2023–24 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town
2023–24 season
	Luton Town and West Ham United players shaking hands before a league match on 1 September 2023
Owner	Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd
Chairman	David Wilkinson
Manager	Rob Edwards
Stadium	Kenilworth Road
Premier League	18th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Carlton Morris (11); All: ; Carlton Morris (11)
Highest home attendance	11,594
Home colours	Away colours
	← 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.^[1] It was the club's first return to the top flight of English football since the 1991–92 season.^[1] In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Luton were relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season following a 4–2 home loss to Fulham, combined with results elsewhere.^[2]

Squad

As of 18 March 2024

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	James Shea	GK	Islington	(1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 32)	AFC Wimbledon	3 July 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
23	Tim Krul	GK	The Hague	(1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36)	Norwich City	17 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
24	Thomas Kaminski	GK	Dendermonde	(1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)	Blackburn Rovers	3 August 2023	£2,500,000	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Gabriel Osho	CB/DM	Reading	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 25)	Reading	18 November 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2024
3	Dan Potts	CB/LB	Barking	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)	West Ham United	29 May 2015	Free transfer	30 June 2024
4	Tom Lockyer	CB	Cardiff	(1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 29)	Charlton Athletic	1 September 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Mads Andersen	CB	Albertslund	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26)	Barnsley	3 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
12	Issa Kaboré	RB	Bobo-Dioulasso	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)	Manchester City	21 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
15	Teden Mengi	CB	Manchester	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 22)	Manchester United	31 August 2023	Undisclosed	Unknown
16	Reece Burke	CB	Newham	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 27)	Hull City	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2025
27	Daiki Hashioka	RB	Saitama	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25)	Sint-Truiden	30 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
29	Amari'i Bell	CB/LB	Burton upon Trent	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30)	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2024
38	Joe Johnson	LB	Barnet	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)	Academy	9 August 2023	—	30 June 2024
45	Alfie Doughty	LB/LWB	Poplar	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)	Stoke City	20 June 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
Midfielders
6	Ross Barkley	CM	Liverpool	(1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30)	Nice	9 August 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
8	Luke Berry	CM	Cambridge	(1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 32)	Cambridge United	25 August 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
13	Marvelous Nakamba	DM	Hwange	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30)	Aston Villa	20 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	DM	Hendon	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30)	West Ham United	28 January 2014	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
18	Jordan Clark	CAM/RW	Hoyland	(1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 30)	Accrington Stanley	5 August 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2024
28	Albert Sambi Lokonga	CM	Verviers	(1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 24)	Arsenal	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
32	Fred Onyedinma	AM	Lagos	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 27)	Wycombe Wanderers	25 May 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
43	Zack Nelson	CM	Enfield	(2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 19)	Academy	21 January 2023	—	30 June 2025
—	Elliot Thorpe	CM	Huntingdon	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 23)	Free agent	24 September 2021	—	30 June 2024
Forwards
7	Chiedozie Ogbene	RW	Lagos	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)	Rotherham United	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2025
9	Carlton Morris	CF	Cambridge	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28)	Barnsley	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
10	Cauley Woodrow	CF	Hemel Hempstead	(1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29)	Barnsley	6 July 2022	£1,700,000	30 June 2026
11	Elijah Adebayo	CF	Brent	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)	Walsall	1 February 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
14	Tahith Chong	RW	Willemstad	(1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)	Birmingham City	13 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
19	Jacob Brown	CF	Halifax	(1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 26)	Stoke City	10 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
30	Andros Townsend	RW	Leytonstone	(1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 32)	Free agent	11 October 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2026
Out on Loan
15	Admiral Muskwe	CF	Harare	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 25)	Leicester City	15 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
20	Louie Watson	CM	Croydon	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)	Derby County	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
21	John McAtee	CF	Salford	(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24)	Grimsby Town	2 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
