On 24th April 1988, Luton Town, The Hatters, beat the strong favourites and cup holders, Arsenal, to win the Littlewoods (League) Cup in front of 95,732 at Wembley. It was decided in the final 10 minutes when Luton's, Andy Dibble, saved a penalty and then scored an equaliser and a winner.
The Hatters returned to the League Cup Final in 1989, but lost to Nottingham Forest.
In 1992, they were relegated from the top flight as Luton's fortunes continued to sour, leading to subsequent relegations and administration. On 13 April 2009, by then in League Two, Luton drew with Chesterfield, confirming that they would finish the season in the relegation zone and drop out of the Football League for the 2009-10 season.
It was the first major piece of silverware the Hatters had won – and then they broke the trophy during their celebrations!
The club, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, ended a 15-year EFL exile with Saturday's 3-1 victory against Boreham Wood.
After celebrating the National League title, they have set their sights high. "We feel the sky's the limit for Wrexham because you look at the crowds we had in the stadium all season," said Ker. "You look at the crowds that were outside the stadium [on Saturday], people that couldn't get a ticket that just wanted to be in town and close to the stadium and close to the action." It is 15 years since the club dropped out of the Football League.
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