The Remarkable Rise of Luton Town
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- čas přidán 2. 04. 2022
- Less than eight years ago, Luton Town were competing in the Conference, or the Vanarama National League as it is now known, which is the fifth tier of English football.
Now the club from Bedfordshire are very much in the mix to win promotion from the Championship to the Premier League this season.
It is a rise that is almost without precedent within English football, so in this documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look at Luton Town's initial demise, how they managed to rebuild, and why the Hatters might be the best model on how to run an EFL club. - Sport
They've fricking done it. Feels unreal that we're going to watch Premier League matches at their charming little stadium next season. Make a part two now.
I also still can’t get over the fact that Luton Town are a Premier League team now. It will take some time to sink in
I know mate. Still in shock. Grown men in tears. Me too. Premier League!!! Astonishing.
@@jamisbillson4872well said 😂 same here
Not a Luton fan myself, but one of my mates is, so I guess I'm a Luton sympathiser, and I was there at Wembley with him on that magic day. It was all a bit different from when we went to away days at Salisbury City and Oxford United in the non-league. Or even the most miserable match I've ever been to in my life, 3-0 loss against Newport County in league two in the pissing rain.
@@yoville73it didn't have the time to sink in
I hope Luton gets to do this. If they don't, I hope any club gets to do this. People dream of this in FM or FIFA career mode but it never happens.
It's the FM team
Yeah same. Tommy Robinson is a big Luton Town fan and I hope they do it for Him 🇳🇬
@@changebegins6891 yeah im sure Luton Town FC really give a fuck about Tommy Robinson
@@changebegins6891 🤮
@@ivysvids ❄
As a Luton Fan I’m proud of the team promotion or no promotion... I’ve become used to not getting too hopeful, but if we go up........ it will mean more financially than the club has seen in its years historically, combined.... multiplied by 20
Too hopefully? What you guys have won more in 10 years then most clubs do 60
Let's go me too
COYH
congrats
you guys are in a play-off spot
I want Luton Town to go the the Prem from the playoffs
@@hkar4385 they have another chance in 22-23 correntbplace 4th
Look
1st year surviving in last day of season
2nd year midtable finish
3rd Play-off semi final exit after 6th place finish
This year their goal is to host the 2nd leg of the playoffs thy are corrent 4th and hopefully advance to the playoff final
A Middlesbrough-Luton final could be great not gonna lye
Having been through the ups and downs of being a Luton town fan, I’m so glad you’ve finally made this video for the wider public to finally see
I went to my first game when we were in the national league when i was like 5 and i have to admit I miss them times for some reason
I remember going to wembly in 89 playing your lot in league cup final i think you beat arsenal the year before what a side you had them days i think mick harford got you in front then cloughy got 2 cant remembet who got our 3td maybe pearcy or neil webb i cant remember but you played some decemt football id love for forest to be playing you again in the premiership happy memories
F#÷k the fa and the football leauge
Luton Town: “Promotion is super easy. Barely an inconvenience.”
HITC Sevens: “Wow wow wow. Wow.”
Gaining promotion is tight
my brain read this perfectly in Ryan's voice like it was an actual skit xD
PL fans: Oh, really?
Was always sentimentally attached to them ever since my career mode, and they’ll always have a special place in my heart. I’m glad to see them do well 🧡
Same remember playing fifa 2019 managing SC Freiburg and after winning 3 games they traded me to Luton and had always had a spot for them see them go up the ladder.
I’ve been keeping my eye on Luton town for a while, all the way from Switzerland, and I’m so glad you’ve made a video about them!
COYH
I’m from the U.S. and I was in England last month. I got the chance to see a notts county match and it was so much fun. I didn’t know what to expect as it was my first taste of live English football but the national league is no joke they have proper footballers.
