2015–16 Luton Town F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was the 130th in the history of Luton Town Football Club and the club's 90th season in the Football League. Following their eighth-place finish the previous year, Luton were contesting the season in League Two.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Luton Town Football Club 2020 Limited | ||
| Chairman | Nick Owen | ||
| Manager | John Still (until 17 December 2015) Andy Awford (caretaker manager until 6 January 2016) Nathan Jones (from 6 January 2016) | ||
| Stadium | Kenilworth Road | ||
| League Two | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jack Marriott (14) All: Jack Marriott (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,676 vs Wycombe Wanderers (26 December 2015, League Two) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,953 vs Leyton Orient (1 September 2015, Football League Trophy first round) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,554 | ||
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Key events
- 2 June: Luton confirm they have agreed an undisclosed "six-figure" transfer fee for Norwich City midfielder Cameron McGeehan, who will join the club on a two-year contract on 1 July.[1]
- 30 June: Mark Cullen, the club's top scorer in the previous season, joins League One side Blackpool for £180,000.[2]
- 1 August: Former Brighton & Hove Albion forward Craig Mackail-Smith signs a two-year contract with Luton after being on trial with the club for over a month.[3]
- 8 August: Luton begin their 2015–16 campaign with a 1–1 draw away to Accrington Stanley.[4]
- 24 August: Luton are knocked out of the League Cup at the second round, losing 8–7 in a penalty shootout to Premier League side Stoke City after the game finished 1–1 at extra time.[5]
- 24 August: Following Brentford's sale of former Luton striker Andre Gray to Burnley, Luton confirm that they will receive £1.1 million in sell-on fees spread over three seasons. Additionally, Luton reveal that if Burnley win promotion to the Premier League with Gray in the side, the club would be due a further £700,000.[6] The potential total value of Gray's transfer, including the fee Brentford paid in June 2014, makes this one of the most lucrative transfers in Luton Town history.
- 25 August: Striker Jack Marriott signs a new contract to keep him at Luton until the summer of 2017, with the option of extending his deal until 2019.[7]
- 30 August: Luton's Managing Director Gary Sweet confirms the club is in the final process of buying a 40-acre (160,000 m2) plot of land near Junction 10a of the M1 for £10 million to potentially house a new stadium, or to act as an enabling development to a stadium elsewhere in Luton.[8]
- 5 September: Luton win their first league game of the season at the sixth time of asking, beating Cambridge United 3–1 at the Abbey Stadium.[9]
- 22 September: After impressing in his first six games for the club, midfielder Olly Lee signs an extended contract with Luton until June 2017.[10]
- 3 October: Luton record their biggest Football League away victory since March 2005, winning 4–1 at Hartlepool United to lift the club to tenth in the table.[11]
- 6 October: Luton are knocked out of the Football League Trophy at the second round following a 2–1 away loss to League One side Gillingham.[12]
Club
Current squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Mark Tyler |  |
GK | 2009 | 2 May 1977 | Peterborough United | ||
| 16 | Elliot Justham | |
GK | 2013 | 18 August 1990 | East Thurrock United | ||
| 31 | Craig King | |
GK | 2015 | Luton Town Academy | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Stephen O'Donnell |  |
RB / RW | 2015 | 11 May 1992 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 3 | Dan Potts | |
LB | 2015 | 14 April 1994 | West Ham United | ||
| 5 | Steve McNulty (c) | |
CB | 2013 | 26 September 1983 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| 6 | Scott Cuthbert | |
CB / RB | 2015 | 15 June 1987 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 12 | Scott Griffiths | |
LB | 2013 | 27 November 1985 | Peterborough United | ||
| 18 | Magnus Okuonghae | |
CB | 2015 | 16 February 1986 | Colchester United | ||
| 24 | Curtley Williams | |
RB | 2014 | 19 March 1990 | Lowestoft Town | ||
| 25 | Mark O'Brien |  |
CB / RB / LB / DM | 2015 | 20 November 1992 | Derby County | ||
| 30 | Luke Wilkinson | |
CB | 2014 | 2 December 1991 | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| 31 | Luke Trotman | |
RB | 2014 | 4 June 1997 | Luton Town Academy | ||
| 33 | Mark Onyemah | |
LB | 2014 | 9 April 1996 | Thurrock | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 4 | Jonathan Smith | |
DM / CM | 2013 | 17 October 1986 | York City | ||
| 7 | Alex Lawless |  |
LM / CM | 2010 | 26 March 1985 | York City | ||
| 8 | Cameron McGeehan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
CM | 2015 | 6 April 1995 | Norwich City | ||
| 10 | Ryan Hall | |
RW/LW | 2015 | 4 January 1988 | Rotherham United | ||
| 11 | Danny Green | |
RW | 2015 | 9 July 1988 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| 15 | Paddy McCourt | |
LW | 2015 | 16 December 1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | |
CM | 2014 | 17 July 1993 | West Ham United | ||
| 19 | Olly Lee | |
CM | 2015 | 11 July 1991 | Birmingham City | ||
| 21 | Luke Guttridge | |
AM | 2013 | 27 March 1982 | Northampton Town | ||
| 26 | Nathan Doyle | |
DM | 2014 | 12 January 1987 | Bradford City | ||
| 34 | Isaac Galliford | |
AM | 2015 | 24 October 1996 | Luton Town Academy | ||
| Jake Howells | |
LB / LW / CM | 2008 | 18 May 1991 | Luton Town Academy | |||
| Andy Parry | |
CM / CB | 2013 | 13 September 1991 | Southport | |||
| Matt Robinson | |
CM | 2012 | 1 June 1994 | Leicester City | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Paul Benson | |
ST | 2014 | 12 October 1979 | Swindon Town | ||
