Luton Town v QPR E Programme 2019-20

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY E-PROGRAMME 2019-20 ISSUE #25 | LUTON TOWN V QPR 14.07.20 | KO: 7:45PM

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CONTENTS

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CLUB OFFICIALS

Chairman: David Wilkinson Chief Executive Officer: Gary Sweet Directors: Paul Ballantyne, Stephen Browne Bob Curson, Mike Herrick, Rob Stringer Shareholders: Kailesh Karavadra, Luton Town Supporters Trust Honorary Vice President: John Buttle Vice Presidents: Richard Banks, Cliff Bassett, Gary Chamberlain, Doug Knight, Ian Gazeley, Emma Banks, Ben Banks, Ian Montone, Nick Owen First Team Manager: Nathan Jones Assistant Manager: Mick Harford First Team Coach: Paul Hart Head of Goalkeeping: Kevin Dearden Performance Analyst: Peter Booker Analyst: Dan Bond Chief Recruitment Officer: Mick Harford Head of Medical: Simon Parsell Physiotherapist: Chris Phillips First Team Therapist: Oscar Brau Assistant Therapist/Kit Man: Darren Cook Head of Sports Science: James Redden Academy & Development Manager: Andy Awford Head of Academy Coaching & Professional Player Development: Adrian Forbes Professional Development Phase Lead Coach: Dan Walder Academy Administrator: Emily Howes General Operations Manager: Paul Watson Club Secretary: Chris Clark Financial Controller: Tom Schofield Safety Officer: Stephen Copp Head of Commercial: Chris Bell Site & Facilities Manager: Peter Kemp Head Groundsman: Richard Bird Marketing & Communications Manager: Ed Smith Press & Media Manager: Stuart Hammonds Head of Retail Operations: Siobhan Kos-Hodge Ticket Office Manager: Mike Hooker Catering & Hospitality Manager: Cristhiano Andrade Da Silva Head of Supporter and Community Engagement: Sascha Gustard-Brown Head of Human Resources: Jemma Osborne Supporter Liaison Officer: John Miller Junior Supporter Liaison Officer: James Whitehead Club Doctor: Dr Paul Deeley Club Chiropractor: David Leu Club Chaplain: Revd David Kesterton Head of Community Trust: Kevin Thoburn

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Made in Luton. Printed by Bartham Press.

Edited by Stuart Hammonds (stuart.hammonds@lutontown.co.uk).

Design by Ed Smith Photography by Gareth Owen.

Thanks to contributors: Roger Wash, Ed Smith, Bradley Dixon, Kevin Harper, Simon Pitts, Simon Oxley, Dan Briard and Charlie Hanson.

Additional pictures: Rex Features and Liam Smith.

The views in this programme are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the editor and/or Luton Town.

28 | FORMER HATTER JONATHAN SMITH PENS A GUEST COLUMN

9 | SONNY BRADLEY

28 | HATTERS AT HOME

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NATHAN JONES

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FROM THE BOARDROOM

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TONY INCENZO

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WELCOME HOOPS

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RESULTS & FIXTURES

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The Hatters boss looks forward to a 'monumental week' Director Stephen Browne pens tonight’s boardroom notes talkSPORT and Sky Sports reporter's view from the Press Box All you need to know about the boys from west London A look back at the four points gained v Barnsley and Huddersfield All the Championship matches, plus the Town’s stats

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THE MANAGER

NATHAN JONES Good evening and welcome to what is another huge game in our fight to stay in the Sky Bet Championship, as we host Queens Park Rangers.

I’d like to welcome Mark Warburton and his squad, as well as any officials who have travelled up from London.

Again, it’s a real shame that supporters cannot be here because this is a clash that is steeped in tradition – two famous clubs who used to go head-to-head in the top-flight – and I know that with the position we are in, there’d have been a full house getting right behind us tonight.

We’ve put ourselves in a terrific position to not only take this race right to the wire, but ensure that we finish above the cut-off line.

We kicked off this mini season with a six, but realistically seven-point deficit to make up on those clubs above the relegation zone. As we move towards our points target, we’ve narrowed the gap to two, but three taking goal difference into account.

The belief is firmly there that we can continue to chase that down over the next three games and ensure we are still OUR TOWN | LUTON TOWN V QPR | 14.07.20

a Championship club next season. I believe in them 100 per cent, because this is a wonderful group.

The thought of not only moving out of the bottom two, but the bottom three, for the first time since Christmas with victory tonight is a huge incentive for the players. This is a massive game in what could prove to be a monumental week.

With a bit more luck on the decision that led to the corner from which Barnsley scored their equaliser here last week, we might already be sitting level with Charlton.

They are fine margins, but we won’t moan or feel sorry for ourselves, as was shown in the TV game at Huddersfield three days later. The players rolled their sleeves up and went again, and we got the result our play deserved.

It was great to see Sonny on the scoresheet for what I’m told is the third time on TV this season – I waited long enough for him to show that goalscoring knack in my first spell. And Elliot Lee has been fantastic since we came back, to say he’d played such little football this season. He had the determination to get to the ball ahead of the defender, and then we saw what we all know he is capable of with the finish. A wonderful technician.

Luke Berry had done similar in the Barnsley game, then put the ball through for James Collins at Huddersfield. As we’ve said all along, every single player has to be ready because we’re going to need them all. I know there is more to come.

They know you’re behind them and every game that passes is another closer to us all being back together. We can’t wait.

Enjoy the game as best you can and please stay safe.

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THE BOARDROOM

STEPHEN BROWNE Welcome to what would usually promise to be a cracking night under floodlights, with so much to play for, against a team we know well, where you make the team twelve men. You just know the atmosphere would have been electric and we’d be full to the rafters.

And yet here we are, in the middle of summer, playing a vital game for a vital three points, in an Old Lady that echoes.

This is very strange, as if that needed pointing out.

A warm welcome to Mark Warburton, his staff, and his players, as they end their season safe from any fears of relegation battles, but also with no prospect of contending for the final play-off place

– they are probably the only team in the division without any stress at the moment! And that freedom is bound to give their play a boost so we’ll have to be at our best to get those vital points we are desperate for. Good luck to Mark, but not too much!

When we were promoted last season, Wilko, Gary, and all the Board were truly delighted, but we also knew that whilst it was a huge achievement, staying up this season would be an even bigger achievement for no other reason than the financial gulf.

We told anyone who would listen that staying up on the last game by one point would be seen as a great success by all of us around the Boardroom table (and in no way do I mean that to sound like we had limited ambition – just being realistic in a commercial world and ensuring we had all contingencies possible).

As we go into this game it’s still all in our own hands because three wins and 53 points would highly likely be enough. All I will say is: sing up for the lads wherever you are listening or watching, and let’s not leave it to the last game, eh?!

PELLY-RUDDOCK MPANZU TAKES A KNEE AT SWANSEA IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES MATTER

Since I last wrote programme notes so much has happened. We have lost many dear friends and loved ones and our thoughts go out to you all - this has been a truly horrible time for some. I hope the rest of you are staying as safe and well as possible, and you know that everyone is here at the Club for you if need anything.

My wonderful colleagues have been doing so many things for the local community over the past months that it just shows how important we can be in helping and supporting the people of Bedfordshire wherever they may be. We were able to deploy all the resources we have built up over the past decade and, coupled with our unique understanding of what it takes to battle headwinds that seem unstoppable, Hatters everywhere have done amazing things. We have learnt so much on our journey since 2007/08 that we hold our heads high as we help those now who need it more.

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Matter movement that has placed awareness front and centre of just who we want to be as human beings. It doesn’t need me to say that Luton Town has, and will always be, totally committed to equality for everyone and we are blind to any sort of ‘ism’. We are proud of our community and we want everyone to be proud of Luton Town. We celebrate the way we work as one. Every day since we became custodians we know the work done is not enough and we have strived to continually do more and do better. Every single programme and process and department has done more day upon day, so compared to ten years ago we are light years ahead.

Like I say, that’s never enough and tomorrow we have to improve again and again. Zero tolerance, 100% commitment, improvement everyday – that’s what the Luton family is about.

If a pandemic and people around the world standing up for what’s right isn’t enough, we then have the basket-case that is football finance that has made regular headlines.

