Luton Town have announced Rob Edwards as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The 39-year-old takes over the reins from Nathan Jones who left the Hatters to join Premier League side Southampton last week.
Edwards was most recently in charge of Luton’s rivals Watford but was sacked in September after just 11 games in charge. Before his short spell at Vicarage Road, Edwards built up his reputation with Forest Green Rovers, whom he guided to the League Two title in 2021-22 which subsequently earned him the League Two Manager of the Year award.
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He arrives at Kenilworth Road with last season’s play-off semi-finalists in 10th and one point off the top six.
"From the outside, looking in at Luton Town, you see such a well-run football club," he told the club website.
"You can see it's a club that puts its people and supporters first. I feel a lot of positivity around the place, and I'm really thankful to be given the chance to be part of it.
"Because of where I've just come from, it has probably added a difficulty to the decision for them, but I'm really pleased that they see past that and deem me as the right person to play a part in the next chapter of this club going forward."
Luton CEO Gary Sweet added: “On behalf of the board, our recruitment team, and the whole Club, we are more than delighted to be able to secure the long-term commitment of Rob Edwards.
“We have conducted a very thorough recruitment process, the planning for which is always available for us to use, but really kicked into gear at the start of last week going into painstaking detail to ensure we appoint the right man. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the board and the recruitment team for their time, hard work and intelligence in arriving at a unanimous decision.
“From our lengthy conversations with him, he immediately bought into our values as a club, we had deep discussions about our culture, our opportunities and our threats, and he fully understands where we have come from to get to this point now.”
