Commemorative Books Coverage List Luton Town 2018 Date of Paper Pages Event Covered (Daily Mirror & Sunday Pictorial, unless stated) 19 Feb 1933 Page 38 Halifax 0 Luton 2 (FA Cup 5 th Round) 13 Jan 1935 Page 35 Chelsea 1 Luton 1 (FA Cup 3 rd Round) 17 Jan 1935 Page 26 Luton 2 Chelsea 0 (FA Cup 3 rd Round replay) 29 Dec 1935 Page 31 Luton 5 Clapton Orient 3 2 Feb 1936 Page 47 Luton 2 Reading 1 28 Mar 1937 Page 35 Luton 5 Millwall 0 2 May 1937 Page 38 Luton 2 Torquay 0 (promoted to Division 2) 31 Oct 1937 Page 39 Southampton 3 Luton 6 9 Apr 1939 Page 31 Luton 2 Fulham 1 2 Dec 1946 Page 9 Luton 4 Newcastle 3 30 Jan 1949 Page 14 Luton 4 Walsall 0 (FA Cup 4 th Round) 6 Nov 1949 Page 18 Luton 5 Blackburn 2 19 Feb 1952 Page 10 Luton 3 Brentford 2 (FA Cup 4 th Round, 2 nd replay) 16 Sep 1954 Page 13 Luton 2 Lincoln City 1 20 Nov 1955 Page 22 Luton 8 Sunderland 2 9 Sep 1957 Page 21 Luton 3 Wolves 1 29 Sep 1958 Page 20 Luton 4 Preston 1 19 Oct 1958 Page 30 Luton 2 Chelsea 1 5 Mar 1959 Page 21 Luton 1 Blackpool 0 (FA Cup quarter-final, replay) 19 Mar 1959 Page 20 Luton 1 Norwich 0 (FA Cup semi-final, replay) 10 Apr 1959 Page 21 Luton 5 Nottingham Forest 1 3 May 1959 Page 30 Luton 1 Nottingham Forest 2 (FA Cup Final)
24 Jan 1960 Page 31 Luton 4 Fulham 1 25 Apr 1960 Page 29 Fans hero Sid Owen resigns as manager of relegation-doomed Luton 25 Aug 1960 Page 17 Luton 1 Portsmouth 0 2 Feb 1961 Page 17 Luton 3 Manchester City 1 (FA Cup 4 th Round) 10 Feb 1964 Page 22 18 year-old John O Rourke scores 4 goals in 15minutes in Luton s 6-2 win at Brentford 8 Oct 1965 Page 29 Luton 4 Doncaster 3 5 Mar 1967 Page 37 Notts County 1 Luton 2 31 Aug 1967 Page 23 Charlton 1 Luton 2 (League Cup 1 st Round, replay) 16 Nov 1967 Page 31 Luton 4 Swansea 0 25 Apr 1968 Page 27 Luton 4 Crewe 0 (Division 4 champions) 12 Sep 1968 Page 27 Luton 4 Brighton 2 (League Cup 2 nd Round, replay) 9 Sep 1969 Page 27 Millwall 0 Luton 1 (League Cup 2 nd Round, replay) 1 Oct 1969 Page 31 Walsall 1 Luton 3 30 Mar 1970 Page 23 Luton 5 Reading 0 21 Apr 1970 Page 31 Mansfield 0 Luton 0 (promoted to Division 2) 30 Sep 1970 Page 26 QPR 0 Luton 1 4 Feb 1973 Page 46 Newcastle 0 Luton 2 (FA Cup 4 th Round) 16 Dec 1973 Page 37 Luton 1 Aston Villa 0 28 Apr 1974 Page 45 West Bromwich Albion 1 Luton 1 (promoted to Division 1) 29 Dec 1974 Page 39 Luton 3 Wolves 2 23 Mar 1975 Page 42 Luton 2 Leeds 1 13 Apr 1975 Page 39 Luton 3 Leicester 0 3 Mar 1976 Page 27 Luton 1 Southampton 0 13 Feb 1977 Page 42 Nottingham Forest 1 Luton 2 27 Mar 1977 Page 44 Luton 5 Carlisle 0
31 Aug 1977 Page 23 Wolves 1 Luton 3 (League Cup 2 nd Round) 26 Oct 1977 Page 31 Luton 1 Manchester City 1 (League Cup 3 rd Round) 28 Dec 1977 Page 27 Luton 4 Sheffield United 0 17 Sep 1978 Page 41 Luton 7 Cardiff 1 9 Nov 1978 Back page Aston Villa 0 Luton 2 (League Cup 4 th Round) 2 Sep 1981 Back page QPR 1 Luton 2 1 May 1982 Back page Luton 4 Shrewsbury 1 (promoted to Division 1) 5 Sep 1982 Page 38 Luton 5 Notts County 3 19 Sep 1982 Page 39 Luton 5 Brighton 0 28 Dec 1982 Page 30 Luton 1 Watford 0 13 Apr 1983 Back page Luton 3 Birmingham 1 15 May 1983 Back page Luton win 1-0 at Manchester City on the final day to avoid relegation 1 Sep 1983 Page 27 Leicester 0 Luton 3 2 Dec 1983 Back page Chairman Denis Mortimer threatens to sell Luton s star players to help fight off a take-over bid by a local consortium 19 Dec 1983 Back page Luton 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 14 Mar 1984 Back page Luton 2 Ipswich 1 21 Oct 1984 Page 47 Luton 3 Watford 2 20 Nov 1984 Page 31 New Chairman David Evans says Luton must move to Milton Keynes by 1987 or go bust 9 Dec 1984 Page 47 Luton 1 Aston Villa 0 10 Jan 1985 Page 31 Stoke City 2 Luton 3 (FA Cup 3 rd Round replay) 10 Mar 1985 Page 47 Luton 1 Watford 0 (FA Cup 5 th Round, 2 nd replay) 14 Apr 1985 Page 46 Luton 1 Everton 2 (FA Cup semi-final) 22 Apr 1985 Back page Luton 2 Manchester United 1 5 May 1985 Page 46 Luton 3 Arsenal 1