As someone born and raised in Luton and a massive fan of the club supporting them since 1993 thank you for this made my Sunday. Shows how much of a community club it still is that have Nathan Jones coming to our walking football training tomorrow and Adebayo coming on Thursday to speak with our fit hatters program where we get to train every week at the stadium
what you think of the Lanarkshire kante mate Alan Campbell I was devastated when he left us. I'm convinced we would be sitting in comfortable in 3rd if we still had him
@@adampark4238 it took a little time at beginning of season to settle in but now he runs the show in the middle. Top class player, we love him down here
@@lutonboy8104 we had 3 great young players Campbell, Turnbull that went to celtic and Mckinstry that went to Leeds but I think Campbell will go onto be the best of the 3.
Luton's remarkable rise is very similar to Bournemouth, who went from the bottom of the EFL and near liquidation to the premier league in just 7 years. While Luton's rise is marginally less dramatic, it is still one of the great success stories of recent seasons and a prime example of a club that has been built from the ashes, has a sense of unity and is very well run from top to bottom. Hopefully they can complete the fairytale and take the final step to the premier league.
@@parker-ii7fg Motherwell went through administration its a horrible thing. Thankfully we got out of and eventually became fan owned
I live in Luton & seeing what’s happening is amazing, if we manage to pull this off even for a season, this place will be buzzing. I remember going to league 2 games years back but I could’ve never imagined us in such a position
In 2023 Luton will beat Middlesbrough in playoff final to get promoted to prem
@@jonathanfrimerman8855 We beat Coventry instead! Congratulations!
I went to University in Luton and was there when they won the Conference in 2014, it was an incredible time for the town and I'm just so happy to see them succeed, I really hope they get promotion to the Prem
And now they're in the PREMIER LEAGUE!!!
As a Foxes fan, I'm glad our teams have been able to help each other out, player wise! Here's hoping to see you in the Premier League sooner, rather than later!
A club as well run as Leicester are welcome allies in the modern world of football! Just stop breaking Justin’s bones, yeh??
We have made it its a shame Foxes have gone down.
@@waynegoode1 Unfortunately - not really what I was hoping for! The pandemic and too much loyalty to BR did us in. I'll wait and see what our team looks like for the first match next season before making any predictions, though :P Hope you can stick around for when we come back up :D
@@phillippatryndal4255 hi Philippa, just curious if foxes fans blame the owners for the relegation? has the love for the Thais soured or do the fans understand the reality of the competition?
@@phillippatryndal4255 i think you will come straight back up it's a peatty I like leicester I want to see them back up
You can make a part 2 now.
Hopefully Luton Town keep being consistent, even if not get promoted this year.
So by the time new stadium opened, Hatters will be able to call themselves a Premier League outfit in style.
I'll be look forward to see my favorite team, Liverpool, visit Luton in new stadium for PL game.
Lol same as
@@ynwalfc.9711 yeah I want Luton to make that history first 5th tier team to be in the premier league but they should wait until their new stadium is open
@@jonathanfrimerman8855 100% mate 👌 I'll definitely be watching the match come on you hatters
@@ynwalfc.9711 you have another chance this year
@jonathanfrimerman8855 hope so fingers crossed 🤞
who's here after luton reached the promotion playoff final
I am not a Luton town supporter but I love when clubs do the unexpected. Good luck to all Luton fans
Had to come back to this video, so happy
Does anyone else wants to see Mpanzu on the Premier league? What an absolute hero of a player, holding up with a team from Conference to the Championship and hopefully next to the Premier. All the best Luton Town.