Hopefully many of you have heard Gary on the excellent podcasts ‘The Price of Football’ and ‘Are You Not Entertained 24-7’.

‘The Price of Football’ in particular is an excellent run down on the latest news that, whilst often out there in the public domain, we don’t as fans get to pick up on in a coherent way 7

that represents us as fans. Get listening if you don’t already - it’s a real eye-opener on some of the drivers of our national game, and often helps to explain why we at Luton do things in the way we do.

On each show Gary speaks for all us fans and explains to those listeners not fortunate enough to be a Hatter how we do things at Kenilworth Road. How we see the state of finances as slowly killing competition and ambition, twisting our game. How we have always tried to compete whilst living within our means.

How we see ourselves as merely custodians of a Club that is the property of future generations, not us. How everyone plays a role and everyone works together. How we see fans and the community as the same as us and we are all representative of Luton and Bedfordshire. Our invisible culture that is seen by everyone we touch, and once touched, people ‘get it’.

I’d say there has been a lot of courage shown by everyone, and I’m delighted we’re in a place that is so positive

Gary explains the financial disadvantage we give ourselves because we have said no to things like betting sponsorship consistently for a decade, and well before it became the focus of attention, not because we are against betting (that’s fine and many people get enjoyment from doing it), but because we are very uncomfortable with the effects on youngsters and vulnerable people and that not enough is done to ensure this doesn’t happen. It’s because we are uncomfortable that we would supposedly ‘succeed’ and generate more income, but at the expense of some people losing out far more than they should, and often it’s not just the money that’s the problem.

Also it’s because there can easily be an over-reliance on an income stream that can then influence or take control of matters they shouldn’t. If we can actively say no to £millions, why are the others who do take such monies in financial difficulties? Both podcasts explore this, and other financial questions, just as we do down the pub or over Zoom, or I’m lucky enough to be able to do in the Boardroom too.

Early speculation has been that betting is possibly at the root of the issue we have recently seen. It does seem impossible to believe that a club’s owner would actively want their club to be relegated – how far have owners’ objectives and fans’ ambitions parted if that turns out to be the case?

So, a bottom three that might be completely wrong, being decided in Court Rooms and not on the pitch. It’s times like this that being able to just concentrate on ourselves is a huge

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bonus. It’s all in our hands and we have Championship football to play for.

Personally, I think we deserve to stay up. We have grown as the season has progressed, we have given many teams far higher excellent games, and we are in this position because of a poor run that is far behind us. We’ve been a bit unlucky with injuries, sometimes unlucky on decisions, and we’ve missed some sitters that could have given us a few more points already. All to play for, and we promise you all we are giving it everything.

But if we felt we were short of blockbuster events and news, these are my first notes since we appointed Nathan and so I would like to welcome him back in black and white. A lot has been said already, so all I need to say is that all that matters to us is the success of Luton Town and I’m proud that all of us can do whatever it takes to make sure we give ourselves the best chance at all times.

Whenever things happen that deeply hurt, it takes huge courage to put things to bed and find ways to move forward.

I’d say there has been a lot of courage shown by everyone, and I’m delighted we’re in a place that is so positive and we are reunited with the same ambition.

We are so much stronger for all the experiences so I’m extremely excited

within easy range of hostile coastal guns and enemy warships.

His return from war saw him with a family and commitments. As the Town looked to start again, ‘Hat-Trick Herman’ would only play a part from the stands. Dreams of playing alongside greats like Owen, Streten, Shanks, and Duncan were only played out each week on South Beds Golf Course whilst Herman followed a 30-year career at Vauxhall (and it seems Herman used to beat quite a few of the lads back then). He saw the FA Cup Final of ’59 and was in the crowd when Blackpool came to town. Never jealous of what could have been, instead always so happy and supportive and proud – of Maulden, Luton, Bedfordshire, Vauxhalls, and Luton Town.

about the journey ahead with Nathan on board.

Finally, I’d like to end by remembering someone who was so nearly a Luton Town centre-forward, had it not been for circumstance.

In 1936 he watched from the front row of the Kenny with his father as Joe Payne ‘scored’ his tenth. Using that as inspiration, two years later at the age of 17, he made his debut for Ampthill Town and the Bedfordshire Press rang out with headlines of ‘Hat-Trick Herman’ the very next day. A season of goals was followed by an approach from the Hatters for his services, but with one year left of a fiveyear apprenticeship at Midland Motors, his father refused permission until the apprenticeship was passed.

1939 saw that promise about to become reality but the War started and a newly qualified and promising motor engineer enrolled into the ‘Little Ships’ division of the Royal Navy Coastal Defence Force. He was one of the few people to play a role in Dunkirk (1940), ‘The Greatest Raid of All’ at St Nazaire (1942), and D-Day (1944). The ‘Little Ships’ were heavily-armed with depth charges, guns, torpedoes and mines, and were the fastest in the fleet. These woodenhulled, highly explosive pocket rockets were the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the Navy and raided from the Atlantic, through the Channel and North Sea, to the Baltic, often

For all of us that have lost someone, it is our duty to shout louder, shout for two.

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On 26th June 2020, Leslie Jack Herman passed away peacefully at home knowing it was confirmed that his Club would be achieving its ambition of a new ground. He had seen the Hatters go from near death to the brink of a new future all within his last decade, getting news each week and listening live on radio as his mobility failed. He has seen his great-grandchild, Luke, grow up with orange blood as a fifth generation Hatter. He was 23 weeks short of his hundredth birthday having had a 74-year marriage, spending 67 years in the same home and all 99 years from birth in Maulden. Tonight is the eve of his funeral.

Leslie Jack Herman was not only my grandad, but known in the local Bedfordshire villages as the grandad to many. He will be so sorely missed, but we are so happy he is reunited with his darling Edna.

I could never stop pestering him about those ten goals as a kid. I wanted to know the detail of every single one. I know he couldn’t remember so many years on, but the fun we had acting them out in his garden. We’ve lost an angel.

For all of us that have lost someone, it is our duty to shout louder, shout for two. Whilst not at the Kenny in person, we are with the players in spirit and they know it. They hear us. It’s all to play for and we can do this!

We WILL do this!

COME ON YOU HATTERS!

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THE DRESSING ROOM

SONNY BRADLEY

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Hatters captain Sonny Bradley has insisted he and the rest of the squad ‘will never, ever give up’ after keeping their survival hopes alive with a superb 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town.

Goals from Bradley and Elliot Lee were enough to give the Hatters a comfortable 2-0 win, which could prove vital at the end of the season.

As things stand, Town are two points adrift of safety with three matches remaining and Sonny made sure to point out how good a win it was.

“I think in the grand scheme of things, it’s a good result," said the skipper.

"Obviously, it brings them (Huddersfield) back into the mix. I think if they had won today, they would have probably left feeling like they are safe, so it brings us a little bit closer to getting out and it brings them back into the mix. Three big games to go and three games that we need to try and win.”

“We will never, ever give up,” he said confidently. “You’ve seen us today come here and we’ve given 100 per cent and you will get that from us in the next three games. The Reading game, I know we got beat 5-0, but still I don’t think it was a game where no-one gave 100 per cent.

"There are no excuses but a few tired legs, a couple of sloppy goals and before you know it the game is gone. 3-0, 4-0, we’re chasing the game, is it a 5-0 game, probably not, but that is what happens when you play against teams with quality but it is what it is. We’re closer now to staying up. Win the next three and we will definitely do it.”

The remaining three games will come thick and fast, meaning Nathan Jones could chop and change in order to keep players fresh. Luckily, Bradley believes that the squad is ready for the upcoming challenge even if they haven’t featured frequently, as he continues: “There are boys that haven’t played today that will possibly play on Tuesday against QPR. “They will be training this weekend, maintaining fitness ready to be called upon if they’re needed and we need that mentality from everyone in the dressing room, and I feel like we’ve got it at the moment.”

Despite a lacklustre opening to the game from both sides at the John Smith's Stadium, Town kept striving and eventually their pressure paid off, leaving Bradley with plenty of praise for his team-mates.

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THE PRESS BOX

TONY INCENZO

talkSPORT and Sky TV reporter. You can follow Tony on Twitter at @TonyIncenzo AS I look forward to tonight’s appetising fixture, memories come flooding back of the most famous game that I have attended between Luton Town and Queens Park Rangers.