22	Allan Campbell	CM	Glasgow	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 26)	Motherwell	15 June 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
25	Joe Taylor	CF	Peterborough	(2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 21)	Peterborough United	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
26	Ryan Giles	LB	Telford	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
40	Aidan Francis-Clarke	CM		(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
—	Tom Holmes	CB	Reading	(2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24)	Reading	17 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
—	Aribim Pepple	CF	Kettering	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21)	Cavalry	2 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
—	Dion Pereira	LW	Watford	(1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25)	Free agent	3 November 2020	—	30 June 2024
—	Jack Walton	GK	Bury	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	Barnsley	30 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2023	RW	Chiedozie Ogbene	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[3]
3 July 2023	CB	Mads Andersen	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[4]
14 July 2023	RW	Tahith Chong	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[5]
20 July 2023	DM	Marvelous Nakamba	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	^[6]
28 July 2023	LB	Ryan Giles	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[7]
3 August 2023	GK	Thomas Kaminski	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed	^[8]
9 August 2023	MF	Ross Barkley	Nice	Free transfer	^[9]
10 August 2023	CF	Jacob Brown	Stoke City	Undisclosed	^[10]
17 August 2023	GK	Tim Krul	Norwich City	Undisclosed	^[11]
31 August 2023	CB	Teden Mengi	Manchester United	Undisclosed	^[12]
11 October 2023	RW	Andros Townsend	Free agent (previously Everton)	Free transfer	^[13]
17 January 2024	CB	Tom Holmes	Reading	Undisclosed	^[14]
30 January 2024	RB	Daiki Hashioka	Sint-Truiden	Undisclosed	^[15]
1 February 2024	GK	Henry Blackledge	Brisbane Roar	Undisclosed	^[16]
1 February 2024	GK	Oliver Camis	Free agent	—	^[16]
1 February 2024	CF	Taylan Harris	Reading	Undisclosed	^[17]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2023	CB	Sonny Bradley	Derby County	End of contract	^[18]^[19]
30 June 2023	GK	Harry Isted	Charlton Athletic	Released	^[20]^[21]
30 June 2023	RB	Avan Jones	Chesham United	Released	^[20]^[22]
30 June 2023	CM	Henri Lansbury	Retired	Released	^[20]
30 June 2023	DM	Conor Lawless	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	^[20]^[23]
30 June 2023	RW	Josh Neufville	AFC Wimbledon	Released	^[20]^[24]
30 June 2023	CM	Callum Nicolson	AFC Dunstable	Released	^[20]^[25]
30 June 2023	DM	Casey Pettit	Maidenhead United	Released	^[20]
30 June 2023	LB	Josh Williams	Hemel Hempstead	Released	^[20]^[26]
24 July 2023	RW	Carlos Mendes Gomes	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[27]
24 August 2023	AM	Luke Freeman	Barnet	Mutual consent	^[28]
2 September 2023	GK	Matt Macey	Portsmouth	Mutual Consent	^[29]
2 September 2023	DM	Glen Rea	Worthing	Mutual consent	^[30]
1 February 2024	DM	Tyrelle Newton		Mutual consent	^[31]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref.
21 July 2023	RB	Issa Kaboré	Manchester City	End of season	^[32]
1 September 2023	CM	Albert Sambi Lokonga	Arsenal	End of season	^[33]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2023	GK	Jack Walton	Dundee United	End of season	^[34]
12 July 2023	CM	Elliot Thorpe	Shrewsbury Town	8 January 2024^[a]	^[35]^[36]
26 July 2023	AM	Fred Onyedinma	Rotherham United	10 January 2024^[b]	^[37]^[38]
30 July 2023	CB	Ben Tompkins	Braintree Town	End of season^[c]	^[39]^[36]
5 August 2023	CF	Joe Taylor	Colchester United	8 January 2024^[d]	^[40]^[36]
18 August 2023	CF	Aribim Pepple	Bromley	8 January 2024^[e]	^[41]^[36]
23 August 2023	CF	Tobias Braney	Bishop's Stortford	1 January 2024	^[42]
24 August 2023	SS	John McAtee	Barnsley	End of season	^[43]
25 August 2023	CF	Josh Allen	Chesham United	1 January 2024	^[44]
1 September 2023	CM	Allan Campbell	Millwall	End of season	^[45]
1 September 2023	CF	Admiral Muskwe	Exeter City	End of season	^[46]
1 September 2023	LW	Dion Pereira	Sutton United	9 January 2024^[f]	^[47]^[48]
1 September 2023	CM	Louie Watson	Charlton Athletic	End of season	^[49]
2 September 2023	CB	Aidan Francis-Clarke	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season	^[50]
2 January 2024	GK	Jameson Horlick	Dorchester Town	End of season	^[51]
8 January 2024	CF	Tobias Braney	Hayes & Yeading United	End of season	^[36]
9 January 2024	CF	Joe Taylor	Lincoln City	End of season	^[48]
16 January 2024	CM	Jayden Luker	Woking	End of season	^[52]
17 January 2024	CB	Tom Holmes	Reading	End of season	^[14]
18 January 2024	CM	Millar Matthews-Lewis	Farnborough	End of season	^[53]
27 January 2024	LW	Dion Pereira	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season	^[54]
30 January 2024	LB	Ryan Giles	Hull City	End of season	^[55]
1 February 2024	CF	Josh Allen	AFC Sudbury	End of season	^[31]
1 February 2024	CM	Jake Burger	St Albans City	End of season	^[31]
1 February 2024	CF	Aribim Pepple	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	End of season	^[56]
1 February 2024	CB	Jacob Pinnington	AFC Sudbury	End of season	^[31]
5 February 2024	CB	Jack Bateson	Hitchin Town	End of season	^[57]
5 February 2024	CF	Oliver Lynch	Hitchin Town	End of season	^[57]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 July, the Hatters announced their first pre-season friendly, against Ipswich Town.^[58] Three days later, a second was added, against Sheffield Wednesday.^[59] A third was added, against Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[60] The club's final friendly was confirmed to be against VfL Bochum in a double-header.^[61]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2023 Friendly	Luton Town	3–1	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST	Morris 28' McAtee 68' Pereira 70'	Report	Clarke-Harris 65'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

