Born in Leasingthorne, County Durham in 1909, Tom had trials for both Bradford City and Newcastle before joining Leeds where he made a handful of appearances over two years.
Coming to Luton in...
Born in Stockton in 1914, Sam was playing as a teenager in the Stockton side which reached the FA Amateur Cup final in 1933 against Kingstonian.
His displays on the left wing alerted the Town and he...
Born in Swalwell-on-Tyne in 1901, Jimmy was spotted by Chelsea scouts whilst playing local junior football and moved to Stamford Bridge in 1922 where he made only 29 League appearances in four...
Sam saw the light of day in Burthorpe, County Durham in 1909 and combined working as a coalminer with banging in goals for Burthorpe Institute.
Spotted by Norwich, he enjoyed a productive spell at...
Born in Seaham in 1906, Tommy had enjoyed a good career before coming to Kenilworth Road in the summer of 1933 having clocked up over 200 League appearances which included a spell at Chesterfield...
Born in Hartlepool, Adam signed his first professional terms with his home Town club Hartlepool United in 1998, while finishing his studies at Manor School of Technology. With impressive performances...
Born Darlington, County Durham. Went through the youth system at Middlesbrough and signed professional in March 2005. Went out on loan to Wrexham and Hartlepool before signing for the Town on loan in...
Born in High Spen, Co Durham in 1905, William was playing for Willington when he was invited to Luton for extended trials in the summer of 1928.
He did enough to earn a contract but only made one...
Born in West Hartlepool in 1891, Tommy was a more than capable goalkeeper who had played in the Football League for Glossop but whose big break was turning out for Dundee with whom he was...
Durham born Billy started off his career at Lincoln in 1953 but moved on to non-League Peterborough where he earned a reputation as a talented right winger, helping his side to five Midland League...
Barry followed big brother Ken down from the north-east, signing on for Luton in 1955 but then had to wait almost four years, with National Service getting in the way, before winning his first team...
Spotted by Luton’s north-east scout Dick Trembath while playing for Shotton Colliery Welfare, Ken joined the Hatters in 1951 but his career at Kenilworth Road was put on hold when he was called up...
Born in Leadgate, County Durham in 1882, George had enjoyed spells at Middlesbrough, Hearts, Hull and Leicester as a solid right or left-back before arriving at Luton in the summer of 1909.
With...
Born in Annfield Plain, Co Durham in 1903, Archie was playing local football when he was spotted, like many others in the area, by Burnley but after three years and only 24 starts he came to Luton in...
Gordon was a player who had all the attributes necessary to become a top quality midfielder or winger, possessing speed, ball control and a fierce shot but he rarely grabbed a game by the scruff of...
Born in Bishop Auckland in 1918, Freddie signed for the Town in December 1936 after being spotted playing junior football in the north-east.
Reputedly only 5’3” he was given a chance for four games...
A product of the F.A.School of Excellence as well as an England schoolboy and Youth international, Peter was snapped up by Sheffield Wednesday where he was coached by ex-Luton hero Ricky Hill.
When...
Big, strong target man with no little skill on the ground, Steve scored goals wherever he went.
Born in Durham, Steve was spotted by Hartlepool while playing for Tow Law Town and was thrust straight...
Durham born Lee, was snapped up by the West Ham academy from a young age, signing professional terms at the age of 18. Elliot’s first taste of mens football was through multiple loan moves to...
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Born in Leasingthorne, County Durham in 1909, Tom had trials for both Bradford City and Newcastle before joining Leeds where he made a handful of appearances over two years. Coming to Luton in...
Born in Stockton in 1914, Sam was playing as a teenager in the Stockton side which reached the FA Amateur Cup final in 1933 against Kingstonian. His displays on the left wing alerted the Town and he...
Born in Swalwell-on-Tyne in 1901, Jimmy was spotted by Chelsea scouts whilst playing local junior football and moved to Stamford Bridge in 1922 where he made only 29 League appearances in four...
Sam saw the light of day in Burthorpe, County Durham in 1909 and combined working as a coalminer with banging in goals for Burthorpe Institute. Spotted by Norwich, he enjoyed a productive spell at...
Born in Seaham in 1906, Tommy had enjoyed a good career before coming to Kenilworth Road in the summer of 1933 having clocked up over 200 League appearances which included a spell at Chesterfield...
Born in Hartlepool, Adam signed his first professional terms with his home Town club Hartlepool United in 1998, while finishing his studies at Manor School of Technology. With impressive performances...
Born Darlington, County Durham. Went through the youth system at Middlesbrough and signed professional in March 2005. Went out on loan to Wrexham and Hartlepool before signing for the Town on loan in...
Born in High Spen, Co Durham in 1905, William was playing for Willington when he was invited to Luton for extended trials in the summer of 1928. He did enough to earn a contract but only made one...
Born in West Hartlepool in 1891, Tommy was a more than capable goalkeeper who had played in the Football League for Glossop but whose big break was turning out for Dundee with whom he was...
Durham born Billy started off his career at Lincoln in 1953 but moved on to non-League Peterborough where he earned a reputation as a talented right winger, helping his side to five Midland League...
Barry followed big brother Ken down from the north-east, signing on for Luton in 1955 but then had to wait almost four years, with National Service getting in the way, before winning his first team...
Spotted by Luton’s north-east scout Dick Trembath while playing for Shotton Colliery Welfare, Ken joined the Hatters in 1951 but his career at Kenilworth Road was put on hold when he was called up...
Born in Leadgate, County Durham in 1882, George had enjoyed spells at Middlesbrough, Hearts, Hull and Leicester as a solid right or left-back before arriving at Luton in the summer of 1909. With...
Born in Annfield Plain, Co Durham in 1903, Archie was playing local football when he was spotted, like many others in the area, by Burnley but after three years and only 24 starts he came to Luton in...
Gordon was a player who had all the attributes necessary to become a top quality midfielder or winger, possessing speed, ball control and a fierce shot but he rarely grabbed a game by the scruff of...
Born in Bishop Auckland in 1918, Freddie signed for the Town in December 1936 after being spotted playing junior football in the north-east. Reputedly only 5’3” he was given a chance for four games...
A product of the F.A.School of Excellence as well as an England schoolboy and Youth international, Peter was snapped up by Sheffield Wednesday where he was coached by ex-Luton hero Ricky Hill. When...
Big, strong target man with no little skill on the ground, Steve scored goals wherever he went. Born in Durham, Steve was spotted by Hartlepool while playing for Tow Law Town and was thrust straight...
Durham born Lee, was snapped up by the West Ham academy from a young age, signing professional terms at the age of 18. Elliot’s first taste of mens football was through multiple loan moves to...