It was a night that attracted incredible media attention right across the globe… the first ever professional football match to take place on an artificial playing surface in Europe.

DATE: Tuesday 1st September 1981 MATCH RESULT: QPR 1, Luton Town 2 COMPETITION: Football League Div Two ATTENDANCE: 18,703 Midfield man Andy King gave Rangers the lead with a close range strike at the School End after 35 minutes. But back came Luton in the second half with goals from Mark Aizlewood (71 minutes) and man of the match Ricky Hill (84).

Terry Venables was manager of QPR back in 1981. He still has vivid recollections of how this match made international headlines.

Looking back, Venables said: “My chairman Jim Gregory had always been worried about the terrible problems we had with the pitch. We couldn’t get the drainage right. Even on a fairly nice day, OUR TOWN | LUTON TOWN V QPR | 14.07.20

it would always be like a quagmire. Jim just didn’t know what to do. Whatever he spent, he couldn’t seem to solve the problem.

So he said to me: ‘What about a plastic pitch?’ We chatted for a while and it was a big step forward. And he said: ‘There are no rules to say we can’t!’ So I said: ‘Come on then – we’ll do it!’

And yes, we went for it!”

The match programme for this historic first fixture is a fascinating timepiece. It consisted of 20 pages and sold at 40p. The front cover displayed a colour photo of R’s striker Clive Allen sweeping the new synthetic grass with a broom.

In his ‘Bush Telegraph’ editorial notes, QPR secretary Ron Phillips set the scene. He wrote: ‘You are present when the first-ever Football League game takes place on an artificial playing surface – Omniturf, a name you’ll be hearing a lot about from now onwards.

‘We predict that Omniturf will drastically change – for the better – the manner in which the nation’s clubs use their stadiums.

However it does not necessarily follow that it will also change the way in which teams play soccer.

‘We have no doubt that losing teams will leave this stadium this season blaming their misfortune solely on our new pitch… we shall listen more closely to those teams who examine their results here from the point of their own players’ abilities and efforts.’

Other Football League clubs who laid similar artificial surfaces during the 1980s were Luton Town (obviously impressed from the first match), Oldham Athletic and Preston North End. The Omniturf revolution in Shepherd’s Bush lasted for seven seasons before Queens Park Rangers decided to rip up the plastic at the end of the 1987/88 campaign.

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EBERECHI EZE

Eberechi Eze is one of the hottest properties in the Championship right now thanks to his performances on the pitch this season.

His rise to stardom has been dramatic, after he was released

by Millwall in 2016 he joined Queens Park Rangers that same year and baring a one-year loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers – where he played a part in their promotion to League One – he has been an R’s player ever since.

The 22-year-old’s goal involvement this season has been spectacular, scoring 12 himself including a goal in the reverse fixture, and providing eight assists having started every game thus far.

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NAME

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JOE LUMLEY

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LIAM KELLY

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MARK

WARBURTON Mark Warburton is an experienced manager that has enjoyed a good amount of success during his time in coaching.

Warburton was once playing non-league football for Enfield and Boreham Wood but began his coaching career at Watford, before moving to Brentford in 2011. Originally, he was a coach and sporting director at the club but became their manager in December 2013, leading them from League One to the Championship that season.

Following his time at Griffin Park he joined Rangers and won the Scottish Championship title and the Scottish Challenge Cup in his first season. A nine month spell with Nottingham Forest came after his time at Ibrox, before he was appointed QPR manager in May 2019 OUR TOWN | LUTON TOWN V QPR | 14.07.20

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TODD KANE

26

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LEE WALLACE

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DOMINIC BALL

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ENGLAND

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ANGEL RANGEL

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CONOR MASTERSON

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YOANN BARBET

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JOSEPH GUBBINS

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GEOFF CAMERON

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USA

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LUKE AMOS

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EBERECHI EZE

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RYAN MANNING

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OLAMIDE SHODIPO

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ILIAS CHAIR

22

MOROCCO

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BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL

22

NIGERIA

26

FAYSAL BETTACHE

20

ENGLAND

30

CHARLIE OWENS

22

ENGLAND

39

DESHANE DALLING

21

ENGLAND

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IRELAND

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NAME

AGE

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JORDAN HUGILL

28

NATIONALITY ENGLAND

18

ARAMIDE OTEH

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ENGLAND

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JACK CLARKE

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ENGLAND

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ON THE QPR

JOE LUMLEY

YOANN BARBET

Position: GOALKEEPER Nationality: England DOB: 15/02/95 Height: 6ft 2in Previous Club: Academy 2019/20 League Appearances: 24 2019/20 League Clean Sheets: 3

Position: DEFENDER Nationality: France DOB: 10/05/93 Height: 6ft 2in Previous Club: Brentford 2019/20 League Appearances: 24 2019/20 League Goals: 0

Joe Lumley joined QPR as a 16-year-old and prior to last season, gained senior football experience during a number of loans will Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, Stevenage, Bristol Rovers and Blackpool.

Yoann Barbet joined Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer at the start of the season following the expiry of his contract with Brentford, whom he spent four years with.

In the 2018/19 season he made 46 appearances for the R’s, keeping an impressive 16 clean sheets in all competitions and hence established himself as a fans’ favourite around the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

This season Lumley began as number one but had two separate periods on the bench, though since the Championship restart in June, he has played the last six games in a row.

The centre-back began his career with Bordeaux in France’s top flight and spent from the age of 14 to 21 there.

He moved to Chamois Niortais in the summer of 2014 but departed after a season to join the Bees.

Barbet made over 100 appearances for Brentford before leaving and he has settled in well with QPR, even wearing the captain’s armband since the Championship restart.

E RADAR BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL

JORDAN HUGILL

Position: MIDFIELDER Nationality: Nigeria DOB: 31/12/97 Height: 5ft 8in Previous Club: Blackpool 2019/20 League Appearances: 35 2019/20 League Goals: 5

Position: STRIKER Nationality: England DOB: 04/06/92 Height: 6ft 1in Previous Club: On loan from West Ham 2019/20 League Appearances: 39 2019/20 League Goals: 13

Bright Osayi-Samuel joined QPR on the back of a successful spell with Blackpool from 2015 to 2017. It was the 2016/17 season where Osayi-Samuel really impressed for the Seasiders, helping them gain promotion from League Two with five goals.

Jordan Hugill spent the early days of his football career plying his trade in non-league with the likes of Seaham Red Star, Consett, Whitby Town and Marske United. Port Vale provided Hugill with his league football break in 2013 and 12 months later he joined Preston North End, whom he spent the next four years with.

With plenty of speculation about his future, the R’s swooped in and signed him and he has improved ever since. In the second half of the 2018/19 season, Osayi-Samuel was one of QPR’s standout performers and was voted Young Player of the Season.

Furthermore, he has come on leaps and bounds this season too, scoring five goals and providing eight assists in the Championship.

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West Ham then came calling for his signature after he netted eight goals in 27 matches up until January 2018 but he has since been loaned out to Middlesbrough and then QPR at the beginning of this season.

With 13 goals for the R’s, Hugill has proven to be a reliable source of goals for the club.

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CLASSIC CLASH 22.03.1980 | QPR 2 LUTON TOWN 2 DIVISION TWO (NOW CHAMPIONSHIP)

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The top of the table clash attracted a crowd of 19,619, the largest at Kenilworth Road since September 1976...

David Pleat’s first season in charge at Kenilworth Road was almost a disaster with the Town narrowly avoiding relegation from the old Division Two at the death.

Pleat had made wholesale changes to the side he inherited, intent on altering the playing style to that of his own principles, but a terrible run of injuries meant that he had to make do and mend as the campaign drew to an ultimately successful close.

The summer of 1979 was spent in adding a couple of names to the squad. Mike Saxby from Mansfield and Tony Grealish from Orient were signed as immediate first team players which meant that, sadly, some long serving squad members had to leave to balance the books, but Pleat would not deviate from his beliefs and his stated aim to take the Hatters back to the top flight.

The season opened with a two leg defeat to Gillingham of Division Three in the League Cup, a home draw with Cambridge and a 2-3 reversal at Bristol Rovers.

