# 2021–22 Luton Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was the 136th season of competitive football and third consecutive season in the Championship played by Luton Town Football Club, a professional association football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Luton also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Background and pre-season

After leading Luton Town to safety from relegation on the final day of the 2019–20 season, Nathan Jones guided the team to a top-half finish in 2020–21 with their highest points total in the second tier since 1981–82.
Luton Town's first-team pre-season programme began with an away fixture against Hitchin Town, before a week-long training camp at Queen Ethelburga's College in York, North Yorkshire, England, which concluded with a behind-closed-doors match against Rochdale. This was followed by friendlies away to Bedford Town and Boreham Wood, before home fixtures against Portsmouth and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Pre-season match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 July 2021 | Hitchin Town | A | W | 7–0 | Clark (4) 30', 32', 34', 43', Bree 60', Lee 77', Mendes Gomes 85' | 1,250 |
| 10 July 2021 | Rochdale | N | W | 4–0 | Adebayo 18' pen., Burke 45', Cornick 54', Jerome 65' | |
| 14 July 2021 | Bedford Town | A | W | 5–0 | Mendes Gomes 9', Richardson 31' o.g., Lansbury 75', Bree 89', Cornick 90' | |
| 17 July 2021 | Boreham Wood | A | W | 3–1 | Clark (2) 74', 89', Mendes Gomes 86' | 877 |
| 24 July 2021 | Portsmouth | H | D | 1–1 | Adebayo 10' | |
| 31 July 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | L | 1–3 | Cornick 44' | |
* ↑ Match played behind closed doors

