# List of Luton Town F.C. seasons

Luton Town Football Club is an English football club, founded in 1885. After becoming the first professional team in the south of England in 1891, Luton joined The Football League in 1897 before leaving three years later. The club rejoined the League in 1920, and reached its top division in 1955–56. After losing the 1959 FA Cup Final 2–1 to Nottingham Forest, a period of decline saw Luton in the Fourth Division by 1965. After a swift revival the club was back in Division Two by 1970. Luton earned another promotion four years later, returning to Division One for the 1974–75 season, in which Luton were relegated back to the Second Division.
Financial crises during the 1970s led to the sale of important players and it was not until David Pleat, a former Luton player, was appointed in 1978 that Luton started to recover. Pleat's team achieved promotion in 1981–82, and remained in Division One until 1992. Luton won the League Cup in the 1987–88 season with a 3–2 victory over Arsenal, but it marked the beginning of decline. Inconsistent performance and financial uncertainty meant that Luton rose and fell through the divisions from season to season, and in 2007 a collapse began that would result in three successive relegations. The club claimed a Football League Trophy victory in 2009, but with it came the relegation to the Conference Premier made inevitable by 40 points deducted in two seasons. Luton contested five years in non-League football, including three unsuccessful play-off campaigns, before winning promotion to League Two as Conference Premier champions in the 2013–14 season. The club were promoted to League One after finishing second in League Two in 2017–18, and the following season they won a second successive promotion to the Championship after winning the League One title.

## Key

| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or reorganisation League results shown in italics for abandoned or wartime competitions

## Seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other competitions | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | Top scorer(s) |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | League Cup | Competition | Pos. | Player(s) | Goals |
| 1885–86 | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | — | — | none | 0 |
| 1886–87 | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | — | — | E. Ellingham | 1 |
| 1887–88 | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | — | — | George Deacon | 1 |
| 1888–89 | | | | | | | | | | QR3 | | — | — | J.C. Lomax | 6 |
| 1889–90 | | | | | | | | | | QR3 | | — | — | Harry WhitbyJ.C. Lomax | 1 |
| 1890–91 | | | | | | | | | | QR1 | | — | — | none | 0 |
| 1891–92 | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | — | — | Harry Whitby | 5 |
| 1892–93 | | | | | | | | | | QR3 | | — | — | Frank Whitby | 4 |
| 1893–94 | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | — | — | Fred AllenRobert Dimmock | 3 |
| 1894–95 | South | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 2nd | R1 | | — | — | Hugh Galbraith | 16 |
| 1895–96 | South | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 14 | 27 | 2nd | QR1 | | — | — | Hugh Galbraith | 17 |
| 1896–97 | United | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 21 | 2nd | R1 | | — | — | George Ekins | 9 |
| 1897–98 | Div 2 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 50 | 30 | 8th | R1 | | — | — | Willie Stewart | 12 |
| 1897–98 | United | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 28 | 1st | R1 | | — | — | Willie Stewart | 12 |
| 1898–99 | Div 2 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 95 | 23 | 15th | QR5 | | — | — | James Kemplay | 12 |
| 1898–99 | United | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 7 | 11th | QR5 | | — | — | James Kemplay | 12 |
| 1899–1900 | Div 2 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 75 | 18 | 17th | QR5 | | — | — | John Brock | 11 |
| 1900–01 | South | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 24 | 10th | Int | | — | — | James BlessingtonJimmy Durrant | 11 |
| 1901–02 | South | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 7th | Int | | — | — | James Blessington | 14 |
| 1902–03 | South | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 11th | R1 | | — | — | Leon Gall | 12 |
| 1903–04 | South | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 40 | 8th | QR5 | | — | — | Jason McKee | 9 |
| 1904–05 | South | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 54 | 27 | 17th | QR6 | | — | — | David Ross | 12 |
| 1905–06 | South | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 40 | 41 | 4th | QR4 | | — | — | Sandy Brown | 18 |
| 1906–07 | South | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 4th | R2 | | — | — | Sandy Brown | 15 |
| 1907–08 | South | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 56 | 30 | 18th | R1 | | — | — | Herbert Moody | 13 |
| 1907–08 | West 1B | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 4th | R1 | | — | — | Herbert Moody | 13 |
| 1908–09 | South | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 60 | 40 | 9th | R1 | | — | — | Herbert Moody | 15 |
| 1908–09 | West 1A | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 4th | R1 | | — | — | Herbert Moody | 15 |
| 1909–10 | South | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 92 | 41 | 15th | QR4 | | — | — | Thomas Quinn | 24 |
| 1910–11 | South | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 63 | 38 | 9th | R1 | | — | — | Herbert Moody | 25 |
| 1911–12 | South | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 28 | 19th | R1 | | — | — | Herbert Moody | 15 |
