County haven’t played Luton since the year we were relegated to the sixth tier in 2012-13 but the clash of the Hatters could return to the fixture list next season, either in the Championship or League One. Of course, we could avoid them completely as well, which might be preferable considering we haven’t won any of the last 15 meetings. November 1968 was the last time we beat Luton - a 2-0 win in front of over 13,000 at Edgeley Park thanks to second-half goals from Freddie Goodwin and Bill Atkins. Author and Luton fan Rob Hadgraft joins us today for a natter on the Hatters. (The fake ones!)
Severial years ago I lost a tie break in a pub quiz in Norwich on the question of which team is nicknamed The Hatters ? I immediately said County and other chap said Luton - they gave him the win in spite of my vigorous protests