Editing Luton Town F.C. (section)

===Resurgence and fall to non-League (1992–2009)===
The club was relegated from the top division at the end of the [[1991–92 Luton Town F.C. season|1991–92 season]],<ref name=FCHD/> and sank to the third tier [[1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season|four years later]].<ref name=FCHD/><ref>{{cite news |title=Winners and losers |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winners-and-losers-1345871.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=6 May 1996 |access-date=13 May 2009 |archive-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701043017/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winners-and-losers-1345871.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Luton stayed in the third-tier Second Division until relegation at the end of the [[2000–01 Luton Town F.C. season|2000–01 season]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |title=Rotherham on the rise as Luton fall |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/132A8CA49E603AD8?p=AWNB |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |format=reprint |via=NewsBank |date=25 April 2001 |access-date=15 December 2016}} {{registration required}}</ref> Under the management of [[Joe Kinnear]], who had arrived halfway through the previous season,<ref>{{cite news |title=Kinnear: I'm the boss |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/1160605.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=8 February 2001 |access-date=22 March 2012}}</ref> the team won promotion from the fourth tier at the first attempt.<ref name=FCHD/> "Controversial"<ref name="Trouble at the Top: Luton Kicks Off">{{cite web |title=Trouble at the Top: Luton Kicks Off |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2004/10/26/trouble_at_the_top_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC Three Counties |date=29 October 2004 |access-date=25 June 2009 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629064721/http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2004/10/26/trouble_at_the_top_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> owner [[John Gurney (football chairman)|John Gurney]] unsettled the club in 2003,<ref name="Trouble at the Top: Luton Kicks Off"/> terminating Kinnear's contract on his arrival in May;<ref name="Trouble at the Top: Luton Kicks Off"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Luton ponder Dons merger |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/2974650.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2003 |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-date=19 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040119102645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/2974650.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Gurney replaced Kinnear with [[Mike Newell (footballer)|Mike Newell]] before leaving Luton as the club entered [[Administration (law)|administration]].<ref name="Trouble at the Top: Luton Kicks Off"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Luton pick Newell |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2406488/Luton-pick-Newell.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2406488/Luton-pick-Newell.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=23 June 2003 |access-date=13 May 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Newell's team finished as champions of the rebranded third-tier [[Football League One]] in [[2004–05 Luton Town F.C. season|2004–05]].<ref name=FCHD/><ref>{{cite news |first=Geoff |last=Brown |title=Round-up : Coventry end with demolition Derby |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/roundup--coventry-end-with-demolition-derby-489784.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=1 May 2005 |access-date=13 May 2009 |archive-date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126121139/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/roundup--coventry-end-with-demolition-derby-489784.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

While Newell's place was taken first by [[Kevin Blackwell]] and later former player [[Mick Harford]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Luton Town appoint new manager |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/03/27/luton_town_new_manager_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC Three Counties |date=2 April 2007 |access-date=13 May 2009 |archive-date=14 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114103611/http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/03/27/luton_town_new_manager_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Vicki |last1=Hodges |first2=Charlie |last2=Caroe |title=Mick Harford replaces Kevin Blackwell at Luton |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2289140/Mick-Harford-replaces-Kevin-Blackwell-at-Luton.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2289140/Mick-Harford-replaces-Kevin-Blackwell-at-Luton.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=16 January 2008 |access-date=29 April 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> the team was then relegated twice in a row, starting in [[2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season|2006–07]], and spent the latter part of the [[2007–08 Luton Town F.C. season|2007–08 season]] in administration, thus incurring a ten-point deduction from that season's total.<ref name=FCHD/><ref>{{cite web |title=Luton Town 2006–2007 |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/luton-town/2006-2007 |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906075044/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/luton-town/2006-2007 |archive-date=6 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The club then had a total of 30 points docked from its [[2008–09 Luton Town F.C. season|2008–09]] record by [[the Football Association]] and the Football League for financial irregularities dating back several years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luton lose appeal against points deduction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/15/lutontown.leaguetwofootball |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 July 2008 |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-date=16 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916162521/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/15/lutontown.leaguetwofootball |url-status=live }}</ref> These deductions proved to be too large an obstacle to overcome,<ref>{{cite news |title=Luton 0–0 Chesterfield |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7979729.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2009 |access-date=13 April 2009 |archive-date=15 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415104114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7979729.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> but Luton came from behind in the final of the [[Football League Trophy]] to win the competition for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |title=Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe (aet) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7975143.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=5 April 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009 |archive-date=8 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408040739/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7975143.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>