| Formed |
1885 |
| Turned
Professional |
1890 |
| Became
a Limited Company |
1897 |
| Former
names |
- |
| Previous
grounds |
1885-1897
- Excelsior, Dallow Lane
1897-1905 - Dunstable Road |
| Nickname |
"The
HATTERS" |
| Record
Football League Win |
12 - 0 .v.
Bristol Rovers
13.4.1936 Division 3 (South) |
| Record
Football League Defeat |
0 - 9
.v. Birmingham
City
12.11.1898 Division 2 |
| Record
Cup Win |
9 - 0 .v.
Clapton
30.11.1927 FA Cup R1 |
| Record
Cup Defeat |
3 - 8
.v. Fulham
11.1.1908 FA Cup R1 |
| Record
Fee Paid |
£850,000
to Odense for Lars ELSTRUP (August 1989) |
| Record
Fee Received |
£2,500,000 from
Arsenal for John HARTSON (January 1995) |
| Record
Football League Appearances |
494
- Bob Morton (1948/64) |
| Record
goalscorer in a season |
55 - Joe
Payne (1936/37)
Division 3 (South) |
| Record
all-time goalscorer |
243 - Gordon
Turner (1949-64) |
| Record
Attendance (all-time) |
30,069
.v. Blackpool
4.3.1959 FA Cup R6r |
| Record
total of goals in a League season |
103 -
Division 3 (South) 1936-37 |
| Record
League points total |
2 Points for a win
: - 66 Division 4 1967-68
3 Points for a win :
- 88 Division 2 1981-82
|
| Most
Capped player while at club |
58 - Mal
Donaghy (Northern
Ireland) |
| Youngest player |
Mike
O'HARA 16 years and 32 days v Stoke City 1.10.1960 |