25 July 2023 Friendly	Ipswich Town	1–1	Luton Town	Colchester
19:30 BST	Burns 14'	Report	Morris 75' (pen.)	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

29 July 2023 Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Luton Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Smith 8' (pen.)	Report	Mpanzu 23' Morris 82'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

2 August 2023 Friendly	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Luton Town	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium

5 August 2023 Friendly	VfL Bochum	2–1	Luton Town	Bochum, Germany
13:30 CEST 12:30 BST	Stöger 9' Asano 51'	Report	Lockyer 38'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

5 August 2023 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–3	Luton Town	Bochum, Germany
15:15 CEST 16:15 BST	Bero 17'	Report	Berry 14', 76' Adebayo 70'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	18th	38	6	8	24	52	85	−33	015.79
FA Cup	7 January 2024	27 February 2024	Third round	Fifth round	4	2	1	1	6	7	−1	050.00
EFL Cup	29 August 2023	26 September 2023	Second round	Third round	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					44	9	9	26	61	95	−34	020.45

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Brentford	38	10	9	19	56	65	−9	39
17	Nottingham Forest	38	9	9	20	49	67	−18	32^[a]
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 United (R)	38	3	7	28	35	104	−69	16

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[65]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

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
38	6	8	24	52	85	−33	26	4	4	11	28	37	−9	2	4	13	24	48	−24

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	3	4	5	6	7	2¹	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26³	27	28	17⁴	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	V	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L
Position	18	19	19	20	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17²	17	17	18	18	—	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17⁵	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Points	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	9	9	9	9	—	12	15	15	16	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	25	25	25	25	26	26	26

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; V = Void
Notes:

¹ Matchday 2 (vs Burnley) was postponed due to renovation works at Kenilworth Road.
² Luton Town were originally 18th at the end of Matchday 12. On 17 November 2023, Everton were deducted 10 points, subsequently bringing Luton Town up to 17th.
³ Matchday 26 (vs Liverpool) was postponed due to Liverpool's EFL Cup final involvement.
⁴ Matchday 17 (vs Bournemouth) was rescheduled and replayed in full due to a Tom Lockyer cardiac arrest which happened during the original match.
⁵ Luton Town were originally 18th at the end of Matchday 29. On 18 March 2024, Nottingham Forest were deducted 4 points, subsequently bringing Luton Town up to 17th.

Matches

On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[66]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 August 2023 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Luton Town	Falmer
15:00 BST	Estupiñán 7' March 36' Mitoma 43' João Pedro 71' (pen.) Adingra 85' Ferguson 90+5'	Report	Andersen 51' Kaboré 59' Morris 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,672 Referee: David Coote

26 August 2023 3	Chelsea	3–0	Luton Town	Fulham
20:00 BST	Sterling 17', 68' Fernández 73' Jackson 75' Maatsen 90'	Report	Lockyer 27' Nakamba 30' Brown 78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,893 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports

1 September 2023 4	Luton Town	1–2	West Ham United	Luton
20:00 BST	Nakamba 87' Andersen 90+2'	Report	Bowen 37' Emerson 81' Zouma 85'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,802 Referee: Paul Tierney

16 September 2023 5	Fulham	1–0	Luton Town	Fulham
15:00 BST	Castagne 40' Diop 44' Carlos Vinícius 65'	Report	Chong 27' Kaminski 37'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,467 Referee: Michael Salisbury

23 September 2023 6	Luton Town	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Luton
15:00 BST	Morris 65' (pen.)	Report	Bellegarde 39' João Gomes 45+1' Neto 50' Lemina 90+6'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,893 Referee: Josh Smith

30 September 2023 7	Everton	1–2	Luton Town	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Calvert-Lewin 41'	Report	Lockyer 24' Morris 31' Kaboré 66'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,289 Referee: Anthony Taylor

3 October 2023 2	Luton Town	1–2	Burnley	Luton
19:30 BST	Brown 36' Burke 59' Adebayo 84' Chong 90+2' Nakamba 90+3'	Report	Foster 45+2' Roberts 66' Bruun Larsen 85' Taylor 90+4'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,918 Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Match, originally scheduled for 19 August 2023, but was postponed due to ground improvements works in relation to Premier League broadcast and media requirements.^[67]

7 October 2023 8	Luton Town	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton
12:30 BST	Lockyer 19' Morris 34'	Report	Bissouma 38' 45+4' Van de Ven 52' Højbjerg 68'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,929 Referee: John Brooks

21 October 2023 9	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Luton Town	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Wood 48', 76' Sangaré 60' Gibbs-White 82' Murillo 90+8'	Report	Ogbene 83' Adebayo 90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,361 Referee: Craig Pawson

29 October 2023 10	Aston Villa	3–1	Luton Town	Birmingham
14:00 GMT	McGinn 17' Zaniolo 28' Diaby 49' Cash 51' Lockyer 62' (o.g.) Kamara 71'	Report	Kaboré 53' Doughty 75' Martínez 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,785 Referee: John Brooks

5 November 2023 11	Luton Town	1–1	Liverpool	Luton
16:30 GMT	Nakamba 44' Chong 80'	Report	Mac Allister 54' Díaz 90+5'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Andrew Madley

11 November 2023 12	Manchester United	1–0	Luton Town	Trafford
15:00 GMT	Lindelöf 59'	Report	Kaboré 74' Lockyer 90+3'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,599 Referee: Graham Scott

