 While Newell's place was taken first by Kevin Blackwell and later former player Mick Harford, the team was then relegated twice in a row, starting in 2006 – 07, and spent the latter part of the 2007 – 08 season in administration, thus incurring a ten-point deduction from that season's total. The club then had a total of 30 points docked from its 2008 – 09 record by the Football Association and the Football League for financial irregularities dating back several years. These deductions proved to be too large an obstacle to overcome, but Luton came from behind in the final of the Football League Trophy to win the competition for the first time.