Supporters were quite naturally beginning to doubt Pleat’s expertise, but after a narrow home win over Orient, a brilliant 3-1 televised victory at Leicester made them alter their views a little. This was followed by a 5-0 thrashing of Swansea and suddenly the Town were top of the pile when the first league tables were published. What a manager this Pleat was turning out to be!

By the time of the visit of QPR to Kenilworth Road on 10th November 1979, the Hatters were still in top spot while

BRIAN STEIN WATCHES AS RICKY HILL'S HEADER ENTERS THE NET FOR THE TOWN'S EQUALISER

Rangers were second. Rangers were in a rich vein of form which included a 7-0 win over Burnley at Loftus Road, two weeks before and a 3-1 victory at Bristol Rovers the previous Saturday.

The top of the table clash attracted a crowd of 19,619, the largest at Kenilworth Road since September 1976 when Fulham and George Best were the visitors, as well as the London Weekend TV cameras.

In a great advertisement for Division Two football the Town turned on the style but could not convert chances into goals.

Chris Woods in the Rangers goal was in constant action in the first half with athletic saves from Brian Stein and David Moss, but he was rooted to the spot when full-back Kirk Stephens, on a regular foray forward, lashed a shot against a post.

The goal the Town fully deserved eventually came in the 44th minute when Paul Price’s free-kick, awarded for a push by Glenn Roeder on Alan West, was headed powerfully home by Saxby.

The Town were unable to keep up the frenetic pace in the second period but still had more chances than Rangers with Steve Wicks clearing a Moss effort off the line and Bob Hatton going close on a couple of occasions. ‘It only takes a second to

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score a goal’ so the old cliché goes, and Clive Allen proved that, just after the hour mark, when he reacted quickly to a loose ball in the area and scored with great composure.

The press felt that the final 1-1 draw slightly flattered Rangers but Pleat was reasonably happy, feeling that it was important not to lose but frustrated by the missed opportunities. Rangers boss, Tommy Docherty, thought that the crowd had witnessed two sides that would have graced the top flight while admitting that the Hatters were the better outfit.

Despite the disappointment of the draw, the Luton supporters were at last witnessing a side that looked like it could be going places after several mediocre seasons. Form dipped after Christmas but the Town were always hovering around the top three and hit top spot again in mid-February before a run of five games without a win sent them tumbling out of the promotion places.

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BRIAN STEIN HEADS IN THE TOWN’S FIRST GOAL AT LOFTUS ROAD

On the weekend before the return game with Rangers, the Town had lost at home to Cardiff on a miserable night where the pitch was barely playable. Injuries to David Moss and Kirk Stephens added to a game to forget and supporters thought that, although it had been fine while it lasted, the promotion dream was over.

Paul Price smacked a shot against the bar and Brian Stein shot against a post before Pleat gambled by taking off Steve White and replacing him with debutant Andy Pearson, to give the attack more width.

Rangers were in fourth spot, one place above the Town, after a run of six games without defeat, but even though we thought the season had finished, the BBC ‘Match of the Day’ cameras were there feeling that the clash was still a ‘four pointer’.

It was now all Luton as the Rangers defence retreated, and it came as no surprise when Stein headed a picture goal on 73 minutes from a Hatton cross.

The deserved leveller came eight minutes later when, after a spell of panic in the Rangers defence, Ricky Hill looped a header into the net.

Because of the injuries caused in the Cardiff match, the Town had to reshuffle with Graham Jones coming into the side at right-back for his first game in over a year.

Naturally, Rangers looked on Jones as a weak link and attacked down that flank from the start, taking the lead after only two minutes when Steve Burke left the defender stranded before firing the ball across for Paul Goddard to tap home.

After 31 minutes, Rangers were two up with Goddard again the scorer after Jones was left exposed to another left-wing attack.

The interval came with Luton supporters fearing the biggest defeat of the season, but surprisingly Rangers eased off after the break allowing the Town to come back more into the game.

Docherty then made a strange decision in taking off Roeder, leaving more midfield space for the Town’s West and Grealish to operate in and the game was slowly turned around.

The deserved leveller came eight minutes later when, after a spell of panic in the Rangers defence, Ricky Hill looped a header into the net.

Suddenly us doubting Luton supporters could see promotion back on the agenda after such a brilliant fight back, but the winner would not come leaving Pleat again satisfied with the draw.

Docherty was ‘spitting nails’!

CLASSIC CLASH 22.03.1980 | QPR 2 LUTON TOWN 2 DIVISION TWO (NOW CHAMPIONSHIP)

ROGER WASH

THE LAST TIME RANGERS CAME TO TOWN 23.01.2007 | LUTON TOWN 1 QPR 0 | FA CUP 3RD ROUND REPLAY

TOWN BRILL, FOLEY, COYNE, PERRETT, DAVIS, EMANUEL, LANGLEY, ROBINSON, BELL, BRKOVIC (MORGAN), BOYD.

QPR ROYCE, STEWART, REHMAN, MILANESE, MANCIENNE, LOMAS, BAILEY, COOK, SMITH (JONES), BLACKSTOCK, NYGAARD (AINSWORTH).

RUSS PERRETT MAKES A NUISANCE OF HIMSELF IN THE QPR DEFENCE

In this, the Town’s second season back in the Championship, a 5-1 home win over Leeds on 21st October had pushed the team up to fifth spot.

It all went horribly wrong after this though as only two more wins were recorded over the next 14 games, leading to a plummet down the table and into the relegation positions.

The FA Cup was therefore a respite from League action and a trip to old cup adversaries QPR on 6th January was seen as a welcome diversion. In an action packed, feisty affair at Loftus Road, a 2-2 draw and a replay was the least the Town deserved but there was to be a long

wait for the re-match due to a postponement because of a waterlogged pitch.

The game finally took place on 23rd January and by this time two more defeats had been recorded and Rowan Vine had joined Carlos Edwards as transfers out, which boosted the coffers but made the squad desperately thin and weak.

The Hatters made five changes from the previous weekend’s home defeat to Barnsley and were pushed back by Rangers for whom Marc Nygaard, missed a couple of decent opportunities.

Although David Bell netted for the Town, the effort was disallowed for offside, leading to an intense onslaught on the Luton goal in which rookie goalkeeper Dean Brill was outstanding.

Rangers became increasingly frustrated in their attempts to seal the tie leading to the match erupting on 74 minutes, when Luton-born Stefan Bailey was dismissed for a nasty two footed challenge on the Town’s Ahmet Brkovic.

Brkovic was stretchered off and his replacement Dean Morgan made an almost immediate impact when his fierce volley was deflected in by Rangers’ Zesh Rehman for a rather fortunate winner.

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COVE

Club Historian ROGER WASH pic from past games w DECEMBER 1948.

The first Division Two (now Championship) clash between the two sides at Loftus Road finishes in a 3-0 win for the Town. Billy Arnison nets two of the Luton goals.

OCTOBER 1950.

After winning on the opening day of the season the Hatters go twelve games without another victory before seeing off Rangers 2-0 at Kenilworth Road.

Goals from George Stobbart and Bobby Wyldes set the Town on the long journey off the foot of the table.

MARCH 1965.

Goals from David Pleat and Ted Phillips earn a 2-0 win over Rangers, the first victory in nine, to give a glimmer of hope in the battle to avoid relegation.

SEPTEMBER 1970.

Former Ranger Mike Keen nets direct from a freekick in the first minute with the newly-promoted Hatters managing to hang on for a famous victory.

ERED!

cks out eight programme covers with our opponents APRIL 1981.

Ricky Hill stars as the Town put Rangers to the sword with a 3-0 win at Kenilworth Road. Raddy Antic scores his first goal for the club.

SEPTEMBER 1981.

The first-ever League game on an artificial surface sees the Hatters come from behind to clinch a 2-1 victory. Ricky Hill’s winner is a stunner.

NOVEMBER 1986.

Richard Harvey makes his Luton debut as the Town beat QPR 1-0 courtesy of an unfortunate own goal from Warren Neil. The Hatters are up to sixth spot in the top flight.

JANUARY 2006.

A late goal from Steve Howard seals a 2-0 win over Rangers in a mid-table Championship clash at Kenilworth Road.

