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Luton Town
2014–15 season
OwnerLuton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd
ChairmanNick Owen
ManagerJohn Still
StadiumKenilworth Road
League Two8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Cullen (13)
All: Mark Cullen (14)
Highest home attendance10,071 vs Portsmouth
(28 December 2014,
League Two)
Lowest home attendance2,186 vs Crawley Town
(7 October 2014,
Football League Trophy second round)
Average home league attendance7,901

The 2014–15 season was the 129th in the history of Luton Town Football Club and the club's first back in the Football League since the 2008–09 season following its promotion from the Conference Premier during the previous season. Luton finished in eighth position, one place and three points outside the play-offs.

Luton had an indifferent start to the campaign before a strong run of results placed the club in a four-way battle for the automatic promotion spots for much of the season, alongside Burton Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town. A collapse in Luton's form in the final third of the season left them struggling to remain in the promotion positions and, despite a late run of positive results, the club fell just short of competing in the play-offs.

This article covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

Background

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Main articles: History of Luton Town F.C. (1970–present), List of Luton Town F.C. seasons, and 2013–14 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton manager John Still had joined the club in February 2013 at a time when promotion from the Conference Premier looked unlikely following a poor run of league results under previous manager Paul Buckle. Still guided the club to a seventh-placed finish in its fourth season in non-League football. He began building his own squad a month before the last game of the 2012–13 campaign, continuing to do so through pre-season and the beginning of the 2013–14 season, with twelve new players entering Kenilworth Road and eleven leaving.

A slow start to the 2013–14 season left the club in mid-table, but this soon gave way to a club-record 27-match unbeaten run with Luton playing an attacking style of football that resulted in them scoring 78 goals. The club reached the top of the table in December 2013 and Still ensured momentum through the busy post-Christmas schedule by augmenting the squad with talented young players from Premier League academies, such as Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu and Cameron McGeehan. Luton remained in first position for the rest of the campaign as they comfortably won promotion to League Two, with nearest rivals Cambridge United 19 points behind – the largest points gap between first and second in Conference history. The club accumulated 101 points and kept 23 clean sheets, both club records, while also equalling the record for the fewest goals (35) conceded over a season.

Club

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Squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Mark Tyler England GK 2009 (1977-05-02) 2 May 1977 (age 47) England Peterborough United
16 Elliot Justham England GK 2013 (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) England East Thurrock United
Defenders
2 Fraser Franks England RB / CB 2014 (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 34) England Welling United
3 Danny Fitzsimons Republic of Ireland CB 2013 (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 34) England Histon
5 Steve McNulty (c) England CB 2013 (1983-09-26) 26 September 1983 (age 41) England Fleetwood Town
6 Alex Lacey England CB 2012 (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 30) England Luton Town Academy
12 Scott Griffiths England LB 2013 (1985-11-27) 27 November 1985 (age 39) England Peterborough United
29 Paul Connolly England RB 2014 (1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 (age 41) England Crawley Town
30 Luke Wilkinson England CB 2014 (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 33) England Dagenham & Redbridge
24 Curtley Williams England RB 2014 (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34) England Lowestoft Town
33 Mark Onyemah England LB 2014 England Thurrock
Midfielders
4 Jonathan Smith England CM 2013 (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 38) England York City
7 Alex Lawless Wales LM 2010 (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 39) England York City
8 Andy Drury England CM 2014 (1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 41) England Crawley Town
11 Jake Howells Wales LB / LM 2008 (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 33) England Luton Town Academy
14 Andy Parry England CM 2011 (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) England Southport
15 Luke Rooney England RW 2014 (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) England Maidstone United
17 Pelly Ruddock England CM 2014 (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 (age 31) England West Ham United
21 Luke Guttridge England CM 2013 (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982 (age 42) England Northampton Town
22 Shaun Whalley England RW 2013 (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 (age 37) England Southport
23 Matt Robinson England CM 2012 (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) England Leicester City
28 Jim Stevenson England CM 2012 (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32) England Histon
39 Ian Rees England CM 2014 (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 26) England Luton Town Academy
Forwards
9 Paul Benson England ST 2014 (1979-10-12) 12 October 1979 (age 45) England Swindon Town
10 Alex Wall England ST 2013 (1990-09-22) 22 September 1990 (age 34) England Maidenhead United
13 Mark Cullen England ST 2013 (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 32) England Hull City
18 Ross Lafayette England ST 2014 (1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 37) England Welling United
19 Ricky Miller England ST 2014 (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35) England Boston United
35 Charlie Walker England ST 2014 England Peacehaven & Telscombe

