Luton Town part company with boss Matt Bloomfield

Luton Town have confirmed the departure of the club’s Head Coach Matt Bloomfield, who leaves after 9 months in charge.

Bloomfield had taken charge at Luton in January after leaving his previous club Wycombe Wanderers, but the 41-year-old has been dismissed following a slow start to the season.

After 11 games of the League One season, Luton find themselves in 11th place in the third tier table, with the Hatters having lost 3 of their last 5 games.

Along with Bloomfield, his assistant Richard Thomas, first team coach Lee Harrison and first team analyst Ben Cirne have also left the club.

Bloomfield had moved to Luton in January as a replacement for Rob Edwards, who had left Kenilworth Road with the Hatters fighting against consecutive relegations.

However, despite a run of just 2 defeats from 11 games ahead of the final day, a defeat by West Brom on the final day of last season saw Luton suffer back-to-back relegations, falling out of the Championship a year after being demoted from the Premier League.

The Hatters had invested to try and make an instant return to the second tier, but following their slow start, the club will now seek their third Head Coach of 2025.

Luton confirmed that academy coach and former player Alex Lawless, aided by Paul Benson, Kevin Foley and Kevin Pilkington, will take control of the team for the interim period, starting with Tuesday night’s Vertu Trophy trip to Cambridge United.

In a statement, the club said, “Luton Town Football Club has today parted company with manager Matt Bloomfield.

“Matt joined the Hatters in January from Wycombe Wanderers and despite overseeing a run of just two defeats in 11 games leading into the final day of the 2024/25 season, was unable to prevent relegation from the Championship following defeat at West Bromwich Albion.

“Performances and results from the opening 11 matches of the current campaign in League One have fallen below the levels expected, and the Board of Directors has taken the difficult decision to relieve Matt, his assistant Richard Thomas, first team coach Lee Harrison and first team analyst Ben Cirne of their duties.

“The Board wishes to thank Matt, Richard, Lee and Ben for their efforts during a difficult period for the Club and wishes them the very best for their future careers.”

Luton also stated that a committee involving members from the executive team, recruitment, football staff and the board has been set up to seek the next manager.