- Attendance
- 18,703
- Match Date
- Sep 1, 1981
![Ricky Hill strikes the winner on the first league match played on a plastic pitch](https://cdn.hattersheritage.co.uk/preview/1981-82+Season+DONE%2FMatches%2FM3474+Queens+Park+Rangers+v+Luton+Town%2FPhotos%2FMAIN+PHOTO+P796+Ricky+Hill+strikes+the+winner+on+the+first+league+match+played+on+a+plastic+pitch.jpg?size=256)
In the first ever league game on "plastic" the Town are apprehensive at the start and allow ex-Hatter, Andy King, to head the home side into a half time lead. Luton use their superior skills after the break and Hill thunders in a shot from the edge of the area that deserves to win any match.
Luton Town Lineup
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Luton Town
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Luton Town
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Bolton Wanderers
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