Edwards salutes ´special club´ Luton after relegation confirmed

Rob Edwards paid tribute to special club Luton Town after the Hatters relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on the final day.

Luton s brief but eventful stint in the top flight came to an end following a 4-2 defeat by Fulham at Kenilworth Road, with Edwards side finishing 18th and six points adrift of 17th-place Nottingham Forest.

Last-day survival was always going to be a big ask for the Hatters, who needed a victory and an ambitious 12-goal swing to stand any chance of usurping Forest.

Luton have gained many new admirers with their tally of 52 goals the second-most by a side during a 20-team Premier League season in which they were relegated after Blackpool s 55 in 2010-11.

However, a leaky defence proved to be their undoing as they conceded…