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Luton Town 2015–16 football season

Luton Town

2015–16 season

Owner

Luton Town Football Club 2020 Limited

Chairman

Nick Owen

Manager

John Still (until 17 December 2015)
Andy Awford (caretaker manager until 6 January 2016)
Nathan Jones (from 6 January 2016)

Stadium

Football League Trophy

Second round

Top goalscorer

League:Jack Marriott (14)
All: Jack Marriott (16)

Highest home attendance

9,676 vsWycombe Wanderers
(26 December 2015,
League Two)

Lowest home attendance

1,953 vsLeyton Orient
(1 September 2015,
Football League Trophy first round)

Average home league attendance

8,554

Home colours

Away colours

← 2014–15

2016–17 →

The2015–16 season was the 130th in the history ofLuton Town Football Club and the club's 90th season in the Football League. Following their eighth-place finish theprevious year, Luton were contesting the season inLeague Two.

Key events

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2 June: Luton confirm they have agreed an undisclosed "six-figure" transfer fee forNorwich City midfielderCameron McGeehan, who will join the club on a two-year contract on 1 July.^[1]
30 June:Mark Cullen, the club's top scorer in the previous season, joinsLeague One sideBlackpool for £180,000.^[2]
1 August: FormerBrighton & Hove Albion forwardCraig Mackail-Smith signs a two-year contract with Luton after being on trial with the club for over a month.^[3]
8 August: Luton begin their 2015–16 campaign with a 1–1 draw away toAccrington Stanley.^[4]
24 August: Luton are knocked out of theLeague Cup at the second round, losing 8–7 in apenalty shootout toPremier League sideStoke City after the game finished 1–1 at extra time.^[5]
24 August: FollowingBrentford's sale of former Luton strikerAndre Gray toBurnley, Luton confirm that they will receive £1.1 million in sell-on fees spread over three seasons. Additionally, Luton reveal that if Burnley win promotion to thePremier League with Gray in the side, the club would be due a further £700,000.^[6] The potential total value of Gray's transfer, including the fee Brentford paid in June 2014, makes this one of the most lucrative transfers in Luton Town history.
25 August: StrikerJack Marriott signs a new contract to keep him at Luton until the summer of 2017, with the option of extending his deal until 2019.^[7]
30 August: Luton's Managing Director Gary Sweet confirms the club is in the final process of buying a 40-acre (160,000 m²) plot of land near Junction 10a of theM1 for £10 million to potentially house a new stadium, or to act as an enabling development to a stadium elsewhere inLuton.^[8]
5 September: Luton win their first league game of the season at the sixth time of asking, beatingCambridge United 3–1 at theAbbey Stadium.^[9]
22 September: After impressing in his first six games for the club, midfielderOlly Lee signs an extended contract with Luton until June 2017.^[10]
3 October: Luton record their biggestFootball League away victory since March 2005, winning 4–1 atHartlepool United to lift the club to tenth in the table.^[11]
6 October: Luton are knocked out of theFootball League Trophy at the second round following a 2–1 away loss toLeague One sideGillingham.^[12]

