Luton Town F.C. league record by opponent

An association football team. Six men stand across the back, the third from the left of which is wearing a dark shirt and a cap. In front of them sits a row of seven men on chairs, with a mustachioed gentleman with hair that is quite long for the time sitting in the middle. Finally, two men recline on the floor in front of them, one on either side of a football marked "LTFC 1909–10".
Luton Town's first-team competed in the Southern League during the 1909–10 season.[1] Club captain Robert Hawkes, who had become Luton's first international player in 1907,[2] is sitting in the centre of this picture; first to his right is Fred Hawkes (no relation), a player who went on to represent Luton 549 times.[3]

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,[4] Luton Town became the first professional team in the south of England six years later and joined the Football League in 1897.[1][5] After leaving the League in 1900 because of financial difficulties,[5] Luton Town settled at their Kenilworth Road ground in 1905 and competed in the Southern League until 1920,[5] when the club rejoined the Football League.[1] 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.[6][7] Five seasons later, the club won promotion back to the Football League.[8]

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;[K] out of the 107 league matches between the two teams, 34 have finished without a winner.

Key

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  • 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

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Statistics are correct as of match played 6 February 2021.[a]
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Notes
P W D L P W D L P W D L
Aberdare Athletic ‡ 8 5 2 1 8 4 1 3 16 9 3 4 056.25 1912–13 1926–27
Abertillery ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1913–14 1913–14
Accrington Stanley 6 3 0 3 6 3 3 0 12 6 3 3 050.00 2008–09 2018–19
AFC Bournemouth † 28 13 8 7 28 7 7 14 56 20 15 21 035.71 1923–24 2020–21 [A]
AFC Telford United 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 025.00 2011–12 2012–13
AFC Wimbledon 5 2 1 2 5 1 2 2 10 3 3 4 030.00 2009–10 2018–19
Aldershot ‡ 8 6 2 0 8 4 2 2 16 10 4 2 062.50 1932–33 1966–67
Aldershot Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 2008–09 2013–14
Alfreton Town 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 066.67 2011–12 2013–14
Altrincham 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2009–10 2010–11
Arsenal 20 6 7 7 20 2 1 17 40 8 8 24 020.00 1896–97 1991–92 [B]
Aston Villa 16 12 3 1 16 5 1 10 32 17 4 11 053.13 1937–38 1991–92
Barnet 5 5 0 0 5 2 1 2 10 7 1 2 070.00 2008–09 2017–18
Barnsley † 28 14 7 7 29 8 2 19 57 22 9 26 038.60 1898–99 2020–21
Barrow 8 7 1 0 8 3 1 4 16 10 2 4 062.50 1966–67 2012–13
Barry Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1913–14 1913–14
Bath City 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2010–11 2011–12
Birmingham City † 28 7 9 12 27 4 8 15 55 11 17 27 020.00 1897–98 2020–21 [C]
Blackburn Rovers † 20 12 8 0 20 3 5 12 40 15 13 12 037.50 1937–38 2020–21
Blackpool 22 14 4 4 22 6 5 11 44 20 9 15 045.45 1897–98 2018–19
Bolton Wanderers 15 6 5 4 15 3 3 9 30 9 8 13 030.00 1899–1900 1994–95
Bradford City 7 3 2 2 7 2 3 2 14 5 5 4 035.71 1965–66 2018–19
Bradford Park Avenue 10 6 3 1 10 1 3 6 20 7 6 7 035.00 1907–08 1966–67
Braintree Town 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 6 2 0 4 033.33 2011–12 2013–14
Brentford † 48 31 9 8 48 12 10 26 96 43 19 34 044.79 1901–02 2020–21
Brighton & Hove Albion 39 27 8 4 39 5 10 24 78 32 18 28 041.03 1903–04 2007–08
Bristol City † 30 14 9 7 29 6 7 16 59 20 16 23 033.90 1900–01 2020–21
Bristol Rovers 55 33 12 10 55 10 13 32 110 43 25 42 039.09 1900–01 2018–19
