From Man Utd to Mansfield… where it all went wrong for Luton as they're relegated twice and end up in League One
LUTON TOWN have been relegated AGAIN just 12 months on from their Premier League survival fight.
The Hatters finished just six points behind
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Luton Town have been relegated to League One
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The Hatters' relegation was confirmed last weekend
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Luton failed to ditch their losing habit from last season
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Matt Bloomfield arrived in January but could not keep Luton up
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Unfortunately for the Kenilworth Road faithful,
Under former boss
If fans had the impression that the Championship would be easier, they were plunged back down to earth with a cruel bump when they lost 4-1 at home to
The Clarets would bounce back to the top flight at the first time of asking, the Hatters would not.
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Chastening defeats at
While their 5-1 battering at
Luton tried to stay faithful to the man that got them up to the Premier League, but finally pulled the trigger in January when their desperate situation became impossible to ignore.
In came Matt Bloomfield, ditching a League One promotion charge with
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Rob Edwards was sacked by Luton in January
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Bloomfield won just four of his first 15 games in charge of Wycombe, so a slow start at Luton may not have been totally unpredictable.
But the 41-year-old taking nine matches to secure his first Hatters win left his side with an awful lot to do.
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Rob Edwards reflects on Luton Town's loss to Queens Park Rangers
A late charge did see Luton briefly climb out of the relegation zone.
But a 5-3 collapse at
Last summer, Luton lost the likes of Ross Barkley, Chiedozie Ogbene and
Then there was inspirational skipper
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The
His future at Kenilworth Road remains in doubt.
Speaking of Luton's traditional home, so embedded in the community, the Hatters recently
Despite their relegation, CEO Gary Sweet remains bullish on the prospect.
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'THAT'S WHO WE ARE'
Speaking to
"What I've been saying this week when we've announced the contractor to build Power Court (the location of the new ground) is that during the course of this lifetime we're going to be playing football in that stadium in the Premier League, the Championship, in League One and, most probably, League Two because that's Luton Town.
'That's who we are, they are the journeys we take, as our history has absolutely proven.
"So whether we are League One or Championship next season, it makes really no difference to the specification of that programme, the timeline or delivery of Power Court.
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"All we do is regroup as a football club and a football team."
In a club statement, chairman David Wilkinson bullishly added: "The in-depth analysis started before relegation was confirmed, as individuals and as a Club, as we set about working harder and more effectively to build on the run of form that, before Saturday's defeat, had put us in with such a chance of survival.
"All we can promise, at this moment, is that we will review, regroup and rebuild. Indeed, this has started.
"We must recover the spirit that was so familiar to us on our rise, and we will use this now as a catalyst for a renewed determination and focus to achieve one objective.
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"Lengthy discussions have already taken place with Matt [Bloomfield] and his staff regarding next season designed to reshape our squad into a proper Luton team we can all be proud to watch next season.
"No stone will go unturned as we review and prepare for the 2025/26 season, hopefully, with fresh optimism and renewed vigour."
From duelling with the likes of
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Luton rallied late on in the season but could not stay up
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The Hatters will battle the likes of Mansfield next season
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