Luton Football Club was a 19th-century association football club based at Plantation, Glasgow.
| Full name | Luton Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1883 | |
| Ground | Nelson Park | |
| President | Mr P. W. Scott | |
| Secretary | James Nisbet[1] | |
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History edit
The club was founded in the 1879–80 season,[2] originally as a junior club, and was an inaugural member of the Scottish Junior Football Association in 1880.[3] Luton played in the first Scottish Junior Cup in 1880–81,[4] which at the time was a one-off competition and not played again for five years.
Luton became a senior club in 1881 and entered the Scottish Cup three times, playing twice. It lost 9–1 against Northern in the first round in 1881–82 - the Luton goal coming after the ball was "fouled at the Northern goal"[5] - and 4–0 at Clyde in 1882–83.[6]
The club was a founder member of the Glasgow Football Association in April 1883, but its short existence ended before the next season started, as it was taken over by the Possilpark club.[7] The club had already entered the Scottish Cup for 1883–84 and had to scratch from its tie with Whitefield.[8]
Colours edit
The club's colours were originally black and white hoops with white knickerbockers, changing to navy knickerbockers for its final season.[9]
Ground edit
The club played at Nelson Park,[10][11] although its Cup tie with Northern was held at Lorne Park, the home of Mavisbank.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Luton Football Club". North British Daily Mail: 6. 23 April 1883.
- ^ "Oswald v. Luton". North British Daily Mail: 3. 8 March 1880.
- ^ "Scottish Junior Football Association". Glasgow Herald: 7. 4 October 1880.
- ^ "National Junior Competitions". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Northern v Luton". North British Daily Mail: 7. 3 October 1881.
- ^ "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 4. 11 September 1882.
- ^ "Possilpark Club". North British Daily Mail: 3. 25 June 1883.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association". Dundee Courier: 3. 24 August 1883.
- ^ "Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "2d Luton v 2d Cathkin". Glasgow Herald: 10. 21 November 1881.
- ^ "2d Luton v 2d Bellshill". Glasgow Herald: 9. 23 October 1882.
- ^ "Northern v Luton". North British Daily Mail: 7. 3 October 1881.
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