This year!
wish granted
Next season will mark my 15th season as a luton season ticket holder. My first being the 2007-8 season when we were in league one. So so many years of misery endured to now be knocking on the door of the top flight. Proud to be a Hatter. 👒🧡
Rewatching this after it has become a reality 😁
I remember watching Luton vs York city back in I want to say 2014???, was the first live match I ever went to. Went to my second live match yesterday to watch Derby vs Preston COYR. As someone who’s parents were never into football, and never going to live games, this lad from York will always have a special place in his heart for Luton
Luton Town are one of my respective favourite clubs daily and ever and I did watch their remarkable achievements from the English Non League to top 4 of the English Championship at the moment,good friends!!!I have watched some of their respective matches from the Non League to the English Championsip and even a few of their English FA Cup matches and they were and are a massively hardworking team,good friends!!!I am fully hoping to see them being promoted and end the corrupted Premier League's meaning with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in it,good friends!!!COME ON LUTON TOWN,THE HATTERS!!!🏋♂️🏋🏄♂️🏊♂️🚣♂️⛷🏌♂️🚴♂️
As a liverpool fan I hope Luton come up it’s always nice to see a new side in the prem and what they’ve done is brilliant
This video aged like fine wine...they did it! 😎😎
And they are in the PL congratulation Luton, from a Man United fan.
Man City fan here what ever happens Luton & their fans can be very proud of their team. I wish you guys all the best for the rest of the season & hope you get your chance in the prem best of luck
Luton is very close to finally getting promoted to the Premier League. Just fantastic. I hope that happens it would make football history, fascinating...
I remember the legendary Luton Town team of the 1980s. That was some team!
@@graemef317 you have the same now. Fulham, Brentford and Bournemouth all safely placed at the moment
Same! Getting to meet them aswell us kids with autograph books outside crest hotel 😉
They did it, From non league to premier league in less than a decade
Superb video from a Luton season ticket holder of 42 years.
As a forty five male living in Trinidad, Ialways get weird stares when I mention that Lution is my favourite football club (can't blame them I suppose). Even though they eventually did not gain qualification to the premeirship, I could not be more proud if this season's efforts and I will continue to support them in the future whatever fortunes they face. Hope to visit the UK one day to see them play a match if I am ever able to afford it especially if they make the top level. In the meantime, GO HAPPY HATTERS!
Well brother your day has come and I hope you get the opportunity to see them play in the prem next season. Greetings from a fellow Trini.
Been supporting Luton since I was young and I'm happy to see us get the recognition we deserve, we were mudded for so long but under great ownerships we are defying the odds. Most people don't understand that Luton fans would be happy with anything, we could be fighting for survival, be chilling in mid table and were just happy were alive. Proud of every single member of the club. COYH
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Hey Alfie, I just thought of a cracking idea for a video you could do on the turbulent recent history of Goztepe in the Super Lig. They’re one of the Super Lig’s most well supported clubs (a bit like a Newcastle United, Sunderland or Strasbourg if you may). In the 2001/02 season, they finished seventh in the top flight, however from 2002 to 2008, they were relegated five times in six seasons, due to their inability to reduce their outstanding debt which resulted in the football club being banned from signing new players during that time. In August of 2007, a business based in Istanbul, vowed to take them back to the top flight making them one of the top five clubs in the country, but they were met with lots of suspicions from the fan base, and then they handed over the ownership to another bloke called Mehmet Sepil in 2014. Anyway, they’re back in the Super Lig as a solid mid table/weaker top half team. Why am I bringing all this up? Because apparently Abramovich is looking to possibly buy the club himself, after being sanctioned from the UK. It’s a crazy crazy story and may you could look into this, not to mention, they are not only a rare example of a club that is considered a neighbourhood club, as well as the fact that they’ve played in 3 different stadiums since 2011, but also in 1969, they became the first Turkish football team to play a semi-final of a European competition.
Spoiler alert! Don't need a video after reading that 😂
@@wolfmauler well that’s all I wanted to put 😂 there’s so much more to it!
@@wolfmauler critical thinking is a blessing
Love these stories that feel like a game of football manager come to life. Imagine a one-club save in FM2013 taking Luton from Conference to Premier League. Or like Ange Postecoglu’s journeyman career taking him to winning the SPL…
As a Watford fan I can just about say I respect Luton and the way they're run and they've gone about things in the right way.
Last year was a beautiful return to our rivalry even if it was behind closed doors. I can't wait for next season when we play you next season (hopefully In the Premier League, but more likely in the Championship!) Its great to have our rivals back!