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JONATHAN SMITH Former Hatters midfielder, currently playing for Chesterfield, writes a guest column for Our Town

Having played close to 600 professional football matches, I never envisaged that a global pandemic would bring my football career to a temporary halt.

Months just keep ticking by and still no sign of when I will continue my playing career. To say I'm desperate to get back onto the pitch is an understatement as the need to satisfy my competitive edge grows.

A big part of my career was my time at Luton Town and the 178 appearances I made for the club. Playing at Kenilworth Road is special, the atmosphere the passion; I loved every minute of it and still do to this day.

to come through at a football academy, he coached me in a way I had never been coached before and I often think what might have been if I had met him earlier in career.

I tend to need a bit of time to win a manager over, and I think that was the case with John Still and Nathan. I wouldn’t say I’m the easiest on the eye to watch, but I’ve always tried to work hard on my game whilst always giving everything I had.

Part of the reason I never wanted to leave Luton was that I knew more success would be inevitable, and I am not dissimilar to most other players in that I hate losing, so to be a

The commitment I made to the club to move my young family 200 miles away from close relatives and friends was probably the best footballing decision I ever made.

Gary Sweet played a huge part in this; he made me feel wanted as not just a football player but a human being, too. I owe him a lot for not only making the move happen but sticking by me through a career-threatening injury that could have easily finished me.

To this day I continue my daily life with a metal rod and screws inserted in my right leg. However, due to the support I received from the club and my own determination, I can continue playing the game I love.

I learned so much from all of the managers I played under at the club, not least Nathan Jones. Having not had the privilege

part of a team pushing for promotion is what I wanted.

I also have this inner belief that on my day I am better than anyone, so I am quite stubborn when it comes to being told otherwise, but as I have got older I have learned to deal with the brutal nature football can sometimes bring.

Before I would often get angry and rage, and feel like I would need to train harder as I have always had a feeling of needing to prove people wrong. I have learned to try and channel this anger in the right way on the pitch.

Seeing Luton in the Championship is fantastic and it’s what the town deserves. Having commentated on the games at Leeds and Huddersfield, I could see the fight and desire in the players to keep the club up, and I am confident if the players and staff continue to work in this way over the next three games, then survival can be achieved.

Pelly was always one I hated training against as despite being There are still players at the club who I played with during my time such as Danny Hylton, Glen Rea, and Pelly-Ruddock, and it only a young lad when he came, he was so much naturally stronger and quicker than me I felt the only way to stop him is great to see these guys competing at this level. was to foul him!

I remember me and Luke Guttridge speaking after a 5-0 win away at Alfreton in the Conference, and we both said with this guy in the middle with us, no other team will touch us. Credit goes to John Still for recruiting talent like Pelly and many others.

Hylts brings a desire that you need as he’s got this edge about him that you can’t teach, and I have mentioned before he is one of the best strikers I have played with.

One of my favourite moments in the famous orange shirt was my full home debut against Wolves in the FA Cup third round.

We destroyed Wolves that day, and with help from the crowd, played at an intensity they couldn’t deal with it.

I won man of the match but in truth, Andre Gray should have received the award as he ran the Wolves defence ragged. Thea OUR TOWN | LUTON TOWN V QPR | 14.07.20

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atmosphere inside Kenilworth Road was unbelievable and there was only going to be one winner that day.

the team playing much better football, so I am excited to see what the new season will bring.

Another special moment came for me at Hyde away on the final day of the Conference-winning season, when four months to the day of a potential career-threatening broken leg, I made my reappearance back on the pitch (pictured below). The ovation I received that day still sits with me and I can’t thank the Luton fans enough for that as it was special.

It’s a big club for the level, however, as most Luton fans know, the National League is brutal and you have to be tough to stand up to the physical nature of the league.

The work I had put in through those four months to get back was relentless, and to be appreciated like that on the final day meant the world to me. It gave me huge motivation to hit the ground running the following season.

Fortunately for me, I haven’t had an injury since that day and bar suspension, I’ve been available for every single match since through my time at Luton, Stevenage, and Chesterfield. I think that’s why I have played so many games throughout my career as I never miss through injury.

I am currently playing for Chesterfield in the National League and still love it. We have a recently appointed new manager in John Pemberton who has a similar style to Nathan and has got

Luton hav a tough game this evening against another former Premier League team. Luke Amos plays in the midfield for QPR and is one to watch. Having played with Luke at Stevenage, I know the qualities he has.

Three points tonight would no doubt put Luton in a fantastic position going into the final two games so I look forward to seeing if they can get a vital victory.

All the best!

SMUDGER *You can follow Smudge on Twitter (@Jonathan_Sm04) and read the blog that he writes as part of his sports journalism studies - Not Just Talent.

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We'd like to thank Paul Sampson, from We Are The Hatters, for organising a fundraising competition on his Facebook and Twitter pages to raise ÂŁ1,000 for the club.

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Fans paid ÂŁ5 to stand a chance of winning three replica shirts as first prize, with second prize winning a retro scarf and mug - and third prize a mini car kit. Congratulations to Karen Robertson, Keith Osmond and Adam D-K who won the prizes - and thank you to everyone who paid to enter on Paul's GoFundMe page. The money has been gratefully received. COYH!

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07.07.20 • KENILWORTH ROAD • SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

LUTON TOWN 1 BARNSLEY 1 TOWN GOAL: BERRY 13 STOKE GOAL: HALME 84

SLUGA BREE CARTER-VICKERS BRADLEY POTTS CRANIE BERRY MPANZU LEE (SHINNIE 46) HYLTON (CORNICK 71) COLLINS SUBS NOT USED

SHEA, TUNNICLIFFE, PEARSON, MONCUR, MCMANAMAN, KIOSO, BUTTERFIELD YELLOW CARDS

SLUGA, POTTS, CRANIE, BERRY

WALTON SOLLBAUER ANDERSEN WILLIAMS (STYLES 80) LUDEWIG MOWATT BAHRE (SIMOES INACIO 59) RITZMAIER WOODROW (SCHMIDT 83) BROWN CHAPLIN (HALMER 82) SUBS NOT USED

THOMAS, ODUOR, WOLFE, COLLINS YELLOW CARDS

SOLLBAUER, ANDERSEN

STORY OF THE MATCH

By Dylan Bhundia

A late Barnsley equaliser denied Luton all three points at Kenilworth Road. Luke Berry’s first Championship goal gave Luton an early lead, but Barnsley’s Aapo Halme stole a late equaliser just minutes after coming off the bench.

It was Barnsley who started the brighter of the two teams, forcing Sluga into a fine early save after Jacob Brown’s firsttime effort from the edge of the box.

Luton opened the scoring through Luke Berry after 13 minutes.

Danny Hylton found Elliot Lee down the right, whose first time effort struck the post, with the rebound finding Berry who fired into the top corner.

Despite the Hatters taking the lead, Barnsley took control of the first half, and Luton were slightly fortunate to go in at half-time with the lead.

Town defended resolutely in the second half and created chances of their own, Berry almost adding his second.

With six minutes remaining, Barnsley snatched an equaliser through Halme, pouncing on the rebound after a blocked shot following a corner.

Substitute Harry Cornick could have won it at the death after being released one-v-one with the Barnsley keeper, only for his low effort to be saved by the legs of Jack Walton.

POSSESSION 38% | 62%

SHOTS ON TARGET 5 | 7

SHOTS OFF TARGET 5 | 14

CORNERS 3 | 11

FOULS 12 | 14

10.07.20 • JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM • SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

HUDDERSFIELD LUTON TOWN TOWN GOALS: BRADLEY 49, LEE 71

0 2 SLUGA BREE CARTER-VICKERS BRADLEY POTTS MPANZU BERRY SHINNIE (CRANIE 90+5) CORNICK (MCMANAMAN 68) LEE (LUALUA 80) COLLINS (HYLTON 80) SUBS NOT USED

SHEA, TUNNICLIFFE, MONCUR, BUTTERFIELD, KIOSO YELLOW CARDS

SHINNIE

LOSSL CHALOBAH STANKOVIC SCHINDLER TOFFOLO HOGG (KING 64) O'BRIEN (BACUNA 64) WILLOCK (PRITCHARD 75) SMITH ROWE GRANT CAMPBELL (MOUNIE 55) SUBS NOT USED

KACHUNGA, STEARMAN COLEMAN, BROWN, DUHANEY YELLOW CARDS

CAMPBELL, BACUNA

STORY OF THE MATCH The Hatters boosted their hopes of survival with a crucial 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town. Second-half goals from Sonny Bradley and Elliot Lee put Luton just two points from safety with three games to play.

