Luton Town - The Greatest Story in English Football History 

Disclaimer: the first 10 seconds in the intro the Ticking Clock NON COPYRIGHT backing song I used decided 16 hours later to be a copyrighted song so… I had to mute it using RU-vids editing feature so that explains why the first 10 seconds sounds poor quality, RU-vid can be weird at times sorry

The only thing this video is missing is the fact that the money from being in the Premier League will not only pay for our new stadium but also 1,200 new houses, leisure, restaurants, bars, a retail centre and community areas which will help rejuvenate the town, this all before the council decide what to do with the land that Kenilworth Road currently sits on. This promotion secures the club's future for 50 years to come and will help rejuvenate the town as a whole!

Kind of poetic that Luton is promoted while Leicester going down. It's like telling us that when a fairytale ends, another one begins.

I left the UK in 1991 and now live in the Philippines but I spent my childhood and teenage years growing up in Luton. The first professional game I ever saw on my own, ie not with my dad, was standing in the Oak Road watching Luton beating Palace when I was 11 or 12 years old. Those were the days of Alan West, Ricky Hill and Brian Stein. Well done, Luton.

Mpanzu's story in itself is what makes this even better, imagine if he can help DR Congo qualify for the next World Cup, their first in 50+ years

Luton's story truly is a fairytale, from conference to prem in less than 10 years with no mega takeover is just insane, I honestly think they'll survive next season and come about 16th, momentum is a powerful thing, look at Bournemouth when they first got promoted, and Luton have had buckets of that for years.

Luton are really the definition of how a club should be ran. A board who thoroughly care about the club, passionate fans, a great set of coaching staff and some great managers over the years. I've been watching Luton closely ever since we knocked them out of the FA cup and listened to all of Rob Edwards' press conferences and it's no surprise that they managed to get over the line. Rob is a truly great head coach who has developed a special, special relationship with his players and they work so hard for him on the pitch. It'll also be great seeing Kenilworth Road in the premier league next year, it's a stadium with such great character and adds so much to the league to differ from all the modern stadiums we see today. Luton, all the best in the top flight from us Grimsby fans, you deserve it

Luton Town's story feels like that FIFA Career Mode you start with a team in League 2 and create a storyline to get them into the EPL with a small budget and smart recruitment. Now, we've literally seen it all. They're quite a good side with pace upfront and I hope financially they can at least bolster a squad that can keep them afloat next season.

It is a great story. I wanted Luton Town to get promoted to the Premier League and they did it. Their home form will definitely be crucial. Especially at their unique home ground. Cannot wait to see them play in the Premier League and see how their season unfolds.

I'm just glad that out of all the teams in the league, we lost in the final with the final kick, to Luton. Losing to anyone else would have been horrible, losing to Sunderland would have been utterly gut-wrenching, but Luton more than deserved the win, we've risen up the leagues together and they came from even further down than us, and there was nothing but respect before during and after the match. And they'll stay up and they'll benefit so much from the money. All love Hatters, enjoy yourselves

What really dawned on me is the season they won the national league, I was celebrating Birmingham City staying up in the championship on the final day at Bolton thanks to a last minute goal by Paul Caddis. In the years since, we had 2 10th place finishes, other than that we have not finished higher than 17th in the championship. Truly stagnant and going nowhere. The rise of Luton is one thing, but massive respect has to be given to the way they have been managed on and off the pitch. Absolutely chuffed to bits for them and wish them the best in staying up next season

Unpopular opinion Luton will survive relegation

Im a hereford fan and how they went from playing us to playing some of the biggest clubs in the world is simply incredible!

As a Leeds fan, you’ve earns our place, enjoy it and wish you all the best

John Still is an unbelievable manager and gent - great servant to Dagenham & Redbridge as well!

A few points to note. When Luton Town won the Johnstone Paint EFL Trophy in 2009 they were bottom of league league Two (due to point deduction), in the lowest possible position for a team in the EFL trophy. Their opponents, Scunthorpe were top of league One, the highest possible position for a team in the EFL trophy Also the 3-2 win after extra time was an absolute nail biter. BBC sport called it "arguably the best game of football seen at the rebuilt Wembley." Luton's mere presence in that final also gave the 40000 fans the chance to express their feeling towards the Chairman of the football league, responsible for the decision to deduct 30 points from Luton. He was roundly booed as he opened the ceremony. Lastly not only were Luton NOT a money bag team, their wage bill for the 22/23 season relative to performance was 2nd best in the championship, beaten only by Coventry City, their play off final opponents (Luton fourth lowest wage bill in championship yet finished third in the table) They really are the honey badgers of the English Football League

i was lucky enough to be at wembley with my dad. the whole luton side went mad when coventry missed the penalty and i was in tears. thank you for making this video liam. still cant believe premier league football is coming to my town

Luton coming 16th. They have the heart and whenever small clubs get into the league they always stay up due to pure adrenaline

What very few people realise is that they could have a very bright future. Their U18 and U16 teams won their leagues this season too, so if they can push these players up into the first team, they will continue to recruit well and save millions instead of buying. Watch out for a very smart midfielder called Zac in their U16s team. I watched him play 3 or 4 times now and he is so comfortable on the ball. Future Iniesta or Xavi

Buzzing for Luton, but still heartbroken as a Coventry fan. Hope you guys can somehow survive next year.

