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Luton Town

Ground Name: Kenilworth Road

Capacity: 10,226

Address: 1 Maple Road, Luton, Beds, LU4 8AW

Telephone No: 01582 411622

Tickets: 01582 416976

Pitch Size: 110 x 72 yards

Team Nickname: The Hatters

Club Founded: 1885 (Merger of Wanderers and Excelsior)

Year Ground Opened: 1905

Home Kit Colours: Orange & White

Official Web Site: www.lutontown.co.uk

Unofficial Web Site: www.hattersnews.co.uk

What's The Ground Like?

The 10,226 all-seater stadium is situated in Bury Park, one mile west of the centre of Luton. It is named after the road which runs along one end of it. Kenilworth Road hosted football in the Southern League until 1920, and in the Football League until 2009, when Luton were relegated to the Conference National.

The ground is known for the artificial playing surface which was present from 1985 to 1991, as well as the unusual entrance to the Oak Road End. Floodlights were fitted in 1953, and the ground became all-seated in 1986.

The ground is made up of five stands - opposite the eponymous Kenilworth Stand is the Oak Road End, and to the left is the Main Stand, which is flanked to its right by the David Preece Stand. Opposite them stand a row of executive boxes. The Main Stand covers about two thirds of the length of the pitch, though the attached enclosure is longer, covering the whole distance. The Preece Stand acquired its present name in 2008, a year after the former player's death.

Opposite the Main and Preece Stands are 25 executive boxes, which have an attached net to catch balls directed over them. The Bobbers Stand stood here until 1986, when the seats were removed from the stand and replaced with the boxes.

To the right of the Main Stand is the Kenilworth Stand, which was once an open terrace but is now a roofed all-seater stand.

Opposite the Kenilworth Stand is the Oak Road End, which bears an electronic scoreboard on its roof. The Oak Road End was once a home section but is now away fans only. The Oak Road End has a highly unusual entrance, requiring spectators to go through an entrance built into the row of houses and up stairs to the stand

How to Get There by Car

From the North - Exit the M1 at Junction 11, and join the A505 towards Luton. Follow the A505 for approximately 1.5 miles and Kenilworth Road is on your right as you leave the one-way system along Dunstable Road.

From the South - You can join the M1 from the M25 at Junction 21A, which is Junction 6 of the M1. Exit at Junction 11 and follow directions above in

From the East - If you are on the A1, leave at Junction 8 of the A1(M) and take the A602 towards Hitchin, then follow the signs to Luton along the A505. When you come into Luton, head for the City Centre and once you reach the one-way system, follow signs to Dunstable and you will see Kenilworth Road on your left.

From the West - Come in on the A505 and follow the directions above as per From the North.

Nearest Train Station

The ground is located about a 10 min walk from Luton railway station.

Admission Prices 2011/12

Adults: £18

Senior: £13

Golden Senior (over 75): £10

Young Adult (17-21): £13

Youth (10-16): £8

Junior (under 10): £5

Record Attendance

30,069 v Blackpool

FA Cup 6th Round Replay, March 4th, 1959

Modern All Seated Attendance Record*:

10,226 v Leeds United

Championship League, October 21st, 2006

* This record was subsequently equalled against Sunderland on May 6th 2007.