In March 1923, Hoten moved to Luton Town in a swap deal involving Tom Parker.
They were signed by manager Bob Hewison due to the injury of record goalscorer at the time, William Lockett.
The following season, Hoten scored 31 goals, but Northampton failed to improve on their finish position, placing third.
However Hoten did break a club record for scoring 5 goals in an 8-1 victory over Crystal Palace in October 1928, a feat later equalled by Albert Dawes in an FA Cup tie.
In the 1929-30 season, Hoten scored 22 goals including hat-tricks against Margate in the FA Cup, and previous club Luton Town as The Cobblers again missed out on promotion finishing fourth.