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Luton Town suffered back-to-back relegations from the Premier League to League One

Having completed a remarkable rise from non-league to the top tier in just 10 years, Luton Town's fans were made to wait for their first taste of Premier League football at Kenilworth Road in 2023.

The club had been unable to bring the iconic stadium up to standard in time for their first home game scheduled in August, so West Ham were first to run out at a ground that had hosted the likes of Barnet and Forest Green Rovers in League Two six years prior on September 1.

Less than two years later and after two consecutive relegations, Kenilworth Road will raise the curtain on the 2025-26 season on Friday.

They will face newly-promoted AFC Wimbledon in a repeat of the 2011 Conference play-off final, which the Wombles won on penalties at the end of a tense 0-0 draw.

The Hatters' rise was steep and inspiring. The drop has been sheer and shocking.

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