Luton will easily stay up because of their play style it will take a while for the teams to find them out and the massive motivation boost these players will get

proper honest club in the premier league, well done Luton

I am genuinely just so happy that they've been promoted, because while I am from Denmark, lots of my family come from Luton and they've been there since day one

Luton towns stadium should be cherished and protected in my opinion

Hopefully Coventry replicate what Brentford, Villa and Luton have done after playoff heartbreak in recent years and come up next year.

Luton fan here, tysm for making a video covering our journey. excellent video. Hopefully we can do well in the prem. COYH 🧡🧡🧡

As much as it hurts as a Watford fan, I admire what they have done with Limited resources and don't begrudge Rob Edwards the success. They have exactly what Watford need, a TEAM and not a collection of players. Congratulations and hopefully we play eachother in the Premier League in 2024.

I have a feeling their home ground will be a fortress and it’s home form that keeps you up.

Great video , have followed Luton since the 70's , so seen it all good & bad. People who go on about the ground need to appreciate that the Kenny is a true historic heritage ground , our main stand was second hand when it got moved to the Kenny so well over 100 years old , now that's history .

Only recently moved here and im sooo invested in this team ❤

I remember sitting at many away games in the national league. Travelling a 500 mile round trip to see us beaten 5-1 by Darlington. I sat at Wembley this weekend proud of the team and proud of the town. Very positive to see the Asian community there in numbers. A team on the up and hopefully a town on the up. COYH

As a Wrexham fan I’m watching the Luton town story very closely. It could just happen to us🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Coming from luton and being a long time supporter of luton town fc im proud to see my small team grow into what it is today

Brilliant video but Gary Sweet needs a mention. Given his heart and soul since joining and he’s been the driver of the great recruitment they’ve had recently, not to mention being on point with managerial appointments and dealing with losing star players like Andre gray and James Justin

I was at Wembley when we lost to York in 2012, and then watched as we beat Norwich next season. Even then I never thought id get to see them in the prem. I watched the final this weekend in the pub and it was something I'll remember forever. Up the town!

Great video, thanks for this. These fans of super clubs in the prem throwing shade on Luton and their stadium can bore off. They wouldn't know grassroots football and what it feels like to be part of a community if it punched them in the face. Luton have already stuck two fingers up to everyone who said they couldn't do it. This is already redemption to make the top flight from a 30 point deduction to relegate us to non-league. Luton have nothing to lose next season. The atmosphere around the club, town and fans is fantastic, they can do themselves proud no season no matter what happens. There are probably 7/8 teams who can realistically get relegated from the prem and Luton will fight for everything. Also commiserations to Coventry City and their fans. A club like us that had sunk down the football league and fought for their future. I felt for you guys, if we hadn't made it I would have been gutted but happy for Coventry

WE ARE PREMIERE LEAGUE I SAID WE ARE PREMIERE LEAGUE. The last couple of days the town has been partying and the atmosphere has been unreal. Really good for this Town.

So proud I cried when I got home from Wembley on Saturday. Astonishing.

Dont forget, the reason they are called "The Hatters" is from a massive hat making history there

luton defenders having to play against haaland next season is going to be fun to watch

I'm a Watford fan and have nothing but respect for Luton Town. Their owners, business model are everything WFC are not. Good luck next season, it really is a fairytale story and good for the game. I think you have every chance of staying up and I hope you do. We all need good feel stories like this, regardless of rivalries.

Let us not forget that Burnley are back in the prem with over 100 points.

As a Bournemouth fan, what Luton have done is incredible, well done to them! Can't wait to see them in the Premier League! And hoping they stay up!

