The 2026–27 season is the 141st season in the history of Luton Town Football Club and their second consecutive season being in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2026[a]CB—Scotland George JohnstonEngland Bolton WanderersFree[1]
4 July 2026CAM—Jamaica Kasey PalmerEngland Hull City£500,000[2][3]
  1. ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1 once Johnston's contract at Bolton Wanderers expired.

Loans in

Date Pos. No. Player From Until Ref.
9 July 2026RB–Scotland Harrison AshbyEngland Newcastle UnitedEnd of Season[4]

Loans out

Date Pos. No. Player To Until Ref.
8 July 2026CF43England Oliver LynchEngland Port ValeEnd of Season[5]

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref.

Released / Out of contract

Date Pos. No. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref.
30 June 2026CAM37England Zack NelsonEngland AFC Wimbledon1 July 2026[6][7]
CF19Scotland Jacob BrownEngland Reading2 July 2026[6][8]
LB33England Cohen BramallEngland Milton Keynes Dons3 July 2026[6][9]
CF11England Elijah Adebayo[10]
GK–Australia Henry Blackledge[6]
GK–England Liam Coyne[6]
CF–Nigeria Jordan Iwhiwhu[6]
CM–Rwanda Claude Kayibanda[6]
CB45Italy Vladimir Paternoster[6]
CF39England Josh Phillips[6]
LB–England Kai Source[6]

New contract

Date Pos. No. Player Contract expiry Ref.
8 May 2026LB–England Benedict Benagr30 June 2027[6]
CAM36Cyprus Zacharias Ioannidis[6]
CM–Albania Alvin Isufi[6]
CM48England Jack Lorentzen-Jones[6]
CF–England Jamie Odegah[6]
CM–England Charlie Trustram[6]
CF–England Tate Xavier-Jones[6]
21 May 2026CB42Spain Christian ChigozieUndisclosed[11]
3 June 2026CM18England Jordan Clark[12]
5 June 2026CM8England Liam Walsh[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 May, Luton announced they would return to training at The Brache on July 2 with their first friendly to be against Hitchin Town nine-days later.[14] A day later, the club confirmed a pre-season training camp in Murcia between 19–26 July.[15] A home fixture against Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles was also added.[16] On 27 May, a third opposition was confirmed, versus Barnet.[17] On 4 June, the opposition for their match in Murcia was confirmed to be Saudi Pro League side Al-Kholood.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 July 2026 Friendly Hitchin Town v Luton Town Hitchin
13:00 BST Stadium: Top Field
18 July 2026 Friendly Barnet v Luton Town Edgware
13:00 BST Stadium: The Hive Stadium
25 July 2026 Friendly Al-Kholood v Luton Town San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST Stadium: Pinatar Arena
2 August 2026 Friendly Luton Town v Go Ahead Eagles Luton
13:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League One 15 August 2026 8 May 2027 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup October 2026 TBD First round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 8 August 2026 TBD First round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy September 2026 TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: August 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[19]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12
GroundAH
Result
Position
Points
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 August 2026 1 Reading v Luton Town Reading
12:30 BST Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
22 August 2026 2 Luton Town v Notts County Luton
12:30 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports coverage.[21]
29 August 2026 3 Mansfield Town v Luton Town Mansfield
15:00 BST Stadium: One Call Stadium
1 September 2026 4 Luton Town v Stockport County Luton
19:45 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
5 September 2026 5 Luton Town v Leyton Orient Luton
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
10 September 2026 6 Stevenage v Luton Town Stevenage
20:00 BST Stadium: Stevenage FC Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 September, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports coverage.[21]
19 September 2026 7 Luton Town v Bradford City Luton
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
26 September 2026 8 Huddersfield Town v Luton Town Huddersfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Accu Stadium
3 October 2026 9 Luton Town v Doncaster Rovers Luton
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
10 October 2026 10 Wycombe Wanderers v Luton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
17 October 2026 11 Milton Keynes Dons v Luton Town Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
20 October 2026 12 Luton Town v Barnsley Luton
19:45 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
24 October 2026 13 Luton Town v Leicester City Luton
15:00 BST Stadium: Kenilworth Road
31 October 2026 14 Peterborough United v Luton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
14 November 2026 15 Luton Town v Cambridge United Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Luton were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2026 First round Gillingham v Luton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Luton were drawn against Peterborough United, Colchester United and Ipswich Town U21 into Southern Group D.

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Ipswich Town U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Goals

As of pre-season
Rank Pos. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Total 00000

Clean sheets

As of pre-season
Rank No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Total 00000

Disciplinary record

As of pre-season
Rank No. Pos. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
Total 000000000000000

References

  1. ↑ "George Johnston is a Hatter!". Luton Town F.C. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kasey Palmer is back for good!". Luton Town FC. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jamaican international Kasey Palmer seals Hull City exit after permanent deal agreed". Yahoo Sports. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Harrison happy to be a Hatter!". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Lynch joins Port Vale on loan". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Luton Town Retained and Released List 2026". Luton Town FC. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign Zack Nelson". AFC Wimbledon. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jacob Brown becomes a Royal". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Cohen Bramall joins MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Thank you for everything, Elijah". Luton Town FC. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Christian Chigozie signs new contract". Luton Town FC. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Clicker commits future to Luton Town - Luton Town FC". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  13. ↑ "Liam Walsh is not going anywhere!". Luton Town FC. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Hatters to kick-off pre-season at Hitchin". LutonTown FC. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hatters head to Spain for pre-season camp". Luton Town FC. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Town get Go Ahead for pre-season". Luton Town FC. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Barnet trip added to pre-season schedule". Luton Town FC. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Hatters to face Al Kholood in Spain - Luton Town FC". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  19. ↑ "Section 3 - The League". EFL Official Website. subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "A Royal trip on the opening day". Luton Town FC. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  21. 1 2 "Two Town fixtures selected for live TV". Luton Town FC. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Gillingham away in the Carabao Cup". Luton Town FC. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Luton_Town_F.C._season