Feel physically sick knowing Luton could potentially replace us in the prem, but can't deny their rise has been outstanding
The Exeter Chiefs of Football.
Exeter Chiefs as a Rugby team in the timeframe of 20 years went from the non-professional 4th tier of English Rugby to Domestic and European Champions.
Great video. Still feels like yesterday when they were struggling in the conference. As a Brighton fan, I am always happy to see NJ doing so well
I’m from Luton, not the greatest of towns but football clubs always been there. I’m relatively young so I remember beating Kidderminster 6-0 in the national league. Hopefully I’ll get to see us beat Man City 6-0 😂
You never know? We alway seemed to do well against a great Liverpool side and no one expected us to beat Arse' in the League cup final in '88?
Good friend DazzathaKilla,I also hope to see Luton Town to beat Chelsea by 6-0 as well and hope to see them together with their 'friends' Manchester City to be fined,investigated and demoted as quick as possible!!!
from Luton with a kerry pfp?
@@bravogames4095 my father is Irish (Kerry) up the kingdom
@@dazzathakilla6364 ah fair enough - from cork myself!
Luton have always captured my imagination, more than a club of their size "should" capture the imagination of someone on the otherside of the world. 08/09 was the first season I properly followed my team, and I've always found it important to track the teams in the lower leagues. As a 13 year old, I found what was happening to Luton so unfair, and hope that they make it up this year!
Wow, absolutely spot on. Very good research, and I totally agree the treatment of the club in 2008/9 by the authorities galvanised everyone associated with the club, and that feeling remains. The team ran out in replica kits in the first few games, because the club were not allowed to spend money on such things, there was no pre season, because there was no squad, Mick Harford was given an impossible task starting on minus 30 points, compare that to Derby who still have international players in their squad , hence the song sung at every match about the FA and the Football League , integrity of the league????
I still have the programme from the first game of the season against Port Vale. The majority of squad numbers had the player name 'TBA' because we simply didn't have a squad.
I still remember a Carling Cup tie in 2007 where they drew 1-1 with Liverpool at home in the first leg.
It was down in Luton in the FA cup xabi and the keeper in a race xabi took a shot from 70YRDs should of seen the look on Gerards face. Haha made up I saw your comment didn’t half make me happy, great feel good factor about Luton atm hope they’re able to pull off the unthinkable be a bit annoying trying to get tickets for the away game as it’s so small same with Bournemouth when they came up will make keeping our credits at the most very very hard but I just can’t help but smile every time I check the results from the championship and see them take another big step toward the Prem with all the teams at the moment who seem to have their fortunes being turned around by winning the jackpot seeing Luton’s rise is really something that gives you hope football will always have its moments of simple beauty
@@steviehoare7713 They were in League Two back than if I'm not mistaken.
@@tarik6990 league 2 or 1 not quite sure tbh but they’ve came a long way since then either way
@@steviehoare7713 Definitely :)
I’ve followed Luton for 40 years. This is a such a well researched and beautifully presented video, that summarises the story in a such an accessible way. If I would have added just one thing, it would be to mention the club’s refusal to take advertising money off gambling firms. Well done on a fantastic video.
Excellent video. Many thanks for this indeed! As a Lutonian who saw his first game in 1967, and have experienced all the ups and downs since then, I really appreciate your work here.
Mpanzu, what an iconic name
Thanks for this video. I hadn't heard of Luton Town FC before yesterday (when they won the playoffs to the EPL), and this detailed video has brought me up to speed about the club's history. As always Alfie, a very good enjoyable educative video. Cheers!
Remember playing FM12 and Luton were my club of choice for a road to glory playthrough on account of them once being in the top flight. Never thought they would potentially do it for real! go on the Hatters!
Who's watching this after Luton's epic win to the Premier League last night?
Well, now it's time to add a bonus chapter to this!