New contracts

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No. Pos Player Contract Length Contract End Date Source
13 ST England Mark Cullen 3 years 2017 15 May 2014 [1]
26 RW England Luke Rooney 6 months 2015 4 February 2015 [2][3]
5 CB England Steve McNulty 2 years 2016 23 July 2014 [4][5]
11 LW England Jake Howells 2 years 2016 25 July 2014 [6][7]
26 RW England Luke Rooney 6 months 2015 7 January 2015 [8]

Transfers

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In

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
24 RB England Curtley Williams England Lowestoft Town Undisclosed 15 May 2014 [9]
18 ST England Ross Lafayette England Welling United Undisclosed 11 June 2014 [10]
19 ST England Ricky Miller England Boston United Free 25 June 2014 [11]
8 MF England Andy Drury England Crawley Town £100,000 30 June 2014 [12]
29 RB England Paul Connolly England Crawley Town Free 5 July 2014 [13]
30 RB England Luke Wilkinson England Dagenham & Redbridge Undisclosed 7 July 2014 [14]
— ST England Lee Angol England Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed 9 July 2014 [15]
9 ST England Paul Benson England Swindon Town Free 23 July 2014 [16]
35 ST England Charlie Walker England Peacehaven & Telscombe Free 23 July 2014 [16][17]
33 LB England Mark Onyemah England Thurrock Free 23 July 2014 [16][17]
26 MF England Nathan Doyle England Bradford City Free 11 September 2014 [18]

Winter

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No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
27 MF England Ryan Hall England Rotherham United Free 31 January 2015 [19]

Out

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
3 LB Republic of Ireland Danny Fitzsimons England Dartford Released 18 May 2015 [20][21]
19 ST England Ricky Miller England Dover Athletic Released 18 May 2015 [20][22]
22 RW England Shaun Whalley England Shrewsbury Town Released 18 May 2015 [20][23]
10 ST England Alex Wall England Bromley Released 30 June 2015 [24][25]
13 ST England Mark Cullen England Blackpool £180,000 30 June 2015 [26]
28 CM England Jim Stevenson England Aldershot Town Released 30 June 2015 [24][27]
32 RB England Brett Longden England St Neots Town Released 30 June 2015 [24][28]
35 ST England Charlie Walker England Aldershot Town Released 30 June 2015 [24][29]
36 CM England Charlie Smith Released 30 June 2015 [24]
39 CM England Ian Rees England Hemel Hempstead Town Released 30 June 2015 [24][30]
— ST England Lee Angol England Peterborough United Compensation 30 June 2015 [31][32]
— RW England Kynan Isaac Released 30 June 2015 [24]

Winter

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
— MF Nigeria Solomon Taiwo England Dover Athletic Released 15 January 2015 [33][34]
— MF England Dave Martin England Stevenage Released 2 February 2015 [35][36]

Loans in

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Start End Source
22 RB Republic of Ireland Michael Harriman England Queens Park Rangers 9 October 2014 14 November 2015 [37]

Winter

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Start End Source
22 RB Republic of Ireland Michael Harriman England Queens Park Rangers 14 November 2014 30 June 2015 [38][39]
25 ST England Jayden Stockley England AFC Bournemouth 7 January 2015 4 February 2015 [40]
31 ST England Nathan Oduwa England Tottenham Hotspur 2 February 2015 30 June 2015 [41]
50 MF Northern Ireland Cameron McGeehan England Norwich City 14 February 2015 30 June 2015 [42]
38 ST England Elliot Lee England West Ham United 19 February 2015 2 May 2015 [43][44]
— DF England Lewis Kinsella England Aston Villa 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [45]

