Taken on as a youth trainee by Luton from under the noses of home town club Ipswich, Ben made his Hatters debut playing at right-back in an F.A.Cup replay at Bristol Rovers in 1995.
He had to wait...
Stowmarket born Gavin joined Ipswich from school and went on to make over 100 League appearances for the Portman Road side over six seasons despite suffering a succession of serious knee...
Richard was spotted playing for Lowestoft Town by Scunthorpe who quickly signed the 17 year old in 1973. Able to play across the back four and in midfield the skilful utility man soon had the scouts...
Andy came up through the ranks at Luton, signing professional forms in November 1978 under the watchful eye of David Pleat.
After earning good reviews in the Hatters reserve side, Andy eventually...
Leiston born Ted was turning out for his local side when he was plucked by Ipswich in 1953 to start a tremendous rise through the divisions with the Suffolk side.
Starting in Division Three (South...
Born in Clare, Suffolk in 1864, Tom played for Luton Rovers in the first recorded football match in the town in 1880. He also proposed at the meeting held in the Town Hall in April 1885 that a Town...
After being rejected by both Norwich and Ipswich as a boy, Matthew was taken on at Luton who he skippered to the semi-finals of the F.A.Youth cup.
After only one substitute appearance in the...
Born Ipswich, Suffolk, he was on the books of Ipswich Town as a lad then went to Glen Hoddle’s Football Academy in Spain. He returned to the UK to sign for Conference North (6th tier) Stafford...
Ipswich born Jamie joined Luton from school and made his way up through the youth ranks at Kenilworth Road before signing professional forms in March 1995.
A quick and clever striker, Jamie made his...
Hatters' Heritage does not use cookies for any of its essential features, except - if you opt out of cookies - to store that fact.
However, some aspects of the website, such as links to social media, require the use of cookies.
With your consent, we'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve the website. This set of cookies allows us to track how our website is being used, whether it's performing properly, and how we can improve it.
You can change your preferences at any time from the 'Privacy Policy' page, which is in the menu at the bottom of every page.
Taken on as a youth trainee by Luton from under the noses of home town club Ipswich, Ben made his Hatters debut playing at right-back in an F.A.Cup replay at Bristol Rovers in 1995. He had to wait...
Stowmarket born Gavin joined Ipswich from school and went on to make over 100 League appearances for the Portman Road side over six seasons despite suffering a succession of serious knee...
Richard was spotted playing for Lowestoft Town by Scunthorpe who quickly signed the 17 year old in 1973. Able to play across the back four and in midfield the skilful utility man soon had the scouts...
Andy came up through the ranks at Luton, signing professional forms in November 1978 under the watchful eye of David Pleat. After earning good reviews in the Hatters reserve side, Andy eventually...
Leiston born Ted was turning out for his local side when he was plucked by Ipswich in 1953 to start a tremendous rise through the divisions with the Suffolk side. Starting in Division Three (South...
Born in Clare, Suffolk in 1864, Tom played for Luton Rovers in the first recorded football match in the town in 1880. He also proposed at the meeting held in the Town Hall in April 1885 that a Town...
After being rejected by both Norwich and Ipswich as a boy, Matthew was taken on at Luton who he skippered to the semi-finals of the F.A.Youth cup. After only one substitute appearance in the...
Born Ipswich, Suffolk, he was on the books of Ipswich Town as a lad then went to Glen Hoddle’s Football Academy in Spain. He returned to the UK to sign for Conference North (6th tier) Stafford...
Ipswich born Jamie joined Luton from school and made his way up through the youth ranks at Kenilworth Road before signing professional forms in March 1995. A quick and clever striker, Jamie made his...