Me and my friend have been supporting Luton the last couple weeks lets go alfie legend
I've loosely followed Luton Town since they were in the National League. I did this being a massive fan of Eric Morecambe and wanted to follow his beloved Luton and just see how they were fairing at the time. I ended up following their progression at the best moment possible, their promotion to League Two followed by promotion to League One in the 16/17 season, and incredibly to the Championship in 18/19, surviving it in the great escape they now sit 4th. They deserve recognition for this remarkable achievement and let's hope we finally see Luton back in the top flight soon. COYH!
Cambridge fan. Oh I remember the days in the national league fighting with Luton. It was close until Cambridge played Man Utd in the FA Cup. Luton kicked on and Cambridge knew that playoffs was done so concentrated on fa cup and lost most of the remaining games still finishing 2nd and getting promoted. Luton have really kicked on but I like to think Cambridge now being in league 1 are only 2-3 seasons from championship and maybe following Luton to the premier league
We’ll never play you again…
Who is here after they have been promoted to the English Premier League?
Hear hear!
Yep🎉
Really great content, as always.
Thanks, Alfie!
Late to the party but I've supported Luton since 2010 when I had a Football Manager save with them. Up to this day it's the only save I remember playing and I still want to see Luton succeed, greetings from Greece. COYH!
This channel is so wild. First made a vid about Saarbrucken, the german team i follow, and now a 30 min vid about the team I've supported for twenty years! :D
Love all the great (niche) work Alfie!
Incredibly proud of my hometown club 🧡🧡🧡
Amazing insight! I'm a Kidderminster fan and remember the days of us competing against Luton in the conference, how times have changed
Well done Luton, it's gonna be fun playing you in next year's FM
Chester fan here remember playing you a few years back, incredible what you have achieved since then, I can only dream, be great for you to reach the premier league, good luck
Hope Luton Town gets promoted this season. Didn't realise their journey has been this remarkable!
When I was younger I always came to Luton games with my Dad back when we were in the national league and it’s just crazy to think how far we’ve come
West Ham fan here, it's so nice to see guys from our academies like Pelly Ruddock find success! Not to mention Dan Potts, also a former West Ham academy member, sticking with them since 2015/16, and even this season with Reece Burke!
Would be interesting as hell to see them get promoted!
I remember the hype on YT about Luton in 2016, never seemed to happen for them to go up directly with a vigoration though.
As a supporter of 12 years and my grandad being on of 58 years, going to every home game rain or shine we are so proud of luton, great vid aswell
I didn’t think I could become so invested in a video about Luton Town but there you go!
A properly ran team, zero budget taking the piss out of the rich clubs in the leagues. Hope they go up, will be a wake up call to the city sofa fans.
Excellent video. Very well researched and presented.
Great video! Noticed Luton being surprisingly far up in the table when I skimmed through the second divisions of European top flights and wondered what happened just a few days ago.
As a suggestion for next videos: It'd be nice to see a video on the worst indebted clubs in the Championship.
I’ve been a huge Luton town fan since I played with them in FIFA 2014
Honestly I just want them to get promoted because I want to see their stadium in fifa 23
FIFA games need to be destroyed and rebuilt
If we do and its a big if i think, the momey will build the one in progress now. Still you'll get the Kenny for that year 🤷♂️😂👍
Luton fan, not a fifa fan.. but that would be pretty hilarious, seeing our rickety ol fortress in game. 🤣
Luton Town ,a club with a great heritage, the club was always going to rise again.
As a Derby fan good luck to you. Just proves it can be done without breaking the bank, if you appointment the right manager and buy the right players. Visited about 60 odd ground around England and it is the only one I have been to in the league and both cups. Steve Howard and Mick Harford two great centre forwards we have signed from Luton in the last 30 years.
Have a lot of respect for Luton, Always thought of Coventry being a year behind Luton
don't remind me of Coventry, beat my team in the League 2 playoff finals 💔😢
@@drillnewsandclips3798 magical day for me at wembley vs exeter, autos for you lot this season surely?
