Luton Town sacks Bloomfield, interim team to lead manager search

Luton Town have sacked manager Matt Bloomfield with the club sitting 11th in League One after 11 matches, the club said on Monday, appointing an interim coaching team as it begins a search for a permanent replacement. The move comes after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at league leaders Stevenage and follows a campaign that the board described as falling below the levels expected.

“Luton Town Football Club has today parted company with manager Matt Bloomfield,” the club said in a statement. The board also confirmed assistant Richard Thomas, first-team coach Lee Harrison and first-team analyst Ben Cirne had left their roles. Alex Lawless, assisted by Paul Benson, Kevin Foley and Kevin Pilkington, will take temporary charge, beginning with Tuesday night’s Vertu Trophy trip to Cambridge United. The club said a committee drawn from the executive team, recruitment, football staff and the board will lead the process of appointing a new manager and that it will make no further comment at this time.

Bloomfield, 41, was appointed in January from Wycombe Wanderers to replace Rob Edwards and was unable to prevent Luton's relegation from the Championship on the final day of the 2024-25 season. The...