Burnley 23 10 3 10 23 5 7 11 46 15 10 21 032.61 1897–98 2006–07
Burton Albion 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 2014–15 2018–19
Burton Swifts ‡ 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 6 2 2 2 033.33 1897–98 1899–1900
Bury 19 11 5 3 19 6 3 10 38 17 8 13 044.74 1937–38 2014–15
Caerphilly ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1913–14 1913–14
Cambridge United 16 8 7 1 16 6 7 3 32 14 14 4 043.75 1978–79 2017–18
Cardiff City † 31 16 11 4 32 6 7 19 63 22 18 23 034.92 1914–15 2020–21
Carlisle United 15 7 5 3 15 5 6 4 30 12 11 7 040.00 1964–65 2017–18
Charlton Athletic 33 23 4 6 33 7 8 18 66 30 12 24 045.45 1921–22 2019–20
Chatham Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1894–95 1895–96
Chelsea 19 8 6 5 19 4 5 10 38 12 11 15 031.58 1955–56 1991–92
Cheltenham Town 6 3 2 1 6 0 5 1 12 3 7 2 025.00 2001–02 2017–18
Chester City ‡ 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 8 3 5 0 037.50 1965–66 2008–09 [D]
Chester 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2013–14 2013–14
Chesterfield 20 12 5 3 20 5 6 9 40 17 11 12 042.50 1899–1900 2017–18
Clapton 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 1894–95 1895–96
Colchester United 12 6 3 3 12 2 5 5 24 8 8 8 033.33 1963–64 2017–18
Coventry City † 38 18 7 13 39 3 9 27 77 21 16 40 027.27 1908–09 2020–21
Crawley Town 5 3 0 2 5 0 2 3 10 3 2 5 030.00 2009–10 2017–18
Crewe Alexandra 11 8 2 1 11 3 1 7 22 11 3 8 050.00 1963–64 2017–18
Croydon Common ‡ 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 050.00 1909–10 1914–15
Crystal Palace 33 17 8 8 33 6 8 19 66 23 16 27 034.85 1906–07 2006–07
Dagenham & Redbridge 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 066.67 2008–09 2015–16
Darlington 6 5 0 1 6 1 2 3 12 6 2 4 050.00 1965–66 2011–12
Dartford 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 2012–13 2013–14
Darwen ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 1897–98 1898–99
Derby County † 20 13 2 5 19 3 7 9 39 16 9 14 041.03 1953–54 2020–21
Doncaster Rovers 13 9 2 2 13 3 4 6 26 12 6 8 046.15 1947–48 2018–19
Eastbourne Borough 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2009–10 2010–11
Ebbsfleet United 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 1 066.67 2009–10 2012–13
Everton 19 9 5 5 19 5 3 11 38 14 8 16 036.84 1951–52 1991–92
Exeter City 32 20 6 6 32 13 8 11 64 33 14 17 051.56 1908–09 2017–18
F.C. Halifax Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 2013–14 2013–14
Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 6 4 0 2 066.67 2010–11 2018–19
Forest Green Rovers 6 4 2 0 6 4 1 1 12 8 3 1 066.67 2009–10 2017–18
Fulham 29 17 3 9 29 5 5 19 58 22 8 28 037.93 1903–04 2019–20
Gainsborough Trinity 3 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 0 066.67 1897–98 1899–1900
Gateshead 5 3 2 0 5 1 2 2 10 4 4 2 040.00 2009–10 2013–14
Gillingham 42 29 8 5 42 12 11 19 84 41 19 24 048.81 1895–96 2018–19 [E]
Glossop North End 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 000.00 1898–99 1898–99 [F]
Gravesend United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1900–01 1900–01
Grays Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2009–10 2009–10
Grimsby Town 24 10 8 6 24 7 7 10 48 17 15 16 035.42 1897–98 2017–18
Halifax Town ‡ 5 4 1 0 5 2 2 1 10 6 3 1 060.00 1965–66 2001–02
Hartlepool United 11 9 1 1 11 4 1 6 22 13 2 7 059.09 1965–66 2016–17
Hayes & Yeading United 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 066.67 2009–10 2011–12
Hereford United ‡ 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 050.00 1976–77 2013–14
Histon 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 2009–10 2010–11
Huddersfield Town † 12 5 2 5 12 5 3 4 24 10 5 9 041.67 1952–53 2020–21
Hull City 20 7 4 9 20 10 4 6 40 17 8 15 042.50 1949–50 2019–20
