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To encourage the preservation, appreciation, heritage and history of Luton Town Football Club 🔗 - http://hattersheritage.co.uk/
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⏪OTD 1987 Peter Nicholas jumps for joy after scoring Town's 1st goal in the 2-1 win over West Ham United. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

Jackie Mittell was born OTD in 1906. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/jack...

Happy Birthday to Sean Farrell, who is 56 today! hattersheritage.co.uk/players/sean...

Alec Glover was born OTD in 1922. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/alec...

An early Luton great, Jimmy Blessington, was born OTD in 1874. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/jimm...

Portsmouth at home offers an excuse to show one of the best photographs on Hatters' Heritage. Molly Miles et al, pictured at the FA Cup tie in 1951. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

Robert 'Bob' Gray was born OTD in 1872. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/bob-...

Happy Birthday to Jonny Vilstrup, who is 58 today! hattersheritage.co.uk/players/jonn...

Happy Birthday to Juergen Sommer, who is 56 today! hattersheritage.co.uk/players/juer...

Happy Birthday to Kirk 'Basher' Stephens, who is 70 today! hattersheritage.co.uk/players/kirk...

A host of Town legends, including Syd Owen, Bob Morton and Ron Baynham, photographed at the 1985 Centenary game.

⏪OTD 1957 Allan Brown made his debut in the 2-1 win at Leeds, one of his 175 appearances for Town - which included the 1959 FA Cup Final - while as manager he'd lead Town to the 4th Division title in 1968. Allan passed away in 2011. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/alla...

⏪OTD 1994 A famous night at Kenilworth Road as Keegan's high flying Newcastle are beaten 2-0 in the FA Cup with goals from John Hartson and Scott Oakes. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

⏪OTD 2019 James Justin became only the 15th Luton-born player to reach 100 competitive appearance for the Hatters as Wycombe were beaten 3-0. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

Andy King with Wendy Gryzkowska, and hard at work at his desk, during Andy's time in the club's commercial department.

Luton Town Supporters Club 1914/1915

Friday night is music night 🎵

🙋‍♂️We're always on the search for volunteers. In particular, we're looking for help with: 💻Basic web upload tasks (Videos, Photos) ✏️Writing short match summaries or player biographies. Please DM if interested, or contact us through the website; hattersheritage.co.uk/contact

Dunstable's Fred White was born OTD in 1880. A terrier of a player, he would form part of a famed half-back line with Bob and Fred Hawkes, appearing 304 times until his retirment in 1909. All players born OTD: hattersheritage.co.uk/players?born...

Walsh, Horton, Moss and Kellock get themselves in a tangle. 1982/83.

Webb Bros. Football Series card for Town's record appearance holder Fred Hawkes. "Is a home product and one of whom all Luton supporters are proud." 1911/1912. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/fred...

With one more new face this campaign, a new record will be set for most players used in a league season. The current record is 35, set in 2008/2009 and 2011/2012, and equalled on Saturday at Hillsborough with the appearances of Alli, Aasgaard, Bowler and Naismith.

Alan West, and some Brazilian footballer, during a press conference to promote the NASL. 1973.

Men at Work 👷‍♂️

Bruno the Kid 🤠

⏪OTD 2002 Steve Howard and Ahmet Brkovic celebrate after Town beat Plymouth 2-0 in a top of the table clash. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

Happy Birthday to Stephen O'Leary, who is 38 today! Apps: 56 Goals: 3 hattersheritage.co.uk/players/step...

Happy Birthday to Liam George, who is 46 today! Apps: 124 Goals: 25 hattersheritage.co.uk/players/liam...

4 Luton Legends, 1,887 appearances (and a great kit). Mal Donaghy, Ricky Hill and Brian Stein at David Preece’s testimonial vs Man United.

Most Appearances: ⚪️Luton vs 🔵Sheffield Wednesday Danny Wilson, Izzy Brown and Hugh McJarrow are the only players to appear for both sides in matches between the two.

A legendary figure in the club's history - Herbert Moody - made his Luton debut OTD in 1902 during a 1-0 win over Millwall. Bert, born in Luton, is one of only six players to score 100 or more competitive goals for the Hatters (266 apps, 106 goals). hattersheritage.co.uk/players/herb...

Today is the 2nd time Town have visited Hillsborough on the 1st of Feb. In 1992 Scott Oakes scored his first goal for Luton in a topsy turvy 1st Division game that saw Sheffield Wednesday eventually run out 3-2 winners. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/shef...

Happy Birthday to Gary Doherty, who is 45 today! Apps: 83 Goals: 15 hattersheritage.co.uk/players/gary...

⏪OTD 1920 A then-record crowd of 12,640 are at Kenilworth Road but see Luton lose 2-0 to Liverpool in the FA Cup 2nd Round. "Supporters counted upon Liverpool being handicapped by the compactness of the ground" Some things never change! hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

Eddie Parris was born OTD in 1911. The picture on the left shows Eddie in action against Northampton in March 1937, the game in which he became Luton's first black player. He passed away in 1971. hattersheritage.co.uk/players/eddi...

From Roger Wash and all of us at Hatters’ Heritage, we wish every Luton Town fan well over the Christmas period and the New Year! 🎄 To round up 2024, Watch this video with 139 years of memories 🧡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYJV...

Then (circa after 1933) and Now shot, looking from Mill Street towards the Timber Yard on New Bedford Road that belonged to Luton's first chairman Harry Arnold. Arnold also served as treasurer and president during his 54 year service to the club. Profile: hattersheritage.co.uk/directors-an...

Norwich will today become only the 10th side Luton have played in 100 competitive fixtures. They join QPR, Millwall, Watford, Bristol R, Brentford, Southampton, Swindon, Plymouth and Reading. Luton have won 35 and drawn 26 of the meetings.

We've launched a new section for non-players on the Hatters' Heritage website. It can be found here: hattersheritage.co.uk/directors-an... It's a work in progress - Managers and Chairman added so far. More people, information photos and articles to follow in the months to come.

We've launched our newest website feature - a statistics page showing a full list of player appearance, substitute and goal tallies dating back to 1885 It can be reached via the Statistics option in the top menu. hattersheritage.co.uk/statistics

Who are the most prolific players to have played for Luton Town? Check out Part 1 for a list of 20 players who were almost the most prolific Luton players 🔗 - hattersheritage.co.uk/longer-reads/Goal-Machines-The-most-prolific-strikers-in-Luton-Town-history-1 #LTFC #COYH @lutontown.bsky.social

⏪OTD 1993 There's a hat-trick for Kerry Dixon in the 6-2 win over Stoke City. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...

⏪70 Years Ago Today Jimmy Adam is about to score Town's 4th goal in the 7-3 win over Blackburn Rovers. Gordon Turner bags a hat-trick, naturally. hattersheritage.co.uk/matches/luto...