Club

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Current squad

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Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Tyler	GK	2009	(1977-05-02)2 May 1977 (age 48)	Peterborough United
16	Elliot Justham	GK	2013	(1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (age 35)	East Thurrock United
31	Craig King	GK	2015		Luton Town Academy
Defenders
2	Stephen O'Donnell	RB /RW	2015	(1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (age 33)	Partick Thistle
3	Dan Potts	LB	2015	(1994-04-14)14 April 1994 (age 31)	West Ham United
5	Steve McNulty (c)	CB	2013	(1983-09-26)26 September 1983 (age 42)	Fleetwood Town
6	Scott Cuthbert	CB /RB	2015	(1987-06-15)15 June 1987 (age 38)	Leyton Orient
12	Scott Griffiths	LB	2013	(1985-11-27)27 November 1985 (age 39)	Peterborough United
18	Magnus Okuonghae	CB	2015	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (age 39)	Colchester United
24	Curtley Williams	RB	2014	(1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (age 35)	Lowestoft Town
25	Mark O'Brien	CB /RB / LB /DM	2015	(1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (age 33)	Derby County
30	Luke Wilkinson	CB	2014	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (age 33)	Dagenham & Redbridge
31	Luke Trotman	RB	2014	(1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (age 28)	Luton Town Academy
33	Mark Onyemah	LB	2014	(1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (age 29)	Thurrock
Midfielders
4	Jonathan Smith	DM /CM	2013	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (age 39)	York City
7	Alex Lawless	LM /CM	2010	(1985-03-26)26 March 1985 (age 40)	York City
8	Cameron McGeehan	CM	2015	(1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (age 30)	Norwich City
10	Ryan Hall	RW/LW	2015	(1988-01-04)4 January 1988 (age 37)	Rotherham United
11	Danny Green	RW	2015	(1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (age 37)	Milton Keynes Dons
15	Paddy McCourt	LW	2015	(1983-12-16)16 December 1983 (age 41)	Brighton & Hove Albion
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	CM	2014	(1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (age 32)	West Ham United
19	Olly Lee	CM	2015	(1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (age 34)	Birmingham City
21	Luke Guttridge	AM	2013	(1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (age 43)	Northampton Town
26	Nathan Doyle	DM	2014	(1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (age 38)	Bradford City
34	Isaac Galliford	AM	2015	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (age 29)	Luton Town Academy
	Jake Howells	LB /LW /CM	2008	(1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (age 34)	Luton Town Academy
	Andy Parry	CM /CB	2013	(1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (age 34)	Southport
	Matt Robinson	CM	2012	(1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (age 31)	Leicester City
Forwards
9	Paul Benson	ST	2014	(1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (age 46)	Swindon Town
14	Jack Marriott	ST	2015	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (age 31)	Ipswich Town
22	Craig Mackail-Smith	ST	2015	(1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (age 41)	Brighton & Hove Albion
23	Josh McQuoid	ST /RW/LW	2015	(1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (age 35)	AFC Bournemouth
35	Zane Banton	ST	2013	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (age 29)	Luton Town Academy

New contracts

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No.	Pos	Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
14	ST	Jack Marriott	2 years	2017	25 August 2015	^[7]
19	CM	Olly Lee	2 years	2017	22 September 2015	^[10]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
6	CB	Scott Cuthbert	Leyton Orient	Free	1 July 2015	^[13]^[14]
14	ST	Jack Marriott	Ipswich Town	Free	1 July 2015	^[15]^[16]
15	LW	Paddy McCourt	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	1 July 2015	^[17]
8	CM	Cameron McGeehan	Norwich City	Undisclosed	1 July 2015	^[1]^[18]
23	ST	Josh McQuoid	AFC Bournemouth	Free	1 July 2015	^[19]^[20]
2	RB	Stephen O'Donnell	Partick Thistle	Free	1 July 2015	^[21]^[22]
18	CB	Magnus Okuonghae	Colchester United	Free	1 July 2015	^[23]
3	LB	Dan Potts	West Ham United	Free	1 July 2015	^[24]^[25]
11	RW	Danny Green	Milton Keynes Dons	Free	4 July 2015	^[26]
25	CB	Mark O'Brien	Derby County	Free	9 July 2015	^[27]
22	ST	Craig Mackail-Smith	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	1 August 2015	^[3]
19	CM	Olly Lee	Birmingham City	Free	21 August 2015	^[28]

Transfers out

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No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
18	ST	Ross Lafayette	Eastleigh	Free	1 July 2015	^[29]
8	AM	Andy Drury	Eastleigh	Free	13 July 2015	^[30]^[31]
2	CB	Fraser Franks	Stevenage	Free	15 July 2015	^[32]^[33]
6	CB	Alex Lacey	Yeovil Town	Free	22 July 2015	^[34]

Loans out

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No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
31	GK	Craig King	Metropolitan Police	3 August 2015	7 May 2016	^[35]
33	LB	Mark Onyemah	Dartford	6 August 2015	4 October 2015	^[36]^[a]
32	RB	Luke Trotman	St Neots Town	18 August 2015	17 September 2015	^[38]
32	RB	Luke Trotman	Histon	18 September 2015	17 October 2015	^[39]
34	AM	Isaac Galliford	St Neots Town	18 August 2015		^[38]
35	ST	Zane Banton	Boreham Wood	21 September 2015	20 October 2015	^[40]
—	CB	Andy Parry	Altrincham	21 August 2015	23 September 2015	^[41]
—	CM	Matt Robinson	Grimsby Town	21 August 2015	19 September 2015	^[42]
—	LW	Jake Howells	Yeovil Town	11 September 2015	10 October 2015	^[43]

