2019–20 season | |||
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Owner | Luton Town Football Club 2020 Limited | ||
Chairman | David Wilkinson | ||
Manager |
Graeme Jones (until 24 April 2020) [1] [2] Mick Harford (interim, from 24 April 2020 to 28 May 2020) [2] [3] Nathan Jones (from 28 May 2020) [3] | ||
Stadium | Kenilworth Road | ||
Championship | 19th | ||
FA Cup |
Third round (eliminated by AFC Bournemouth) | ||
EFL Cup |
Third round (eliminated by Leicester City) | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
James Collins (14) All: James Collins (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,070 vs Stoke City, Championship, 29 February 2020 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,435 vs Ipswich Town, EFL Cup, 13 August 2019 | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,047 [4] | ||
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The 2019–20 season was the 134th in the history of Luton Town Football Club, a professional association football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Their promotion from League One in 2018–19 meant it was the club's first season in the Championship after a 12-year absence [5] and 94th season in the English Football League. The season ran from 1 July 2019 to the end of the 2019–20 Championship season.
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 July 2019 | Welwyn Garden City | A | W | 3–1 | Collins (2) 16', 27', Hylton 83' | 825 | [6] |
13 July 2019 | Bedford Town | A | W | 2–1 | Moncur 49', Jervis 85' | 1,604 | [7] |
16 July 2019 | Basingstoke Town | N | W | 7–2 | Collins 23' pen., Shinnie 43', Lee 53', McManaman 55', Neufville 83', Cornick 92', Jervis 94' | [8] | |
24 July 2019 | C.S. Marítimo | N | W | 2–0 | Cornick 67', Collins 84' pen. | [9] | |
27 July 2019 | Norwich City | H | L | 1–5 | Potts 34' | 4,218 | [10] |
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 August 2019 | 1st | Middlesbrough | H | D | 3–3 | Bradley 17', Cranie 24', Collins 85' | 10,053 | [11] |
10 August 2019 | 17th | Cardiff City | A | L | 1–2 | Pearson 86' | 24,724 | [12] |
17 August 2019 | 20th | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 1–2 | Cornick 15' | 10,059 | [13] |
20 August 2019 | 23rd | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L | 0–1 | 23,353 | [14] | |
24 August 2019 | 18th | Barnsley | A | W | 3–1 | Butterfield 2', Collins 5', Cornick 31' | 13,250 | [15] |
31 August 2019 | 15th | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 2–1 | Collins 57' pen., Shinnie 66' | 10,062 | [16] |
14 September 2019 | 16th | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 2–3 | Cornick 36', Collins 48' | 16,186 | [17] |
21 September 2019 | 21st | Hull City | H | L | 0–3 | 10,066 | [18] | |
28 September 2019 | 16th | Blackburn Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Collins 17', Pearson 57' | 15,319 | [19] |
2 October 2019 | 17th | Millwall | H | D | 1–1 | McManaman 86' | 10,049 | [20] |
5 October 2019 | 18th | Derby County | A | L | 0–2 | 27,944 | [21] | |
19 October 2019 | 16th | Bristol City | H | W | 3–0 | Mpanzu 56', Cornick 62', Williams 90+5' o.g. | 10,064 | [22] |
23 October 2019 | 18th | Fulham | A | L | 2–3 | Potts 60', LuaLua 90+3' | 18,082 | [23] |
26 October 2019 | 18th | Birmingham City | A | L | 1–2 | Cornick 67' | 21,799 | [24] |
2 November 2019 | 21st | Nottingham Forest | H | L | 1–2 | McManaman 87' | 10,053 | [25] |
9 November 2019 | 21st | Reading | A | L | 0–3 | 15,251 | [26] | |
23 November 2019 | 21st | Leeds United | H | L | 1–2 | Collins 54' | 10,068 | [27] |
26 November 2019 | 20th | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 2–1 | Mpanzu 19', Brown 53' | 10,004 | [28] |
30 November 2019 | 21st | Brentford | A | L | 0–7 | 11,287 | [29] | |
7 December 2019 | 20th | Wigan Athletic | H | W | 2–1 | McManaman 87', Moncur 90+3' | 10,011 | [30] |
10 December 2019 | 21st | Stoke City | A | L | 0–3 | 20,216 | [31] | |
14 December 2019 | 21st | Preston North End | A | L | 1–2 | Collins 43' pen. | 12,083 | [32] |
21 December 2019 | 21st | Swansea City | H | L | 0–1 | 10,062 | [33] | |
26 December 2019 | 22nd | Fulham | H | D | 3–3 | LuaLua 5', Collins 28', Cornick 84' | 10,068 | [34] |
29 December 2019 | 23rd | Bristol City | A | L | 0–3 | 22,216 | [35] | |
1 January 2020 | 24th | Millwall | A | L | 1–3 | Bradley 41' | 12,134 | [36] |
11 January 2020 | 24th | Birmingham City | H | L | 1–2 | Collins 62' pen. | 10,062 | [37] |
19 January 2020 | 24th | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 1–3 | Cornick 23' | 27,081 | [38] |
28 January 2020 | 24th | Derby County | H | W | 3–2 | Mpanzu 67', Daniels 73', Bogle 86' o.g. | 10,057 | [39] |
