The 2022–23 season was the 137th season of competitive

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and fourth consecutive season in the

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played by Luton Town Football Club, a professional association football club based in

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, Bedfordshire, England. Luton also competed in the

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and

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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Background and pre-season

Luton Town's pre-season programme began with an away

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against Hitchin Town before a week-long training camp in Slovenia, which included a friendly against

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club

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. After returning from Slovenia, Luton played a behind-closed-doors match against Gillingham at The Brache training ground, followed by friendlies away to

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and

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, and at home to

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EFL Championship

July–August

Luton began the season with a goalless draw at home to

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; new signings

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, Luke Freeman and

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were all in the

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, and

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came on as a substitute to make his first appearance for the club in over a decade. The next match also resulted in a draw; Dan Potts scored the team's first league goal in a 1–1 draw away to

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Match results

Partial league table

Play-offs

FA Cup

The ''Hatters'' entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to

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and then to

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in the fourth round.

EFL Cup

Luton were drawn at home to League Two club Newport County in the first round.

Transfers

In

: Brackets around club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Luton. : * Signed primarily for the development squad

Out

: Brackets around club names indicate the player joined that club after his Luton contract expired.

Loan in

Loan out

Appearances and goals

:Source:Sources for representative nationality:

: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 –

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; DF – Defender; MF –

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; FW –

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References

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