A cagey first-half saw both teams sparring eith each other, neither side creating any clear-cut chances.

Town stopper Simon Sluga did have one save to make after Lewis O'Brien’s attempt from range, but saved comfortably in a disciplined first half display from the Hatters.

Scoring the first goal was always going to be crucial, and Town skipper Sonny Bradley stepped up to net his third of the season and give Luton the lead. James Bree’s in-swinging corner was delivered into a crowded six-yard box, where Bradley rose highest to head home.

Huddersfield responded by going close through Emile Smith Rowe, but his effort flashed past the post.

Lee netted his first of the season - becoming the latest player to score in all three EFL divisions in which he's played for the Hatters, following Luke Berry in the previous match - to seal a crucial three points for the Hatters.

Berry released James Collins in behind, his powerful shot rebounded off the post, only for Lee to take a touch and blast home from the edge of the box and seal a brilliant win for the Hatters as they heave themselves right back into the fight for survival.

POSSESSION 60% | 40%

SHOTS ON TARGET 2 | 2

SHOTS OFF TARGET 9 | 4

CORNERS 6 | 2

FOULS 19 | 11

22.07.20

Bristol City Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Leeds United

07.02.20 1-3

14.12.19 0-2

01.01.20 0-4

07.12.19 3-2 01.02.20 2-1 02.01.20 2-1 15.02.20 0-3 26.10.19 2-1 26.02.20 0-1

02.11.19 4-2 14.09.19 0-1 28.09.19 3-2 04.07.20 1-0 23.11.19 1-1 21.12.19 3-0 19.10.19 1-0 11.01.20 1-2 21.01.20 1-1 26.02.20 0-0 17.08.19 3-0

07.07.20 2-3 15.02.20 0-2 08.03.20 3-0 10.08.19 2-0 29.12.19 2-1 20.08.19 0-1 09.11.19 2-1

29.02.20 2-2 24.08.19 1-0 11.07.20 1-3 20.06.20 0-2 18.01.20 0-0 01.02.20 1-5 21.08.19 1-0 25.02.20 2-1 10.08.19 0-1 29.12.19 1-0 05.10.19 1-0 14.09.19 2-0 28.10.19 1-3 30.06.20 0-3 07.12.19 2-1

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23.11.19 2-2 13.09.19 1-1 11.07.20 12.02.20 0-3 28.09.19 2-2 14.12.19 3-3 08.02.20 0-1 18.07.20 22.10.19 2-2 30.11.19 0-1 27.06.20 1-3 01.01.20 6-1 18.08.19 3-0 29.12.19 1-2 22.02.20 2-0 27.10.19 1-0 05.10.19 4-2 03.08.19 3-2

Hull City

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04.07.20 0-1

Fulham

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07.03.20 0-2 18.01.20 1-1 24.08.19 0-0 11.12.19 2-1

18.01.20 1-0

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18.07.20

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22.02.20 2-2

07.07.20 1-1 27.11.19 Middlesbrough 1-0 21.12.19 Millwall 1-2 21.09.19 Nottingham Forest 1-0 05.10.19 Preston North End 5-1 20.06.20 Queens Park Rangers 0-1 29.02.20 Reading 2-0 10.08.19 Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 04.07.20 Stoke City 4-0 29.12.19 Swansea City 0-0 22.10.19 West Bromwich Albion 2-2 31.08.19 Wigan Athletic 0-0 LUTON TOWN

02.10.19 2-2

30.06.20 2-0 22.10.19 1-0

26.12.19 1-1 03.08.19 0-1

15.07.20

Derby County

Brentford

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Charlton Athletic

20.08.19 2-0 23.11.19 3-2

17.08.19 2-2

Cardiff City

Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers

11.02.20 0-1

Bristol City

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Brentford

Barnsley

Blackburn Rovers

HOME

Barnsley

AWAY

Birmingham City

FIXTURES & RESULTS 07.12.19 1-0 31.08.19 3-0

03.08.19 1-0 09.11.19 0-1 08.02.20 0-1 14.12.19 1-0

11.01.20 30.11.19 2-1 3-1 01.07.20 27.06.20 0-3 3-3 19.10.19 11.02.20 2-2 3-0 02.11.19 17.08.19 0-1 1-1

23.10.19 2-1

12.02.20 0-3

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21.08.19 2-1 10.12.19 0-1 15.02.20 1-1 01.02.20 3-2

30.12.19 2-1 05.10.19 2-2 29.02.20 4-0 20.06.20 0-1 22.07.20 26.11.19 2-1 07.12.19 1-0 09.11.19 2-1 11.02.20 0-1 18.01.20 2-1 21.12.19 2-2 31.08.19 0-2 26.02.20 1-0 08.02.20 3-1 02.01.20 1-0 26.10.19 2-2 21.09.19 2-0

– 26.11.19 3-0 05.08.19 1-2 26.10.19 2-0 21.09.19 1-1 28.01.20 3-2 11.01.20 2-2 20.06.20 2-3 09.11.19 1-0 01.07.20 0-1 25.02.20 2-1 21.12.19 3-0 29.02.20 1-3 17.08.19 2-2 08.02.20 2-3 08.07.20 2-0 26.12.19 1-1

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22.07.20 13.12.19 2-2 18.01.20 1-0 02.11.19 0-3 05.10.19 3-0

28.01.20 – 1-2 07.03.20 10.12.19 2-0 2-0 31.08.19 21.09.19 2-1 0-3 26.12.19 24.11.19 1-0 2-2 31.08.19 22.07.20 1-1 28.06.20 23.10.19 3-1 1-2 09.11.19 22.02.20 3-1 2-1 10.08.19 29.12.19 1-1 1-2 07.07.20 08.02.20 0-0 1-1 01.01.20 14.07.20 0-1 01.10.19 07.03.20 0-1 5-1 22.02.20 03.08.19 3-1 2-1 22.09.19 05.07.20 4-2 4-2 14.12.19 14.07.20 1-1

20.06.20 2-0 28.09.19 1-0

10.08.19 2-1 22.02.20 3-1 05.10.19 2-0 23.10.19 3-2 10.07.20 0-2

21.09.19 1-0 07.03.20 0-1 02.11.19 2-0 17.01.20 1-0 23.10.19 0-0 02.07.20 2-1 30.11.19 4-0 02.08.19 3-3

26.12.19 1-1 04.07.20 0-1 14.12.19 0-1 21.08.19 4-0 28.09.19 1-1 11.07.20 0-1 28.01.20 3-2 02.10.19 1-1 24.08.19 1-1

25.02.20 0-1 21.08.19 1-1 04.07.20 1-1 24.08.19 1-2 21.12.19 2-1 26.12.19 0-2 10.08.19 1-1 02.11.19 1-2 02.03.20 2-2 06.12.19 2-2

18.07.20 21.12.19 2-1 07.12.19 0-2 29.02.20 0-4

18.07.20 30.06.20

– 30.06.20 1-1 26.02.20 0-1 05.10.19 2-1 08.02.20 2-0 22.10.19 1-1 18.01.20 1-0 26.11.19 0-1 26.10.19 0-0 24.08.19 0-3 12.07.20 0-1 01.01.20 1-1 17.08.19 0-2

– 15.02.20 0-1 01.01.20 3-1 19.01.20 3-1 14.12.19 2-1 14.09.19 3-2 09.11.19 3-0 20.08.19 1-0 10.12.19 3-0 27.06.20 01.02.20 2-0 07.03.20 0-0

– 08.07.20 0-2 10.12.19 1-1 01.01.20 0-2 09.11.19 2-2 14.07.20 22.07.20 27.06.20 0-2 14.12.19 3-1 29.12.19 0-2 11.02.20 2-2

