie Undisclosed 3 June 2026 CM 18 Jordan Clark 5 June 2026 CM 8 Liam Walsh 15 July 2026 LB 22 Harry Fox Undisclosed 10 August 2026GK– Charlie Booth30 June 2027CF– Samuel Hincapie-AlfonsoRB– Kyron Roberts-EdemaCAM– Archie Shepherd11 August 2026LWB31 Benny BenagrUndisclosed5 October 2026CAM19 Jayden Luker
Pre-season and friendlies On 7 May, Luton announced they would return to training at The Brache on July 2 with their first friendly to be against Hitchin Town nine-days later. A day later, the club confirmed a pre-season training camp in Murcia between 19–26 July. A home fixture against Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles was also added. On 27 May, a third opposition was confirmed, versus Barnet. On 4 June, the opposition for their match in Murcia was confirmed to be Saudi Pro League side Al-Kholood. Another fixture to be played behind-closed-doors against League Two side Walsall was announced on 28 July.
Competitions Overall record
EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Luton were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round and to Chelsea in the second round.
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Luton were drawn against Peterborough United, Colchester United and Ipswich Town U21 into Southern Group D.
Statistics Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
Goals
Rank Pos. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total1 FW 21 Nahki Wells 4 0 1 0 52MF18 Jordan Clark000333FW9 Callum Marshall20002FW30 Gideon Kodua10102FW44 Devante Cole00022MF45 Kasey Palmer200027DF5 Mads Andersen10001MF7 Jake Richards10001MF10 Jamie Donley10001DF12 Joe Johnson00011DF31 Benny Benagr00101FW49 Dawid Gawel00011 Total 12 0 3 7 21
Clean sheets
Rank No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total1 24 Josh Keeley 1 0 1 0 221 James Shea00011 Total 1 0 1 1 3
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Pos. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 18MF Liam Walsh30000000000030016MF Dan Gore30000000000030036DF George Johnston20000000000020030FW Gideon Kodua20000000000020033DF Harrison Ashby01000000000001053DF Kal Naismith1000000000001005DF Mads Andersen10000000000010012DF Joe Johnson000000100000100 14 FW Shayden Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 021FW Nahki Wells10000000000010025DF Isaiah Jones10000000000010045MF Kasey Palmer100000000000100 Total 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0
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