Loans out

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— MF England Lee Angol England Boreham Wood 9 July 2014 30 June 2015 [15]
— MF England Dave Martin England Bristol Rovers 15 August 2014 5 January 2015 [46]
19 FW England Ricky Miller England Dover Athletic 1 September 2014 29 October 2014 [47][48]
— MF Nigeria Solomon Taiwo England Dover Athletic 1 September 2014 29 October 2014 [47][48]
— MF England Kynan Isaac England Oxford City 9 September 2014 11 December 2014 [49]
33 DF England Mark Onyemah England Thurrock 9 September 2014 10 October 2014 [49]

Winter

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No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
36 DF England Charlie Smith England St Albans City 7 January 2015 4 February 2015
32 DF England Brett Longden England Arlesey Town 7 January 2015 4 February 2015
DF England Andy Parry England Southport 13 January 2015 14 February 2015 [50]
18 DF England Ross Lafayette England Woking 15 January 2015 14 February 2015 [51][52]
MF England Kynan Isaac England Banbury United 13 February 2015 14 March 2015 [53]
GK England Craig King England Metropolitan Police 13 February 2015 14 March 2015 [53]
18 DF England Ross Lafayette England Welling United 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [54]
— MF England Ian Rees England Hitchin Town 26 March 2014 30 June 2015 [54]

Overall transfer activity

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Competitions

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Preseason

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10 July 2014 Farense Portugal 2–0 Luton Town Estádio de São Luís, Faro
18:00 BST Ernest 22'
Márcio Madeira 89' (pen.)		 Report
17 July 2014 Hitchin Town 0–5 Luton Town Top Field, Hitchin
19:45 BST Report Whalley 13'
Wall 31', 51', 57' (pen.)
Cullen 78'		 Attendance: 1,454
20 July 2014 Barnet 0–2 Luton Town The Hive Stadium, Canons Park
15:00 BST Report Cullen 45'
Howells 80' (pen.)		 Attendance: 806
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 July 2014 East Thurrock United 1–1 Luton Town Rookery Hill, Corringham
19:45 Report Wilkinson 86'
26 July 2014 Luton Town 4–0 Belgium Royal Antwerp Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 Lacey 6'
Franks 65'
Lafayette 80'
Lawless 87'		 Report Attendance: 3,199
29 July 2014 Luton Town 2–2 Colchester United Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Cullen 27'
Guttridge 69'		 Report Connolly 30' (o.g.)
Ibehre 51'		 Attendance: 1,475
2 August 2014 Luton Town 1–1 Peterborough United Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 Cullen 45' Report Assombalonga 75' Attendance: 2, 154

League Two

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For information on this season's Football League Two, see 2014–15 Football League Two.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Stevenage 46 20 12 14 62 54 +8 72 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 11 15 55 37 +18 71
8 Luton Town 46 19 11 16 54 44 +10 68
9 Newport County 46 18 11 17 51 54 −3 65
10 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 61 65 −4 64
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 11 16 53 45  +8 68 13 4 6 37 19  +18 6 7 10 16 26  −10

