Wycombe Wanderers 2017–18 football season
Wycombe Wanderers 2017–18 season Chairman Trevor Stroud Manager Gareth Ainsworth Stadium Adams Park League Two 3rd (Promoted) FA Cup Third round (vs. Preston North End ) EFL Cup First round (vs. Fulham ) EFL Trophy Group stage Top goalscorer League: Adebayo Akinfenwa (17) All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (18) Highest home attendance 8,802 (vs. Stevenage , 5 May 2018) Lowest home attendance 699 (vs. West Ham United U23s , 28 November 2017)
The 2017–18 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 131st season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the Football League .
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers announced on 18 April 2017 that they will face AFC Wimbledon during their pre-season run-in.[1] On 26 April 2017, A friendly against Maidenhead United was confirmed.[2] Two days later, the club announced they will play Aldershot Town during pre-season.[3] The Chairboys will kick off pre-season against Slough Town .[4] On 22 June 2017, it was announced that Wycombe Wanderers would play a friendly behind closed doors against Queens Park Rangers Under-23s .[5]
Slough Town v Wycombe Wanderers
8 July 2017 Slough Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Slough 13:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Arbour Park Attendance: 1,047
Wycombe Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers U23s
15 July 2017 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Queens Park Rangers U23s show Harlington 12:30 BST
Southwell 44' (pen. ) Cowan-Hall 60'
Report
El Khayati 55'
Stadium: Queens Park Rangers training ground Attendance: not open to public
Aldershot Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon
25 July 2017 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 AFC Wimbledon show High Wycombe 19:45 BST
O'Nien 22' Akinfenwa 33'
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,239
Maidenhead United v Wycombe Wanderers
28 July 2017 Maidenhead United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Maidenhead 19:45 BST
Akinfenwa 79' (o.g. )
Report
Stadium: York Road
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Accrington Stanley (C, P)
46
29
6
11
76
46
+30
93
Promotion to EFL League One
2
Luton Town (P)
46
25
13
8
94
46
+48
88
3
Wycombe Wanderers (P)
46
24
12
10
79
60
+19
84
4
Exeter City
46
24
8
14
64
54
+10
80
Qualification for League Two play-offs [a]
5
Notts County
46
21
14
11
71
48
+23
77
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
24
12
10
79
60
+19
84
12
5
6
43
35
+8
12
7
4
36
25
+11
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H H H A A H A H A A H A H Result D W L W W D D L W W W W D D L D L W L W D W L W L W W W W W D W W L L D W W D D W W D L W W Position 16 3 14 8 4 6 8 12 10 8 7 4 5 4 5 7 7 6 8 5 5 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2017–18 EFL League Two fixtures were released on 21 June 2017.[6]
Wycombe Wanderers v Lincoln City
Port Vale v Wycombe Wanderers
12 August 2017 2 Port Vale 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Burslem , Stoke-on-Trent 15:00 BST
Kay 77' Turner 88' Whitfield 90'
Report
Akinfenwa 2' , 25' Cowan-Hall 12' Brown 50'
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Craig Hicks
Wycombe Wanderers v Notts County
19 August 2017 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Notts County show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Gape 48' Freeman 49' Jacobson 68' El-Abd 90+2'
Report
Duffy 14' El-Abd 15' (o.g. ) Jones 27' Forte 84' Alessandra 89' Ameobi 90'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,785 Referee:
Grimsby Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Forest Green Rovers
Mansfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Luton Town
16 September 2017 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Luton Town show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Akinfenwa 40' 90+10' Bean 80'
Report
Shinnie 31' Collins 44' 90+8' Cuthbert 90' Hylton 90+9'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,512 Referee:
Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra
Wycombe Wanderers v Barnet
30 September 2017 11 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Barnet show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Akinfenwa 23' Umerah 65' Freeman 76'
Report
Vilhete 78' Campbell-Ryce 82'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,056 Referee:
Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers
7 October 2017 12 Cambridge United 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Cambridge 15:00 BST
Ikpeazu 45+1' Maris 45+5' Legge 63' 82' Elito 70' (pen. )
Report
Stewart 45+3' Eze 48' , 57' Saunders 72' Umerah 89'
Stadium: Cambs Glass Stadium Attendance: 5,365 Referee:
Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City
14 October 2017 13 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Exeter City show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Bean 34'
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,006 Referee:
Carlisle United v Wycombe Wanderers
17 October 2017 14 Carlisle United 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Carlisle 19:45 BST
Lambe 4' , 84' Devitt 38' (pen. )
Report
Saunders 37' 45+2' Akinfenwa 72' Cowan-Hall 90+4'
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Scott Duncan
Swindon Town v Wycombe Wanderers