^On 7 September 2015, Onyemah's loan was extended until 4 October 2015.^[37]

Overall transfer activity

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Spending

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Summer: Decrease Undisclosed

Total: Decrease Undisclosed

Income

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Summer: Increase £180,000

Total: Increase £180,000

Net expenditure

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Summer: Increase Undisclosed (~ £180,000)

Total: Increase Undisclosed (~ £180,000)

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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On 7 May 2015, Luton Town announced their pre-season schedule.^[44] On 23 June 2015, Luton addedFarense to the pre-season diary.^[45]

Farense vLuton Town

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07)Friendly	Farense	0–1	Luton Town	Algarve, Portugal
18:00CEST		Report	O'Donnell 38'	Stadium:Vila Real de Santo Sports Complex Attendance: Unknown

Lowestoft Town vLuton Town XI

12 July 2015 (2015-07-12)Friendly	Lowestoft Town	1–2	Luton Town XI	Lowestoft
14:30BST	Woods-Garness 75'	Report	Tiryaki 34',56'	Stadium:Crown Meadow Attendance: 528

Boreham Wood vLuton Town

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14)Friendly	Boreham Wood	1–1	Luton Town	Borehamwood
19:30BST	Morias 48'	Report	Mackail-Smith 76'	Stadium:Meadow Park Attendance: Unknown

Hitchin Town vLuton Town

16 July 2015 (2015-07-16)Friendly	Hitchin Town	0–0	Luton Town	Hitchin
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Top Field Attendance: 1,661

Peacehaven & Telscombe vLuton Town

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)Friendly	Peacehaven & Telscombe	1–1	Luton Town	Peacehaven
13:00BST	Schaaf 26'	Report	Benson 44'	Stadium:The Sports Park Attendance: 350

Gosport Borough vLuton Town

20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)Friendly	Gosport Borough	2–5	Luton Town	Gosport
19:45BST	Harding 47' Bennett 67 pen.'	Report	Green 5' McQuoid 21',80' McGeehan 50 pen.' Banton 84'	Stadium:Privett Park Attendance: Unknown

Kettering Town vLuton Town XI

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)Friendly	Kettering Town	1–2	Luton Town XI	Burton Latimer
19:00BST	Obeng 30'	Report	Rowe 18' Marriott 57'	Stadium:Latimer Park Attendance: 419

Thurrock vLuton Town

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)Friendly	Thurrock	2–4	Luton Town	Aveley
19:45BST	Francis 2' J. Clark 87'	Report	own goal 5' Howells 17 pen.',78' Atkinson 61'	Stadium:Ship Lane Attendance: Unknown

Luton Town vCoventry City

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)Friendly	Luton Town	1–1	Coventry City	Luton
15:00BST	Marriott 86'	Report	Maddison 48'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,436

Luton Town vBrentford

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28)Friendly	Luton Town	2–1	Brentford	Luton
19:45BST	Wilkinson 40' Zola 79'	Report	Hofmann 7'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,556

AFC Hornchurch vLuton Town XI

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28)Friendly	AFC Hornchurch	0–2	Luton Town XI	Upminster
19:45BST		Report	Hall 17' Banton 35'	Stadium:Hornchurch Stadium Attendance: Unknown

Luton Town vWalsall

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)Friendly	Luton Town	0–1	Walsall	Luton
15:00BST		Report	Bradshaw 6'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,180

Barton Rovers vLuton Town XI

3 August 2015 (2015-08-03)Bedfordshire Premier Cup Final	Barton Rovers	1–6	Luton Town XI	Barton-le-Clay
19:45BST	Blackett 50'	Report	Marriott 16',75',80',89' Banton 18' Hall 82'	Stadium:Sharpenhoe Road Attendance: Unknown

Dunstable Town vLuton Town XI

5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)Friendly	Dunstable Town	0–1	Luton Town XI	Dunstable
19:45BST		Report	Murray 78'	Stadium:Creasey Park Attendance: Unknown

League Two

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For information on this season's Football League Two, see2015–16 Football League Two.