| 1912–13 | South 2 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 5th | QR5 | | — | — | James Stephenson | 10 |
| 1913–14 | South 2 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 51 | 2nd | QR5 | | — | — | Ernie SimmsArthur Wileman | 28 |
| 1914–15 | South | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 34 | 14th | R1 | | — | — | Ernie Simms | 30 |
| 1919–20 | South | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 76 | 30 | 20th | R2 | | — | — | Ernie Simms | 12 |
| 1920–21 | Div 3 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 9th | R3 | | — | — | Ernie Simms | 34 |
| 1921–22 | Div 3 S | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 35 | 52 | 4th | R2 | | — | — | Ernie Simms | 18 |
| 1922–23 | Div 3 S | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 5th | R1 | | — | — | Syd Reid | 18 |
| 1923–24 | Div 3 S | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 46 | 7th | R1 | | — | — | Andy Kerr | 20 |
| 1924–25 | Div 3 S | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 57 | 37 | 16th | R1 | | — | — | George DennisSyd Reid | 12 |
| 1925–26 | Div 3 S | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 80 | 75 | 43 | 7th | R2 | | — | — | Jimmy Thompson | 25 |
| 1926–27 | Div 3 S | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 8th | R3 | | — | — | Syd Reid | 21 |
| 1927–28 | Div 3 S | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 87 | 39 | 13th | R3 | | — | — | Jimmy Yardley | 28 |
| 1928–29 | Div 3 S | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 73 | 49 | 7th | R3 | | — | — | Andy Rennie | 48 |
| 1929–30 | Div 3 S | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 78 | 40 | 13th | R1 | | — | — | Andy RennieJimmy Yardley | 17 |
| 1930–31 | Div 3 S | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 51 | 46 | 7th | R2 | | — | — | Andy Rennie | 20 |
| 1931–32 | Div 3 S | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 95 | 70 | 47 | 6th | R3 | | — | — | Tommy Tait | 27 |
| 1932–33 | Div 3 S | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 78 | 78 | 39 | 14th | R6 | | — | — | Tommy Tait | 23 |
| 1933–34 | Div 3 S | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 61 | 52 | 6th | R3 | | Football League Third Division South Cup | R2 | Andy Rennie | 17 |
| 1934–35 | Div 3 S | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 92 | 60 | 50 | 4th | R4 | | Football League Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jack Ball | 31 |
| 1935–36 | Div 3 S | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 45 | 56 | 2nd | R4 | | Football League Third Division South Cup | R1 | George Stephenson | 14 |
| 1936–37 | Div 3 S | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 53 | 58 | 1st | R4 | | Football League Third Division South Cup | QF | Joe Payne | 58 |
| 1937–38 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 89 | 86 | 40 | 12th | R5 | | — | — | Joe Payne | 16 |
| 1938–39 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 66 | 49 | 7th | R3 | | — | — | Hugh Billington | 28 |
| 1939–40 | Div 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | n/a | | — | — | Hugh Billington | 5 |
| 1945–46 | n/a | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R3 | | — | — | none | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 83 | 39 | 13th | R5 | | — | — | Hugh Billington | 28 |
| 1947–48 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 59 | 40 | 13th | R5 | | — | — | Hugh Billington | 14 |
| 1948–49 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 10th | R5 | | — | — | Billy Arnison | 19 |
| 1949–50 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 51 | 38 | 17th | R3 | | — | — | George Stobbart | 9 |
| 1950–51 | Div 2 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 32 | 19th | R4 | | — | — | Willie DavieGeorge Stobbart | 9 |
| 1951–52 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 44 | 8th | R6 | | — | — | Jack Taylor | 24 |
| 1952–53 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 49 | 52 | 3rd | R5 | | — | — | Jesse Pye | 28 |
| 1953–54 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 6th | R4 | | — | — | Gordon Turner | 16 |
| 1954–55 | Div 2 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 54 | 2nd | R5 | | — | — | Gordon Turner | 37 |
| 1955–56 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 42 | 10th | R3 | | — | — | Gordon Turner | 19 |
| 1956–57 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 76 | 37 | 16th | R3 | | — | — | Gordon Turner | 35 |
| 1957–58 | Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 63 | 44 | 8th | R3 | | — | — | Gordon Turner | 38 |
| 1958–59 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 71 | 37 | 17th | RU | | — | — | Allan Brown | 25 |
| 1959–60 | Div 1 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 30 | 22nd | R5 | | — | — | Billy Bingham | 16 |
| 1960–61 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 79 | 39 | 13th | R5 | R2 | — | — | Gordon Turner | 29 |
| 1961–62 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 71 | 39 | 13th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Gordon Turner | 21 |
| 1962–63 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 84 | 29 | 22nd | R3 | R4 | — | — | Ron Davies | 21 |
| 1963–64 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 80 | 42 | 18th | R3 | R2 | — | — | John O'Rourke | 22 |
| 1964–65 | Div 3 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 51 | 94 | 33 | 21st | R3 | R2 | — | — | Tommy McKechnie | 11 |
| 1965–66 | Div 4 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 90 | 70 | 56 | 6th | R2 | R1 | — | — | John O'Rourke | 34 |
| 1966–67 | Div 4 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 73 | 41 | 17th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Bruce RiochRay Whittaker | 11 |