1 February 2020 | 24th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–2 | 25,141 | [40] | |
8 February 2020 | 24th | Cardiff City | H | L | 0–1 | 10,041 | [41] | |
12 February 2020 | 23rd | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W | 1–0 | Collins 23' | 10,001 | [42] |
15 February 2020 | 23rd | Middlesbrough | A | W | 1–0 | Tunnicliffe 17' | 19,734 | [43] |
22 February 2020 | 24th | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 1–3 | Cornick 36' | 18,969 | [44] |
25 February 2020 | 23rd | Brentford | H | W | 2–1 | Baptiste 9' o.g., Cranie 45+2' | 10,008 | [45] |
29 February 2020 | 24th | Stoke City | H | D | 1–1 | Collins 90+1' pen. | 10,070 | [46] |
7 March 2020 | 23rd | Wigan Athletic | A | D | 0–0 | 10,292 | [47] | |
20 June 2020 | 24th | Preston North End | H | D | 1–1 | McManaman 87' | 0 | [48] |
27 June 2020 | 23rd | Swansea City | A | W | 1–0 | Collins 72' | 0 | [49] |
30 June 2020 | 24th | Leeds United | A | D | 1–1 | Cornick 50' | 0 | [50] |
4 July 2020 | 24th | Reading | H | L | 0–5 | 0 | [51] | |
7 July 2020 | 24th | Barnsley | H | D | 1–1 | Berry 13' | 0 | [52] |
10 July 2020 | 23rd | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 2–0 | Bradley 49', Lee 71' | 0 | [53] |
14 July 2020 | 23rd | Queens Park Rangers | H | D | 1–1 | Collins 20' pen. | 0 | [54] |
18 July 2020 | 22nd | Hull City | A | W | 1–0 | LuaLua 85' | 0 | [55] |
22 July 2020 | 19th | Blackburn Rovers | H | W | 3–2 | Carter 28' o.g., Johnson 35' o.g., Collins 60' pen. | 0 | [56] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 56 | |
17 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 53 | |
18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 51 | |
19 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 51 | |
20 | Birmingham City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 50 | |
21 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 49 | |
22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 48 | Relegation to EFL League One |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 4 January 2020 | AFC Bournemouth | A | L | 0–4 | 10,064 | [58] |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 13 August 2019 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 3–1 | Jones 8', Lee 17' pen., Shinnie 55' | 5,435 | [59] |
Second round | 27 August 2019 | Cardiff City | A | W | 3–0 | Hoilett 43' o.g., Sheehan 63', Jervis 70' | 4,111 | [60] |
Third round | 24 September 2019 | Leicester City | H | L | 0–4 | 8,260 | [61] |
Date | Player | Club† | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | Martin Cranie | ( Sheffield United) | Free | [62] |
1 July 2019 | Callum McManaman | ( Wigan Athletic) | Free | [63] |
1 July 2019 | Ryan Tunnicliffe | ( Millwall) | Free | [64] |
3 July 2019 | Brendan Galloway | Everton | Free | [65] |
19 July 2019 | Simon Sluga | HNK Rijeka | Undisclosed | [66] |
22 July 2019 | Kazenga LuaLua | ( Luton Town) | Free | [67] |
30 July 2019 | Jacob Butterfield | ( Derby County) | Free | [68] |
2 September 2019 | Donervon Daniels | ( Blackpool) | Free | [69] |
22 January 2020 | Peter Kioso | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [70] |
30 January 2020 | Eunan O'Kane | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [71] |
Date | Player | Club† | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | Luke Gambin | ( Colchester United) | Released | [72] [73] |
1 July 2019 | Jack James | Released | [72] | |
1 July 2019 | Aaron Jarvis | ( Sutton United) | Released | [72] [74] |
1 July 2019 | Kazenga LuaLua | ( Luton Town) | Released | [67] [75] |
1 July 2019 | Alan McCormack | ( Northampton Town) | Released | [72] [76] |
1 July 2019 | Arthur Read | ( Brentford) | Compensation | [77] |
1 July 2019 | Jack Senior | Released | [72] | |
8 July 2019 | Jack Stacey | AFC Bournemouth | Undisclosed | [78] |
31 January 2020 | Alan Sheehan | ( Lincoln City) | Released | [79] [80] |
30 June 2020 | Donervon Daniels | ( Crewe Alexandra) | Released | [81] [82] |
30 June 2020 | Jake Jervis | ( SJK Seinäjoki) | Released | [81] [83] |
30 June 2020 | Lloyd Jones | Released | [81] | |
30 June 2020 | Frankie Musonda | ( Raith Rovers) | Released | [81] [84] |
30 June 2020 | Marek Štěch | ( Mansfield Town) | Released | [81] [85] |
22 July 2020 | Jacob Butterfield | ( Melbourne Victory) | Released | [86] [87] |
22 July 2020 | Callum McManaman | Released | [86] |
Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 August 2019 | Luke Bolton | Manchester City | End of season | [88] |
8 August 2019 | James Bree | Aston Villa | End of season | [89] |
8 August 2019 | Izzy Brown | Chelsea | End of season | [90] |