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Cambridge United	46	18	14	14	66	55	+11	68
10	Carlisle United	46	17	16	13	67	62	+5	67
11	Luton Town	46	19	9	18	63	61	+2	66
12	Mansfield Town	46	17	13	16	61	53	+8	64
13	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	13	16	45	44	+1	64

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source:BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by Matchday

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	W
Position	13	15	18	22	22	19	20	18	16	11	10	10	12	12	15	13	10	10	12	13	17	13	15	14	15	18	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	12	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	14	11

Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Matches

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On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[46]

Accrington Stanley vLuton Town

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08)1	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Luton Town	Accrington
15:00BST	Windass 60' (pen.) Crooks 47'	Report	Smith 90+1'	Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Luton Town vOxford United

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)2	Luton Town	2–2	Oxford United	Luton
15:00BST	Wilkinson 42' McGeehan 69'	Report	Roofe 82' Hoban 90+3' MacDonald 34'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Mark Brown

Luton Town vBristol Rovers

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18)3	Luton Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Luton
19:45BST	Wilkinson 16' McCourt 55'	Report	Sinclair 90+4' Harrison 76'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,061 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Yeovil Town vLuton Town

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22)4	Yeovil Town	3–2	Luton Town	Yeovil
15:00BST	Arthurworrey 38' Bird 62',73' Roberts 88'	Report	Mackail-Smith 4' Benson 19' McNulty 34' Smith 88'	Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Simon Hooper

Luton Town vPortsmouth

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29)5	Luton Town	1–2	Portsmouth	Luton
15:00BST	Mackail-Smith 15' (pen.) Smith 12' McGeehan 73' Wilkinson 90+3'	Report	Evans 8' Tubbs 90'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Peter Bankes

Cambridge United vLuton Town

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)6	Cambridge United	1–3	Luton Town	Cambridge
15:00BST	Legge 28' Dunk 63'	Report	Guttridge 21' Wilkinson 66' Green 84' Lee 11'	Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,298 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Notts County vLuton Town

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12)7	Notts County	3–2	Luton Town	Nottingham
15:00BST	McLeod 10', 32',48' Noble 90+3' Swerts 15' Snijders 29' Amevor 44' Burke 88'	Report	McGeehan 71' Smith 76' Green 34' Cuthbert 90+1'	Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,820 Referee: Ben Toner

Luton Town vMansfield Town

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)8	Luton Town	1–0	Mansfield Town	Luton
15:00BST	Mackail-Smith 59' (pen.) Smith 33'	Report	Hunt 25' Thomas 46' Tafazolli 58'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,939 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Luton Town vAFC Wimbledon

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)9	Luton Town	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Luton
15:00BST	Marriott 79',90+4' McCourt 89'	Report	Osborne 30' 35'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,415 Referee: Brendan Malone

Morecambe vLuton Town

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)10	Morecambe	1–3	Luton Town	Morecambe
19:45BST	Barkhuizen 25'	Report	Wilkinson 13' McGeehan 27' Smith 88' McNulty 68'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hartlepool United vLuton Town

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)11	Hartlepool United	1–4	Luton Town	Hartlepool
15:00BST	Paynter 44' Harrison 90+1'	Report	Smith 17' Marriott 53',57' Lee 90+1'	Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Richard Clark

Luton Town vYork City

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)12	Luton Town	1–1	York City	Luton
15:00BST	McGeehan 63' (pen.)	Report	Lowe 38' McCoy 68'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,618 Referee: Darren Handley

Crawley Town vLuton Town

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17)13	Crawley Town	2–1	Luton Town	Crawley
15:00BST	Murphy 67' Harrold 81' Smith 56'	Report	McGeehan 31' 90+5' Long 30' Lee 54' Doyle 57'	Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Gavin Ward

Luton Town vLeyton Orient

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)14	Luton Town	1–1	Leyton Orient	Luton
19:45BST	Marriott 33' Wilkinson 39'	Report	Simpson 47'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Tim Robinson

Luton Town vPlymouth Argyle

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)15	Luton Town	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Luton
15:00BST	McQuoid 76' Doyle 42' Hall 84'	Report	McHugh 17' Brunt 90+5' Tanner 83'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Ross Joyce

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. vLuton Town

1 November 2015 (2015-11-01)16	Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.	0–2	Luton Town	London
14:00GMT	Connors 35' Obileye 45+2' Labadie 58' Cureton 84'	Report	Guttridge 40' Lawless 35', 64'	Stadium:Victoria Road Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Keith Hill