Source: League 2

Results by Matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDDLLWDWWWWWWWDWLWLWDDDWDWDDWLLWLLLLLLLWLDWLW
Position6141412181918181310744312132434444444544444566689998888
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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9 August 2014 1 Carlisle United 0–1 Luton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Cullen 30'
Connolly Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: N Miller
16 August 2014 2 Luton Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Luton
15:00 BST Griffiths Yellow card 71' Report Tubbs 42'
Pell Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 August 2014 3 Luton Town 1–1 Bury Luton
19:45 Ruddock 90+1'
Rooney Yellow card 51'
Tyler Yellow card 65'		 Report Rose 62' Yellow card 65'
Mills Yellow card 60'
Mayor Yellow card 70'
Tutte Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 August 2014 4 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Luton Town Accrington
15:00 Gray 9'
Joyce 16'
Hunt Yellow card 81'		 Report Rooney 32'
Howells 42'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 August 2014 5 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Luton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 Clark 3', 70' Report Robinson Red card 83'
Connolly Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 September 2014 6 Luton Town 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Luton
12:15 Connolly Yellow card 8' Report Blizzard 68'Yellow card 25'
Bray Yellow card 60'
Hartley Yellow card 3'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Mick Russell
13 September 2014 7 Luton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Luton
15:00 Cullen 8'
Guttridge Yellow card 43'
Smith Yellow card 84'		 Report Brown Yellow card 24'
Taylor Yellow card 44'
Marquis Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,793
Referee: Andy D'Urso
16 September 2014 8 York City 0–0 Luton Town York
19:45 Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,649
Referee: Mark Brown
20 September 2014 9 Cambridge United 0–1 Luton Town Cambridge
15:00 Simpson Yellow card 36'
Naylor Red card 53'
Donaldson Yellow card 63'
Coulson Yellow card 81'		 Report Cullen 80' (pen.)
Stevenson Yellow card 46'
Wall Yellow card 55'
Lafayette Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,533
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 September 2014 10 Luton Town 2–0 Oxford United Luton
15:00 Wilkinson 2'
Howells 63'
McNulty Yellow card 50'		 Report Barnett Yellow card 63' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Mark Haywood
4 September 2014 11 Stevenage 1–2 Luton Town Stevenage
15:00 Pett 32'
Bond Yellow card 8'		 Report Wilkinson 9'
Wall 84'
Smith Yellow card 62'
Benson Yellow card 64'
Doyle Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 5,236
Referee: Tony Harrington
11 October 2014 12 Luton Town 2–0 Southend United Luton
15:00 Lawless 16'
Cullen 33'
Ruddock Yellow card 70'
Drury Yellow card 70'		 Report Atkinson Yellow card 26'
Thompson Yellow card 64'
Corr Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,238
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 October 2014 13 Hartlepool United 1–2 Luton Town Hartlepool
15:00 Austin 91' (pen.)
Hawkins Yellow card 86'		 Report Cullen 39'
Stevenson 81'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 October 2014 14 Luton Town 3–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Luton
19:45 Cullen 42', 45', 68' Report Doidge 86' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,746
Referee: Andy Davies
25 October 2014 15 Luton Town 1–0 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 Guttridge 90+1'
Benson Yellow card 76'
Wilkinson Yellow card 84'		 Report Stevens Yellow card 70'
Robertson Yellow card 84'
Tozer Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,040
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
1 November 2014 16 Exeter City 1–1 Luton Town Exeter
15:00 Nichols 72' (pen.)
Butterfield Yellow card 83'		 Report Griffiths 3'
Doyle Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 November 2014 17 Luton Town 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Luton
15:00 Miller 70'
Benson Yellow card 85'		 Report Power Yellow card 91+1' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,061
Referee: Lee Collins
22 November 2014 18 Burton Albion 1–0 Luton Town Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 Edwards 47'
Weir Yellow card 68'		 Report Wilkinson Red card 90+3' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: James Adcock
29 November 2014 19 Luton Town 3–0 Mansfield Town Luton
15:00 Benson 19'
Whalley 59', 63' Yellow card 17'		 Report Beevers Yellow card 68' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,418
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 December 2014 20 Morecambe 3–0 Luton Town Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 16' Yellow card 85'
Hughes 44'
Amond 80'
Edwards Yellow card 30'		 Report McNulty Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card
Lafayette Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 December 2014 21 Luton Town 3–0 Newport County Luton
15:00 Wilkinson 5'
Rooney 51'
Howells 90+2'
Doyle Yellow card 27'
McNulty Yellow card 28'
Cullen Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,383
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 December 2014 22 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Luton Town High Wycombe
15:00 Cowan-Hall 2'
Mawson Yellow card 10'
Jacobson Yellow card 55'		 Report Smith 8'
Griffiths Yellow card 1'
Rooney Yellow card 12'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,539
Referee: Andy Woolmer
28 December 2014 23 Luton Town 1–1 Portsmouth Luton
15:00 Rooney 12' Report Taylor 35'
Bean Yellow card 68'
Westcarr Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,071
