2021–22 Luton Town F.C. season

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Luton Town F.C.
2021–22 season
OwnerLuton Town Football Club 2020 Limited
ChairmanDavid Wilkinson
ManagerNathan Jones
StadiumKenilworth Road
Championship12th[1]
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
(eliminated by Stevenage)
Top goalscorerLeague: Elijah Adebayo (10)
All: Elijah Adebayo (10)
Highest home attendance10,068 vs Stoke City, Championship, 6 November 2021
Lowest home attendance9,721 vs Swansea City, Championship, 18 September 2021
← 2020–21
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The 2021–22 season is the 136th season of competitive football and third consecutive season in the Championship played by Luton Town Football Club, a professional association football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Luton will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Background and pre-season[]

Main article: 2020–21 Luton Town F.C. season
See also: History of Luton Town F.C. (1970–present) and List of Luton Town F.C. seasons

After leading Luton Town to safety from relegation on the final day of the 2019–20 season,[2] Nathan Jones guided the team to a top-half finish in 2020–21 with their highest points total in the second tier since .[3]

Luton Town's first-team pre-season programme began with an away fixture against Hitchin Town,[4] before a week-long training camp at Queen Ethelburga's College in York, North Yorkshire, England, which concluded with a behind-closed-doors match against Rochdale.[5] This was followed by friendlies away to Bedford Town and Boreham Wood,[6][7] before home fixtures against Portsmouth and Brighton & Hove Albion.[8][9]

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
3 July 2021 Hitchin Town A W 7–0 Clark (4) 30', 32', 34', 43', Bree 60', Lee 77', Mendes Gomes 85' 1,250 [4]
10 July 2021 Rochdale N W 4–0 Adebayo 18' pen., Burke 45', Cornick 54', Jerome 65' [a] [5]
14 July 2021 Bedford Town A W 5–0 Mendes Gomes 9', Richardson 31' o.g., Lansbury 75', Bree 89', Cornick 90' [6]
17 July 2021 Boreham Wood A W 3–1 Clark (2) 74', 89', Mendes Gomes 86' 877 [7]
24 July 2021 Portsmouth H D 1–1 Adebayo 10' [8]
31 July 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion H L 1–3 Cornick 44' [9]
  1. ^ Match played behind closed doors

Match results[]

EFL Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship
EFL Championship match details
Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
7 August 2021 2nd Peterborough United H W 3–0 Adebayo 30', Cornick 68', Onyedinma 71' 10,019 [10]
14 August 2021 11th West Bromwich Albion A L 2–3 Cornick 70', Mpanzu 90+8' 23,283 [11]
17 August 2021 3rd Barnsley A W 1–0 Bell 4' 12,999 [12]
21 August 2021 11th Birmingham City H L 0–5 10,014 [13]
28 August 2021 12th Sheffield United H D 0–0 9,774 [14]
11 September 2021 12th Blackburn Rovers A D 2–2 Berry (2) 73', 90+8' 11,241 [15]
15 September 2021 13th Bristol City A D 1–1 Hylton 90+1' 16,878 [16]
18 September 2021 13th Swansea City H D 3–3 Berry 7', Adebayo (2) 15' pen., 23' 9,721 [17]
25 September 2021 16th AFC Bournemouth A L 1–2 Kelly 64' o.g. 9,737 [18]
29 September 2021 9th Coventry City H W 5–0 Adebayo (2) 3' pen., 45+7', Cornick (2) 18', 58', Berry 30' 9,805 [19]
2 October 2021 13th Huddersfield Town H D 0–0 9,977 [20]
16 October 2021 10th Millwall A W 2–0 Cornick (2) 11', 53' 14,227 [21]
19 October 2021 9th Derby County A D 2–2 Onyedinma 48', Adebayo 83' 20,258 [22]
23 October 2021 5th Hull City H W 1–0 Adebayo 17' 9,999 [23]
30 October 2021 10th Preston North End A L 0–2 11,059 [24]
2 November 2021 6th Middlesbrough H W 3–1 Bradley 57', Adebayo 60', Cornick 62' 9,790 [25]
6 November 2021 11th Stoke City H L 0–1 10,068 [26]
19 November 2021 11th Queens Park Rangers A L 0–2 15,062 [27]
23 November 2021 11th Nottingham Forest A D 0–0 25,715 [28]
27 November 2021 14th Cardiff City H L 1–2 Clark 64' 9,987 [29]
4 December 2021 12th Blackpool A W 3–0 Bradley 42', Adebayo 54', Clark 90+1' 11,366 [30]
11 December 2021 12th Fulham H D 1–1 Adebayo 62' 9,992 [31]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 +1 32
12 Millwall 22 7 9 6 24 24 0 30
13 Blackpool 24 8 6 10 25 30 −5 30
14 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 +4 29
15 Preston North End 22 7 7 8 24 28 −4 28
16 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 −5 27
17 Birmingham City 23 7 6 10 22 30 −8 27
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[32]

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
22 7 8 7 31 27  +4 29 4 4 3 17 13  +4 3 4 4 14 14  0

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source: [1]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup
EFL Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 10 August 2021 Stevenage A D 2–2
0–3 pens.		 Jerome 5', Muskwe 40' [33]

Transfers[]

For players who left Luton after their contracts expired on 30 June 2021, see 2020–21 Luton Town F.C. season.

