Born in Arlesey in 1884, Frederick starred for his local side but was recruited by the Town as deputy for England international half-back Bob Hawkes.
Signing in April 1908 he played for the...
Although born in Luton, Sos was playing for Alton Town when he was spotted by Hatters scouts and invited to Kenilworth Road where he signed on as an amateur whilst still keeping up a day job as a...
Born in Luton in 1875, Fred played for local side Luton Terriers where he was regarded as a ‘shining light’ with ‘accurate heading, clever passing and tackling sending spectators into raptures.’ This...
Striker Calvin Andrew was born in Luton and came through the youth system ranks at Kenilworth Road signing professional terms on the 25th September 2004. Just three days later he made his...
James was born in Luton, and represented various local clubs, working his way up through the levels, starting with Luton Schools, and then Bedfordshire County before signing scholarship terms with...
Bedfordshire boy who was born in Beeston in 1904, Claude played a number of years for
Biggleswade Town before his goalkeeping prowess caught the eye of the Town’s scouts.
Signing for Luton in...
Although born in Luton, Keith was spotted by the Hatters while playing local football in London and signed professional forms in April 1971.
A brave goalkeeper, Keith shared duties in the early part...
William Thomas BARNES
Born in Ampthill in 1878, William came to Luton on trial from Hitchin and was called upon by a cash-strapped Town to fill in during the club’s disastrous last season in the...
Born in Luton in 1862, William played for Luton Wanderers from their beginnings in 1881 and was a founder member of the Town club in 1885, turning out in the club’s first competitive game against...
Billy was spotted by the Town while playing local football for Eaton Bray. A strong and fast winger he played regularly for the Hatters during the war years as well as turning out once for Watford...
Bedford born Sam was a product of the Hatters youth academy, joining aged 8. He signed a development contract with the club in 2019 before being loaned out to Biggleswade Town for one month in the...
Although born in Ampthill, Hugh was raised in Luton and was picked up by the Hatters from Waterlows (Dunstable) for whom he had scored over 80 goals in the 1937/38 season.
He then banged in 14 goals...
Local boy Sid, born in Luton in 1904, was starring in goal for Luton Amateurs when he was picked up by the Town in the summer of 1922.
Sadly, Sid only got one chance in the first team, a 2-1 win at...
Local boy Kingsley signed on for Luton Town after leaving college and following a series of brilliant displays on the left wing for the reserves he was awarded a League debut at QPR in September 1987...
Luton born centre back Shane, was educated at Cardinal Newman, before continuing his studies at Barnfield College focussing on Building Studies and Construction, during which, Blackett started his...
Born in Luton in 1879, John started his career at Luton Falcons before being asked to play for the Town reserve side.
A regular in the reserve side he won three Bedfordshire Senior Cup medals with...
Harry was born in Luton in 1860 and played for Luton Excelsior in the early 1880s before becoming a founder member of the new Town club in 1885.
A versatile player who could perform as goalkeeper or...
Bedford born Gordon signed on for the Hatters during the war but was called up to the Marines almost immediately.
In the first post-war season Gordon made only 13 appearances for the Town, mostly as...
Local lad Dean signed on for the Hatters from school and made his Luton debut in a Division Two game at Oldham in September 2003, whilst still only 17, coming on in goal for Robert Beckwith who had...
Born in Bedford in 1892, Albert was picked up by the Town in the summer of 1922 after netting 28 goals in 24 games for Kettering in the Central Alliance the previous season.
The big centre-forward...
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Born in Arlesey in 1884, Frederick starred for his local side but was recruited by the Town as deputy for England international half-back Bob Hawkes. Signing in April 1908 he played for the...
Although born in Luton, Sos was playing for Alton Town when he was spotted by Hatters scouts and invited to Kenilworth Road where he signed on as an amateur whilst still keeping up a day job as a...
Born in Luton in 1875, Fred played for local side Luton Terriers where he was regarded as a ‘shining light’ with ‘accurate heading, clever passing and tackling sending spectators into raptures.’ This...
Striker Calvin Andrew was born in Luton and came through the youth system ranks at Kenilworth Road signing professional terms on the 25th September 2004. Just three days later he made his...
James was born in Luton, and represented various local clubs, working his way up through the levels, starting with Luton Schools, and then Bedfordshire County before signing scholarship terms with...
Bedfordshire boy who was born in Beeston in 1904, Claude played a number of years for Biggleswade Town before his goalkeeping prowess caught the eye of the Town’s scouts. Signing for Luton in...
Although born in Luton, Keith was spotted by the Hatters while playing local football in London and signed professional forms in April 1971. A brave goalkeeper, Keith shared duties in the early part...
William Thomas BARNES Born in Ampthill in 1878, William came to Luton on trial from Hitchin and was called upon by a cash-strapped Town to fill in during the club’s disastrous last season in the...
Billy was spotted by the Town while playing local football for Eaton Bray. A strong and fast winger he played regularly for the Hatters during the war years as well as turning out once for Watford...
Bedford born Sam was a product of the Hatters youth academy, joining aged 8. He signed a development contract with the club in 2019 before being loaned out to Biggleswade Town for one month in the...
Although born in Ampthill, Hugh was raised in Luton and was picked up by the Hatters from Waterlows (Dunstable) for whom he had scored over 80 goals in the 1937/38 season. He then banged in 14 goals...
Local boy Sid, born in Luton in 1904, was starring in goal for Luton Amateurs when he was picked up by the Town in the summer of 1922. Sadly, Sid only got one chance in the first team, a 2-1 win at...
Local boy Kingsley signed on for Luton Town after leaving college and following a series of brilliant displays on the left wing for the reserves he was awarded a League debut at QPR in September 1987...
Luton born centre back Shane, was educated at Cardinal Newman, before continuing his studies at Barnfield College focussing on Building Studies and Construction, during which, Blackett started his...
Born in Luton in 1879, John started his career at Luton Falcons before being asked to play for the Town reserve side. A regular in the reserve side he won three Bedfordshire Senior Cup medals with...
Bedford born Gordon signed on for the Hatters during the war but was called up to the Marines almost immediately. In the first post-war season Gordon made only 13 appearances for the Town, mostly as...
Local lad Dean signed on for the Hatters from school and made his Luton debut in a Division Two game at Oldham in September 2003, whilst still only 17, coming on in goal for Robert Beckwith who had...
Born in Bedford in 1892, Albert was picked up by the Town in the summer of 1922 after netting 28 goals in 24 games for Kettering in the Central Alliance the previous season. The big centre-forward...