Spotted by Luton Town scouts while playing for St Roch, a junior club in his native Glasgow, Matt signed on at Kenilworth Road in the summer of 1962.
Getting his chance at the back end of the...
Born in Glasgow in 1878, John was turning out for Vale of Clyde when he was enticed down to Luton who were entering their second season in the Football League in 1898.
Playing in all positions in...
Only a month after signing from Scottish junior club St Anthony, David was thrust into the Luton first team and scored on his debut, a last minute effort in a League Cup tie at Liverpool in October...
Born in Glasgow in 1909, Tony was a much travelled winger by the time he arrived at Kenilworth Road in 1938.
Appearances for several clubs in Northern Ireland preceded a successful three years at...
Joe made a name for himself as a goalkeeper of note with several clubs in Scotland before coming south and catching the eye of Town scouts while at Bournemouth.
Joining Luton in the summer of 1934...
Born in Glasgow. Mick played junior football in the area and was just starting out as an apprentice Sheet Metal Draughtsman when he was spotted by scout and ex- Town player Doug Gardiner who...
Born in Glasgow in 1871, John was big centre or inside forward who moved south to Middlesbrough and then on to Bootle where he signed professional forms in 1892.
Coming to Luton in 1893, to a team...
Born in Glasgow in 1882, Patrick was playing for top Scottish junior side Duntacher Hibs when offers from Sunderland and Tottenham came in.
He picked the latter but was unable to win a first team...
Partick Thistle accepted a big fee from Bradford Park Avenue for their home grown right winger in 1948 and Alec made an instant impact in Division Two terrorising defences with his clever ball...
Glaswegian midfielder who failed to make the grade at Aston Villa and moved to Cardiff in 1972 where he made his League debut for the Bluebirds as an 18 year old. Short stays at Norwich and Millwall...
Glasgow-born striker Craig started his career at Eastleigh, but really caught the eye with 54 league goals in 97 appearances during a three-year spell with Basingstoke Town in the Isthmian...
Born in Glasgow in 1866, John had played for Rangers before moving south to England and Newton Heath (Manchester United) in 1894.
With the Town now in the Southern League he came to Luton in April...
Born in Glasgow in 1869, Robert was one of the many Scots who moved south to play professional football, joining Burslem Port Vale in 1889.
A fast and strong centre-half in the days when those...
Born in Glasgow in 1869, Tommy had enjoyed a full career, but still only 26, when he came to Luton in 1896.
Winning a Scottish cap, turning out for Notts County where he won an FA Cup runners-up...
Glaswegian Jim started his career with Ipswich but was unable to make the grade at Portman Road and so moved to Luton in July 1976.
At Kenilworth Road, Jim initially found it difficult to displace...
Gary had seven years with Glasgow Rangers but made only a handful of appearances being unable to oust the likes of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist from the side.
A £400,000 move to Notts County saw...
After playing for Clydebank Juniors and Belhaven Star, goalkeeper Murdo was signed on by the Hatters in September 1945, making his Luton debut in the closing matches of the last war-time season of...
Born in Glasgow in 1879, William remained an amateur throughout his playing career which included spells at Hibernian and Third Lanark north of the border – while with the latter he won a single...
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Spotted by Luton Town scouts while playing for St Roch, a junior club in his native Glasgow, Matt signed on at Kenilworth Road in the summer of 1962. Getting his chance at the back end of the...
Born in Glasgow in 1878, John was turning out for Vale of Clyde when he was enticed down to Luton who were entering their second season in the Football League in 1898. Playing in all positions in...
Only a month after signing from Scottish junior club St Anthony, David was thrust into the Luton first team and scored on his debut, a last minute effort in a League Cup tie at Liverpool in October...
Joe made a name for himself as a goalkeeper of note with several clubs in Scotland before coming south and catching the eye of Town scouts while at Bournemouth. Joining Luton in the summer of 1934...
Born in Glasgow. Mick played junior football in the area and was just starting out as an apprentice Sheet Metal Draughtsman when he was spotted by scout and ex- Town player Doug Gardiner who...
Born in Glasgow in 1871, John was big centre or inside forward who moved south to Middlesbrough and then on to Bootle where he signed professional forms in 1892. Coming to Luton in 1893, to a team...
Born in Glasgow in 1882, Patrick was playing for top Scottish junior side Duntacher Hibs when offers from Sunderland and Tottenham came in. He picked the latter but was unable to win a first team...
Partick Thistle accepted a big fee from Bradford Park Avenue for their home grown right winger in 1948 and Alec made an instant impact in Division Two terrorising defences with his clever ball...
Glaswegian midfielder who failed to make the grade at Aston Villa and moved to Cardiff in 1972 where he made his League debut for the Bluebirds as an 18 year old. Short stays at Norwich and Millwall...
Glasgow-born striker Craig started his career at Eastleigh, but really caught the eye with 54 league goals in 97 appearances during a three-year spell with Basingstoke Town in the Isthmian...
Born in Glasgow in 1866, John had played for Rangers before moving south to England and Newton Heath (Manchester United) in 1894. With the Town now in the Southern League he came to Luton in April...
Born in Glasgow in 1869, Robert was one of the many Scots who moved south to play professional football, joining Burslem Port Vale in 1889. A fast and strong centre-half in the days when those...
Born in Glasgow in 1869, Tommy had enjoyed a full career, but still only 26, when he came to Luton in 1896. Winning a Scottish cap, turning out for Notts County where he won an FA Cup runners-up...
Glaswegian Jim started his career with Ipswich but was unable to make the grade at Portman Road and so moved to Luton in July 1976. At Kenilworth Road, Jim initially found it difficult to displace...
Gary had seven years with Glasgow Rangers but made only a handful of appearances being unable to oust the likes of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist from the side. A £400,000 move to Notts County saw...
After playing for Clydebank Juniors and Belhaven Star, goalkeeper Murdo was signed on by the Hatters in September 1945, making his Luton debut in the closing matches of the last war-time season of...
Born in Glasgow in 1879, William remained an amateur throughout his playing career which included spells at Hibernian and Third Lanark north of the border – while with the latter he won a single...