| Full name | Luton Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1883 | |
| Ground | Nelson Park | |
| President | Mr P. W. Scott | |
| Secretary | James Nisbet[1] | |
Luton Football Club was a 19th-centuryassociation football club based atPlantation, Glasgow.
The club was founded in the 1879–80 season,[2] originally as a junior club, and was an inaugural member of theScottish Junior Football Association in 1880.[3] Luton played in the firstScottish Junior Cup in 1880–81,[4] which at the time was a one-off competition and not played again for five years.
Luton became a senior club in 1881 and entered theScottish Cup three times, playing twice. It lost 9–1 againstNorthern in the first round in1881–82 - the Luton goal coming after the ball was "fouled at the Northern goal"[5] - and 4–0 atClyde in1882–83.[6]
The club was a founder member of theGlasgow Football Association in April 1883, but its short existence ended before the next season started, as it was taken over by thePossilpark club.[7] The club had already entered the Scottish Cup for1883–84 and had to scratch from its tie withWhitefield.[8]
The club's colours were originally black and white hoops with white knickerbockers, changing to navy knickerbockers for its final season.[9]
The club played at Nelson Park,[10][11] although its Cup tie with Northern was held at Lorne Park, the home ofMavisbank.[12]