People have forgotten Wimbeldon. Went from amateur to FA cup winners and finishing top 6

Bro I wrote during the bus parade today "Osho,Maldini has pics of you in his bedroom" and HE LAUGHED!!!! I was soo happy

Fair play to luton, showing everyone it's possible to get to the top with hardwork and teamwork not just money

As a football fan I'm very delighted to see the promotion of Luton Town. This is why we love football. It's clubs like Luton Town which helds the spirit of football at the core.

as a Watford fan, even though this makes me incredibly depressed I am happy for Edwards and Luton, they’ve fought and clawed up to the top while my club have been the complete opposite and have fallen off a cliff

Thank you so much for the time and effort you’ve put into this.I’m a Luton fan.I feel on top of the world right now.COYH🎉❤

Hi Vizeh I saw the Promotion Final game between Luton Town vs Coventry City what a game that was and thank god Luton won I really wanted them to win now their stadium situation will be interesting now

Let's not forget Luton we're a founding member of the premier league but got relegated the season before the inaugural premier league season

Love this, I’m a Hatters fan from Australia, started supporting them back in 2013 when I visited the UK, what a club 🟠🎩

Full respect to you Vizeh! So well researched! 👏

Make a video about Ruch Chorzów if they get promoted back to the Polish Ekstraklasa, the most successful Polish team in history that until recently was playing in the 4th tier before making an amazing comeback to the top

Incredible video, a very good insight for fans who may not know a lot about our journey. Bring on the premier league!

@Vizeh - I’ve started really enjoying your style of content, have watched quite a few of them in the past few days. Thanks for the quality content

At the time Luton Town were relegated to the non-league football back in 2008/09, there was a big story about the amateur club who became an European elite. After successfully created Red Bull Salzburg, an Austrian football giant, the energy drink company made a big deal with SSV Markranstädt for a takeover. The club was fully renamed itself as RB Leipzig, but DFB prohbits the usage of sponsorships to be included in the club name, they used an unusual "Rasenballsport" term, which means "Lawn Ball Sport", but the club still recognized RB as an corporal identity for the Red Bull. They played all games in Zentralstadion, one of the venue for the 2006 World Cup, which was renamed Red Bull Arena. On the first season as RB Leipzig in 2009/10, the club won the Oberliga-Süd and achieved an automatic promotion to Regionalliga Nord. The club narrowly missed a promotion to the 3.Liga in 2010/11, but had multiple success in regional competition (Saxony Cup), which resulted in the DFB Pokal participation starting in 2011/12, at which they stunned everyone by winning 3-2 against VfL Wolfsburg on the very first round. After narrowly failing to achieve an impossible twice, RB Leipzig played in 3.Liga after yet another historic win over Sportfreunde Lotte in the playoffs. Now this is where the golden era has been truly started. The club signed a lot of young players, but the biggest one was the introduction of the future Bayern Munich defender Joshua Kimmich. At the end of the 2013/14 season, RB Leipzig beat Saarbrücken 5-1 to secure a second-place finish and yet another promotion, this time to 2.Bundesliga. However, the success led to the big issues with the club, as the Bundesliga was the competition being controlled by DFL and the club itself are still yet to have a license. Thanks to a magic from Ralf Rangnick, the club successfully gained a license and had to play in 2.Bundesliga. They also signed some good players, most notably Marcel Sabitzer and Sami Khedira's young brothers Rani (who is currently playing for Union Berlin, another East Germany side that will play in the Champions League for the first time after 4th-place finish this season). Initially, the club struggled on the first season of the 2.Bundesliga, but managed to finish 5th at the end of the season. The club also made a historic win over the mega-rich Paris Saint Germain on the pre-season friendlies by 4-2, with Terrence Boyd had an infamous moment by wearing Zlatan Ibrahimovic's shirt. Preparing for the historic 2015/16 campaign, the club sold Kimmich to Bayern Munich and replaced him with a record-breaking transfer in form of Davie Selke. Rangnick now served as a manager and sporting director simultaneously. The club itself then won a promotion to the Bundesliga by beating Karlsruher 2-0 along with 1.FC Nürnberg. The gegenpressing general then left the club and was replaced by Ralph Hassenhütl. Ultimately, the club finally achieved an impossible thing: the first European football in 2017/18, where they finished 2nd in Bundesliga, but they had to wait until 2019/20, when the club's performance in the European competition was reached its peaks by defeating the likes of Tottenham Hotspurs and Atletico Madrid to play in the Champions League semifinal. In the last season, RB Leipzig won the first major silverwares through DFB Pokal and also reached the Europa League semifinal. They are now on course to win another DFB Pokal this year, facing VfB Stuttgart in Berlin on Saturday. Also, this year, there was Sudtirol, who are on course to play in Serie A for the first time, despite being raised in Germany. They had just won the playoff semifinal against Bari with a last-minute goal.

unpopular opinion. I'm going to support Luton for their survival.

This is truly an incredible story

As a Canadian I didn’t know any of this. I really appreciate the video.

