HattersHeritage

Longer Reads

  1. 140 Years of Luton Town - The Stats

    Apr 10, 2025, 7:00 PM

    11th of April 2025 marks the 140th anniversary of Luton Town Football club. We look at some of the stats during that time.

  2. The Debut of the SKF Clock

    Jan 19, 2025, 7:00 PM

    29th of September 1956 marked the debut of the SKF clock. It turned into a battle between two of the best forwards of the time - John Charles and Gordon Turner.

  3. History Repeating - Luton and Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1971

    Jan 10, 2025, 9:00 PM

    An FA Cup 3rd Round tie at the City Ground on a freezing cold day, between a 1st Division Nottingham Forest and a 2nd Division Luton? It’s just another case of history repeating. 

  4. Taking Stock of the Mad Hatters - The Alec Stock Story

    Jan 2, 2025, 9:50 AM

    A shooting, a kidnapping, a financial crash - the 'Ron Manager' saw the lot at Luton!

  5. Goal Machines: The most prolific strikers in Luton Town history - Part 1

    Nov 26, 2024, 7:23 AM

    Ollie Kay writes part 1 of the most prolific goal scorers to have played for Luton Town

  6. What's that Tune?

    Nov 17, 2024, 2:00 PM

    Ever wondered where the tune comes from for that terrace chant you're singing? We look at the history of some of Luton's favourite chants through the years. 

  7. A History of Luton Town Part One - 1879 to 1905

    Nov 13, 2024, 12:23 PM

    The story of the earliest days of Luton Town Football club, covering the period 1879 to 1905.

  8. Sam Bartram...Right Man, Wrong Time?

    Nov 12, 2024, 12:23 PM

    Roger Wash tells the story of Sam Bartram's time in charge of the Hatters.

  9. The Sad Tale of Sammy Wightman

    Oct 9, 2024, 5:52 PM

    Roger Wash looks back on the sad tale of Sammy Wightman, who died after an injury sustained in a game against Brighton on Easter Monday 1912.

  10. One Afternoon in September

    Sep 22, 2024, 5:52 PM

    We look back at that glorious sunny day in September 2001, when a certain Jean-Louis Valois made one of the most astonishing debuts in Luton Town history.