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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.
The highest transfer fee received for a Luton Town player is the fee Leicester City paid for Luton-born full-back James Justin on 28 June 2019. [147] The most expensive player Luton Town have ever bought was wing-back Ryan Giles , for a reported fee of £5 million from Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 July 2023.
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]
Due to external factors however, such as the Covid-19 pandemic's financial impacts on construction costs and Luton Town's promotion to the Premier League in 2023, the development has been delayed though still in planning. Amendments to the initital plans due to Luton's Premier League promotion have taken the potential capacity up to 23,500.
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.
After losing the 1959 FA Cup Final 2–1 to Nottingham Forest, [6] a period of decline saw Luton in the Fourth Division by 1965. [7] After a swift revival the club was back in Division Two by 1970. [8] Luton earned another promotion four years later, returning to Division One for the 1974–75 season, in which Luton were relegated back to the ...