30 January 2020 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | [91] |
Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 September 2019 | Donervon Daniels | Doncaster Rovers | January 2020 | [69] |
2 September 2019 | Jake Jervis | Salford City | End of season | [92] |
3 September 2019 | Harry Isted | Oxford City | 30 September 2019 | [93] |
13 September 2019 | Josh Neufville | Solihull Moors | 4 January 2020 | [94] |
18 October 2019 | Frankie Musonda | St Albans City | January 2020 | [95] |
25 October 2019 | Corey Panter | Hendon | One month | [96] |
25 October 2019 | Glen Rea | Woking | One month | [97] |
29 November 2019 | Corey Panter | Biggleswade Town | January 2020 | [98] |
30 November 2019 | Harry Isted | Wealdstone | January 2020 | [99] |
14 January 2020 | Corey Panter | Biggleswade Town | One month | [100] |
17 January 2020 | Josh Neufville | Woking | One month | [101] |
31 January 2020 | Lloyd Jones | Northampton Town | End of season | [102] |
6 February 2020 | Sam Beckwith | Biggleswade Town | April 2020 | [103] [104] |
6 March 2020 | Frankie Musonda | St Albans City | End of season | [104] |
10 March 2020 | Jake Peck | Biggleswade Town | April 2020 | [105] |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | CZE | Marek Štěch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ENG | Martin Cranie | 19 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 19 (6) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Dan Potts | 31 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 (2) | 1 | 10 | 0 |
4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Tunnicliffe | 37 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Sonny Bradley | 39 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Matty Pearson | 41 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Callum McManaman | 10 (13) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 11 (15) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Luke Berry | 15 (6) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 (7) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Danny Hylton | 2 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Elliot Lee | 8 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | SCO | Andrew Shinnie | 16 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 (5) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
12 | GK | CRO | Simon Sluga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | Harry Cornick | 37 (8) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 39 (9) | 9 | 2 | 0 |
15 | FW | ENG | Jake Jervis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | IRL | Glen Rea | 13 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (2) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
17 | MF | ENG | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | 40 (4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 (4) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
18 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers * | 15 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | FW | IRL | James Collins | 44 (2) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 (2) | 14 | 9 | 0 |
20 | MF | ENG | George Moncur | 1 (16) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (16) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | ENG | Luke Bolton * | 10 (14) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 12 (16) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | DF | ENG | Brendan Galloway | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ENG | Izzy Brown * | 17 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 19 (9) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
25 | MF | DRC | Kazenga LuaLua | 15 (14) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 16 (15) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
26 | DF | ENG | James Bree * | 34 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | DF | ENG | Lloyd Jones | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | ENG | Jacob Butterfield | 11 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
30 | DF | DRC | Peter Kioso | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | MSR | Donervon Daniels | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | ENG | Corey Panter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | FW | ENG | Josh Neufville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | GK | ENG | James Shea | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | DF | IRL | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
---|---|---|---|
32 | MF | IRL | Eunan O'Kane |
37 | DF | ENG | Frankie Musonda |
40 | GK | ENG | Harry Isted |
41 | MF | ENG | Jake Peck |
42 | GK | NIR | Tiernan Parker |