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Power Court Stadium [1] is a football stadium under construction in Luton, Bedfordshire, that will become the home ground for Luton Town ahead of the 2027–28 season, [2] replacing Kenilworth Road. Power Court is the site of the former Luton power station , which was closed in 1969. [ 3 ]
Kenilworth Road, known affectionately as The Kenny, [2] is an association football stadium in Bury Park, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been the home ground of Luton Town since 1905. The stadium has also hosted women's and youth international matches, including the second leg of the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football final.
In December 2024, the club announced that its plans to build a new stadium at the Power Court site had been approved by Luton Borough Council. The plan involves the construction of a 25,000 capacity stadium at the Luton town centre with a hotel and a music venue.
In the summer of 2015, the club's owners confirmed their intention to begin a fresh chapter in Luton Town's history by moving away from Kenilworth Road and building a new 17,500 capacity stadium by the beginning of the 2020–21 season at the derelict Power Court area of Luton town centre. [134] [135]
The 2023–24 season was the 138th season in the history of Luton Town and their first ever season in the Premier League. [1] It was the club's first return to the top flight of English football since the 1991–92 season. [1]
The club were planning to move to a 20,000-seat stadium near the M1, outside of Luton, [127] but these plans have been delayed because of the club's financial difficulties. The club has been intending to move since the 1950s, when it was proposed to build a 50,000-seater stadium in the Lewsey Park area of the town.
The new book 'The Stadium' chronicles the interaction of people, places and ideas, segregation both legal and de facto, mingling and isolation, money and power. Stadiums are more than a symbol.
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