20 Oct 1985 Pages 46 & 47 Luton 7 Southampton 0 16 Feb 1986 Pages 54 & 55 Luton 2 Arsenal 2 (FA Cup 5 th Round) 6 Mar 1986 Pages 30 & 31 Luton 3 Arsenal 0 (FA Cup 5 th Round, 2 nd replay) 23 Mar 1986 Pages 54 & 55 Luton 2 Everton 1 26 Oct 1986 Pages 40 & 41 Luton 4 Liverpool 1 29 Jan 1987 Pages 27 and back Luton 3 Liverpool 0 (FA Cup 3 rd Round, 2 nd replay) 11 Feb 1988 Back page Oxford 1 Luton 1 (League Cup semi-final, 1 st leg) 29 Feb 1988 Pages 27 and back Luton 2 Oxford 0 (League Cup semi-final, 2 nd leg) 25 Apr 1988 Pages 30, 31 and back Luton 3 Arsenal 2 (League Cup Final) 9 Oct 1988 Pages 38 & 39 Luton 1 Liverpool 0 13 Feb 1989 Page 31 West Ham 0 Luton 3 (League Cup semi-final, 1 st leg) 2 Mar 1989 Page 32 Luton 2 West Ham 0 (League Cup semi-final, 2 nd leg) 10 Apr 1989 Pages 30 & 31 Luton 1 Nottingham Forest 3 (League Cup Final) 14 May 1989 Page 43 Luton beat Norwich 1-0 on the final day to avoid relegation 29 Apr 1990 Page 47 Luton 1 Crystal Palace 0 6 May 1990 Pages 46 & 47 Luton win 3-2 at Derby on the final day to avoid relegation 24 Feb 1991 Page 43 Luton 3 Liverpool 1 12 May 1991 Page 42 Luton beat Derby 2-0, to avoid relegation on the final day for the third year in a row 27 Dec 1991 Page 39 Luton 1 Arsenal 0 9 Feb 1992 Page 46 Luton 2 Norwich 0 19 Apr 1992 Page 46 Luton 1 Manchester United 1 21 Feb 1993 Page 61 Luton 1 Charlton 0 (equalling a 70 year-old club record of 7 league games in a row without conceding a goal) 28 Nov 1993 Page 59 Luton 6 Stoke 2 10 Feb 1994 Page 35 Luton 2 Newcastle 0 (FA Cup 4 th Round replay)
24 Mar 1994 Pages 43 and back Luton 3 West Ham 2 (FA Cup quarter-final replay) 18 Sep 1994 Page 61 Watford 2 Luton 4 28 Dec 1994 Page 33 Luton 3 Sunderland 0 12 Feb 1996 Score page 9 Luton 3 Grimsby 2 26 Sep 1996 Page 38 Luton beat Derby 3-2 on aggregate (League Cup 2 nd Round) 15 May 1997 Page 40 Luton lose 4-3 on aggregate to Crewe (Division 2 Playoff semi-final) 12 Jan 1998 Mania page 16 Luton 3 Blackpool 0 30 Aug 1999 Mania page 14 Luton 1 Cardiff 0 19 Feb 2001 Mania page 14 Luton 5 Swansea 3 31 Mar 2002 Page 72 Swansea 1 Luton 3 (promoted to Division 2) 29 Aug 2004 Premplus page 12 Blackpool 1 Luton 3 31 Oct 2004 Premplus page 12 Luton 4 Bradford 0 7 Nov 2004 Premplus page 12 Luton 5 Wrexham 1 21 Nov 2004 Premplus page 12 MK Dons 1 Luton 4 16 Jan 2005 Premplus page 12 Luton 3 Stockport 0 13 Mar 2005 Premplus page 8 Luton 3 Swindon 1 24 Apr 2005 Premplus page 12 Wrexham 1 Luton 2 (League One Champions) 19 Oct 2005 Page 50 Luton 4 Norwich 2 27 Nov 2005 Premplus page 10 Luton 2 Crystal Palace 0 23 Oct 2006 Mania page 15 Luton 5 Leeds 1 7 Jan 2008 Pages 56 & 57 Luton 1 Liverpool 1 (FA Cup 3 rd Round) 11 Jul 2008 Page 69 Luton receive a 30 point penalty after going into administration for the third time in a decade 6 Apr 2009 Mania page 15 Luton 3 Scunthorpe 2 (Football League Trophy Final) 6 Jan 2013 Football page 13 Luton 1 Wolves 0 (FA Cup 3 rd Round) 27 Jan 2013 Football page 6 Norwich 0 Luton 1 (FA Cup 4 th Round)
17 Apr 2014 Page 78 Luton back in the big time interview with Chairman Nick Owen 20 Apr 2014 Football page 17 Conference Premier champions Luton celebrate with a 2-1 win at Welling 10 Aug 2014 Football page 7 Carlisle 0 Luton 1 16 Nov 2014 Football page 13 Luton 1 Tranmere 0 4 Sep 2016 Football page 8 Luton 4 Wycombe 1 25 Mar 2018 Football page 7 Luton 2 Barnet 0 22 Apr 2018 Football page 13 Carlisle 1 Luton 1 (promoted to League One) Total Pages 142