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Luton Town
2023–24
Club information
Manager Flag of Wales Rob Edwards
Stadium Kenilworth Road
League Season information
Final League position Premier League, 18th, relegated
Cup placements
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Third round
Season statistics
 ← 2022–23
2024–25 → 

The 2023–24 season was the 138th season in the history of Luton Town and their first ever season in the Premier League. It is the club's return to the top flight of English football since the 1991–92 season. In addition to the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Kits[]

Home
Away
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Pre-season and friendlies[]

On 4 July, the Hatters announced their first pre-season friendly, against Ipswich Town. Three days later, a second was added, against Sheffield Wednesday. A third was added, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club's final friendly was confirmed to be against VfL Bochum in a double-header.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

Friendly 14 July 2023 Luton Town 3–1 Peterborough United Burton upon Trent  
14:00 BST Morris Goal 28'
McAtee Goal 68'
Pereira Goal 70'
Report Clarke-Harris Goal 65' Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Friendly 25 July 2023 Ipswich Town 1–1 Luton Town Colchester  
19:30 BST Burns Goal 14' Report Morris Goal 75' (pen.) Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Friendly 29 July 2023 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Luton Town Owlerton  
15:00 BST Smith Goal 8' (pen.) Report Mpanzu Goal 23'
Morris Goal 82'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Friendly 2 August 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Luton Town Wolverhampton  
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Friendly 5 August 2023 VfL Bochum 2–1 Luton Town Bochum, Germany  
13:30 CEST
12:30 BST
Stöger Goal 9'
Asano Goal 51'
Report Lockyer Goal 38' Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Friendly 5 August 2023 VfL Bochum 1–3 Luton Town Bochum, Germany  
15:15 CEST
16:15 BST
Bero Goal 17' Report Berry Goal 14'76'
Adebayo Goal 70'
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion


Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 12 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 &0000000000000008.0000008 &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000006.0000006 &0000000000000006.0000006 &0000000000000015.00000015 −9 &0000000000000012.50000012.50
FA Cup TBD Third round &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 +0 !
EFL Cup 29 August 2023 26 September 2023 Second round Third round &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000001.0000001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000003.0000003 &0000000000000003.0000003 +0 &0000000000000050.00000050.00
Total &0000000000000010.00000010 &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000007.0000007 &0000000000000009.0000009 &0000000000000018.00000018 −9 &0000000000000020.00000020.00

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Premier League[]

Main article: 2023–24 Premier League

League table[]

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
2 Manchester City  (C) 38 28 7 3 94 33 +61 91
Qualification for the Champions League group stage
1 Arsenal 38 28 5 5 91 29 +62 89
3 Liverpool 38 24 10 4 86 41 +45 82
4 Aston Villa 38 20 8 10 76 61 +15 68
5 Tottenham 38 20 6 12 74 61 +13 66
Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Chelsea 38 18 9 11 77 63 +14 63
Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Newcastle Utd 38 18 6 14 85 62 +23 60
8 Manchester Utd 38 18 6 14 57 58 −1 60
Qualification for the Europa League group stage
9 West Ham Utd 38 14 10 14 60 74 −14 52
10 Crystal Palace 38 13 10 15 57 58 −1 49
11 Brighton 38 12 12 14 55 62 −7 48
12 Bournemouth 38 13 9 16 54 67 −13 48
13 Fulham 38 13 8 17 55 61 −6 47
14 Wolves 38 13 7 18 49 63 −14 46
15 Everton 38 13 9 16 40 51 −11 40
16 Brentford 38 10 9 19 56 65 −9 39
17 Nottm Forest 38 9 9 20 49 67 −18 32
18 Luton Town  (R) 38 6 8 24 52 85 −33 26
Relegation to
EFL Championship
19 Burnley  (R) 38 5 9 24 41 78 −37 24
20 Sheffield Utd  (R) 38 3 7 28 35 104 −69 16