## Match results
### EFL Championship

EFL Championship match details :
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 August 2021 | 2nd | Peterborough United | H | W | 3–0 | Adebayo 30', Cornick 68', Onyedinma 71' | 10,019 |
| 14 August 2021 | 11th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 2–3 | Cornick 70', Mpanzu 90+8' | 23,283 |
| 17 August 2021 | 3rd | Barnsley | A | W | 1–0 | Bell 4' | 12,999 |
| 21 August 2021 | 11th | Birmingham City | H | L | 0–5 | | 10,014 |
| 28 August 2021 | 12th | Sheffield United | H | D | 0–0 | | 9,774 |
| 11 September 2021 | 12th | Blackburn Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Berry (2) 73', 90+8' | 11,241 |
| 15 September 2021 | 13th | Bristol City | A | D | 1–1 | Hylton 90+1' | 16,878 |
| 18 September 2021 | 13th | Swansea City | H | D | 3–3 | Berry 7', Adebayo (2) 15' pen., 23' | 9,721 |
| 25 September 2021 | 16th | AFC Bournemouth | A | L | 1–2 | Kelly 64' o.g. | 9,737 |
| 29 September 2021 | 9th | Coventry City | H | W | 5–0 | Adebayo (2) 3' pen., 45+7', Cornick (2) 18', 58', Berry 30' | 9,805 |
| 2 October 2021 | 13th | Huddersfield Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 9,977 |
| 16 October 2021 | 10th | Millwall | A | W | 2–0 | Cornick (2) 11', 53' | 14,227 |
| 19 October 2021 | 9th | Derby County | A | D | 2–2 | Onyedinma 48', Adebayo 83' | 20,258 |
| 23 October 2021 | 5th | Hull City | H | W | 1–0 | Adebayo 17' | 9,999 |
| 30 October 2021 | 10th | Preston North End | A | L | 0–2 | | 11,059 |
| 2 November 2021 | 6th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 3–1 | Bradley 57', Adebayo 60', Cornick 62' | 9,790 |
| 6 November 2021 | 11th | Stoke City | H | L | 0–1 | | 10,068 |
| 19 November 2021 | 11th | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 0–2 | | 15,062 |
| 23 November 2021 | 11th | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 0–0 | | 25,715 |
| 27 November 2021 | 14th | Cardiff City | H | L | 1–2 | Clark 64' | 9,987 |
| 4 December 2021 | 12th | Blackpool | A | W | 3–0 | Bradley 42', Adebayo 54', Clark 90+1' | 11,366 |
| 11 December 2021 | 12th | Fulham | H | D | 1–1 | Adebayo 62' | 9,992 |
| 15 January 2022 | 13th | AFC Bournemouth | H | W | 3–2 | Kelly 30' o.g., Campbell 42', Naismith 90+7' | 9,649 |
| 19 January 2022 | 11th | Reading | A | W | 2–0 | Holmes 33' o.g., Campbell 58' | 9,611 |
| 22 January 2022 | 13th | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–2 | | 27,780 |
| 25 January 2022 | 10th | Bristol City | H | W | 2–1 | Lockyer 42', Adebayo 68' | 9,202 |
| 29 January 2022 | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | | 9,987 |
| 1 February 2022 | 9th | Swansea City | A | W | 1–0 | Cornick 72' | 16,598 |
| 8 February 2022 | 7th | Barnsley | H | W | 2–1 | Campbell 28', Adebayo 59' pen. | 9,101 |
| 12 February 2022 | 10th | Birmingham City | A | L | 0–3 | | 17,292 |
| 19 February 2022 | 8th | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 2–0 | Jerome 55', Campbell 83' | 10,021 |
| 23 February 2022 | 8th | Stoke City | A | W | 2–1 | Hylton 56', Jerome 81' | 18,270 |
| 26 February 2022 | 6th | Derby County | H | W | 1–0 | Hylton 67' | 10,070 |
| 5 March 2022 | 8th | Middlesbrough | A | L | 1–2 | Cornick 90+6' | 23,817 |
| 8 March 2022 | 6th | Coventry City | A | W | 1–0 | Adebayo 38' | 16,996 |
| 13 March 2022 | 7th | Queens Park Rangers | H | L | 1–2 | Jerome 37' | 10,073 |
| 16 March 2022 | 5th | Preston North End | H | W | 4–0 | Berry (2) 9', 42', Onyedinma 28', Diaby 59' o.g. | 9,408 |
| 19 March 2022 | 3rd | Hull City | A | W | 3–1 | Adebayo 9', Cornick 56', Bree 72' | 16,555 |
| 2 April 2022 | 4th | Millwall | H | D | 2–2 | Adebayo 33', Cooper 87' o.g. | 10,069 |
| 5 April 2022 | 4th | Peterborough United | A | D | 1–1 | Hylton 49' | 10,940 |
| 11 April 2022 | 5th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–2 | | 18,379 |
| 15 April 2022 | 4th | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 1–0 | Naismith 37' pen. | 10,070 |
| 18 April 2022 | 4th | Cardiff City | A | W | 1–0 | Cornick 71' | 19,381 |
| 23 April 2022 | 5th | Blackpool | H | D | 1–1 | Adebayo 2' | 9,843 |
| 2 May 2022 | 6th | Fulham | A | L | 0–7 | | 19,538 |
| 7 May 2022 | 6th | Reading | H | W | 1–0 | Cornick 45+1' | 10,070 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 82 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 70 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 69 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022. Source:

#### Play-offs

EFL Championship play-offs match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Semi-final first leg | 13 May 2022 | Huddersfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Bradley 30' | 10,005 | |
| Semi-final second leg | 16 May 2022 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 23,407 | |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 9 January 2022 | Harrogate Town | H | W | 4–0 | Adebayo 18', Jerome 50', Naismith 82', Berry 88' | 4,834 |
| Fourth round | 5 February 2022 | Cambridge United | A | W | 3–0 | Burke 16', Mendes Gomes 23', Muskwe 88' | 7,937 |
| Fifth round | 2 March 2022 | Chelsea | H | L | 2–3 | Burke 2', Cornick 40' | 10,140 |

### EFL Cup

EFL Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 10 August 2021 | Stevenage | A | D | 2–2 0–3 pens. | Jerome 5', Muskwe 40' | 3,052 | |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Club† | Fee |
| 25 May 2021 | Fred Onyedinma | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 15 June 2021 | Allan Campbell | Motherwell | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2021 | Carlos Mendes Gomes | Morecambe | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | Amari'i Bell | (Blackburn Rovers) | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | Reece Burke | (Hull City) | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | Cameron Jerome | (Milton Keynes Dons) | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | Henri Lansbury | (Bristol City) | Free |
| 15 July 2021 | Admiral Muskwe | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| 21 September 2021 | Conor Lawless * | (Reading) | Free |
| 21 September 2021 | Josh Williams * | (Stafford Rangers) | Free |
| 24 September 2021 | Elliot Thorpe | (Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 25 February 2022 | Robert Snodgrass | (West Bromwich Albion) | Free |
    † Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Luton.
    * Signed primarily for the under-21 squad

