Luton Town's promotion bid hit a speed bump when Southampton prised away their beloved manager Nathan Jones earlier this season, but they have now returned the favour by taking the south-coast club's place in the Premier League.
Jones had led Luton to automatic promotion from League Two and even a Championship playoff semi-final in two spells but left in November when they were ninth, leaving Luton in a predicament.
The rest is history as Luton finished third in the Championship and qualified for the playoffs on the back of a 14-match unbeaten run.on penalties in a nerve-shredding final at Wembley to return to the top flight after 31 years. With 367 appearances for Luton, the 29-year-old is now the first man to go from non-league to the Premier League with one club.
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