In 1981–82, the club won the Second Division and gained promotion to the First. Luton defeated Arsenal 3–2 in the 1988 Football League Cup final and remained in the First Division until relegation at the end of 1991–92 season. Between 2007 and 2009, financial difficulties caused the club to fall from the second tier of English football to the fifth in successive seasons. The last of these relegations, in the 2008–09 season, followed a 30-point deduction for financial irregularities. Luton spent five seasons in non-League football before winning the Conference Premier in 2013–14, securing promotion back into the Football League. Luton were promoted from League Two and League One in successive seasons in 2017–18 and 2018–19 before being promoted to the Premier League at the conclusion of the 2023 Championship playoffs.
in 1981–82 the club won the second division and gained promotion to the first luton defeated arsenal 3–2 in the 1988 football league cup final and remained in the first division until relegation at the end of 1991–92 season between 2007 and 2009 financial difficulties caused the club to fall from the second tier of english football to the fifth in successive seasons the last of these relegations in the 2008–09 season followed a 30-point deduction for financial irregularities luton spent five seasons in non-league football before winning the conference premier in 2013–14 securing promotion back into the football league luton were promoted from league two and league one in successive seasons in 2017–18 and 2018–19 before being promoted to the premier league at the conclusion of the 2023 championship playoffs