Editing Luton Town F.C. (section)

==Records and statistics==
{{main article|List of Luton Town F.C. records and statistics|Luton Town F.C. league record by opponent|List of Luton Town F.C. seasons}}

[[File:Luton Town FC League Performance.svg|thumb|upright=2.0|Luton Town's yearly performance from the club's election into the Football League to the present.]]

The record for the most appearances for Luton is held by [[Bob Morton (footballer, born 1927)|Bob Morton]], who turned out for Luton 562 times in all competitions.<ref name="Bob Morton">{{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Ellis |first2=Alan |last2=Shury |first3=Steve |last3=Bailey |title=The Definitive Luton Town F.C. |year=1997 |publisher=Soccerdata |location=Nottingham |isbn=978-1-899468-10-2 |pages=6, 97}}</ref> Morton also holds the record for the most Football League appearances for the club, with 495.<ref name="Bob Morton"/> [[Fred Hawkes]] holds the record for the most league appearances for Luton, having played in 509 league matches.<ref>{{cite book |first=Timothy |last=Collings |title=The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 |year=1985 |publisher=Luton Town F.C. |location=Luton |isbn=978-0-9510679-0-1 |pages=196–197}}</ref> Six players, [[Gordon Turner]], [[Andy Rennie (Scottish footballer)|Andy Rennie]], [[Brian Stein]], [[Ernie Simms]], [[Herbert Moody]] and [[Steve Howard]], have scored more than 100 goals for Luton.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Ellis |first2=Alan |last2=Shury |first3=Steve |last3=Bailey |title=The Definitive Luton Town F.C. |year=1997 |publisher=Soccerdata |location=Nottingham |isbn=978-1-899468-10-2 |pages=6, 90–91, 97, 99–100}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Dean P. |last=Hayes |title=Completely Top Hatters! |year=2002 |publisher=Book Castle Publishing |location=Dunstable |isbn=978-1-903747-27-8 |page=111}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Timothy |last=Collings |title=The Luton Town Story 1885–1985 |year=1985 |publisher=Luton Town F.C. |location=Luton |isbn=978-0-9510679-0-1 |pages=205, 312–313, 315–317}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Howard |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3653 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181405/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3653 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first player to be [[Cap (sport)|capped]] while playing for Luton was left winger [[Robert Hawkes]], who took to the field for [[England national football team|England]] against [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]] at [[Goodison Park]] on 16 February 1907.<ref name="England 1–0 Ireland"/> The most capped player is [[Mal Donaghy]], who earned 58 [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] caps while at the club.<ref name="Luton Town all time records">{{cite web |title=Luton Town all time records |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1628&teamTabs=records |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-date=11 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611191310/https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1628&teamTabs=records |url-status=live }}</ref> The first player to score in an international match was [[Joe Payne (footballer, born 1914)|Joe Payne]], who scored twice in his only game for England against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] on 20 May 1937.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland 0–8 England |url=http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=211 |publisher=England Stats |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-date=22 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522084934/http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=211 |url-status=live }}</ref> Payne also holds the Football League record for the most goals in a game—he hit 10 past [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] on 13 April 1936.<ref name=10goalsinagame/>

The club's largest wins have been a 15–0 victory over [[Great Yarmouth Town F.C.|Great Yarmouth Town]] on 21 November 1914 in the [[FA Cup]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Ellis |first2=Alan |last2=Shury |first3=Steve |last3=Bailey |title=The Definitive Luton Town F.C. |year=1997 |publisher=Soccerdata |location=Nottingham |isbn=978-1-899468-10-2 |page=91}}</ref> and a 12–0 win over [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] on 13 April 1936.<ref name="Luton Town all time records"/> Luton's heaviest loss was a 9–0 defeat against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Small Heath]] in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] on 12 November 1898.<ref name="Luton Town all time records"/>

Luton's highest home attendances are 30,069 against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in the FA Cup on 4 March 1959<ref name="Luton Town all time records"/><ref>{{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Ellis |first2=Alan |last2=Shury |first3=Steve |last3=Bailey |title=The Definitive Luton Town F.C. |year=1997 |publisher=Soccerdata |location=Nottingham |isbn=978-1-899468-10-2 |page=46}}</ref> and 27,911 against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] on 5 November 1955.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Ellis |first2=Alan |last2=Shury |first3=Steve |last3=Bailey |title=The Definitive Luton Town F.C. |year=1997 |publisher=Soccerdata |location=Nottingham |isbn=978-1-899468-10-2 |page=43}}</ref>

The highest transfer fee received for a Luton Town player is the fee [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] paid for Luton-born full-back [[James Justin]] on 28 June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=James Justin - Leicester's Brendan Rodgers makes Luton full-back his first signing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48806418 |work=BBC Sport |date=28 June 2019 |access-date=3 August 2019 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023164905/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48806418 |url-status=live }}</ref> The most expensive player Luton Town have ever bought was wing-back [[Ryan Giles]], for a reported fee of £5 million from [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on 27 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thelutonian.com/breaking-luton-beat-boro-to-giles-transfer-for-reported-club-record-fee/ |title=Luton beat Boro to Giles transfer for reported club record fee |website=The Lutonian |date=28 July 2023 |access-date=23 April 2025 }}</ref>

The youngest player to make a [[first team (association football)#F|first-team]] appearance for Luton Town is [[Connor Tomlinson]] at 15 years and 199 days old in the [[EFL Trophy]], replacing [[Zane Banton]] as a 92nd-minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 2–1 win over [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] on 30 August 2016, after the club were given permission for him to play from his headteacher.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jamie |last=May |title=Hatters youngsters take their chance as Gillingham are beaten in Checkatrade Trophy |url=http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/local/hatters-youngsters-take-their-chance-as-gillingham-are-beaten-in-checkatrade-trophy-1-7551554 |newspaper=Luton Today |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510135536/http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/local/hatters-youngsters-take-their-chance-as-gillingham-are-beaten-in-checkatrade-trophy-1-7551554 |url-status=live }}</ref>