| 14 | Jack Marriott | |
ST | 2015 | 9 September 1994 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 22 | Craig Mackail-Smith | |
ST | 2015 | 25 February 1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 23 | Josh McQuoid | |
ST / RW/LW | 2015 | 15 December 1989 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| 35 | Zane Banton | |
ST | 2013 | 6 June 1996 | Luton Town Academy | ||
New contracts
| No. | Pos | Player | Contract Length | Contract End | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | ST | Jack Marriott |
2 years | 2017 | 25 August 2015 | [7] |
| 19 | CM | Olly Lee |
2 years | 2017 | 22 September 2015 | [10] |
Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | CB | Scott Cuthbert |
Leyton Orient |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [13][14] |
| 14 | ST | Jack Marriott |
Ipswich Town |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [15][16] |
| 15 | LW | Paddy McCourt |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [17] |
| 8 | CM | Cameron McGeehan |
Norwich City |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2015 | [1][18] |
| 23 | ST | Josh McQuoid |
AFC Bournemouth |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [19][20] |
| 2 | RB | Stephen O'Donnell |
Partick Thistle |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [21][22] |
| 18 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae |
Colchester United |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [23] |
| 3 | LB | Dan Potts |
West Ham United |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [24][25] |
| 11 | RW | Danny Green |
Milton Keynes Dons |
Free | 4 July 2015 | [26] |
| 25 | CB | Mark O'Brien |
Derby County |
Free | 9 July 2015 | [27] |
| 22 | ST | Craig Mackail-Smith |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Free | 1 August 2015 | [3] |
| 19 | CM | Olly Lee |
Birmingham City |
Free | 21 August 2015 | [28] |
Transfers out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | ST | Ross Lafayette |
Eastleigh |
Free | 1 July 2015 | [29] |
| 8 | AM | Andy Drury |
Eastleigh |
Free | 13 July 2015 | [30][31] |
| 2 | CB | Fraser Franks |
Stevenage |
Free | 15 July 2015 | [32][33] |
| 6 | CB | Alex Lacey |
Yeovil Town |
Free | 22 July 2015 | [34] |
Loans out
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK | Craig King |
Metropolitan Police |
3 August 2015 | 7 May 2016 | [35] |
| 33 | LB | Mark Onyemah |
Dartford |
6 August 2015 | 4 October 2015 | [36][lower-alpha 1] |
| 32 | RB | Luke Trotman |
St Neots Town |
18 August 2015 | 17 September 2015 | [38] |
| 32 | RB | Luke Trotman |
Histon |
18 September 2015 | 17 October 2015 | [39] |
| 34 | AM | Isaac Galliford |
St Neots Town |
18 August 2015 | [38] | |
| 35 | ST | Zane Banton |
Boreham Wood |
21 September 2015 | 20 October 2015 | [40] |
| — | CB | Andy Parry |
Altrincham |
21 August 2015 | 23 September 2015 | [41] |
| — | CM | Matt Robinson |
Grimsby Town |
21 August 2015 | 19 September 2015 | [42] |
| — | LW | Jake Howells |
Yeovil Town |
11 September 2015 | 10 October 2015 | [43] |
- On 7 September 2015, Onyemah's loan was extended until 4 October 2015.[37]
Overall transfer activity
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Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
On 7 May 2015, Luton Town announced their pre-season schedule.[44] On 23 June 2015, Luton added Farense to the pre-season diary.[45]
| 7 July 2015 Friendly | Farense | 0–1 | Luton Town | Algarve, Portugal |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | O'Donnell  38' |
Stadium: Vila Real de Santo Sports Complex Attendance: Unknown |
| 12 July 2015 Friendly | Lowestoft Town | 1–2 | Luton Town XI | Lowestoft |
| 14:30 BST | Woods-Garness 75' |
Report | Tiryaki 34', 56' |
Stadium: Crown Meadow Attendance: 528 |
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | Boreham Wood | 1–1 | Luton Town | Borehamwood |
| 19:30 BST | Morias 48' |
Report | Mackail-Smith 76' |
Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: Unknown |
| 16 July 2015 Friendly | Hitchin Town | 0–0 | Luton Town | Hitchin |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Top Field Attendance: 1,661 |
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1–1 | Luton Town | Peacehaven |
| 13:00 BST | Schaaf 26' |
Report | Benson 44' |
Stadium: The Sports Park Attendance: 350 |
| 20 July 2015 Friendly | Gosport Borough | 2–5 | Luton Town | Gosport |
| 19:45 BST | Harding 47' Bennett 67 pen.' |
Report | Green 5' McQuoid 21', 80'McGeehan 50 pen.'Banton 84' |
Stadium: Privett Park Attendance: Unknown |
| 21 July 2015 Friendly | Kettering Town | 1–2 | Luton Town XI | Burton Latimer |
| 19:00 BST | Obeng 30' |
Report | Rowe 18' Marriott 57' |
Stadium: Latimer Park Attendance: 419 |
| 22 July 2015 Friendly | Thurrock | 2–4 | Luton Town | Aveley |
| 19:45 BST | Francis 2' J. Clark 87' |
Report | own goal 5' Howells 17 pen.', 78'Atkinson 61' |
Stadium: Ship Lane Attendance: Unknown |
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Luton Town | 1–1 | Coventry City | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Marriott 86' |
Report | Maddison 48' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,436 |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Luton Town | 2–1 | Brentford | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Wilkinson 40' Zola 79' |
Report | Hofmann 7' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,556 |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | AFC Hornchurch | 0–2 | Luton Town XI | Upminster |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Hall 17' Banton 35' |
Stadium: Hornchurch Stadium Attendance: Unknown |
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | Luton Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Bradshaw 6' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,180 |