| 1967–68 | Div 4 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 87 | 44 | 66 | 1st | R2 | R2 | — | — | Bruce Rioch | 27 |
| 1968–69 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 61 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | — | — | Brian Lewis | 23 |
| 1969–70 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 60 | 2nd | R2 | R3 | — | — | Malcolm Macdonald | 28 |
| 1970–71 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 43 | 49 | 6th | R3 | R3 | Watney Cup | QF | Malcolm Macdonald | 30 |
| 1971–72 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 13th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Peter Anderson | 10 |
| 1972–73 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 41 | 12th | R6 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | John Aston | 12 |
| 1973–74 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 51 | 50 | 2nd | R5 | R4 | — | — | Barry Butlin | 18 |
| 1974–75 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 33 | 20th | R3 | R3 | Texaco Cup | Grp | Adrian Alston | 8 |
| 1975–76 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 7th | R4 | R2 | — | — | Jimmy Husband | 14 |
| 1976–77 | Div 2 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 6th | R4 | R2 | — | — | Ron FutcherJimmy Husband | 13 |
| 1977–78 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 13th | R4 | R3 | — | — | Phil BoersmaRon Futcher | 10 |
| 1978–79 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 57 | 36 | 18th | R3 | QF | — | — | Brian Stein | 14 |
| 1979–80 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 66 | 45 | 49 | 6th | R3 | R1 | — | — | David Moss | 24 |
| 1980–81 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 | 48 | 5th | R4 | R3 | — | — | David MossBrian Stein | 19 |
| 1981–82 | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 86 | 46 | 88 | 1st | R4 | R2 | — | — | Brian Stein | 21 |
| 1982–83 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 84 | 49 | 18th | R4 | R4 | — | — | Brian Stein | 15 |
| 1983–84 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 66 | 51 | 16th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Paul Walsh | 14 |
| 1984–85 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 61 | 54 | 13th | SF | R4 | — | — | Mick Harford | 16 |
| 1985–86 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 44 | 66 | 9th | R6 | R3 | — | — | Mick Harford | 25 |
| 1986–87 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 45 | 66 | 7th | R4 | n/a | — | — | Mike NewellBrian Stein | 13 |
| 1987–88 | Div 1 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 53 | 9th | SF | W | Full Members' Cup | RU | Mick Harford | 21 |
| 1987–88 | Div 1 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 53 | 9th | SF | W | Football League Centenary Tournament | R1 | Mick Harford | 21 |
| 1988–89 | Div 1 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 52 | 41 | 16th | R3 | RU | Full Members' Cup | R3 | Roy WegerleDanny Wilson | 12 |
| 1989–90 | Div 1 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 52 | 41 | 16th | R3 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R2S | Kingsley BlackIain Dowie | 11 |
| 1990–91 | Div 1 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 37 | 18th | R4 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | SFS | Lars Elstrup | 18 |
| 1991–92 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 71 | 42 | 20th | R3 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R2S | Mick Harford | 12 |
| 1992–93 | Div 1 | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 48 | 62 | 51 | 20th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Phil Gray | 20 |
| 1993–94 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 20th | SF | R1 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Scott Oakes | 13 |
| 1994–95 | Div 1 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 16th | R4 | R1 | — | — | Dwight Marshall | 13 |
| 1995–96 | Div 1 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 64 | 45 | 24th | R3 | R1 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Dwight Marshall | 13 |
| 1996–97 | Div 2 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 78 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R2S | Tony Thorpe | 31 |
| 1997–98 | Div 2 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 57 | 17th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | SFS | Tony Thorpe | 19 |
| 1998–99 | Div 2 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | 58 | 12th | R2 | QF | Football League Trophy | R2S | Phil Gray | 13 |
| 1999–2000 | Div 2 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 61 | 13th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1S | Liam George | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Div 2 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 80 | 40 | 22nd | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1S | Liam George | 9 |
| 2001–02 | Div 3 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | 97 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2S | Steve Howard | 24 |
| 2002–03 | Div 2 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 9th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QFS | Steve Howard | 23 |
| 2003–04 | Div 2 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 10th | R4 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QFS | Steve Howard | 16 |
| 2004–05 | Lge 1 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 48 | 98 | 1st | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1S | Steve Howard | 22 |
| 2005–06 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 10th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Steve Howard | 15 |
