Editing Luton Town F.C. (section)

===Success under Duncan and relegation (1950–1965)===
During the early 1950s, one of Luton's greatest sides<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=74–75}}</ref> emerged under manager [[Dally Duncan]].<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=41}}</ref> The team included [[Gordon Turner]], who went on to become Luton's all-time top goalscorer,<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 |pages=176–177}}</ref> [[Bob Morton (footballer, born 1927)|Bob Morton]], who holds the record for the most club appearances,<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 |pages=114–115}}</ref> and [[Syd Owen]], an England international.<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=130}}</ref> During this period, Luton sides also featured two England international goalkeepers, [[Ron Baynham]] and [[Bernard Streten]],<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 |pages=10–11}}</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=168}}</ref> as well as [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish internationals]] [[Seamus Dunne]],<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 |pages=41–42}}</ref> [[Tom Aherne]] and [[George Cummins (footballer)|George Cummins]].<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 |pages=1–2}}</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=31}}</ref> This team reached the [[Football League First Division|top flight]] for the first time in [[1955–56 in English football|1955–56]], after finishing the season in second place behind [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on [[goal average]].<ref name=TLTS70>{{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=70–74}}</ref> A few years of success followed, including an [[FA Cup Final 1959|FA Cup Final appearance]] against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in [[1958–59 in English football|1958–59]];<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=78–82}}</ref> at the end of the season, Owen was voted [[FWA Footballer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |title=England Player Honours&nbsp;– Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsFWAFbYr.html |publisher=England Football Online |date=19 June 2007 |access-date=13 May 2009 |archive-date=11 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311113454/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsFWAFbYr.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the club was relegated the following season and, by [[1964–65 in English football|1964–65]], was playing in the [[Football League Fourth Division|fourth tier]].<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=95–98}}</ref>

[[File:Oak Road End at Kenilworth Road, 1980.jpg|thumb|A home match at [[Kenilworth Road]] in 1980|alt=A professional football match in progress, viewed from behind one of the goals. One team is in white and the other is in yellow.]]