21 October 2017 15 Swindon Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Swindon 15:00 BST
Smith 15' 77'
Report
Cowan-Hall 58' Jacobson 87' Bean 90+5'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,114 Referee: John Brooks
Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town
28 October 2017 16 Wycombe Wanderers 3–3 Cheltenham Town show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Eze 48' Akinfenwa 50' , 62' Jacobson 90+2'
Report
Graham 22' , 89' 90+4' Dawson 45+3' Winchester 70' Moore 90+1'
Stadium: Adams Park Referee:
Morecambe v Wycombe Wanderers
11 November 2017 17 Morecambe 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Morecambe 15:00 GMT
Old 27' McGurk 43'
Report
Saunders 26' Akinfenwa 82' Stewart 90'
Stadium: Globe Arena Referee: Andy Haines
Wycombe Wanderers v Crawley Town
18 November 2017 18 Wycombe Wanderers 4–0 Crawley Town show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Mackail-Smith 30' 72' , 81' , 83' Eze 50' Bloomfield 76' Brown 86'
Report
Evina 33' Connolly 73'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Antony Coggins
Wycombe Wanderers v Yeovil Town
25 November 2017 20 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Yeovil Town show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Eze 37' Jacobson 43' (pen. )
Report
Zoko 44' Olomola 45+4' James 48' Sowunmi 65'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,834 Referee: Tom Nield
Wycombe Wanderers v Chesterfield
16 December 2017 22 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Chesterfield show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 3' O'Nien 54' Southwell 90+3' Brown 90+7'
Report
McCourt 46' Dennis 79'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Coventry City v Wycombe Wanderers
22 December 2017 23 Coventry City 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Rowleys Green, Coventry 19:45 GMT
Doyle 14' Bayliss 34' McNulty 41' , 55' (pen. ) 86' Shipley 83'
Report
Tyson 12' Scarr 45+5' 54' Akinfenwa 46' Jacobson 49' (pen. ) 90+2' O'Nien 52'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,234 Referee: Tony Harrington
Wycombe Wanderers v Mansfield Town
30 December 2017 25 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Mansfield Town show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 7' Jombati 67'
Report
Angol 39' 81' Potter 52' Benning 64' Bennett 72' MacDonald 74' Sterling-James 89'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Graham Horwood
Forest Green Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
Luton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
6 January 2018 Luton Town Postponed Wycombe Wanderers show Luton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United
13 January 2018 27 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Colchester United show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 14' Cowan-Hall 24' O'Nien 49' 74' Scarr 87'
Report
Wright 57' Szmodics 78'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,386 Referee: John Busby
Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City
27 January 2018 Wycombe Wanderers Postponed Coventry City show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park
Luton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
30 January 2018 29 Luton Town 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Luton 19:45 GMT
Lee 43' , 78' Potts 90+5'
Report
Cowan-Hall 2' 71' Tyson 39' , 70' 75' Mackail-Smith 79' Brown 85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,564 Referee: Tim Robinson
Wycombe Wanderers v Carlisle United
3 February 2018 30 Wycombe Wanderers 4–3 Carlisle United show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Bloomfield 28' O'Nien 31' 48' Cowan-Hall 90+3' Bean 90+6'
Report
Parkes 22' Grainger 49' (pen. ) Bonham 61' Devitt 68' Stockton 70' Twardek 72'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Swindon Town
13 February 2018 32 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Swindon Town show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
O'Nien 3' Mackail-Smith 10' Akinfenwa 89'
Report
Richards 2' Taylor 61' Norris 73' Elšnik 78'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Andrew Madley
Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers
17 February 2018 33 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Pell 43'
Report
Akinfenwa 40' Cowan-Hall 45+1' 48'
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Gavin Ward
Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe
24 February 2018 34 Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Morecambe show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Freeman 65' O'Nien 84'
Report
McGurk 3' Ellison 26' , 38' 27' Wylde 52'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,672 Referee: Craig Hicks
Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City
27 February 2018 35 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Coventry City show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Cowan-Hall 50' Bloomfield 90'
Report
Reid 80' McNulty 82' (pen. ) 83'
Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Brendan Malone
Crawley Town v Wycombe Wanderers
3 March 2018 Crawley Town Postponed Wycombe Wanderers show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United
10 March 2018 36 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Cambridge United show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 45+4'
