Luton Town continue to fight relegation from the Championship, and with nine games to go, the Hatters are six points from safety.

Despite their woes on the pitch this season, Luton are a historic English club that has tasted success in years gone by.

Here, we take a look at eight things about Luton Town that you may not have known about...

562 is the record number of appearances by any Luton Town player in history, and that record falls to Bob Morton, who played for the Hatters' between 1948 and 1964.

He spent his whole senior career at the club.

Luton Town made their record signing last summer, as they bought in Simon Sluga (above) from Rijeka for a fee of over 1.5 million euro.

It eclipsed their previous record fee of £850,000 paid to Odense Boldklub for Lars Elstrup back in 1989.

Luton are nicknamed 'The Hatters', which originates from the town's historical connection with the hat making trade.

The industry has been ongoing there since the 17th century.

Kenilworth Road is a historic and unique ground in English football, and it quite possibly has the most odd away entrance of any ground in the EFL.

After going down a small alleyway at the side of the stadium, the impression is of queuing to go into someone's house and then through their back garden before getting to the seated area of the Oak Stand.

Luton's longest serving manager is David Pleat, who managed the club for 600 games over two spells.

He is now a sports broadcaster and commentator.

In 2009, Luton were relegated to the Conference for the first time in over 89 years, after a tumultuous few years off the pitch which saw points deductions and administration.

It would be a tough baptism of fire in non-league, as the Hatters did not achieve promotion back to League Two until 2014.

They participated in two play-off finals whilst in the fifth tier, losing to AFC Wimbledon and York City respectively.

Luton's current longest serving player is Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, who has been with the Hatters since their non-league days.

The midfielder has achieved three promotions in that time, scoring in each division from the Conference to the Championship.

In 2013, Luton Town became the first non-league side in history to defeat a Premier League team in the FA Cup.

They beat Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road, and eventually advanced to the fifth round of the competition - the furthest the side has progressed since 1994.