Formed in 1885 as the product of a merger,[4] Luton Town became the first professional team in the south of England six years later and joined the Football League in 1897.
[6][7] Five seasons later, the club won promotion back to the Football League.
[8] Luton Town's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below.
The team that the club has met most in league competition is Queens Park Rangers, against whom Luton Town have contested 117 league matches; having lost 46 of these matches, the side has lost more league games to Queens Park Rangers than to any other club.
The club against whom Luton Town have recorded the most league victories is Watford, whom the Bedfordshire club have beaten 45 times out of 103 league meetings.