Full name | Luton Football Club | |
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Founded | 1879 | |
Dissolved | 1883 | |
Ground | Nelson Park | |
President | Mr P. W. Scott | |
Secretary | James Nisbet [1] | |
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Luton Football Club was a 19th-century association football club based at Plantation, Glasgow.
The club was founded in the 1879–80 season, [2] originally as a junior club, and was an inaugural member of the Scottish Junior Football Association in 1880. [3] Luton played in the first Scottish Junior Cup in 1880–81, [4] which at the time was a one-off competition and not played again for five years.
Luton became a senior club in 1881 and entered the Scottish Cup three times, playing twice. It lost 9–1 against Northern in the first round in 1881–82 - the Luton goal coming after the ball was "fouled at the Northern goal" [5] - and 4–0 at Clyde in 1882–83. [6]
The club was a founder member of the Glasgow Football Association in April 1883, but its short existence ended before the next season started, as it was taken over by the Possilpark club. [7] The club had already entered the Scottish Cup for 1883–84 and had to scratch from its tie with Whitefield. [8]
The club's colours were originally black and white hoops with white knickerbockers, changing to navy knickerbockers for its final season. [9]
The club played at Nelson Park, [10] [11] although its Cup tie with Northern was held at Lorne Park, the home of Mavisbank. [12]