Referee: Darren Deadman
8 January 2015 24 Luton Town 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Luton
19:45 Wilkinson Yellow card 39'
Smith Yellow card 88'		 Report Knight-Percival Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 69' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,666
Referee: James Adcock
17 January 2015 25 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Luton Town Plymouth
15:00 Lee Yellow card 68' Report Drury 22'
Doyle Yellow card 64'
Smith Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,420
Referee: Keith Hill
24 January 2015 26 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Luton Town Cheltenham
15:00 Kotwica 20' Yellow card 56' Report Whalley 21'
Lawless Yellow card 83'
McNulty Yellow card 86'
Wilkinson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,611
Referee: Darren Handley
31 January 2015 27 Luton Town 3–2 Cambridge United Luton
15:00 Drury 19'
Wilkinson 31'
Smith 45+2'
Whalley Yellow card 45+1'
Doyle Yellow card 76'		 Report Hunt 67'
Simpson 86'
Champion Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 February 2015 28 Oxford United 1–1 Luton Town Oxford
15:00 Mullins 43'
Wright Yellow card 43'
Skarz Yellow card 45'
Collins Yellow card 73'
Long Yellow card 75'		 Report Stockley 35'
McNulty Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,541
Referee: Richard Clark
10 February 2015 29 Luton Town 2–2 York City Luton
19:45 Cullen 65', 71'
Smith Yellow card 84'
McNulty Red card 86'		 Report Carson 55'
Sinclair 59'
Hyde Red card 61'
Olejnik Yellow card 89'
McCoy Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,763
Referee: Charles Breakspear
14 February 2015 30 Luton Town 1–0 Carlisle United Luton
15:00 Cullen 39'
Wilkinson Red card 61'
Stockley Yellow card 81'		 Report Archibald-Henville Yellow card 90' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,502
Referee: James Linington
17 February 2015 31 Mansfield Town 1–0 Luton Town Mansfield
19:45 Bingham 32' Report Drury Yellow card 90' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 February 2015 32 AFC Wimbledon 3–2 Luton Town Kingston upon Thames
15:00 Potter 28'
Bulman 42'
Connolly 90+3'
Oshilaja Yellow card 45'		 Report Stockley 45' Yellow card 63'
Lee 68' Yellow card 90+1'
Drury Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Fred Graham
28 February 2015 33 Luton Town 2–0 Accrington Stanley Luton
15:00 Stockley 41'
Guttridge 60'
Franks Yellow card 45+2'
Lee Yellow card 70'		 Report Atkinson Yellow card 47'
Windass Yellow card 84'
Crooks Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Lee Collins
3 March 2015 34 Bury 1–0 Luton Town Bury
19:45 Soares 9'
Lowe Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Cullen Yellow card 73' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Scott Duncan
7 March 2015 35 Luton Town 2–3 Morecambe Luton
15:00 McGeehan Yellow card 5' 43'
Lawless 76'
Lee Yellow card 84'
Oduwa Yellow card 90+3'
Wilkinson Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Redshaw 17' Yellow card 67'
Wilson 29' Yellow card 63'
Wilkinson 86' (o.g.)
Beeley Yellow card 64'
Edwards Red card 79'
Fleming Yellow card 81'
Hughes Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,667
Referee: Carl Berry
14 March 2015 36 Portsmouth 2–0 Luton Town Portsmouth
15:00 Tubbs 3'
Taylor 62'
Whatmough Yellow card 18'
Butler Yellow card 67'		 Report Wilkinson Yellow card 8'
Cullen Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,149
Referee: Darren Drysdale
17 March 2015 37 Newport County 1–0 Luton Town Newport
19:45 O'Connor 21'
Feely Yellow card 44'		 Report McGeehan Yellow card 42' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,536
Referee: Brendan Malone
24 March 2015 38 Luton Town 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Luton
19:45 Lee 7', 38' Report Saunders 3' Yellow card 72'
Hayes 22' (pen.)
Mawson 31'		 Stadium: Prostate Cancer UK Stadium
Attendance: 8,379
Referee: David Coote
28 March 2015 39 Northampton Town 2–1 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 Holmes 64' (pen.)
Gray 86'
Moloney Yellow card 41'		 Report Lawless 46'
Kinsella Yellow card 11'
Benson Yellow card 52'
Harriman Yellow card 63'
Doyle Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,668
Referee: Graham Scott
3 April 2015 40 Luton Town 2–3 Exeter City Luton
15:00 Guttridge 21'
Cullen 45+1'
Wilkinson Yellow card 75'
McNulty Yellow card 79'
Doyle Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Harley 51'
Moore-Taylor 76'
Wheeler 90+5'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,755
Referee: Robert Lewis
6 April 2015 41 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Luton Town Birkenhead
15:00 Report McGeehan 80' Yellow card 76'
McNulty Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 April 2015 42 Luton Town 0–1 Burton Albion Luton
15:00 McNulty Yellow card 72' Report Palmer 79' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,680
Referee: Andy Madley
14 April 2015 43 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–0 Luton Town Dagenham
19:45 Report McNulty Yellow card 35'
Benson Red card 38'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
18 April 2015 44 Luton Town 3–0 Hartlepool United Luton
15:00 McGeehan 5'
Howells 15' (pen.)
Griffiths 71'		 Report Austin Yellow card 53'
Featherstone Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,231
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 April 2015 45 Southend United 1–0 Luton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Timlin 81'
Coker Red card 67'
Bolger Yellow card 71'
Deegan Yellow card 72'		 Report Wilkinson Yellow card 42'
Doyle Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,730
Referee: Iain Williamson
2 May 2015 46 Luton Town 2–0 Stevenage Luton
15:00 Cullen 5'
Harriman Yellow card 21' 45+2'		 Report Worley Yellow card 6' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Nigel Miller

