Luton confirm deadline day exits for Mark McGuinness, Cauley Woodrow and Tom Holmes

Luton Town have confirmed the deadline day departures of Mark McGuiness, Cauley Woodrow and Tom Holmes.

Defender McGuiness has made a full exit to join Championship side Sheffield United, with the 24-year-old joining the Blades for an undisclosed fee.

The move makes him the second to move from Kenilworth Road to Bramall Lane in the late stages of the transfer window, with Tahith Chong having joined the Blades last week.

Meanwhile, Woodrow and Holmes both make loan moves to League One clubs. Woodrow has signed for early strugglers Wycombe Wanderers, while Holmes has agreed a deal to join Rotherham United.

The moves came on a busy transfer deadline day at Luton, who also announced the quadruple signing of Shayden Morris, Ethon Archer, Joe Gbodé and Ali Al-Hamadi.

McGuiness was the highest profile exit, with the 24-year-old leaving a year after joining the Hatters from Cardiff City.

Sheffield United have confirmed McGuinness has signed a four year contract at Bramall Lane after moving for an undisclosed fee.

The deal came on a very busy day for the Blades, who have signed four players, including former Hatter Chiedozie Ogbene, who joined the South Yorkshiremen on loan from Ipswich Town.

In his time at Kenilworth Road, McGuinness had scored 3 times in 44 appearances for the club, seven of which had come this season before his deadline day exit.

Luton manager Matt Bloomfield told the club’s website that he was happy to work with McGuinness and wished him well.

He said, “Mark is an incredible man who I wish nothing but success. The integrity he has shown, and the way he has conducted himself this summer with some interest, is a mark of who he is and what he stands for.

“We’re disappointed to lose him but it’s a great move for him and wish him nothing but the best.”

Striker Woodrow makes a second loan move away from Luton in 2025, having spent the second half of last season with Blackburn Rovers.

The deal to send the 30-year-old to Wycombe is a season-long loan arrangement, with the deal seeing him join a Chairboys side yet to win a match so far in League One this season.

Woodrow was one of four deadline day loan signings to arrive at Adams Park, alongside the signings of Bristol City’s Sam Bell, Donnell McNeilly from Chelsea and Niall Huggins of Sunderland.

The striker had joined Luton in 2022, returning to a club where he had played at academy level. He scored 6 goals in 77 appearances.

Luton Town said, “He heads to Adams Park with the best wishes of all at Kenilworth Road.”

Meanwhile, 25-year-old defender Holmes has signed for Rotherham in what was the Millers’ only deadline day arrival.

The defender joined Luton in January 2024 from Reading, spending the remainder of that campaign with the Berkshire club.

Holmes made 20 appearances after making his full move, but struggled for game time after the departure of Rob Edwards, with the defender spending the second half of last season on loan with Belgian side Dender.