 Eight years after arriving at Dunstable Road , Luton moved again , settling at their current ground , Kenilworth Road , in 1905 . Captain and left winger Bob Hawkes became Luton 's first international player when he was picked to play for England against Ireland on 16 February 1907 . A poor 1911 – 12 season saw Luton relegated to the Southern League 's Second Division ; the club won promotion back two years later . After the First World War broke out , Luton took part in The London Combination during 1915 – 16 , and afterwards filled each season with friendly matches . A key player of the period was Ernie Simms , a forward . Simms was invalided back to England after being wounded on the Italian front , but recovered enough to regain his place in the Luton team and scored 40 goals during the 1916 – 17 season . 