25 November 2023 13	Luton Town	2–1	Crystal Palace	Luton
15:00 GMT	Lockyer 44' Osho 50' Barkley 59' Clark 69' Mengi 72' Brown 83' Adebayo 90+1' Kaminski 90+10'	Report	Lerma 13' Olise 74'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,029 Referee: Jarred Gillett

2 December 2023 14	Brentford	3–1	Luton Town	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Maupay 49' Mee 56' Baptiste 81' Nørgaard 81'	Report	Kaminski 38' Chong 50' Brown 76'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,075 Referee: Anthony Taylor

5 December 2023 15	Luton Town	3–4	Arsenal	Luton
20:15 GMT	Osho 25' Brown 33' Barkley 44', 57' Adebayo 49'	Report	Martinelli 20' Gabriel Jesus 45', 45+1' Havertz 60' Rice 90+7'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,112 Referee: Samuel Barrott

10 December 2023 16	Luton Town	1–2	Manchester City	Luton
14:00 GMT	Adebayo 45+2' Nakamba 58' Doughty 77'	Report	Silva 62' Grealish 65' Rodri 73'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,047 Referee: Tim Robinson

23 December 2023 18	Luton Town	1–0	Newcastle United	Luton
15:00 GMT	Townsend 25' Barkley 56' Mengi 89'	Report	Hall 90+4'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,042 Referee: Darren England

26 December 2023 19	Sheffield United	2–3	Luton Town	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Ahmedhodžić 14', 69' Hamer 41' McBurnie 61' Baldock 78' Robinson 79' Norwood 90+4'	Report	Doughty 17' Robinson 77' (o.g.) Ben Slimane 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,041 Referee: Sam Allison

30 December 2023 20	Luton Town	2–3	Chelsea	Luton
12:30 GMT	Brown 27' Mengi 77' Barkley 80' Adebayo 87'	Report	Palmer 12', 70' Madueke 37' Disasi 87' Gusto 90+4'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,041 Referee: Paul Tierney

12 January 2024 21	Burnley	1–1	Luton Town	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Amdouni 36' Trafford 90+3'	Report	Morris 90+2'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,155 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 January 2024, but was moved forward due to Luton's involvement in an FA Cup replay.^[68]

30 January 2024 22	Luton Town	4–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Luton
19:45 GMT	Adebayo 1', 42', 56' Ogbene 3' Sambi Lokonga 25' Clark 64'	Report	Igor 13' Baleba 73'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,994 Referee: Robert Jones

3 February 2024 23	Newcastle United	4–4	Luton Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Longstaff 7', 23' Burn 56' Trippier 67' Barnes 73' Murphy 76'	Report	Osho 21', 90' Barkley 40' Morris 59' (pen.) Sambi Lokonga 60' Adebayo 62'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,211 Referee: Thomas Bramall

10 February 2024 24	Luton Town	1–3	Sheffield United	Luton
15:00 GMT	Morris 41', 52' (pen.)	Report	Holgate 10' Hamer 26' Archer 30' McAtee 36' (pen.) Vinícius 72'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,138 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

18 February 2024 25	Luton Town	1–2	Manchester United	Luton
16:30 GMT	Morris 14' Woodrow 17' Townsend 70' Osho 87'	Report	Højlund 1', 7' Shaw 20' Casemiro 34' Maguire 42' Mainoo 75' Lindelöf 81'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,483 Referee: David Coote

21 February 2024 26	Liverpool	4–1	Luton Town	Liverpool
19:30 GMT	Van Dijk 56' Gakpo 58' Díaz 71' Gomez 82' Elliott 90'	Report	Ogbene 12' Doughty 18' Woodrow 42' Barkley 77' Kaboré 89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 59,896 Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 25 February 2024, but was brought forward due to Liverpool's involvement in the EFL Cup final.^[69]^[70]

2 March 2024 27	Luton Town	2–3	Aston Villa	Luton
17:30 GMT	Burke 38' Chong 66' Morris 72'	Report	Watkins 24', 38' Douglas Luiz 45' Bailey 45+5' Rogers 50' Digne 89' Zaniolo 90+2'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,594 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 15:00, but was moved forward for live Sky Sports coverage.^[71]