Luton Town vBarnet

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)17	Luton Town	2–0	Barnet	Luton
15:00GMT	Green 25' 70' McGeehan 67' Lawless 55'	Report		Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,497 Referee: Darren England

Stevenage vLuton Town

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)18	Stevenage	0–0	Luton Town	Stevenage
15:00GMT	Wells 76' Conlon 90'	Report	Lee 57' Benson 87'	Stadium:The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Robert Lewis

Luton Town vCarlisle United

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)19	Luton Town	3–4	Carlisle United	Luton
19:45GMT	Marriott 4' McQuoid 46' Green 57', 68'	Report	Wyke 45' Gilliead 66' Ibhere 79' Asamoah 80' Grainger 55' Héry 56'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Lee Swabey

Newport County vLuton Town

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)20	Newport County	3–0	Luton Town	Newport
15:00GMT	McBurnie 63',79',86'	Report		Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,551 Referee: David Coote

Luton Town vNorthampton Town

12 December 201 (201-12-12)21	Luton Town	3–4	Northampton Town	Luton
15:00GMT	Benson 9',52' Green 66', 88' Okuonghae 69' Griffiths 90+1'	Report	O'Toole 18' D'Ath 30' Richards 42' Holmes 69'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Mike Jones

Exeter City vLuton Town

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19)22	Exeter City	2–3	Luton Town	Exeter
15:00GMT	Grant 33' Morrison 62' Nichols 71' Nicholls 82'	Report	McGeehan 30' (pen.), 90+13' Green 34' Benson 90+10'	Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Brendan Malone

Luton Town vWycombe Wanderers

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)23	Luton Town	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Luton
15:00GMT	Lee 79'	Report	Thompson 51' Hayes 66'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,676 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Portsmouth vLuton Town

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28)24	Portsmouth	0–0	Luton Town	Portsmouth
15:00GMT	Doyle 67'	Report	Lawless 37' Okuonghae 70' O'Donnell 80'	Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 17,668 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol Rovers vLuton Town

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02)25	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Luton Town	Bristol
15:00GMT	Gaffney 60',72' Taylor 66'	Report	Hall 10' Cuthbert 15' Howells 43' McCourt 84'	Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,131 Referee: Lee Swabey

Luton Town vCambridge United

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16)26	Luton Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Luton
15:00GMT	Smith 45' Marriott 54' McQuoid 65' Benson 74' Lawless 80'	Report	Dunne 70'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,227 Referee: Andy Madley

Mansfield Town vLuton Town

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)27	Mansfield Town	0–2	Luton Town	Mansfield
15:00GMT	Clements 28'	Report	McCourt 7' Ruddock 54' Sheehan 64' O'Donnell 83'	Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Ben Toner

Luton Town vNotts County

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)28	Luton Town	0–2	Notts County	Luton
15:00GMT	Lawless 3' McGeehan 32'	Report	Sheehan 58' (o.g.) McLeod 60' Stead 70'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,147 Referee: Keith Hill

Luton Town vYeovil Town

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)29	Luton Town	1–1	Yeovil Town	Luton
19:45GMT	Mackail-Smith 69' Sheehan 84'	Report	Walsh 70' Weale 90+7'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,538 Referee: Nigel Miller

Wycombe Wanderers vLuton Town

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)30	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Luton Town	High Wycombe
15:00GMT	Jombati 50' Jacobson 86'	Report	Lawless 32' McGeehan 40' Pigott 44' Lee 53' Marriott	Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Wimbledon vLuton Town

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)31	Wimbledon	4–1	Luton Town	Kingston upon Thames
15:00GMT	Marriott 23' (o.g.) Taylor 25',49' Rigg 47'	Report	Benson 38' Marriott 59' McGeehan 75'	Stadium:Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,439 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Luton Town vHartlepool United

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)32	Luton Town	2–1	Hartlepool United	Luton
15:00GMT	McGeehan 60', 64' Lee 62' Mackail-Smith 86'	Report	Thomas 45+1' Jackson 65' Featherstone 89'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,880 Referee: Andy Davies

York City vLuton Town

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)33	York City	2–3	Luton Town	York
15:00GMT	Fewster 62',82'	Report	McGeehan 27', 52' Marriott 72' Mackail-Smith 81' Green 86' Lee 90+2'	Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Luton Town vMorecambe