FA Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
8 November 2014 First round Luton Town 4–2 Newport County Luton
15:00 Guttridge 40'
Benson 58'
Miller 77'
Howells 86'
Harriman Yellow card 65'		 Report Klukowski 51'
O'Connor 64'
Minshull Yellow card 42'
Zebroski Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 3,656
Referee: Chris Sarginson
6 December 2014 Second round Bury 1–1 Luton Town Bury
15:00 Soares Yellow card 24'
Nardiello 90'		 Report Cullen 51'
Howells Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 December 2014 Second round replay Luton Town 1–0 Bury Luton
19:45 Rooney 48' Report Cameron Yellow card 67' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Oliver Langford
3 January 2014 Third round Cambridge United 2–1 Luton Town Cambridge
15:00 Simpson 27'
Donaldson 66'		 Report Harriman 74'
Tyler Yellow card 27'
Miller Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,063
Referee: Tony Harrington

League Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup
12 August 2014 First round Luton Town 1–2 Swindon Town Luton
19:45 Rooney 53' (pen.) Red card 90+3'
Benson Yellow card 33'
Franks Yellow card 65'		 Report Smith 76' (pen.), 81'
Kasim Yellow card 28'
Thompson Yellow card 29'
Thompson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 4,410
Referee: Paul Tierney

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy
7 October 2014 Round Two Luton Town 0–1 Crawley Town Luton
19:45 Wall Yellow card 55'
Wilkinson Yellow card 60'		 Report Edwards 51' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: Keith Woolmer