### Out

| Date | Player | Club† | Fee |
| 9 August 2021 | Joe Morrell | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | Simon Sluga | Ludogorets Razgrad | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | TQ Addy | | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | Sam Beckwith | (Maidenhead United) | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | Danny Hylton | (Northampton Town) | Free |
| 30 June 2022 | Elliot Lee | | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | Kal Naismith | (Bristol City) | Free |
| 30 June 2022 | Corey Panter | | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | Jake Peck | | Released |
    † Brackets around club names indicate the player joined that club after his Luton contract expired.

### Loan in

| Date | Player | Club | Return |
| 31 January 2022 | Jed Steer | Aston Villa | End of season |
| 4 March 2022 | Alex Palmer | West Bromwich Albion | 11 March 2022 |
| 1 May 2022 | Matt Ingram | Hull City | 18 May 2022 |

### Loan out

| Date | Player | Club | Return |
| 11 July 2021 | Corey Panter | Dundee | End of season, recalled 2 January 2022 |
| 13 August 2021 | Jake Peck | Concord Rangers | End of season |
| 26 August 2021 | Elliot Lee | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 27 August 2021 | Sam Beckwith | Maidenhead United | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | Peter Kioso | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season, recalled 18 January 2022 |
| 7 October 2021 | Ben Stevens | Biggleswade Town | January 2022 |
| 8 October 2021 | Dion Pereira | Yeovil Town | One month, terminated due to injury 14 October 2021 |
| 13 October 2021 | Matt Moloney | Hitchin Town | January 2022 |
| 4 January 2022 | Dion Pereira | Bradford City | End of season |
| 7 January 2022 | Avan Jones | St Albans City | End of season |
| 22 January 2022 | Casey Pettit | Lewes | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | Glen Rea | Wigan Athletic | End of season, terminated due to injury 17 March 2022 |
| 18 March 2022 | Josh Neufville | Yeovil Town | End of season, recalled 14 May 2022 |
| 27 March 2022 | TQ Addy | Lewes | End of season |
| 21 April 2022 | Corey Panter | Kidderminster Harriers | End of season |

## Appearances and goals

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with name and squad number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Luton.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | ENG | James Shea | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | James Bree | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dan Potts | 9 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Kal Naismith | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sonny Bradley | 20 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 (2) | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Glen Rea | 8 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Harry Cornick | 30 (8) | 12 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (10) | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Luke Berry | 10 (3) | 6 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (4) | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Danny Hylton | 5 (12) | 4 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (16) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Elliot Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Elijah Adebayo | 38 (2) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 39 (3) | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Simon Sluga † | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Robert Snodgrass | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Carlos Mendes Gomes | 2 (7) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | WAL | Tom Lockyer | 27 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 30 (3) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Reece Burke | 25 (2) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 (2) | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | DRC | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | 31 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 (4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jordan Clark | 19 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (6) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Dion Pereira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IRL | Peter Kioso | 8 (8) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (8) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Harry Isted | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Allan Campbell | 31 (2) | 4 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (6) | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 18 (16) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (16) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NGA | Fred Onyedinma | 14 (15) | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (16) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Jed Steer * | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ZIM | Admiral Muskwe | 7 (13) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 (13) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Matt Ingram * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | WAL | Elliot Thorpe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | JAM | Amari'i Bell | 40 (1) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 (2) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Jameson Horlick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Gabriel Osho | 16 (7) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (7) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Sam Beckwith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Cameron Jerome | 14 (17) | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 18 (19) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Avan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | IRL | Ed McJannet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Aidan Francis-Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG | Alex Palmer * † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players not included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
| 25 | MF | WAL | Joe Morrell † |