This is why we love football ❤. For stories like this

People seem to forget about Wigan Athletic Fairy tale rise ,they were playing non-league football in 1978 went on to play in the premier league win the F.a Cup and play in Europe. I haven't mentioned Wimbledon as they didn't get to play in Europe due to Liverpool.

I know you’ve heard this a lot recently Liam but I absolutely love the transition you’ve made to the video essays this year. Keep it up man

2008/09 League Two Luton receive -30 deduction Bournemouth receive -17 deduction Now both will be in the Premier League next season

I think they could probably surprise some people would love to see them at least just stay in the prem hopefully they get some good signings and update their stadium asap this is why we love football for stories about clubs like this

Luton are an inspiration for every football fan ❤

Amazing video, so far for what i have watched. I love this channel!

Tbh i think they're gonna finish dead last but we'll definitely see some shock results as they're an awkward side to play. I could see them beating Man U and Tottenham

i have been loving your content bro keep it up❤

I was there for the 09 win at Wembley, and I was there at Wembley the other day to see Luton get promoted to the premier league. Amazing.

Part of me wants to see City open either at Turf Moor or at Kenilworth, I think it'll be a fun watch that opening weekend! At the same time though I feel like City hasn't opened the season at home in years.

Never once did I feel so proud about something I found just 13 minutes ago. Well done Luton Town!

Congratulations LTFC. From s Leicester fan Wish you all the best. In the prem Hppe we see you there next season😊

Even as a watford fan, i applaude this.

Luton will place 16 pretty comfortably they are unbelievable and I think they can go far btw great last few videos keep up the work

Great video. I'm Luton and I'll back my team all the way whatever happens, it'll just be another chapter in our story...One thing for sure, the future is bright ...

Never heard of a "Luton Town". Thanks for sharing.

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

Im so happy i found your channel. Good shit dude

AND ITS OUR CLUB THATS DONE IT!!!!!! SO PROUD.

cant even describe how surreal it is to go on youtube and have videos about luton all over the place, this time last year the only luton videos were fights lmao

luton fan here ..great video and a wise prediction too ..bravo

So true what you said about English heritage, the prem has a new layer to it now 😀❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

this deserves a tv series or some anime

You brothers went down and up like a damn siren! Congratulations from an Eastleigh fan!!!

Happy I got into football last year just in time to watch my local get promoted it's great

Yeah it’s never a boring season with us

I dont have the biggest knowledge about football so watching your channel is great for learning 👍

Really enjoyed your video, mate. Honestly, I wasn't paying any attention to Luton Town before they signed Ethan Horvath (I'm American) on loan from NF back in July. Which, I believe, was a significant factor in their success. I love a good underdog story, so I will be pulling for Luton to stay up next season. The final against Coventry was exciting to say the least. I'm hoping they will pick up some of the other Americans that will undoubtedly be on the market over the summer (Aaronson, McKinnie, Adams from Leeds and/or Pulisic from Chelsea). The former players will be available at a discount, I'd imagine. Anyway, congrats to Luton Town! I'll be watching next season and will hopefully be able to attend a match next Spring when I'm in England on vacation. Good luck, Boys!

Youre the man for doing this vid bro

I remember growing up in the 80ts as a UTD fan I went to main rd when Luton sent city down and pleat dancing on the pitch they got to the league cup final beat Arsenal 3 2 in 88 so seeing Luton in the prem is good to av um bk in the top flight and there ground will help them stay up for that first season it’s hard place to go to .i think they will stay up 🇾🇪🇾🇪✌️🔰🔰

I’m Luton fan and finally I find a long, good vid for Luton🧡🧡🧡COYH🧡🧡🧡

Brilliant video mate.

This actually gave me a better in depth view of how impressive this actually is from Luton. Especially when you think Football is getting more and more overtaken by clubs who spend loads of money and win their titles with that. These sort of stories makes me want to see them do well, i mean their most expensive player along the way was only 2 MILLION! I wish Luton all the best and i hope they'll make a name for themselves next season and do well! 👏

This is what English football is about 👏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

quality per usual, great stuff Vizeh

Good video, well researched, I agree , our asset will be our home, Vincent Kompany paid us the compliment, he said he wanted to see us in the Premiership, and to see how some teams will cope with the “atmosphere “.....

Luton and Bournemouth both have a claim to the title of best story and road to the Premier League, and even though I wanna be biased and back my beloved cherries more than Luton I have to end the competition there. Luton are a great side and its incredible to see another smaller outlet come through the ranks and enter the promised land just like us. Their ground is just the icing on the cake!

Great vid my man!! What if we do a Leicester in our 2nd season?😊

2013/14: Luton Town: Conference Premier Yeovil Town: Championship 2023/24: Luton Town: Premier League Yeovil Town: National League South English football’s craziest and most unusual contrast in fortunes in the last 10 years