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Luton´s 89-year stay in Football League ends

SoccerNews in English Premier League 13 Apr 2009

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Luton have lost their English Football League status after 89 years as Monday’s 0-0 draw against Chesterfield confirmed their relegation from League Two.

Luton enjoyed success in the English top flight in the 1980s, winning the League Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley in 1988 and reaching the final again the following year.

They won at Wembley only eight days ago, when 40,000 Luton fans watched Mick Harford’s team beat League One Scunthorpe in the Football League Trophy final.

Luton’s record this season is actually good enough for a mid-table finish but a 30-point deduction for financial infringements meant it was all but certain that the Hatters would finish in the bottom two.

Their fate was confirmed when Grimsby won at Notts County, leaving Luton facing non-league football in the Conference next season.

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