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  1. Harry Ford

    Harry Ford
    Harold FORD
    Local boy who was a very good amateur player for Luton Clarence and who stepped in to help the Town in an injury crisis, playing in a 4-0 defeat at home to Merthyr in September 1919 in an...
  2. Brett Longden

    Brett Longden
    Brett LONGDEN (born 1994)
    Local lad Brett came through the ranks at Luton, making his first team debut as a substitute in the 3-0 FA Trophy second round replay win over Hinckley United at Kenilworth Road on 23rd January 2012...
  3. Taylor Nathaniel

    Taylor Nathaniel
    Taylor NATHANIEL (born 1992)
    Born Tower Hamlets, Greater London. A product of the Luton Youth set up. A midfielder, Taylor came on as a 79th minute substitute in the 3 0 home win over Grays Athletic in the 4th Qualifying round...
  4. JJ O'Donnell

    JJ O'Donnell
    Jonathan O'DONNELL (born 1991)
    Edgware born JJ joined the Hatters in 2009 & made his debut in 2010 during an FA Cup replay win against Corby Town. He would only feature for Luton in cup competitions until 2012, when he became a...
  5. John Palmer

    John Palmer
    John Frederick PALMER (born 1876)
    When goalkeeper George Perkins was sold to Liverpool in March 1899, the Town trialed several goalkeepers with John Palmer being one of them. Born in 1876, John had been a reserve at Everton, making...
  6. Frank Parsons

    Frank Parsons
    Frank PARSONS
    A local boy who alternated playing for Luton Amateurs and the Town’s reserve side but was also called up to the Southern League side on four occasions in 1907-08. A wing or centre-half, Frank played...
  7. Matthew Read

    Matthew Read
    Matthew READ
    A local boy who was called up from Luton Amateurs to play in one Southern League game in 1911-12 due to an injury crisis. Playing on the left wing he scored the Luton goal in the 3-1 defeat at...
  8. Edgar Rogers

    Edgar Rogers
    Edgar ROGERS
    Local boy who turned out occasionally for Luton Clarence but, given his specialist position of outside-right, received call-ups by the Town during the 1912-13 season, the club’s first in Southern...
  9. Gary Simpson

    Gary Simpson
    Gary John SIMPSON (born 1976)
    A centre half, Gary signed professional for the Town in July 1994. He spent a period on loan at Aylesbury and then at third tier Fulham where he played 7 times in the Football League. He did not play...
  10. Leonard Stratton

    Leonard Stratton
    Leonard STRATTON
    Local boy who, like so many others, was called in by the Town to fill in because of an emergency. Leonard, who turned out for Luton Clarence, played but one Southern League game, standing in at...
  11. Jack Taylor

    Jack Taylor
    JohnE Ephraim TAYLOR (born 1924)
    Spotted by Luton scout Dick Trembath while playing for Stockton, Hatters officials needed to move quickly, and pay £2,100, to secure the services of the powerful inside-forward in February...
  12. Turner

    Turner
    Unknown TURNER
    TURNER Said in the local newspaper as a ‘new recruit from a neighbouring village’ he was drafted in to the Town’s United League side just before Christmas 1900 as right-back in a game against...