@@glowingbox4692 let's hope so 😂catching up to fgr was a good sign, defence has been brilliant this season and hopefully we will be playing you in a few years time
Really, I'm sursprised? As a Luton fan from the seventies onwards, I always thought of Coventry as the bigger club? Until maybe recently?
@@johnp8131 meant in recent development, both fairly low budget witha fast rise through the leagues to the championship
superb video. keep them coming!
I had an eye on Luton for a long time only because I did a FIFA career mode with Accrington Stanley and that's when I first found out about Luton. I hope Luton get promoted and can stay in the Premier league
As a Luton resident, I love this video
@28:45 First time I have ever heard this, it gave me a chuckle. He might as well have said he wants a stadium in the clouds surrounded by Rainbow road and opened by Super Mario.
Tell u what . You're vids are absolutely class I love them . U gotta do a Stockport county vid soon .
Beautiful work, I subscribed…so many clubs I’m interested in and you’ve covered.
I'm from St Albans and have Luton fans as friends so growing up in the 80s and 90s at school and getting beaten on the drastic plastic 5-0 was a memory I try and erase. Would be great to see them back in the top flight and my lot (West Ham) can get our own back and win 5-0 😆
Well there are loads in stalbans . Me my dad my brother all live in stalbans
Great video of the ups and downs of supporting my team.
If we do make it then that'll be great, if not we'll still be supporting the Hatters
Up the Town! Been waiting for this video the whole season
You have to talk about CF Belenenses from Portugal who have gone 4 promotions in a row to reach the second division of Portuguese football! A historic club with a lot of legal problems in 2017 after they separated from their SAD (administrators) and went down to the sixth division as an amateur team. Truly fascinating!
And all this done with no betting sponsors since the Gary Sweet era!
Exceptional content as usual!
even as a Cardiff fan I'd love to see this
Great video. Thank you
What a great video made of the club that i'm so proud to support COYH!
Yaaaaa buddy, Been waiting for this for a while, being a Luton fan ofc
Luton stadium in prem will look good and unique
watford fan with a reluctant like, really good vid, and i do wish luton the best this season, they've been to hell and back
And here we are
Congratulations to Luton Town . I’ll be rooting for you
I can remember back in the 20th century Luton Town shocked Arsenal to win the English League Cup final at Wembley.
Always great to see an underdog have a day like that.
Luton Town won the English League Cup by defeating Arsenal, for those of you who weren't already aware of the fact.
From league 1 four years ago, to just about staying up in the championship and a potential promotion to the top flight.
It's been great watching them 👏
full climb complete congarulations luton town welcome to the premiership I was in luton with my family in feb 2008 in the middle of their unfortunate 3 relegations in a row my dad wanted to go to bletchley park for his 60th birthday we went to see luton v leyton orient it was a fun day glad to see they made it into premier leauge i hope they stay up next season
Thanks for highlighting my Home Town club. Yes it is looking good for the Hatters, new stadium and the like. Not that the local Council have helped much at all until recently. I think promotion this year would not be a good step unless revenues can increase significantly. That probably won't happen until the new stadium is up and running, and this is long overdue - thanks to the Council !
I could also go into detail about the point sdeductions which led to the relegations. Instead I look to the future, which looks rosy as things stand.
Onwards and upwards.... You've just got to keep on loving this awesome team from Bedfordshire, and what Nathan and the boys under him and all the background staff members have achieved this year. Nathan is
the best coach in the Championship by far, and his fantastic Luton team are undoubtedly the best team in the championship and getting better and better. COYRRH, Wembley here we come, Amén!!!
Ciao to all Luton fans worldwide, we are Luton! Love 😍 from 'Badger' from Italy 🇮🇹 🙏
I suggested this only a week ago, did not expect it to be done so soon.
Luton's story is a real tale of rags to riches. They should be so proud because they deserve it.