Sport In Luton

Football

Luton Town Football Club

File:Kenilthworth Road.jpg

Kenilworth Road, the biggest stadium in Bedfordshire: home to Luton Town Football Club

Luton is the home town of Luton Town Football Club who play in the Coca-Cola Football League Two, the 4th Flight of the English league structure. They are the biggest and most successful team in the county and have enjoyed spells in the higest flight of English Football. Their nickname, "The Hatters", dates back to when Luton had a substantial millinery industry.

Levels 5-6

• Conference National
  

The top flight of the Football Conference. Teams promoted from the Conference, pending they meet certain rules, are eligble to play in the English Football League.

Currently no Bedfordshire clubs participating in this league.

• Conference South
  

The lower tier of the conference.

Currently no Bedfordshire clubs participating in this league.

Levels 7-8

Southern_Football_League

A terrace at Bell Close, home to Leighton Town F.C.

Luton Town FC was one of the 16 founding members of the league back in 1894. Currently, winners of the league are promoted to the Conference South (or North sometimes due to team balancing.)

• Premier League*
  • Bedford_Town_F.C.

• Division 1 Midlands

• • Barton_Rovers_F.C.
  • Dunstable_Town_F.C.
  • Leighton_Town_F.C.

Levels 9-11

Spartan South Midlands League
The Spartan South Midlands League consists of teams from London and the Home Counties. The league feeds the Southern Football League and Isthmian League.

Ampthill Town F.C. (yellow) playing a celebrity charity match against Arsenal (red)

• Premier League
  • Biggleswade_Town_F.C.
  • Biggleswade_United_F.C.
  • Langford_F.C.

• Division 1
  • Ampthill_Town_F.C.
  • Bedford_F.C.
  • Bedford_Town_F.C. Reserves
  • Brache_Sparta_F.C.
  • Cranfield_United_F.C.
  • Crawley_Green_Sports_F.C.

• Division 2
  • A.F.C._Dunstable
  • Caddington_F.C.
  • The_61_F.C._(Luton)
  • Totternhoe_F.C.

United Counties Football League
The United Counties Football League covers Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, and Lincolnshire. It has a total of four divisions: 2 first team, and 2 reserve team divisions. Clubs in the Premier Division are eligible to enter the FA Cup in the Preliminary Round stages, and those with floodlights are eligible to enter the FA Vase. There are also knockout cups for the Premier/Division One clubs and for the Reserve Divisions clubs.

• Premier Leage
  • Potton_United_F.C.
  • Stotfold_F.C.

• Division 1
  • A.F.C._Kempston_Rovers
  • Wootton_Blue_Cross_F.C.

Levels 11-14

Bedfordshire Football League
Amateur teams in Bedfordshire compete in a league which comprises of tiers 11-14 in the English Football League system. The league has 4 divisions. Teams which are promoted from the premier division have the option of joining either the United Counties Football League or the Spartan South Midlands League. The league runs separate league cups for each division - the Premier Division clubs play for the Britannia Cup, Divisions One clubs play for the Centenary Cup, Division Two sides compete for the Jubilee Cup, while Division Three teams play in the Watson Shield.

• Premier Division

AFC Kempston Town | Bedford Sports Athletic | Blunham | Caldecote | Campton | Dunton | Henlow | Ickwell & Old Warden | Meltis Corinthians | Oakley Sports | Renhold United | Riseley Sports | Sandy | Sharnbrook | Wilshamstead

• Division 1

AFC Kempston Town reserves | Caldecote reserves | Campton reserves | Elstow Abbey | Flitwick Town | Ickwell & Old Warden reserves | Kempston | Kempston Hammers Sports | Marston Social | Meltis Albion | Royal Oak Kempston | Sandy | Stevington | Westoning Recreation Club | Woburn

• Division 2

Blue Chip | Blunham reserves | Clifton | Great Barford | Kings | Lidlington United Sports | Marabese Ceramics | Marston Shelton Rovers | Meltis Corinthians reserves | Meppershall Jurassic | Mulberry Bush | Oakley Sports reserves | Potton Wanderers | Saffron

• Division 3

Caldecote 'A' | Dunton reserves | Flitwick Town reserves | Kempston Athletic | Leighton United | Marsh Leys | Meppershall | Renhold Village | Riseley Sports reserves | Sandy reserves | Stewartby Village | Three Tuns Galacticos | Westoning Recreation Club reserves | Wilshamstead reserves

Rugby

The town has three rugby clubs - Luton RFC, Vauxhall Motors play in National 3 South, Vauxhall Motors RFC play in London 3 NW and Stockwood Park play in Midlands 4 SE.

Golf

Luton has 2 18 hole golf courses. One in Stockwood Park and the other at Warden Hill. A driving range and 9 hole golf course can also be found at Tea Green.

Other Sports

Speedway racing was staged in Luton in the mid 1930s.

Exeternal Links

Bedfordshire Football League