Hyde 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 075.00 2012–13 2013–14
Ilford ‡ 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1894–95 1895–96
Ipswich Town 10 6 1 3 10 3 2 5 20 9 3 8 045.00 1954–55 2006–07
Kettering Town 8 6 1 1 8 3 3 2 16 9 4 3 056.25 1896–97 2011–12 [G]
Kidderminster Harriers 6 4 1 1 6 5 1 0 12 9 2 1 075.00 2001–02 2013–14
Leeds United 22 8 10 4 22 4 6 12 44 12 16 16 027.27 1947–48 2019–20
Leicester City 28 13 6 9 28 4 13 11 56 17 19 20 030.36 1897–98 2006–07 [H]
Leyton ‡ 6 4 1 1 6 0 1 5 12 4 2 6 033.33 1906–07 1911–12
Leyton Orient 27 17 4 6 27 7 10 10 54 24 14 16 044.44 1929–30 2016–17 [I]
Lincoln City 18 14 2 2 18 5 9 4 36 19 11 6 052.78 1897–98 2017–18
Liverpool 14 6 3 5 14 0 6 8 28 6 9 13 021.43 1954–55 1991–92
Llanelli 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1912–13 1913–14
Loughborough ‡ 4 3 1 0 4 1 1 2 8 4 2 2 050.00 1896–97 1899–1900
Macclesfield Town 5 2 2 1 5 1 2 2 10 3 4 3 030.00 1998–99 2013–14
Manchester City 17 8 6 3 17 3 5 9 34 11 11 12 032.35 1897–98 1991–92
Manchester United 19 3 7 9 19 1 0 18 38 4 7 27 010.53 1897–98 1991–92 [J]
Mansfield Town 16 8 5 3 16 1 8 7 32 9 13 10 028.13 1931–32 2017–18
Mardy 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1912–13 1913–14
Merthyr Town ‡ 11 9 1 1 11 3 3 5 22 12 4 6 054.55 1919–20 1929–30
Mid Rhondda ‡ 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 1912–13 1913–14
Middlesbrough † 14 8 3 3 15 5 4 6 29 13 7 9 044.83 1899–1900 2020–21
Millwall † 53 18 18 17 54 11 16 27 107 29 34 44 027.10 1894–95 2020–21 [K]
Milton Keynes Dons 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2004–05 2004–05
Morecambe 5 3 1 1 5 3 1 1 10 6 2 2 060.00 2008–09 2017–18
New Brighton Tower ‡ 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 000.00 1898–99 1899–1900
Newcastle United 23 14 5 4 23 1 5 17 46 15 10 21 032.61 1898–99 1992–93
Newport County 30 21 9 0 30 7 8 15 60 28 17 15 046.67 1912–13 2017–18
Northampton Town 38 25 7 6 38 9 7 22 76 34 14 28 044.74 1901–02 2015–16
Norwich City † 44 21 13 10 43 7 12 24 87 28 25 34 032.18 1905–06 2020–21
Nottingham Forest † 30 14 9 7 29 6 6 17 59 20 15 24 033.90 1937–38 2020–21
Notts County 35 21 9 5 35 13 13 9 70 34 22 14 048.57 1930–31 2017–18
Nuneaton Town 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2012–13 2013–14
Oldham Athletic 22 10 8 4 22 6 7 9 44 16 15 13 036.36 1953–54 2007–08
Oxford United 17 9 3 5 17 7 5 5 34 16 8 10 047.06 1970–71 2018–19
Peterborough United 10 5 3 2 10 3 5 2 20 8 8 4 040.00 1963–64 2018–19
Plymouth Argyle 48 17 19 12 48 9 11 28 96 26 30 40 027.08 1903–04 2018–19
Pontypridd ‡ 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1912–13 1913–14
Port Vale 17 10 5 2 17 5 2 10 34 15 7 12 044.12 1898–99 2017–18 [L]
Portsmouth 37 23 6 8 37 4 8 25 74 27 14 33 036.49 1900–01 2018–19
Preston North End † 23 10 6 7 22 2 4 16 45 12 10 23 026.67 1949–50 2020–21
Queens Park Rangers † 59 29 19 11 58 10 13 35 117 39 32 46 033.33 1900–01 2020–21
Reading † 38 22 6 10 39 10 9 20 77 32 15 30 041.56 1894–95 2020–21
Rochdale 7 5 1 1 7 2 2 3 14 7 3 4 050.00 1965–66 2018–19
Rotherham United † 13 8 2 3 14 4 5 5 27 12 7 8 044.44 1951–52 2020–21
Royal Ordnance Factories ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1894–95 1895–96
Rushden ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1896–97 1896–97
Rushden & Diamonds ‡ 4 3 0 1 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 062.50 2001–02 2010–11
Salisbury City ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 2009–10 2013–14
Scunthorpe United 7 3 2 2 7 3 0 4 14 6 2 6 042.86 1960–61 2018–19
Sheffield United 18 9 3 6 18 3 6 9 36 12 9 15 033.33 1937–38 2005–06
Sheffield Wednesday † 29 13 10 6 30 5 10 15 59 18 20 21 030.51 1899–1900 2020–21
Shrewsbury Town 12 7 4 1 12 6 1 5 24 13 5 6 054.17 1963–64 2018–19
