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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.
The Luton Town chairman, David Evans, reacted by imposing a ban on all away supporters from Kenilworth Road from the start of the 1986–87 season. A club membership scheme was also introduced: Luton Town supporters' personal details were taken by the club and all fans would be required to carry their membership cards to be admitted to matches.
The following season Luton finished 14th, perhaps distracted by a cup run which was finally ended by the eventual winners, Everton, in the sixth round. Charles Jeyes, who had served on the board for six years, became chairman in the 1933 off-season and secured the purchase of the club's Kenilworth Road ground.
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]
The view from the Kenilworth End in 2007. To the left is the Main Stand, and to the right is the Oak Road End. Luton Town's average home league attendances at Kenilworth Road from 1946–47 to 2016–17. Attendances rose with Luton's promotion in 1955 before plummeting during the early 1960s as the club suffered three relegations.
The club reacted by imposing an unpopular [32] ban on all away supporters from Kenilworth Road, as well as introducing a scheme that would require even home supporters to carry membership cards to be admitted to matches. [33] Luton did manage to beat Millwall 1–0, to book a semi-final clash with Everton on 13 April at Villa Park.
Kohler was a property developer when he took joint ownership of Luton Town on 22 May 1990, in partnership with Peter Nelkin. [1] Nelkin was appointed chairman, and Kohler the managing director. One of the new regime's first actions was to lift a ban on visiting supporters; Luton's Kenilworth Road ground had been for "members only" since 1986. [2]
Bury Park is an area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England.It is located 1 mile north west of the town centre on the A505 road to Dunstable.The area is roughly bounded by Claremont Road and Highfield Road to the north, Telford Way to the south, Hatters Way to the west, and the Midland Main Line to the east.