– 06.03.20 0-3 15.02.20 0-1 18.07.20 02.11.19 2-1 01.02.20 0-0 11.01.20 0-0 23.11.19 0-1 10.08.19 1-1 22.02.20 1-0

– 11.07.20 1-1 27.11.19 0-4 11.01.20 1-1 20.06.20 1-1 27.09.19 2-3 14.09.19 0-1 15.02.20 2-2 20.10.19 1-0

Wigan Athletic

23.11.19 0-0

West Bromwich Albion

10.12.19 1-2

Swansea City

31.08.19 2-2

Stoke City

29.12.19 3-0

01.02.20 2-1 01.10.19 1-1 28.01.20 0-1

Sheffield Wednesday

04.08.19 1-3

18.07.20

23.11.19 1-0

08.02.20 1-1 22.02.20 3-3 02.11.19 2-1 07.03.20 5-0

09.11.19 2-4 31.08.19 2-1 26.02.20 0-0 21.09.19 0-0

19.10.19 1-1 08.07.20 1-3 29.02.20 2-2 26.12.19 3-1

26.12.19 1-1 14.12.19 2-3 11.07.20 1-1 26.06.20 1-0

11.07.20 0-0 01.01.20 2-3 23.12.19 0-0 04.07.20 3-0

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15.07.20

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31.01.20 1-1 11.07.20 0-1 27.06.20 2-1 01.01.20 1-2 24.08.19 0-2 10.08.19 2-1 22.02.20 1-0 04.07.20 0-5 14.09.19 1-0 18.01.20 2-0 22.01.20 1-1 29.12.19 0-2 22.10.19 2-2

18.10.19 1-1 30.11.19 1-3 11.12.19 1-1

26.11.19 1-0 10.08.19 3-1 31.01.20 4-0 29.12.19 1-0 01.01.20 2-5 07.12.19 2-1 09.07.20 5-0 29.02.20 1-1 20.12.19 2-1 26.10.19 2-0

12.01.20 0-0 02.10.19 1-2 10.08.19 0-0 26.02.20 1-0 26.11.19 1-1 14.02.20 4-4 31.08.19 0-1 27.06.20 1-0 20.06.20 0-3 30.06.20 1-1

28.01.20 2-1 11.01.20 2-2 24.08.19 1-1 14.09.19 1-1

15.02.20 2-2

22.07.20

15.07.20

21.08.19 3-1 15.02.20 4-2 20.06.20 1-1 22.10.19 1-0

01.02.20 1-1 21.08.19 1-3

21.01.20 0-3 21.09.19 0-1 11.01.20 1-1

14.12.19 5-3 11.12.19 0-2 28.01.20 2-1 11.01.20 3-1

11.12.19 1-1 07.03.20 1-3

14.07.20 22.07.20 21.12.19 0-0 03.11.19 0-1 23.11.19 1-0 29.02.20 2-0 04.07.20 0-0 27.11.19 4-0 26.12.19 1-1 20.06.20 1-1 01.10.19 1-1 03.08.19 1-0 31.08.19 1-1 – 07.12.19 2-0 19.10.19 1-0 08.07.20 1-3 12.02.20 0-2 17.08.19 3-2 25.02.20 2-0 08.02.20 1-2

14.07.20 05.07.20 0-1 21.09.19 1-2 22.02.20 0-0 07.03.20 1-3 – 26.12.19 1-0 31.08.19 1-2 03.08.19 1-2 11.02.20 0-0 22.07.20 08.07.20 1-0

OUR TOWN | LUTON TOWN V QPR | 14.07.20

Reading

Millwall 27.06.20 0-0 30.11.19 1-1 14.09.19 2-0 19.10.19 3-2

Queens Park Rangers

Middlesbrough 22.02.20 1-0 04.10.19 2-1 17.08.19 1-0 08.02.20 3-2

Preston North End

LUTON TOWN 24.08.19 1-3 26.10.19 2-1 28.09.19 1-2 30.11.19 7-0

Nottingham Forest

Leeds United 15.09.19 0-2 29.12.19 4-5 03.07.20 1-3 11.02.20 1-1

18.07.20

– 15.02.20 0-3 14.12.19 0-0 28.09.19 1-1 21.08.19 1-1 30.11.19 1-3

18.07.20 15.09.19 0-2 01.10.19 1-0 11.01.20 0-2 12.02.20 1-0 28.09.19 1-4 17.08.19 1-0 14.12.19 0-4 24.08.19 2-1 11.07.20 0-3 03.08.19 1-3 – 26.12.19 3-2 05.07.20 2-1 23.11.19 2-1 28.01.20 2-1

– 05.10.19 1-2 20.01.20 0-1 30.06.20 3-0

22.07.20 09.11.19 2-2 25.01.20 2-0 – 08.12.19 5-1 02.11.19 1-2

18.07.20 09.11.19 0-1 01.10.19 1-0 17.08.19 1-2 19.10.19 0-1 09.02.20 0-2 03.08.19 1-2 02.12.19 0-1 28.09.19 0-2 12.02.20 1-2 01.07.20 0-3 04.11.19 0-2 07.03.20 0-0 – 11.12.19 1-1

18.07.20 23.10.19 1-0 27.09.19 2-0 20.06.20 0-2 14.09.19 2-2 01.02.20 0-1 07.12.19 2-1 20.08.19 1-0 26.11.19 2-2 29.12.19 1-0 10.08.19 3-0 24.08.19 3-1 26.02.20 0-3 05.10.19 1-0 23.11.19 2-1 18.01.20 2-1 29.02.20 0-1 – 53

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DATE TIME H/A OPPOSITION AUGUST Fri 2 7.45pm H Middlesbrough Sat 10 3.00pm A Cardiff City Tue 13 7.45pm H Ipswich (Carabao Cup R1) Sat 17 3.00pm H West Bromwich Albion Tue 20 7.45pm A Sheffield Wednesday Sat 24 3.00pm A QPR Tue 28 7.45pm A Cardiff (Carabao Cup R2) Sat 31 3.00pm H Huddersfield Town SEPTEMBER Sat 14 3.00pm A Queens Park Rangers Sat 21 3.00pm H Hull City Tue 24 7.45pm H Leicester (Carabao Cup R3) Sat 28 3.00pm A Blackburn Rovers OCTOBER Wed 2 7.45pm H Millwall Sat 5 3.00pm A Derby County Sat 19 3.00pm H Bristol City Wed 23 7.45pm A Fulham Sat 26 3.00pm A Birmingham City NOVEMBER Sat 2 3.00pm H Nottingham Forest Sat 9 3.00pm A Reading Sat 23 3.00pm H Leeds United Tue 26 7.45pm H Charlton Athletic Sat 30 3.00pm A Brentford DECEMBER Sat 7 3.00pm H Wigan Athletic Tue 10 8.00pm A Stoke City Sat 14 3.00pm A Preston North End Sat 21 3.00pm H Swansea City Thu 26 3.00pm H Fulham Sun 29 3.00pm A Bristol City JANUARY Wed 1 12.45pm A Millwall Sat 4 5.31pm A AFC B'mouth (FA Cup R3) Sat 11 3.00pm H Birmingham City Sun 19 12.00pm A Nottingham Forest Tue 28 7.45pm H Derby County FEBRUARY Sat 1 3.00pm A West Bromwich Albion Sat 8 3.00pm H Cardiff City Wed 12 7.45pm H Sheffield Wednesday Sat 15 3.00pm A Middlesbrough Sat 22 3.00pm A Charlton Athletic Tue 25 7.45pm H Brentford Sat 29 3.00pm H Stoke City MARCH Sat 7 3.00pm A Wigan Athletic JUNE Sat 20 3.00pm H Preston North End Sat 27 12.30pm A Swansea City Tue 30 7.45pm A Leeds United JULY Sat 4 3.00pm H Reading Tue 7 6.00pm H Barnsley Fri 10 6.00pm A Huddersfield Town Tue 14 7.45pm H Queens Park Rangers Sat 18 3.00pm A Hull City Wed 22 7.30pm H Blackburn Rovers

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KIT SPONSORS 19/20

To find out more information about kit sponsorships, contact our commercial team on 01582 411622 MAREK STECH 01

