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JACK: SUCCESS IS HUGE BOOST

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The LeaguePaper Team
19 April 2026

VERTU TROPHY FINAL REACTION

By Hugo Varley

LUTON TOWN 3
Lawrence 22, Wells 39, 90+1
STOCKPORT C 1
Sidibeh 11
ROOKIE Luton Town boss Jack Wilshere believes his side’s Wembley success can be the catalyst to regain momentum and herald brighter days ahead for the Hatters.
Roared on by over 33,000 vocal fans, Luton overcame Stockport 3-1 to lift the Vertu Trophy under the Wembley arch last Sunday. It came almost three years after they celebrated a dream promotion to the Premier League on the very same turf.
That almighty high in the summer sun of 2023 has been followed by ...

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