9 March 2024 28	Crystal Palace	1–1	Luton Town	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Mateta 11' Eze 39' Muñoz 86'	Report	Kaboré 27' Burke 57' Berry 90+1' Woodrow 90+6'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,103 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

13 March 2024 17	Bournemouth	4–3	Luton Town	Bournemouth
19:30 GMT	Solanke 50' Zabarnyi 62' Semenyo 64', 83' Smith 69'	Report	Chong 9' Clark 30' Ogbene 31', 66' Barkley 45+1'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,198 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Match, originally scheduled for 16 December 2023, was abandoned and rescheduled to 13 March 2024 to be replayed in full due to a Tom Lockyer cardiac arrest which happened during the original match.^[72]

16 March 2024 29	Luton Town	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Luton
15:00 GMT	Kaboré 30' Berry 89'	Report	Wood 34' Toffolo 84' Sels 90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,630 Referee: Darren England

30 March 2024 30	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Luton Town	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Kaboré 51' (o.g.) Son Heung-min 86' Højbjerg 90+5' Lo Celso 90+6'	Report	Chong 3' Barkley 31' Burke 36' Mpanzu 46' Mengi 90'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,534 Referee: Jarred Gillett

3 April 2024 31	Arsenal	2–0	Luton Town	Holloway
19:30 BST	Ødegaard 24' Hashioka 44' (o.g.) Havertz 66'	Report	Onyedinma 74'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,262 Referee: Craig Pawson

6 April 2024 32	Luton Town	2–1	Bournemouth	Luton
15:00 BST	Clark 73' Morris 90'	Report	Tavernier 52'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,797 Referee: Andrew Madley

13 April 2024 33	Manchester City	5–1	Luton Town	Manchester
15:00 BST	Hashioka 2' (o.g.) De Bruyne 43' Kovačić 64' Haaland 76' (pen.) Doku 87' Gvardiol 90+3'	Report	Barkley 81'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Referee: John Brooks

20 April 2024 34	Luton Town	1–5	Brentford	Luton
15:00 BST	Doughty 88' Berry 90+2'	Report	Wissa 24', 45+1' Pinnock 38', 62' Damsgaard 48' Lewis-Potter 64' Schade 86'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,877 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 April 2024 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Luton Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	João Gomes 11' Hwang Hee-chan 39', 81' Toti 50' Sarabia 90+5'	Report	Sambi Lokonga 58' Morris 80'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,512 Referee: David Coote

3 May 2024 36	Luton Town	1–1	Everton	Luton
20:00 BST	Adebayo 31' Chong 43'	Report	Garner 9' Calvert-Lewin 24' (pen.) Gueye 53' Gomes 90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,873 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 May, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[73]

11 May 2024 37	West Ham United	3–1	Luton Town	Stratford
15:00 BST	Emerson 52' Ward-Prowse 54' Souček 65' Earthy 76'	Report	Sambi Lokonga 6' Barkley 10' Burke 79' Morris 83'	Stadium: London Stadium Referee: Michael Oliver

19 May 2024 38	Luton Town	2–4	Fulham	Luton
16:00 BST	Sambi Lokonga 34' Morris 45+1' (pen.), 73' Clark 48' Doughty 55', 59' Johnson 75'	Report	Reed 22' Traoré 43', 73' Jiménez 45+3', 49' Robinson 54' Wilson 69' Cairney 88'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 12,027 Referee: Matt Donohue

Abandoned match with Bournemouth

On 16 December 2023, during the match away against Bournemouth, Luton defender Tom Lockyer collapsed due to a cardiac arrest in the 59th minute of the match resulting in the match being abandoned in the 65th minute.^[74]On 20 December 2023, the Premier League ruled the match would be replayed in full at a later date.^[75] On 7 February 2024, it was announced that the rearranged fixture would take place on 13 March 2024.^[76]

