Sky Blues On The Road - Luton Town

WHO ARE THEY?
Formed in 1885 at an amalgamation of Luton Town Wanderers and Excelsior who were both works side. The meeting took place at Luton Town hall. Wanderers had already appeared in the FA Cup and this new club entered in its first ever season.

Thier first ever Football League game was in 1897 when they drew 1-1 away to Leicester Fosse.

The Hatters were League One winners in 2003-2004 and have also won the old Division 2,Division 3 (South) and Division 4 as well as the League Cup in 1988.

Their current manager is Mike Newall who was appointed in June 2003
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THEIR OFFICAL WEBSITE
www.lutontown.co.uk
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LAST MATCH
City lost 5-0 at West Brom whilst Luton drew 0-0 with Southend.

This is the 69th game between the two sides. City have won on thirty five occasions with thirteen draws. Last season,City won 2-1 at Kenilworth Road with goals from Stern John and Gary McSheffrey. Adie Williams scored an own goal for the Hatters.

City are 14th in the table with Luton 19th.
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CITY TEAM NEWS
Out are David McNamee,Stuart Giddings and Don Hutchison. All the players, bar the suspended Robert Page, who played in the defeat at West Brom should be available. Leon McKenzie is also available after serving a one game suspension.

Sol Davis could return for Luton. The 27 year old has made a speedy recovery after suffering from a stroke back in October.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee is Mr A.Taylor His assistants are S.Creighton and J.E.Pearce with the Fourth Official being G D Horwood.

Mr Taylor will be in charge of his first City game.
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off is at 3pm. This game is all ticket. Tickets are priced at Adults £21.50 Concessions £14 for unreserved seating in the Oak Road Stand. No tickets are available on the day.
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ABOUT THE GAME
Luton boss Mike Newall said: "We know it will be a difficult game because they will still be hurting from that result at West Brom"
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WEATHER FORECAST
Fog is forecast with temperatuires only rising to a maximum of two degrees. You are advised to take great care whilst travelling.
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HOW TO GET THERE
CCFC Coach: Adult £20; Senior Citizen/Junior £17; Adult season ticket holder £15; Concession season ticket holder/JSB £10; Disabled £13. Coaches will depart the Ricoh Arena at 11.30am.

BY CAR:
Exit the M1 at Junction 11, and join the A505 towards Luton. Follow the A505 for approximately 1.5 miles and Kenilworth Road is on your right as you leave the one-way system along Dunstable Road. To park, follow the one-way around, turning left, right and right again all in about 100 yards so that you do a complete U-turn and then take the second left into Ash Road. Continue down to the bottom, turn left at the end and the club is in front of you. Continue straight past the club and the road bends immediately over a dual carriageway bridge. Beyond this is plenty of street parking (and a great fish shop) if you are early.

From the South:You can join the M1 from the M25 at Junction 21A, which is Junction 6 of the M1. Exit at Junction 11 and follow directions above in From the North.

From the East:If you are on the A1, leave at Junction 8 of the A1(M) and take the A602 towards Hitchin, then follow the signs to Luton along the A505. When you come into Luton, head for the City Centre and once you reach the one-way system, follow signs to Dunstable and you will see Kenilworth Road on your left.

From the West:Come in on the A505 and follow the directions above in From the North.

Parking Restrictions: There is no car park at the ground, and there is limited space available in the streets around the ground. If you are early, you can find a space close by, but the street parking fills up quite quickly. There is a multi-storey car park in the town centre. Follow the signs for the Galaxy Centre Leisure Complex.

By Rail:Luton Station is served by both Thameslink services, which run every 10 minutes or so (London terminals: London Bridge, Blackfriars, Farringdon and King's Cross Thameslink) and Midland Mainline services, which are less frequent but faster, often with Luton as the first stop on the way to Nottingham (London terminal: St Pancras).

The station is a 10-minute walk from the ground. From the station, turn right into Station Road which runs into Mill Street. At the junction, turn left into Telford Way and right into Dunstable Road. Oak Road is the fifth on the left about a third of a mile along.

Bus Routes:The 31 bus from the stop opposite the station exit serves Dunstable Road, and leaves every 10 minutes. Ask the driver for the Oak Road stop.
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SL PREM: Team Bath v Rugby Town Mid:Rothwell v Bedworth

Mid All: Leamington v Romulus,Oldbury v Stratford, Studley v Atherstone
 

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