H: Mr & Mrs Bright A: Available T: Available G: The Nunn Family

SONNY BRADLEY 05

H: Ian, Linda and Joe A: Bobbers Travel Club T: Available

DANNY HYLTON 09

H: Richard & Ben Banks A: Thomas Walker T: Available

HARRY CORNICK 14

H: Emma & Betsy Banks A: Kelly Knight T: Scandinavian Hatters

JAMES COLLINS 19

H: Tim Fordham A: MADS T: Alex Nunn

IZZY BROWN 24

H: Doug Knight A: Available T: Available

PETER KIOSO 30

H: Available A: Available T: Available

FRANKIE MUSONDA 37

H: Available A: Available T: Available

MARTIN CRANIE 02

H: SAM Beast Consulting LTD A: Available T: Available

MATTY PEARSON 06

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H: Julian & Anne Hyde A: Available T: Available

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H: Kelchner Brewery A: LTFC Fool T: Available

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H: Tradeline Recruitment Ltd A: SAM Beast Consulting LTD T: Available

KAZENGA LUALUA 25

H: Holly Valentine A: WHOSH 25th Annivesary T: Available

EUNAN O'KANE 32

H: Available A: Bobbers Travel Club T: Available

HARRY ISTED 40

H: Craig Steeples A: Available T: Available G: Available

KEVIN DEARDEN

H: Available A: Available

H: Peter & Linda Little A: Tommy Lennon T: Available

PELLY-RUDDOCK MPANZU

GEORGE MONCUR 20

H: 1981 Events A: TP Extrusions Ltd T: Available

ANDREW SHINNIE

GLEN REA 16

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CALLUM MCMANAMAN

H: ABS Thermal Insulations A: Chris, Steve & Rob Nicoll T: Available

ELLIOT LEE 10

DAN POTTS 03

H: Dean Kemp A: WHOSH T: Available

LUKE BOLTON 22

H: Ian & Helen Hull A: Available T: Available

JAMES BREE 26

H: Ben Banks A: Available T: Available

DONERVON DANIELS 33

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NATHAN JONES

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RYAN TUNNICLIFFE 04

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LUKE BERRY 08

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SIMON SLUGA 12

H: NLAF A: Curly, Matt & Jeffrey Guide Dog G: John Wheeler

CAMERON CARTER-VICKERS 18

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JACOB BUTTERFIELD 29

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HULL CITY | 18.07.20 | KO 3PM

OUR NEXT OPPONENTS

UP NEXT

FORMED: 1904 | NICKNAME: THE TIGERS | LAST SEASON: 13TH IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP | FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER: @HULLCITY | COLOURS: ORANGE AND BLACK | GROUND: KCOM STADIUM | MANAGER: GRANT MCCANN

WHO?

HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE?

The Yorkshire-based side were founded in 1904 and the club’s achievements include finishing as runners-up in the FA Cup in 2014, winning automatic promotion to the Premier League in 2013, and via the play-offs in 2016. Over the past decade, Hull have spent four years in the top-flight, competing in the Europa League qualifying rounds in 2014.

The last meeting between the two sides took place in September at Kenilworth Road, where Hull ran out 3-0 winners with goals from Kevin Stewart and now-West Brom winger Kamil Grosicki. The two sides remarkably hold a completely even head-to-head record going into Saturday’s game, having won sixteen games apiece, with eight draws.

KCOM STADIUM

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

Hull City played their home matches at Boothferry Park after World War Two for nearly 60 years, before making the move to their newly built 25,400-seater stadium in 2003, which was originally named the ‘KC Stadium’ before being changed to the ‘KCOM Stadium’ in April 2016. Hull City share the stadium with Rugby Super League side Hull FC, who finished 6th in the Betfred Super League in 2019.

Current Hull manager Grant McCann starred for Scunthorpe in their 2009 JPT final defeat to Luton, equalising for the Iron with two minutes of normal time remaining. Former Hatters centre-back Curtis Davies won the League One title with Luton in 2005, and went on to make 125 appearances for Hull, while current Town defender Sonny Bradley made his pro debut for his hometown club in 2012.

Words: Dylan Bhundia

PLAYER STATS 2019/20 THIS SEASON LEAGUE

IF THEY FEATURE IN TONIGHT'S MATCH, PELLY-RUDDOCK MPANZU AND DAN POTTS WILL REACH SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS: FOR PELLY IT WILL BE THE 250TH TIME HE HAS PLAYED FOR THE HATTERS, WHILE FOR POTTSY IT WILL BE HIS 150TH APPEARANCE.

Luke Berry Luke Bolton Sonny Bradley James Bree Izzy Brown Jacob Butterfield Cameron Carter-Vickers James Collins Harry Cornick Martin Cranie Donervon Daniels Brendan Galloway Danny Hylton Harry Isted Jake Jervis Lloyd Jones Elliot Lee Kazenga LuaLua Callum McManaman George Moncur Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu Frankie Musonda Josh Neufville Matty Pearson Jake Peck Dan Potts Glen Rea James Shea Alan Sheehan Andrew Shinnie Simon Sluga Marek Stech Ryan Tunnicliffe

APPS GLS 12 (6) 1 10 (14) 0 36 (1) 3 31 (5) 0 17 (8) 1 11 (4) 1 12 (1) 0 41 (2) 12 34 (8) 9 17 (4) 2 2 (1) 1 0 (3) 0 2 (6) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (3) 0 5 (3) 1 15 (11) 2 10 (13) 4 1 (14) 1 37 (4) 3 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 41 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 30 (2) 1 11 (2) 0 13 (0) 0 2 (2) 0 15 (5) 1 30 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 37 (3) 1

CUP

APPS 3 (1) 2 (2) 0 (0) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 0 (1) 1 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 4 (0) 1 (1) 1 (2) 3 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

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TOTAL

APPS GLS 15 (7) 1 12 (16) 0 36 (1) 3 33 (6) 0 19 (9) 1 13 (4) 1 12 (1) 0 41 (2) 12 36 (9) 9 17 (5) 2 3 (1) 1 2 (3) 0 2 (6) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 1 5 (3) 1 9 (3) 2 16 (12) 2 11 (15) 4 4 (14) 1 39 (4) 3 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 42 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 31 (2) 1 12 (2) 0 16 (0) 0 5 (2) 1 17 (5) 2 31 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 37 (3) 1

DISIP

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LTFC CAREER TOT APPS GLS 85 12 28 0 87 3 39 0 28 1 17 1 13 0 136 57 123 22 22 2 4 1 5 0 126 58 2 0 14 1 14 1 104 29 56 5 26 4 32 7 249 17 14 1 4 0 94 8 1 0 149 10 150 5 75 0 135 9 103 10 31 0 49 0 40 1

LINE-UP MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE - STEPHEN MARTIN | ASSISTANT REFEREE 1 - DARREN BLUNDEN ASSISTANT REFEREE 2 - IAN COOPER | FOURTH OFFICIAL - DAVID ROCK

MANAGER: NATHAN JONES

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MARTIN CRANIE DAN POTTS RYAN TUNNICLIFFE SONNY BRADLEY MATTY PEARSON CALLUM MCMANAMAN LUKE BERRY DANNY HYLTON ELLIOT LEE

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ANDREW SHINNIE SIMON SLUGA HARRY CORNICK GLEN REA PELLY-RUDDOCK MPANZU CAMERON CARTER-VICKERS JAMES COLLINS GEORGE MONCUR BRENDAN GALLOWAY

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IZZY BROWN KAZENGA LUALUA JAMES BREE JACOB BUTTERFIELD EUNAN O'KANE PETER KIOSO JAMES SHEA HARRY ISTED

MANAGER: MARK WARBURTON

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JOE LUMLEY

14 RYAN MANNING

29 YOANN BARBET

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TODD KANE

17 OLAMIDE SHODIPO

30 CHARLIE OWENS

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LEE WALLACE

18 ARAMIDE OTEH

32 LIAM KELLY

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GEOFF CAMERON

19 ILIAS CHAIR

39 DESHANE DALLING

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LUKE AMOS

20 BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL

40 JOSEPH GUBBINS

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JORDAN HUGILL

22 ANGEL RANGEL

47 JACK CLARKE

10 EBERECHI EZE

23 CONOR MASTERSON

12 DOMINIC BALL

26 FAYSAL BETTACHE

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