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Luton players look out at the thousands of people that have gathered to see them
Luton Town features

Photo feature: Party time as Luton hails heroes in Premier League victory parade

May 30, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Photo feature: Party time as Luton hails heroes in Premier League victory parade

It was party time in Luton yesterday as an estimated 20,000 happy Hatters lined the streets and turned the town orange to welcome home their newly-promoted Premier League heroes. It was a victory parade beyond […]

Hatters CEO Gary Sweet with Luton supporting town councillor James Taylor, onstage in St George's Square with during the celebrations after the football club won promotion to the Premier League in 2023
Luton Town news

‘Don’t change’ over ‘life-changing’ Premier League boost, Sweet urges Luton

May 29, 2023 Sportsdesk 5

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet has urge the Hatters and the town of Luton not to let the “life-changing” Premier League money change people.  Town’s 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Coventry in the Championship play-off […]

Manager Rob Edwards being interviewed onstage in St George's Square with the Luton players behind him as fans flooded the town centre to get a glimpse of their newly-promoted Premier League heroes
Luton Town news

Town turns orange as thousands line streets to greet Premier League Luton Town

May 29, 2023 Sportsdesk 3

Thousands of Hatters fans lined the streets of Luton today to welcome home their Wembley heroes after a play-off final victory saw them promoted to the Premier League on Saturday.  Town won 6-5 on penalties […]

Luton fans inside Wembley celebrate
Parks

Watch as Wardown Park erupts at Luton’s historic Premier League promotion

May 28, 2023 Sportsdesk 1

Luton was gripped by play-off final fever yesterday and while more than 36,000 fans packed into Wembley Stadium to savour the history-making efforts of their team, back home one of the town’s biggest parks was […]

Champagne celebration: Luton lift the Championship play-off trophy
Luton match reaction

Photo special: Scenes as Luton Town promoted to Premier League after shootout drama

May 28, 2023 Sportsdesk 3

Here are 35 celebration photographs from arguably the greatest day in Luton Town’s history, as they won promotion to the Premier League with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Coventry City in the Championship play-off […]

Gary Sweet
Luton Town news

Power Court plans to replicate ‘unique character’ of the Kenny as new images and dates revealed

May 25, 2023 Sportsdesk 4

Luton Town have released four new images of Power Court, plus their target date for completion, with chief executive Gary Sweet explaining how the designs for their new stadium will aim to replicate the “essential” […]

Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu leads the Luton players in applauding fans after the play-off semi-final win over Sunderland
Luton match preview

‘Incredible story’ awaits for Pelly but boss warns Luton have to make it happen

May 25, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on ‘Incredible story’ awaits for Pelly but boss warns Luton have to make it happen

Rob Edwards knows it would be an “incredible story” for Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu to reach the Premier League with Luton but the Luton manager has stressed that the Hatters have to make it happen first.  Town […]

Luton fans on the Kenilworth Road pitch after the team booked a place in the Championship play-off final
Luton match reaction

Sweet expects punishment for ‘impossible to stop’ play-off pitch invasion

May 18, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Sweet expects punishment for ‘impossible to stop’ play-off pitch invasion

Luton chief executive Gary Sweet is expecting punishment for the pitch invasion to celebrate Luton getting to the Championship play-off final but said it’s almost impossible to stop what has now become an end-of-season football […]

Rob Edwards
Luton match preview

From ‘Oblivion’ with Watford to highs with Luton – Edwards’ on rollercoaster ride he doesn’t want to end

May 16, 2023 Sportsdesk Comments Off on From ‘Oblivion’ with Watford to highs with Luton – Edwards’ on rollercoaster ride he doesn’t want to end

Rob Edwards admits his start to the season as Watford boss was like an ominously named Alton Towers rollercoaster, but that his switch to Luton came with belief and expectations – and he’s now on […]

Luton players run towards the Hatters fans in celebration after beating Watford
Luton match preview

Edwards urges fans to be ‘wild’ and top Watford noise for Sunderland second leg

May 15, 2023 Sportsdesk 4

Rob Edwards has called on Luton fans to be ‘wild’ and even louder than the Watford derby for the must-win play-off second leg against Sunderland tomorrow night – even urging them to be in the […]

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