Report
Ibehre 45+3' Waters 68' Lewis 90+3'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,426 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Barnet v Wycombe Wanderers
17 March 2018 37 Barnet 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Canons Park , London15:00 GMT
Weston 46' Taylor 90'
Report
Jacobson 52' (pen. ) Almeida Santos 72' (o.g. )
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Lee Collins
Crawley Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Port Vale
24 March 2018 39 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Port Vale show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Freeman 49' Akinfenwa 59' Bean 81'
Report
Worrall 56' Howkins 82'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Lee Swabey
Notts County v Wycombe Wanderers
30 March 2018 40 Notts County 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Nottingham 15:00 BST
Hawkridge 55' Tootle 58' Brisley 77' Noble 86' Ameobi 90+2'
Report
Jacobson 27' Tyson 33' Brown 50' El-Abd 90+3'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,038 Referee: Ben Toner
Wycombe Wanderers v Grimsby Town
2 April 2018 41 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Grimsby Town show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Jombati 43' O'Nien 53' El-Abd 60' Kashket 67'
Report
Woolford 15' Fox 53' Berrett 60'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Lincoln City v Wycombe Wanderers
7 April 2018 Lincoln City Postponed Wycombe Wanderers show Lincoln 15:00 BST
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Yeovil Town v Wycombe Wanderers
14 April 2018 42 Yeovil Town 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Yeovil 15:00 BST
Report
Bean 73' El-Abd 75' Williams 79'
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,307 Referee: Gavin Ward
Lincoln City v Wycombe Wanderers
Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage
5 May 2018 46 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Stevenage show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Bloomfield 19'
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,802 Referee: Martin Coy
FA Cup [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Leatherhead
Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
EFL Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Fulham in the first round.[7]
Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham
8 August 2017 First round Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham show High Wycombe 19:45 BST
Report
Woodrow 32' Piazon 67' Odoi 81'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Gavin Ward
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 12 July 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn against Bristol Rovers , Swindon Town and West Ham United U23s in Southern Group C.[8] [9]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L2
Swindon Town (Q)
3
2
0
1
7
5
+2
6
Round 2
2
ACA
West Ham United U21s (Q)
3
2
0
1
6
5
+1
6
3
L1
Bristol Rovers (E)
3
1
0
2
8
8
0
3
4
L2
Wycombe Wanderers (E)
3
1
0
2
3
6
−3
3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November. Source: EFL.com(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town v Wycombe Wanderers
31 October 2017 Group Game 2 Swindon Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Swindon 19:45 GMT
Preston 88' Smith 90+2'
Report
Cowan-Hall 67' Bean 82'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,236 Referee:
Wycombe Wanderers v West Ham United U23s
28 November 2017 Group Game 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United U23s show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
de Havilland 31' Scarr 40' Jombati 55'
Report
Neufville 31'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 699
Team details [ ]
Squad information [ ]
Loan player
^ Year that player became a Wycombe first-team player
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 5 May 2018
^ Max Müller finished the season on loan at Morecambe .
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
3 July 2017
CB
Adam El-Abd
Shrewsbury Town
Free
[10]
25 July 2017
CF
Nathan Tyson
Kilmarnock
Free
[11]
17 August 2017
CF
Craig Mackail-Smith
Luton Town
Free
[12]
2 October 2017
GK
Yves Ma-Kalambay
Free agent
N/A
[13]
Transfers out [ ]
^ Following Thompson's release, he signed for Morecambe on 28 June 2017.[15]
^ Following Wood's release, he signed for Eastleigh on 30 June 2017.[17]
^ Following Hayes's release, he signed for Hemel Hempstead Town on 22 September 2017.[20]
^ Following Rowe's release, he signed for York City on 27 October 2017.[22]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
31 July 2017
LB
Jack Williams
Queens Park Rangers
1 January 2018
[25]
29 August 2017
CF
Josh Umerah
Charlton Athletic
15 January 2018
[26]
30 August 2017
CF
Eberechi Eze
Queens Park Rangers
2 January 2018
[27]
31 August 2017
CB
Dan Scarr
Birmingham City
End of season
[28] [a]
12 January 2018
RB
Tafari Moore
Arsenal
End of season
[30]
12 January 2018
CB
Nathan McGinley
Middlesbrough
End of season
[31]
19 January 2018
CF
Randell Williams
Watford
End of season
[32]
26 January 2018
CM
Curtis Thompson
Notts County
End of season
[33]
^ On 11 December, Dan Scarr agreed to extend his loan until the end of the season.[29]
Loans out [ ]
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