| 3 August 2015 Bedfordshire Premier Cup Final | Barton Rovers | 1–6 | Luton Town XI | Barton-le-Clay |
| 19:45 BST | Blackett 50' |
Report | Marriott 16', 75', 80', 89' Banton 18'Hall 82' |
Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road Attendance: Unknown |
| 5 August 2015 Friendly | Dunstable Town | 0–1 | Luton Town XI | Dunstable |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Murray 78' |
Stadium: Creasey Park Attendance: Unknown |
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 68 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 67 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 66 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 64 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results by Matchday
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[46]
| 8 August 2015 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Luton Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Windass 60' (pen.) Crooks  47' |
Report | Smith 90+1' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Luton Town | 2–2 | Oxford United | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkinson 42' McGeehan 69' |
Report | Roofe 82' Hoban 90+3'MacDonald 34' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 18 August 2015 3 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Wilkinson 16' McCourt 55' |
Report | Sinclair 90+4' Harrison 76' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,061 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Yeovil Town | 3–2 | Luton Town | Yeovil |
| 15:00 BST | Arthurworrey 38' Bird 62', 73'Roberts 88' |
Report | Mackail-Smith 4' Benson 19'McNulty 34'Smith 88' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 29 August 2015 5 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Mackail-Smith 15' (pen.) Smith 12'McGeehan 73'Wilkinson 90+3' |
Report | Evans 8' Tubbs 90' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 5 September 2015 6 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Luton Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Legge 28' Dunk 63'  |
Report | Guttridge 21' Wilkinson 66'Green 84'Lee 11' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,298 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Notts County | 3–2 | Luton Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | McLeod 10', 32', 48' Noble 90+3'Swerts 15'Snijders 29'Amevor 44'Burke 88' |
Report | McGeehan 71' Smith 76'Green 34'Cuthbert  90+1' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,820 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Mackail-Smith 59' (pen.) Smith 33' |
Report | Hunt 25' Thomas 46'Tafazolli 58' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,939 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Luton Town | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Marriott 79', 90+4' McCourt 89' |
Report | Osborne 30' 35' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,415 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Morecambe | 1–3 | Luton Town | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Barkhuizen 25' |
Report | Wilkinson 13' McGeehan 27'Smith 88'McNulty 68' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 3 October 2015 11 | Hartlepool United | 1–4 | Luton Town | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 BST | Paynter 44' Harrison 90+1' |
Report | Smith 17' Marriott 53', 57'Lee 90+1' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 10 October 2015 12 | Luton Town | 1–1 | York City | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McGeehan 63' (pen.) |
Report | Lowe 38' McCoy 68' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,618 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Luton Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Murphy 67' Harrold 81'Smith 56' |
Report | McGeehan 31' 90+5' Long 30'Lee 54'Doyle 57' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 20 October 2015 14 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Marriott 33' Wilkinson 39' |
Report | Simpson 47' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McQuoid 76' Doyle 42'Hall 84' |
Report | McHugh 17' Brunt 90+5'Tanner 83' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 1 November 2015 16 | Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. | 0–2 | Luton Town | London |
| 14:00 GMT | Connors 35' Obileye 45+2'Labadie 58'Cureton 84' |
Report | Guttridge 40' Lawless 35', 64' |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 14 November 2015 17 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Barnet | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Green 25' 70' McGeehan 67'Lawless 55' |
Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,497 Referee: Darren England |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Luton Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Wells 76' Conlon 90' |
Report | Lee 57' Benson 87' |
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Luton Town | 3–4 | Carlisle United | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Marriott 4' McQuoid 46'Green 57', 68' |
Report | Wyke 45' Gilliead 66'Ibhere 79'Asamoah 80'Grainger 55'Héry 56' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Newport County | 3–0 | Luton Town | Newport |
| 15:00 GMT | McBurnie 63', 79', 86' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,551 Referee: David Coote |
| 12 December 201 21 | Luton Town | 3–4 | Northampton Town | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Benson 9', 52' Green 66', 88'Okuonghae 69'Griffiths 90+1' |
Report | O'Toole 18' D'Ath 30'Richards 42'Holmes 69' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 19 December 2015 22 | Exeter City | 2–3 | Luton Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Grant 33' Morrison 62'Nichols 71'Nicholls 82' |
Report | McGeehan 30' (pen.), 90+13' Green 34'Benson 90+10' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 26 December 2015 23 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee 79' |