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)34	Luton Town	1–0	Morecambe	Luton
19:45GMT	Marriott 76'	Report		Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,153 Referee: Darren Deadman

Leyton Orient vLuton Town

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)35	Leyton Orient	0–1	Luton Town	Luton
15:00GMT		Report	Marriott 76' O'Donnell 30' Mackail-Smith 89' Mitchell 90+2'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,684 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Luton Town vCrawley Town

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)36	Luton Town	0–1	Crawley Town	Luton
15:00GMT		Report	Harrold 12' McAlinden 26'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Michael Bull

Plymouth Argyle vLuton Town

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)37	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Luton Town	Plymouth
15:00GMT	Purrington 87'	Report	Marriott 27' Smith 59' McGeehan 77' Rea 89'	Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 7,973 Referee: Darren Bond

Barnet vLuton Town

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)38	Barnet	2–1	Luton Town	London
15:00BST	Gambin 49' Pearson 71' Weston 78' Sesay 81' Ngala 84' Akinde 90+6' (pen.), 90+7'	Report	Smith 8' McGeehan 85' Cuthbert 90+5' Sheehan 90+9'	Stadium:The Hive Stadium Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Luton Town vStevenage

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)39	Luton Town	0–1	Stevenage	Luton
15:00BST	McCourt 90+7'	Report	Mulraney 48' Tonge 85' (pen.)	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Darren Handley

Luton Town vAccrington Stanley

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)40	Luton Town	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Luton
15:00BST	McQuoid 21' Benson 90'	Report	Brown 47' Pearson 55' Hughes 77' Gornell 84', 84'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,467 Referee: Peter Bankes

Luton Town vDagenham & Redbridge

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)41	Luton Town	1–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Luton
19:45BST	Ruddock 37' Rea 69'	Report	Labadie 64'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,997 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United vLuton Town

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)42	Oxford United	2–3	Luton Town	Oxford
15:00BST	Hylton 2', 32' Dunkley 51' Kenny 75'	Report	Pigott 44',58' Lee 45+3'	Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,838 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Carlisle United vLuton Town

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)43	Carlisle United	1–2	Luton Town	Carlisle
19:45BST	Stacey 61'	Report	Pigott 23' McQuoid 51', 74'	Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 3,497 Referee: Tony Harrington

Luton Town vNewport County

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23)44	Luton Town	1–1	Newport County	Luton
15:00BST	McQuoid 40' Marriott 81'	Report	Davies 39' Coulibaly 88'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Fred Graham

Northampton Town vLuton Town

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)45	Northampton Town	2–0	Luton Town	Northampton
15:00BST	Diamond 4' Lelan 17' Marquis 36'	Report	McGeehan 73'	Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,664 Referee: Darren Bond

Luton Town vExeter City

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)46	Luton Town	4–1	Exeter City	Luton
15:00BST	McGeehan 27' Marriott 33', 63' Pigott 34'	Report	Stockley 47', 57'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,427 Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

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Main article:2015–16 FA Cup

Crawley Town vLuton Town

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07)First round	Crawley Town	1–2	Luton Town	Crawley
15:00GMT	Harrold 63' Walton 22'	Report	McQuoid 54',90'	Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Peterborough United vLuton Town

6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)Second round	Peterborough United	2–0	Luton Town	Peterborough
15:00GMT	Washington 35' Maddison 82'	Report	Long 29' Green 87'	Stadium:London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Nigel Miller

League Cup

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Main article:2015–16 Football League Cup

Luton Town vBristol City

11 August 2015First round	Luton Town	3–1	Bristol City	Luton
19:45BST	Marriott 44',63' Benson 59'	Report	Robinson 71'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,948 Referee: James Linington

Luton Town vStoke City

25 August 2015Second round	Luton Town	1–1 (7–8p)	Stoke City	Luton
19:45BST	McGeehan 90+1' O'Brien 7' Smith 103'	Report	Walters 67' Sidwell 45' Bardsley 51' Diouf 120+1'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,099 Referee:Paul Tierney
	Penalties
	Benson McGeehan Lee Wilkinson Hall O'Donnell Smith Griffiths		Walters Joselu Bardsley Sidwell Wilson Diouf Wollscheid Cameron

Football League Trophy

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Main article:2015–16 Football League Trophy

Luton Town vLeyton Orient

1 September 2015First round	Luton Town	2–1	Leyton Orient	Luton
19:15BST	Green 29' O'Donnell 90' McNulty 38' Marriott 81'	Report	James 38' 59' Shaw 89'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley

Gillingham vLuton Town

6 October 2015Second round	Gillingham	2–1	Luton Town	Gillingham
19:45BST	Ehmer 65' Dack 83' McGlashan 74'	Report	McGeehan 41' Guttridge 43' Green 62'	Stadium:Priestfield Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Michael Bull

Appearances and goals

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Source:^[47]^[48]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances assubstitute.

Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with namesin 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		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total		Discipline^[49]
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Mark Tyler	27	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	31	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Stephen O'Donnell	30	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	33	1	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Dan Potts	14	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	16	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Jonathan Smith	33 (4)	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	37 (4)	4	7	0
5	DF	ENG	~~Steve McNulty~~ †	9 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11 (1)	0	3	0
5	DF	IRL	Glen Rea *	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	2	0
6	DF	SCO	Scott Cuthbert	36	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	40	0	2	1
7	MF	WAL	Alex Lawless	21 (7)	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	24 (7)	1	6	0
8	MF	NIR	Cameron McGeehan	35 (6)	12	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	1	1	1	37 (8)	14	9	0
9	FW	ENG	Paul Benson	13 (7)	4	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	14 (9)	5	3	1
10	MF	ENG	Ryan Hall	5 (5)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	5 (8)	0	2	1
11	MF	ENG	Danny Green	19 (6)	5	0 (2)	0	1	0	1 (1)	1	21 (9)	6	7	0
12	DF	ENG	Scott Griffiths	17 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	20 (4)	0	1	0
14	FW	ENG	Jack Marriott	21 (19)	14	1	0	1	2	2	0	25 (19)	16	2	1
15	MF	NIR	Paddy McCourt	15 (9)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16 (9)	1	4	0
16	GK	ENG	Elliot Justham	14 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	16 (1)	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	12 (9)	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	15 (9)	2	0	0
18	DF	NGR	Magnus Okuonghae	7 (4)	0	1	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	9 (5)	0	2	0
19	MF	ENG	Olly Lee	31 (3)	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	36 (3)	3	6	0
20	DF	IRL	~~Sean Long~~ * †	7 (2)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9 (2)	0	2	0
21	MF	ENG	~~Luke Guttridge~~ †	6 (2)	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	9 (2)	2	1	0
21	GK	ENG	~~Jonathan Mitchell~~ * †	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
22	FW	SCO	Craig Mackail-Smith	27 (6)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	28 (6)	4	3	0
23	FW	NIR	Josh McQuoid	20 (9)	3	2	2	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	24 (11)	5	4	0
24	DF	ENG	Curtley Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	IRL	Mark O'Brien	2 (4)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	5 (4)	0	1	0
26	MF	ENG	Nathan Doyle	6 (5)	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	8 (6)	0	2	0
27	MF	ENG	Tyreeq Bakinson	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	~~Luke Wilkinson~~ †	20	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	24	3	3	0
31	GK	ENG	Craig King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Zane Banton	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	James Justin	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
37	DF	ENG	Frankie Musonda	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0	0	0
40	DF	WAL	Jake Howells	14 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14 (3)	0	1	0
44	DF	IRL	Alan Sheehan *	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	2	0
45	FW	ENG	Joe Pigott *	10 (5)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10 (5)	4	1	0

Players not included in matchday squads
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
32	DF	ENG	Luke Trotman
33	DF	ENG	Mark Onyemah
34	MF	ENG	Isaac Galliford

Honours

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No.	Pos	Player	Award	Month	Source