In[]

Date Player Clubdagger Fee Ref.
25 May 2021 Fred Onyedinma Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed
[34]
15 June 2021 Allan Campbell Motherwell Undisclosed
[35]
26 June 2021 Carlos Mendes Gomes Morecambe Undisclosed
[36]
1 July 2021 Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) Free
[37]
1 July 2021 Reece Burke (Hull City) Free
[38]
1 July 2021 Cameron Jerome (Milton Keynes Dons) Free
[39]
1 July 2021 Henri Lansbury (Bristol City) Free
[39]
15 July 2021 Admiral Muskwe Leicester City Undisclosed
[40]
21 September 2021 Conor Lawless * (Reading) Free
[41]
21 September 2021 Josh Williams * (Stafford Rangers) Free
[41]
24 September 2021 Elliot Thorpe (Tottenham Hotspur) Free
[42]
dagger Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Luton.
* Signed primarily for the under-21 squad

Out[]

Date Player Clubdagger Fee Ref.
9 August 2021 Joe Morrell Portsmouth Undisclosed
[43]
dagger Brackets around club names indicate the player joined that club after his Luton contract expired.

Loan out[]

Date Player Club Return Ref.
11 July 2021 Corey Panter Dundee End of season
[44]
13 August 2021 Jake Peck Concord Rangers End of season
[45]
26 August 2021 Elliot Lee Charlton Athletic End of season
[46]
27 August 2021 Sam Beckwith Maidenhead United End of season
[47]
31 August 2021 Peter Kioso Milton Keynes Dons End of season
[48]
7 October 2021 Ben Stevens Biggleswade Town January 2022
[49]
8 October 2021 Dion Pereira Yeovil Town One month
[50]
13 October 2021 Matt Moloney Hitchin Town January 2022
[51]

Appearances and goals[]

Source:[52]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name and squad number struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Luton.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1 GK  ENG James Shea 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG James Bree 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 4 0
3 DF  ENG Dan Potts 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
4 MF  SCO Kal Naismith 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 5 0
5 DF  ENG Sonny Bradley 13 (1) 2 0 0 0 0 13 (1) 2 2 0
6 MF  IRL Glen Rea 7 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 8 (4) 0 4 0
7 FW  ENG Harry Cornick 18 (2) 7 0 0 0 (1) 0 18 (3) 7 1 0
8 MF  ENG Luke Berry 6 (1) 4 0 0 0 0 6 (1) 4 0 0
9 FW  ENG Danny Hylton 0 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (5) 1 0 0
10 FW  ENG Elliot Lee 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW  ENG Elijah Adebayo 19 (1) 10 0 0 0 0 19 (1) 10 2 0
12 GK  CRO Simon Sluga 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
14 FW  ESP Carlos Mendes Gomes 2 (5) 0 0 0 1 0 3 (5) 0 0 0
15 DF  WAL Tom Lockyer 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 2 0
16 DF  ENG Reece Burke 9 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 9 (2) 0 0 0
17 MF  DRC Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 17 (2) 1 2 0
18 MF  ENG Jordan Clark 12 (3) 2 0 0 0 0 12 (3) 2 1 0
19 MF  ENG Dion Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
20 DF  IRL Peter Kioso 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 (1) 0 0 0
21 GK  ENG Harry Isted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  SCO Allan Campbell 10 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 10 (1) 0 3 0
23 MF  ENG Henri Lansbury 8 (8) 0 0 0 1 0 9 (8) 0 7 0
24 MF  NGA Fred Onyedinma 6 (7) 2 0 0 0 0 6 (7) 2 1 0
26 FW  ZIM Admiral Muskwe 4 (9) 0 0 0 1 1 5 (9) 1 1 0
29 DF  JAM Amari'i Bell 16 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 16 (1) 1 1 0
32 DF  ENG Gabriel Osho 8 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 9 (3) 0 3 0
33 MF  ENG Sam Beckwith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
35 FW  ENG Cameron Jerome 4 (10) 0 0 0 1 1 5 (10) 1 2 0
36 DF  ENG Avan Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  IRL Ed McJannet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF  ENG Aidan Francis-Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
25 MF  WAL Joe Morrell Left club during playing season

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