 While Newell 's place was taken first by Kevin Blackwell and later former player Mick Harford , the team was then relegated twice in a row , starting in 2006 – 07 , and spent the latter part of the 2007 – 08 season in administration , thus incurring a ten @-@ point deduction from that season 's total . The club then had a total of 30 points docked from its 2008 – 09 record by the Football Association and the Football League for financial irregularities dating back several years . These deductions proved to be too large an obstacle to overcome , but Luton came from behind in the final of the Football League Trophy to win the competition for the first time . 
