Luton Town L.F.C.

Formation and league development (1997–2010)

Luton Town Ladies Football Club was founded in 1997. After forming a partnership with Luton Town in 2000, the name Luton Town Belles was adopted in 2001, before the current name in 2006.^[3] The club achieved a third place finish in their inaugural season, the 2001–02 Southern Region Division One North.^[4] Luton were promoted to the Southern Region Premier Division after finishing the 2003–04 season as runners-up.^[5] The club achieved a second promotion to the South West Combination following a runners-up finish in the 2004–05 season.^[6] The club won the 2008–09 South East Combination, and were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division. Luton were relegated back to the South East Combination at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Recent history (2010–present)

As a result of the restructuring of the FA Women's Premier League for the 2014–15 season, Luton competed in the newly formed FA Women's Premier League South East Division One. The club made their debut at Kenilworth Road on 15 October 2014,^[7] with a 2–1 win against Bedford.^[8] Luton reached the final of the 2017–18 FA Premier League Plate, but lost 5–0 to West Ham United.^[9] The club were relegated to the Eastern Region Football League at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[10] Rob Burton was appointed manager in June 2022.^[11] Luton won the 2022–23 Eastern Region League Cup, beating Stevenage 2–1 in the final.^[12] In 2023-24, Luton Town achieved their best ever performance in the Women's FA Cup - reaching the fourth round proper before being eliminated by Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion.^[13]

In 2024-25, Luton Town achieved promotion from the Eastern Region Women's Football League, doing the league and cup double on their way to the fourth tier.^[14] The promotion saw the team play in the FA Women's National League Division One South East in 2025-26.

Current squad

As of 08 February 2026.^[17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Sarah Hudson — GK  ENG Nicole Melling — DF  ENG Tanya Blacksley — DF  MLT Fiona Buttigieg — DF  ENG Jess Evans — DF  ENG Lisa Milliken — DF  ENG Sasha Smith — MF  ENG Janaye Beaufort — MF  ENG Andie Dickens — MF  ENG Kiyana Fryer — MF  ENG Amber Leighton — MF  ENG Leyah Maddix (captain) — MF  POL Natalia Makowska — MF  ENG Elizabeth Mulvaney — MF  ENG Patience Ndlovu

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Taylor O'Leary — MF  ENG Ellie Sargent — MF  IRL Shianne Swarres (vice-captain) — MF  ENG Chloe Tambula — FW  ENG Nia Bowman — FW  NZL Katie Chellenbron — FW  ENG Tash Fensome — FW  ENG Summer Gayle — FW  GRN Shanice Lewis — FW  ENG Amy McLean — FW  ENG Carla Todd — FW  ENG Courtnay Ward-Chambers — FW  ENG Emily Wilson

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Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Luton Town L.F.C. players.

Directors

• Chairman: Mark Wareham
• Secretary: David Baker
• General Manager: Nikki Baker

Management

• Manager: Myles Maddix
• Head Coach: Kwesi Edubatey
• Coach: Danny Buttigieg
• Coach: Mikael Edubatey
• Performance Analyst: Shaka Tavernier-Maddix
• Physio: Tia Steadman