Luton Town’s Academy has, over recent years become a proud part of The Club’s rich history. The Academy Offer a programme from U9s – 18s with player’s beginning their journey with the Club as early as 6 years old. The Academy is underpinned and supported by a vast network within the Community Department consisting of Pre-Academy, Centre of Excellence and TIPS Programme (For more information on this please visit the Community section of the Web Site).
The Academy is divided into three key phases:
• The Foundation Phase – U7-11
• The Youth Development Phase – U12-16
• The Professional Development Phase – U17-18
Supporter Attendance Policy
Supporters wanting to attend Under-18 and Under-21 matches played at The Brache training ground must obtain an e-ticket by applying at least 24 hours ahead of the fixture.
Any supporter wishing to attend should email emily.howes@lutontown.co.uk, who will advise in the first instance whether the fixture is open to the public and will then issue an e-ticket with names added to a guest list if applicable.
Admission will only be permitted for those with an e-ticket and who are named on the guest list. You may also be asked for ID.
Please note that access to supporters is not permitted on days when the first team squad are training at The Brache.
Supporters attending should enter on foot via the bridge behind Venue 360. No access will be allowed via the Park Street entrance.
Training programmes
Under 9s - 14s
The U9s-14s Academy train part time (three times per week) and play in the South East Category Three Academy Games programme on a Sunday morning against clubs such as Barnet, Southend and Cambridge United. This games programme is supplemented with festivals and fixtures against Academies from Category one and two and European tournaments against top Clubs from across Europe which we have been very successful in.
Under 15s - 16s
The U15s/16s train in the hybrid model (four times a week) which involves a day out of school each week during term time to train twice at our brand new training facility (The Brache), attend Education sessions, work on strength and conditioning and go through video analysis. The team play in the South East Category three programme which, at this age, mirrors the U18s games programme and compete against teams from the South East and South West Regions. Again, the programme is supplemented with Festivals, Games against Category one and two opposition and European tournaments.
Under 17s - 18s
The U17s/18s are full-time Apprentices with the Club. The boys study on a BTEC Sports Science programme and train alongside the first team at The Brache. From this group, first year professional contracts are awarded.
Under 19s
The U19s plus become part of the first team setup at the Club and play in an U21s/23s programme.