16 December 2023 17	Bournemouth	1–1 Abandoned	Luton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Solanke 58'	Report	Adebayo 3' Doughty 12'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Luton entered in the third round, and were drawn at home to EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.^[77]^[78] In the fifth round, they were drawn at home to the holders, Manchester City.^[79]^[80]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

7 January 2024 Third round	Luton Town	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Luton
14:00 GMT	Clark 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,739 Referee: Andrew Madley

16 January 2024 Third round replay	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Luton Town	Horwich
19:45 GMT	Charles 11' Forrester 27'	Report	Chong 15' Mengi 31' Ogbene 57' Clark 64'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 10,878 Referee: Thomas Bramall

27 January 2024 Fourth round	Everton	1–2	Luton Town	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Harrison 55' Chermiti 90+1'	Report	Mykolenko 39' (o.g.) Burke 90+1' Woodrow 90+6'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,713 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 February 2024 Fifth round	Luton Town	2–6	Manchester City	Luton
20:00 GMT	Clark 45', 52'	Report	Haaland 3', 18', 40', 55', 58' Kovačić 72'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,163 Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Luton entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn at home to Gillingham.^[81] They were then drawn away to Exeter City in the third round.^[82]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29 August 2023 Second round	Luton Town	3–2	Gillingham	Luton
19:45 BST	Brown 2' Doughty 28' Berry 34' Woodrow 66'	Report	Dieng 43' Clarke 55' Nichols 88'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,468 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 September 2023 Third round	Exeter City	1–0	Luton Town	Exeter
19:45 BST	Mitchell 48' 88', 83' Harper 51' Sinisalo 78' Sweeney 90+6' Carroll 90+6'	Report	Mengi 35' Chong 42'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,360 Referee: James Bell

Squad statistics

As of 18 March 2024

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	James Shea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	NED	Tim Krul	6	0	0	0	4	0	2	0
24	GK	BEL	Thomas Kaminski	29	0	29	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Gabriel Osho	20	2	16	2	2	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Dan Potts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	WAL	Tom Lockyer	15	1	14	1	0	0	1	0
5	DF	DEN	Mads Andersen	10	1	8	1	0	0	2	0
12	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré	22	0	20	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	ENG	Teden Mengi	27	1	22	1	4	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Reece Burke	18	0	14	0	3	0	1	0
27	DF	JPN	Daiki Hashioka	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
29	DF	JAM	Amari'i Bell	27	0	21	0	4	0	2	0
38	DF	ENG	Joe Johnson	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
45	DF	ENG	Alfie Doughty	34	2	28	1	4	0	2	1
Midfielders
6	MF	ENG	Ross Barkley	29	4	24	4	4	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Luke Berry	12	1	9	1	1	0	2	0
13	MF	ZIM	Marvelous Nakamba	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	COD	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	26	0	21	0	3	0	2	0
18	MF	ENG	Jordan Clark	18	2	15	0	3	2	0	0
23	MF	NGA	Fred Onyedinma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	BEL	Albert Sambi Lokonga	14	0	12	0	2	0	0	0
43	MF	ENG	Zack Nelson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	IRL	Chiedozie Ogbene	34	5	28	4	4	1	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Carlton Morris	34	8	29	8	4	0	1	0
10	FW	ENG	Cauley Woodrow	20	3	15	1	3	1	2	1
11	FW	ENG	Elijah Adebayo	28	9	23	9	3	0	2	0
14	FW	NED	Tahith Chong	29	4	24	3	4	1	1	0
19	FW	SCO	Jacob Brown	22	3	19	2	1	0	2	1
30	FW	ENG	Andros Townsend	24	1	20	1	4	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
26	DF	ENG	Ryan Giles	14	0	11	0	2	0	1	0

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2023–24 Luton Town F.C. season

Contents

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Abandoned match with Bournemouth

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

References