Jesse Pye had done it all in the game before his surprise move to Luton in the summer of 1952. In a glittering career at Wolves, he had netted almost a century of league goals, scored twice in the 1949 FA Cup Final, been called up for England and had a host of representative honours to his name.

If supporters thought that the 32-year-old was stepping down a division to see out his playing days gently, they were completely wrong. In his first season at Kenilworth Road he netted 24 league goals and also took the young Gordon Turner under his wing to train and teach him into becoming the club's eventual record goal scorer.

The possessor of sublime ball control for a big man, whose clever touches brought others into the game, he was ideally suited to the deep-lying centre-forward role that was fashionable at the time.

Just as the Town were mounting their eventually successful promotion bid in 1954, Pye shocked everyone at Kenilworth Road by asking for a transfer and made his way to Derby, but was unable to save them from relegation.

Luton Town league debut: August 23rd 1952 v Plymouth (away) lost 1-2.

Last Luton Town appearance: October 2nd 1954 v Derby (home) won 2-0.

Luton Town league appearances: 61 Goals 32