As the Hatters' campaign in the Blue Square Premier is 41 days away, Simon Pitts has the power of the stats on the number 41 in the Town's history. Enjoy!

41 - Three seasons have seen the Hatters end on 41 points. Luton finished 17th in Division Four in 1966/67 with 16 victories and nine draws. Six years later and the victories decreased by one with 11 draws as the Hatters finished the 1972/73 season in 12th place of Division Two. Luton survived relegation on the final day of the 1988/89 season, with a 1-0 victory over Norwich City. It was the Hatters 10th victory of the season and was enough to secure top flight football for another season......on goal difference, by just two goals, over Sheffield Wednesday!

41 - Is the most number of goals conceded at home in a League season, and it happened in 1963/64. Bristol City, Crystal Palace and Queen's Park Rangers all scored four goals at Kenilworth Road during that season.

41 - Allenby Driver made 41 League appearances over two seasons after making his debut at Millwall on 7th October 1946. He scored his first goal for the Hatters five days later in a 2-1 defeat at Chesterfield. Driver netted ten goals in 29 League appearances during that season and netted a further three from 12 appearances the following season, including one against Doncaster in a 2-1 win on his final appearance for the Town on 6th December 1947. Alan Harper joined from Everton and made his debut in a 4-1 defeat at Tranmere on 14th September 1993. Harper only featured during the 93/94 season before moving onto Burnley. His only goal in the 41 league appearances came in a 2-1 win at home to Grimsby on 29th December.

41 - The only post war player to have made a total of 41 appearances for Luton is Ray McKinnon who featured in 33 league and eight cup matches. McKinnon joined from Dundee United in 1998 and made his debut on the opening day of the season, 8th August, in a 1-0 win at Wycombe Wanderers. McKinnon scored his first goal a month later in a 1-1 draw at Wrexham. His second goal came in
a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth on 30th January. McKinnon only made four appearances the following season, before moving back to Scotland to join Livingston.

41 - Jimmy Thompson scored 41 League goals for Luton in two seasons, 1925-27, in 72 appearances. Bert Mitchell is the only post-war player to have scored 41 League goals for the Hatters.