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

  • Everton were deducted eight points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. They were originally deducted 10 points but this was reduced to six after an appeal. The club were then deducted an additional two points for further PSR breaches.
  • Nottingham Forest were deducted 4 points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. The club appealed the decision but were unsuccessful.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 1 1 6 6 15 −9 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 1 0 3 3 9 −6

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Matches[]

On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

1 12 August 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Luton Town Falmer  
15:00 BST March Goal 36'
Pedro Goal 71' (pen.)
Adingra Goal 85'
Ferguson Goal 90+5'
Report Morris Goal 81' (pen.) Stadium: AMEX Stadium
Attendance: 31,872
Referee: David Coote
2 19 August 2023 Luton Town v Burnley Luton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
3 26 August 2023 Chelsea 3–0 Luton Town Fulham  
15:00 BST Sterling Goal 17'68'
Jackson Goal 75'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,893
Referee: Robert Jones
4 1 September 2023 Luton Town 1–2 West Ham United Luton  
20:00 BST Andersen Goal 90+2' Report Bowen Goal 37'
Zouma Goal 85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,802
Referee: Paul Tierney
5 16 September 2023 Fulham v Luton Town Fulham  
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
6 23 September 2023 Luton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
7 30 September 2023 Everton v Luton Town Walton, Liverpool  
15:00 BST Stadium: Goodison Park
8 7 October 2023 Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur Luton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
9 21 October 2023 Nottingham Forest v Luton Town West Bridgford  
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
10 28 October 2023 Aston Villa v Luton Town Aston, Birmingham  
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
11 4 November 2023 Luton Town v Liverpool Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
12 11 November 2023 Manchester United v Luton Town Manchester  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
13 25 November 2023 Luton Town v Crystal Palace Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
14 2 December 2023 Brentford v Luton Town Brentford  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
15 5 December 2023 Luton Town v Arsenal Luton  
19:45 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
16 9 December 2023 Luton Town v Manchester City Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
17 16 December 2023 Bournemouth v Luton Town Kings Park, Bournemouth  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vitality Stadium
18 23 December 2023 Luton Town v Newcastle United Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
19 26 December 2023 Sheffield United v Luton Town Sheffield  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
20 30 December 2023 Luton Town v Chelsea Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
21 13 January 2024 Burnley v Luton Town Burnley  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
22 30 January 2024 Luton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion Luton  
19:45 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
23 3 February 2024 Newcastle United v Luton Town Newcastle  
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
24 10 February 2024 Luton Town v Sheffield United Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
25 17 February 2024 Luton Town v Manchester United Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
26 24 February 2024 Liverpool v Luton Town Anfield, Liverpool  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
27 2 March 2024 Luton Town v Aston Villa Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
28 9 March 2024 Crystal Palace v Luton Town Selhurst  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
29 16 March 2024 Luton Town v Nottingham Forest Luton  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
30 30 March 2024 Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town Tottenham  
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
31 2 April 2024 Arsenal v Luton Town Holloway  
19:45 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
32 6 April 2024 Luton Town v Bournemouth Luton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
33 13 April 2024 Manchester City v Luton Town Manchester  
15:00 BST Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
34 20 April 2024 Luton Town v Brentford Luton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
35 27 April 2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Luton Town Wolverhampton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux
36 4 May 2024 Luton Town v Everton Luton  
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
37 11 May 2024 West Ham United v Luton Town Stratford  
15:00 BST Stadium: London Stadium
38 19 May 2024 Luton Town v Fulham Luton  
16:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road


FA Cup[]

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Luton entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn at home to Gillingham.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

Second round 29 August 2023 Luton Town 3–2 Gillingham Luton  
19:45 BST Brown Goal 2'
Doughty Goal 28'
Woodrow Goal 66'
Report Clarke Goal 55'
Nichols Goal 88'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,468
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Third round 26 September 2023 Exeter City 1–0 Luton Town Exeter  
19:45 BST Mitchell Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 48', 88', Goal 83' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,360
Referee: James Bell


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