Statistics

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Appearances

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Source: Luton Town

No. Pos Player FL2 FAC LC FLT Total
1 GK England Mark Tyler 31 4 1 0 36 (0)
2 CB England Fraser Franks 13 3 1 0 17 (3)
3 CB Republic of Ireland Danny Fitzsimons 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
4 CM England Jonathan Smith 34 4 0 1 39 (0)
5 CB England Steve McNulty (c) 40 2 1 1 44 (0)
6 CB England Alex Lacey 18 1 0 1 20 (8)
7 CM Wales Alex Lawless 15 0 0 1 16 (9)
8 CM England Andy Drury 35 3 1 0 39 (5)
9 ST England Paul Benson 21 1 1 1 24 (5)
10 ST England Alex Wall 7 0 0 1 8 (6)
11 LB Wales Jake Howells 35 4 0 1 40 (10)
12 LB England Scott Griffiths 34 2 1 1 38 (0)
13 ST England Mark Cullen 41 4 1 0 46 (9)
14 CB England Andy Parry 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
15 RW England Luke Rooney 11 1 1 0 13 (3)
16 GK England Elliot Justham 14 0 0 1 15 (0)
17 CM England Pelly Ruddock 16 1 1 0 18 (8)
18 ST England Ross Lafayette[Note 1] 13 0 1 0 14 (12)
19 ST England Ricky Miller 12 3 0 0 15 (12)
20 RW England Shaun Whalley 18 1 0 0 19 (4)
21 CM England Luke Guttridge 26 1 1 1 29 (10)
22 RB England Michael Harriman[Note 2] 26 4 0 0 30 (0)
23 CM England Matt Robinson 9 1 1 1 12 (4)
24 RB England Curtley Williams 3 0 0 0 3 (0)
25 ST England Jayden Stockley[Note 3] 11 0 0 0 11 (0)
26 DM England Nathan Doyle 26 3 0 1 30 (0)
27 RW England Ryan Hall 3 0 0 0 4 (1)
28 CM England Jim Stevenson[Note 4] 11 1 0 0 12 (10)
29 RB England Paul Connolly 4 1 1 0 6 (0)
30 CB England Luke Wilkinson 41 4 1 1 47 (0)
31 RW England Nathan Oduwa[Note 5] 11 0 0 0 11 (8)
33 LB England Mark Onyemah 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
35 ST England Charlie Walker 3 2 0 1 6 (5)
38 ST England Elliot Lee[Note 6] 11 0 0 0 11 (2)
39 CM England Ian Rees 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
40 LB England Lewis Kinsella[Note 7] 3 0 0 0 3 (1)
41 GK England Craig King 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
42 GK England Liam Gooch 0 0 0 0 0 (0)
50 CM Northern Ireland Cameron McGeehan[Note 8] 15 0 0 0 15 (2)
  1. ^ Currently on loan at Woking
  2. ^ Currently on loan from QPR
  3. ^ Currently on loan from AFC Bournemouth
  4. ^ Currently on loan at Aldershot Town
  5. ^ Currently on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
  6. ^ Currently on loan from West Ham United
  7. ^ Currently on loan from Aston Villa
  8. ^ Currently on loan from Norwich City