| 2006–07 | Champ | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 81 | 40 | 23rd | R4 | R3 | — | — | Rowan Vine | 14 |
| 2007–08 | Lge 1 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 63 | 33 | 24th | R3 | R4 | Football League Trophy | R2S | Paul FurlongMatthew Spring | 12 |
| 2008–09 | Lge 2 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 26 | 24th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | W | Chris Martin | 13 |
| 2009–10 | Conf Prem | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 40 | 88 | 2nd | R3 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Tom Craddock | 24 |
| 2010–11 | Conf Prem | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 85 | 37 | 84 | 3rd | R2 | — | FA Trophy | SF | Matthew Barnes-Homer | 19 |
| 2011–12 | Conf Prem | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 78 | 42 | 81 | 5th | R2 | — | FA Trophy | SF | Stuart Fleetwood | 16 |
| 2012–13 | Conf Prem | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 70 | 62 | 67 | 7th | R5 | — | FA Trophy | QF | Andre Gray | 20 |
| 2013–14 | Conf Prem | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 102 | 35 | 101 | 1st | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R3 | Andre Gray | 30 |
| 2014–15 | Lge 2 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 | 68 | 8th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2S | Mark Cullen | 14 |
| 2015–16 | Lge 2 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 11th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R2S | Jack Marriott | 16 |
| 2016–17 | Lge 2 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 43 | 77 | 4th | R3 | R2 | EFL Trophy | SF | Danny Hylton | 27 |
| 2017–18 | Lge 2 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 94 | 46 | 88 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R3S | Danny Hylton | 23 |
| 2018–19 | Lge 1 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 90 | 42 | 94 | 1st | R3 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2S | James Collins | 25 |
| 2019–20 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 82 | 51 | 19th | R3 | R3 | — | — | James Collins | 14 |
| 2020–21 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 12th | R4 | R3 | — | — | James Collins | 13 |
| 2021–22 | Champ | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 75 | 6th | R5 | R1 | — | — | Elijah Adebayo | 17 |
| 2022–23 | Champ | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 80 | 3rd | R4 | R1 | — | — | Carlton Morris | 20 |
| 2023–24 | Prem | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 85 | 26 | 18th | R5 | R3 | — | — | Carlton Morris | 11 |
| 2024–25 | Champ | | | | | | | | TBD | R3 | R1 | — | — | | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.
* ↑ Includes goals scored in the Southern League, United League, The Football League (including play-offs), FA Cup, Football League Third Division South Cup, EFL Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, Full Members' Cup and Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy
* ↑ Luton Town were founder members of the Southern Football League.
* ↑ Luton Town left the Southern League to become founder members of the United League.
* ↑ Luton were elected to the Football League Second Division. They continued to field a second side in the United League for two more seasons.
* ↑ Luton resigned from The Football League and rejoined the Southern League.
* ↑ Luton Town started to enter a team into the Western Football League as well as the Southern League in 1907, but this arrangement only lasted two seasons. 1907–08 was spent in Division 1B, 1908–09 in Division 1A.
* ↑ Luton were elected to the Football League Third Division.
* ↑ Because of the outbreak of the Second World War, the 1939–40 season was abandoned in September and all results annulled. Three matches had been played.
* ↑ During the first season after the Second World War, 1945–46, the Football League was not contested and all FA Cup ties were played over two legs.
* ↑ Luton Town's first appearance in a major final. Luton lost 2–1 to Nottingham Forest.
* ↑ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
* ↑ Highest finish in the English football pyramid.
* ↑ Luton Town were disqualified from the 1986–87 League Cup for refusing to admit away fans following the 1985 Kenilworth Road riot.
* ↑ Defeated Arsenal 3–2
* ↑ Lost 4–1 to Reading
* ↑ Lost 3–1 to Nottingham Forest
* ↑ Upon its formation before the 1992–93 season, the FA Premier League became the top tier of English football; the First, Second and Third Divisions then became the second, third and fourth tiers, respectively.
* ↑ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Crewe Alexandra, 4–3 on aggregate
* ↑ Before the 2004–05 season, Football League re-branded Division One as the Football League Championship. Divisions Two and Three became Leagues One and Two, respectively.
* ↑ 10 points deducted for entering administration
* ↑ 30 points deducted—20 by the Football League, 10 by the FA—for various financial irregularities under past owners
* ↑ Defeated Scunthorpe United 3–2 after extra time (2–2 after 90 minutes)
* ↑ Lost in the play-off semi-final to York City, 2–0 on aggregate
* ↑ Lost in the play-off final to AFC Wimbledon, 4–3 on penalties (0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time)
* ↑ Lost to York City in the play-off final, 2–1
* ↑ Lowest finish in the English football pyramid.
* ↑ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Blackpool, 6–5 on aggregate
* ↑ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Huddersfield Town, 2–1 on aggregate
* ↑ Won in the play-off final to Coventry City, 6–5 on penalties (1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time)