Report | Thompson 51' Hayes 66' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,676 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 28 December 2015 24 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Luton Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Doyle 67' |
Report | Lawless 37' Okuonghae 70'O'Donnell 80' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,668 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 2 January 2016 25 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Luton Town | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Gaffney 60', 72' Taylor 66' |
Report | Hall 10' Cuthbert 15'Howells 43'McCourt 84' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,131 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 16 January 2016 26 | Luton Town | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 45' Marriott 54'McQuoid 65'Benson 74'Lawless 80' |
Report | Dunne 70' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,227 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 23 January 2016 27 | Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Luton Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clements 28' |
Report | McCourt 7' Ruddock 54'Sheehan 64'O'Donnell 83' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 30 January 2016 28 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Notts County | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Lawless 3' McGeehan 32' |
Report | Sheehan 58' (o.g.) McLeod 60'Stead 70' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,147 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 2 February 2016 29 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Mackail-Smith 69' Sheehan 84' |
Report | Walsh 70' Weale 90+7' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,538 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 6 February 2016 30 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Luton Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Jombati 50' Jacobson 86' |
Report | Lawless 32' McGeehan 40'Pigott 44'Lee 53'Marriott |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 February 2016 31 | Wimbledon | 4–1 | Luton Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:00 GMT | Marriott 23' (o.g.) Taylor 25', 49'Rigg 47' |
Report | Benson 38' Marriott 59'McGeehan 75' |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,439 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 20 February 2016 32 | Luton Town | 2–1 | Hartlepool United | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | McGeehan 60', 64' Lee 62'Mackail-Smith 86' |
Report | Thomas 45+1' Jackson 65'Featherstone 89' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,880 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 27 February 2016 33 | York City | 2–3 | Luton Town | York |
| 15:00 GMT | Fewster 62', 82' |
Report | McGeehan 27', 52' Marriott 72'Mackail-Smith 81'Green 86'Lee 90+2' |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 1 March 2016 34 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Morecambe | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Marriott 76' |
Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,153 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 5 March 2016 35 | Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Luton Town | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Marriott 76' O'Donnell 30'Mackail-Smith 89'Mitchell 90+2' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,684 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Harrold 12' McAlinden 26' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Luton Town | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Purrington 87' |
Report | Marriott 27' Smith 59'McGeehan 77'Rea 89' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,973 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 28 March 2016 38 | Barnet | 2–1 | Luton Town | London |
| 15:00 BST | Gambin 49' Pearson 71'Weston 78'Sesay 81'Ngala 84'Akinde 90+6' (pen.), 90+7' |
Report | Smith 8' McGeehan 85'Cuthbert 90+5'Sheehan 90+9' |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 April 2016 39 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Stevenage | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McCourt 90+7' |
Report | Mulraney 48' Tonge 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 9 April 2016 40 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McQuoid 21' Benson 90' |
Report | Brown 47' Pearson 55'Hughes 77'Gornell 84', 84' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,467 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 12 April 2016 41 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Ruddock 37' Rea 69' |
Report | Labadie 64' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,997 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Oxford United | 2–3 | Luton Town | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Hylton 2', 32' Dunkley 51'Kenny 75' |
Report | Pigott 44', 58' Lee 45+3' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,838 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Luton Town | Carlisle |
| 19:45 BST | Stacey 61' |
Report | Pigott 23' McQuoid 51', 74' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,497 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McQuoid 40' Marriott 81' |
Report | Davies 39' Coulibaly 88' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Luton Town | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Diamond 4' Lelan 17'Marquis 36' |
Report | McGeehan 73' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,664 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 7 May 2016 46 | Luton Town | 4–1 | Exeter City | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McGeehan 27' Marriott 33', 63'Pigott 34' |
