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Luton

Full name	Luton Football Club
Founded	1879
Dissolved	1883
Ground	Nelson Park
President	Mr P. W. Scott
Secretary	James Nisbet
Home colours

Luton Football Club was a 19th-century association football club based at Plantation, Glasgow.

History

The club was founded in the 1879–80 season, originally as a junior club, and was an inaugural member of the Scottish Junior Football Association in 1880. Luton played in the first Scottish Junior Cup in 1880–81, 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" - and 4–0 at Clyde in 1882–83.

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. The club had already entered the Scottish Cup for 1883–84 and had to scratch from its tie with Whitefield.

Colours

The club's colours were originally black and white hoops with white knickerbockers, changing to navy knickerbockers for its final season.

Ground

The club played at Nelson Park, although its Cup tie with Northern was held at Lorne Park, the home of Mavisbank.

References

1. "Luton Football Club". North British Daily Mail: 6. 23 April 1883.
2. "Oswald v. Luton". North British Daily Mail: 3. 8 March 1880.
3. "Scottish Junior Football Association". Glasgow Herald: 7. 4 October 1880.
4. "National Junior Competitions". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
5. "Northern v Luton". North British Daily Mail: 7. 3 October 1881.
6. "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 4. 11 September 1882.
7. "Possilpark Club". North British Daily Mail: 3. 25 June 1883.
8. "Scottish Football Association". Dundee Courier: 3. 24 August 1883.
9. "Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
10. "2d Luton v 2d Cathkin". Glasgow Herald: 10. 21 November 1881.
11. "2d Luton v 2d Bellshill". Glasgow Herald: 9. 23 October 1882.
12. "Northern v Luton". North British Daily Mail: 7. 3 October 1881.

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• Scottish Cup results

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