Manager

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Name	Award	Month	Source

References

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^^a ^b"Norwich City midfielder joins Luton Town". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015.
^"Mark Cullen joins Blackpool for £180,000". Luton Town FC. 30 June 2015.
^^a ^b"Hatters Confirm Craig Mackail-Smith Signing". Luton Town FC. 1 August 2015. Retrieved1 August 2015.
^"Accrington 1–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
^"Luton 1–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015.
^"Luton Town have revealed their financial windfall after Burnley's club record £6m deal for Brentford striker Andre Gray". Retrieved21 August 2015.
^^a ^b"Jack Marriott signs new extended contract". Luton Town FC. 25 August 2015. Retrieved26 August 2015.
^"Hatters shell out £10m for potential stadium site". Luton Today. 29 August 2015. Retrieved30 August 2015.
^"Cambridge 1–3 Luton". BBC Sport. 5 September 2015.
^^a ^b"Olly Lee signs new Luton contract". Luton Town FC. 22 September 2015.
^"The stats you need to know". Luton Town FC. 4 October 2015.
^"Hatters go out of JPT after late Dack strike". Luton Today. 6 October 2015.
^"Scott Cuthburt signs for Luton Town". Luton Town FC. 26 May 2015.
^"Scott Cuthbert signs from Orient". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015.
^"Luton Town Complete Jack Marriott Signing". Luton Town FC. 20 May 2015.
^"Luton Town sign Ipswich Town striker". BBC Sport. 20 May 2015.
^"Luton Town Seal Signing Of Northern Ireland Winger Paddy McCourt". Luton Town FC. 1 July 2015.
^"Cameron McGeehan Signs Permanent Luton Town Contract". Luton Town FC. 2 June 2015.
^"Luton Town Complete The Signing Of Bournemouth Striker Josh McQuoid". Luton Town FC. 29 June 2015.
^"Striker Josh McQuoid signs three-year deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015.
^"Luton Town Complete Signing Of Partick Thistle Stephen O'Donnell". Luton Town FC. 22 June 2015.
^"Luton Town sign Partick Thistle defender". BBC Sport. 22 June 2015.
^"Magnus Okuonghae Signs For Luton Town". Luton Town FC. 1 July 2015.
^"Luton Town Sign Defender Dan Potts From West Ham Utd". Luton Town FC. 29 May 2015.
^"West Ham defender joins Luton Town on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 29 May 2015.
^"Danny Green Becomes Luton Town's Ninth Signing Of The Summer". Luton Town FC. 4 July 2015.
^"Luton Town Make Mark O'Brien 10th Signing Of The Summer". Luton Town FC. 9 July 2015.
^"Olly Lee Signs For The Hatters". Luton Town FC. 21 August 2015. Retrieved21 August 2015.
^"Ross Lafayette Joins Eastleigh". Luton Town FC. 3 June 2015.
^"Drury Leaves Town". Luton Town FC. 13 July 2015.
^"Eastleigh: Midfielder Andy Drury joins from Luton Town". BBC Sport. 14 July 2015.
^"Franks leaves Luton".Luton Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 15 July 2015. Retrieved16 July 2015.
^"Stevenage Sign Defender Fraser Franks". Stevenage FC. 17 July 2015.
^"Alex Lacey Joins Yeovil Town". Luton Town FC. 22 July 2015.
^"Hatters keeper heads to Met Police". Luton Today. 3 August 2015.
^"Hatters loan Onyemah to Dartford". Luton Today. 6 August 2015.
^"Onyemah Dartford loan extended". Luton Town FC. 7 September 2015.
^^a ^b"Isaac Galliford and Luke Trotman move to St Neots on loan". Luton Town F.C. 18 August 2015.
^"Luton Town defender Luke Trotman joins Histon on a month's loan". Luton Town F.C. 18 September 2015.
^"Banton makes Boreham Wood loan switch". Luton Town F.C. 21 September 2015.
^"Andy Parry Joins Altrincham On Loan". Luton Town FC. 21 August 2015. Retrieved21 August 2015.
^"Matthew Robinson Joins Grimsby On Loan". Luton Town FC. 21 August 2015. Retrieved21 August 2015.
^"Howells heads to Yeovil for a month".Luton Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 11 September 2015. Retrieved11 September 2015.
^"Revised Pre-Season Friendly Schedule". Luton Town FC. 13 May 2015.
^"Luton Town Take One Farense". Luton Town FC. 23 June 2015.
^"THE FULL LIST: LUTON TOWN FIXTURES 2015/16". Luton Town FC. 17 June 2015.
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League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League(Championship,League One,League Two,play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League(National,North,South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League(Premier,North,South) Northern Premier League(Premier,North,South) Southern League(Premier,Central,South & West)
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Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup(Qualifying rounds,Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy(Final) FA Vase(Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup(Final) Football League Trophy(Final)

Youth
competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development Leagues(League 1,League 2) U21 Premier League Cup
Under 18	Professional U18 Development Leagues(League 1,League 2,League 3) FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Burton Albion Bury Chesterfield Colchester United Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnet Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Carlisle United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town York City