Southampton 45 19 10 16 45 9 9 27 90 28 19 43 031.11 1894–95 2006–07 [M]
Southend United 37 21 11 5 37 12 6 19 74 33 17 24 044.59 1908–09 2018–19
Southport 8 6 2 0 8 2 2 4 16 8 4 4 050.00 1965–66 2013–14
Stevenage 5 2 0 3 5 2 2 1 10 4 2 4 040.00 2009–10 2017–18 [N]
Stockport County 11 7 3 1 11 4 3 4 22 11 6 5 050.00 1937–38 2012–13
Stoke City † 23 6 8 9 22 5 7 10 45 11 15 19 024.44 1911–12 2020–21 [O]
Sunderland 24 10 3 11 24 3 8 13 48 13 11 24 027.08 1955–56 2018–19
Swansea City † 28 17 5 6 29 6 7 16 57 23 12 22 040.35 1912–13 2020–21 [P]
Swindon Town 46 30 9 7 46 10 12 24 92 40 21 31 043.48 1894–95 2017–18
Tamworth 5 4 1 0 5 3 1 1 10 7 2 1 070.00 2009–10 2013–14
Thames ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1930–31 1931–32
Ton Pentre ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1912–13 1913–14
Torquay United 15 13 1 1 15 5 6 4 30 18 7 5 060.00 1927–28 2004–05
Tottenham Hotspur 32 11 13 8 32 6 8 18 64 17 21 26 026.56 1896–97 1991–92
Tranmere Rovers 14 10 3 1 14 5 1 8 28 15 4 9 053.57 1938–39 2014–15
Treharris Athletic Western 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1912–13 1913–14 [Q]
Walsall 21 14 2 5 21 5 4 12 42 19 6 17 045.24 1897–98 2018–19
Watford † 51 30 11 10 52 15 13 24 103 45 24 34 043.69 1900–01 2020–21
Welling United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2013–14 2013–14
Wellingborough Town ‡ 5 4 0 1 5 0 2 3 10 4 2 4 040.00 1896–97 1904–05
West Bromwich Albion 20 7 6 7 20 3 2 15 40 10 8 22 025.00 1938–39 2019–20
West Ham United 39 16 13 10 39 9 9 21 78 25 22 31 032.05 1900–01 1992–93
Wigan Athletic 6 1 2 3 6 1 3 2 12 2 5 5 016.67 1997–98 2019–20
Wimbledon ‡ 6 2 3 1 6 2 0 4 12 4 3 5 033.33 1986–87 1991–92
Woking 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 2012–13 2013–14
Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 6 3 5 14 5 2 7 28 11 5 12 039.29 1955–56 2006–07
Workington 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1964–65 1967–68
Wrexham 20 11 5 4 20 2 4 14 40 13 9 18 032.50 1963–64 2013–14
Wycombe Wanderers † 14 6 3 5 13 6 7 0 27 12 10 5 044.44 1996–97 2020–21
Yeovil Town 4 2 2 0 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 1 050.00 2007–08 2017–18
York City 12 8 3 1 12 4 5 3 24 12 8 4 050.00 1966–67 2015–16
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

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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. a b 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

References

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General

  • Ellis, Brian; Shury, Alan; Bailey, Steve (1997). The Definitive Luton Town F.C. Nottingham: Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-899468-10-2.
  • Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885–1985. Luton: Luton Town F.C. ISBN 978-0-9510679-0-1.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c "Luton Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885–1985. Luton: Luton Town F.C. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-9510679-0-1.
  3. ^ Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885–1985. Luton: Luton Town F.C. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-9510679-0-1.
  4. ^ Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885–1985. Luton: Luton Town F.C. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-9510679-0-1.
  5. ^ a b c Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885–1985. Luton: Luton Town F.C. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-9510679-0-1.
  6. ^ Solhekol, Kaveh (16 July 2008). "Luton Town lose appeal against points deduction". The Times. London. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Luton 0–0 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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