Report | Stockley 47', 57' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,427 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
FA Cup
| 7 November 2015 First round | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Luton Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Harrold 63' Walton 22' |
Report | McQuoid 54', 90' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 6 December 2015 Second round | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Luton Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Washington 35' Maddison 82' |
Report | Long 29' Green 87' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Nigel Miller |
League Cup
| 11 August 2015 First round | Luton Town | 3–1 | Bristol City | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Marriott 44', 63' Benson 59' |
Report | Robinson 71' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,948 Referee: James Linington |
| 25 August 2015 Second round | Luton Town | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Stoke City | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | McGeehan 90+1' O'Brien 7'Smith 103' |
Report | Walters 67' Sidwell 45'Bardsley 51'Diouf 120+1' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,099 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| Penalties | ||||
Benson  McGeehan Lee Wilkinson Hall O'Donnell Smith Griffiths  |
Walters Joselu Bardsley Sidwell Wilson Diouf Wollscheid Cameron |
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Football League Trophy
| 1 September 2015 First round | Luton Town | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Luton |
| 19:15 BST | Green 29' O'Donnell 90'McNulty 38'Marriott 81' |
Report | James 38' 59' Shaw 89' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley |
| 6 October 2015 Second round | Gillingham | 2–1 | Luton Town | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Ehmer 65' Dack 83'McGlashan 74' |
Report | McGeehan 41' Guttridge 43'Green 62' |
Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Michael Bull |
Appearances and goals
- Source:[47][48]
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with names 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
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline[49] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Mark Tyler | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Stephen O'Donnell | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Dan Potts | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Jonathan Smith | 33 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 (4) | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | IRL |
Glen Rea * | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Scott Cuthbert | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | WAL |
Alex Lawless | 21 (7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (7) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NIR |
Cameron McGeehan | 35 (6) | 12 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 (8) | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Paul Benson | 13 (7) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (9) | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Hall | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 5 (8) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Danny Green | 19 (6) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 21 (9) | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Scott Griffiths | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 20 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG |
Jack Marriott | 21 (19) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 (19) | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NIR |
Paddy McCourt | 15 (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (9) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ENG |
Elliot Justham | 14 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | 12 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  NGR |
Magnus Okuonghae | 7 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG |
Olly Lee | 31 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 (3) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IRL |
7 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | ENG |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | SCO |
Craig Mackail-Smith | 27 (6) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (6) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NIR |
Josh McQuoid | 20 (9) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 24 (11) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG |
Curtley Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IRL |
Mark O'Brien | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG |
Nathan Doyle | 6 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Tyreeq Bakinson | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG |
20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | ENG |
Craig King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG |
Zane Banton | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG |
James Justin | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG |
Frankie Musonda | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | WAL |
Jake Howells | 14 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | IRL |
Alan Sheehan * | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG |
Joe Pigott * | 10 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (5) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | DF | ENG |
Luke Trotman |
| 33 | DF | ENG |
Mark Onyemah |
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Isaac Galliford |
Honours
Players
| No. | Pos | Player | Award | Month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager
| Name | Award | Month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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