Goals

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Source: BBC Sport

No. Pos Player FL2 FAC LC FLT Total
1 GK England Mark Tyler 0 0 0 0 0
2 CB England Fraser Franks 0 0 0 0 0
3 CB Republic of Ireland Danny Fitzsimons 0 0 0 0 0
4 CM England Jonathan Smith 2 0 0 0 2
5 CB England Steve McNulty (c) 0 0 0 0 0
6 CB England Alex Lacey 0 0 0 0 0
7 CM Wales Alex Lawless 3 0 0 0 3
8 CM England Andy Drury 2 0 0 0 2
9 ST England Paul Benson 1 1 0 0 1
10 ST England Alex Wall 1 0 0 0 1
11 LB Wales Jake Howells 4 1 0 0 5
12 LB England Scott Griffiths 2 0 0 0 2
13 ST England Mark Cullen 13 1 0 0 14
14 CB England Andy Parry 0 0 0 0 0
15 RW England Luke Rooney 3 1 1 0 5
16 GK England Elliot Justham 0 0 0 0 0
17 CM England Pelly Ruddock 1 0 0 0 1
18 ST England Ross Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0
19 ST England Ricky Miller 1 1 0 0 2
20 RW England Shaun Whalley 3 0 0 0 3
21 CM England Luke Guttridge 3 1 0 0 4
22 RB England Michael Harriman 1 1 0 0 2
23 CM England Matt Robinson 0 0 0 0 0
24 RB England Curtley Williams 0 0 0 0 0
25 ST England Jayden Stockley 3 0 0 0 3
26 DM England Nathan Doyle 0 0 0 0 0
27 RW England Ryan Hall 0 0 0 0 0
28 CM England Jim Stevenson 1 0 0 0 1
29 RB England Paul Connolly 0 0 0 0 0
30 CB England Luke Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 4
31 RW England Nathan Oduwa 0 0 0 0 0
33 LB England Mark Onyemah 0 0 0 0 0
35 ST England Charlie Walker 0 0 0 0 0
38 ST England Elliot Lee 3 0 0 0 3
39 CM England Ian Rees 0 0 0 0 0
40 LB England Lewis Kinsella 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK England Craig King 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK England Liam Gooch 0 0 0 0 0
50 CM Northern Ireland Cameron McGeehan 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 43 7 1 0 50

Clean sheets

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Source: [citation needed]

No. Pos Player FL2 FAC LC FLT Total
1 GK England Mark Tyler 13 1 0 0 14
16 GK England Elliot Justham 4 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 17 1 0 0 18

Discipline

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Source: [citation needed]

No. Pos Player FL2 FAC LC FLT Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK England Mark Tyler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 CB England Fraser Franks 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
3 CB Republic of Ireland Danny Fitzsimons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CM England Jonathan Smith 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
5 CB England Steve McNulty (c) 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
6 CB England Alex Lacey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CM Wales Alex Lawless 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 CM England Andy Drury 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 ST England Paul Benson 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
10 ST England Alex Wall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 LB Wales Jake Howells 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 LB England Scott Griffiths 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 ST England Mark Cullen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 CB England Andy Parry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 RW England Luke Rooney 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
16 GK England Elliot Justham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 CM England Pelly Ruddock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 ST England Ross Lafayette 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 ST England Ricky Miller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 RW England Shaun Whalley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 CM England Luke Guttridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 RB England Michael Harriman 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 CM England Matt Robinson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 RB England Curtley Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 ST England Jayden Stockley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 DM England Nathan Doyle 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
27 RW England Ryan Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 CM England Jim Stevenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 RB England Paul Connolly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
30 CB England Luke Wilkinson 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2
31 RW England Nathan Oduwa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 LB England Mark Onyemah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 ST England Charlie Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 ST England Elliot Lee 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
39 CM England Ian Rees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 LB England Lewis Kinsella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 GK England Craig King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK England Liam Gooch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 CM Northern Ireland Cameron McGeehan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 54 5 4 0 4 1 2 0 64 6

Summary

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Games played 52 (46 Football League Two) (4 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 Football League Trophy)
Games won 21 (19 Football League Two) (2 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (0 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 12 (11 Football League Two) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 19 (16 Football League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 62 (54 Football League Two) (7 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (0 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 52 (44 Football League Two) (5 FA Cup) (2 Football League Cup) (1 Football League Trophy)
Goal difference +10 (+10 Football League Two) (+2 FA Cup) (−1 Football League Cup) (−1 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 18 (16 Football League Two) (1 FA Cup)
Most appearances 47 England Luke Wilkinson
Top scorer 14 England Mark Cullen

Honours

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Team

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Individuals

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Players

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No. Pos Player Award Month Source
30 CB England Luke Wilkinson League 2 Player of the Month September [55]
13 ST England Mark Cullen October [56]
5 CB England Steve McNulty PFA Team of the Year April [57][58]

Manager

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Name Award Month Source
England John Still League Two Manager of the Month October [59]

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