Wycombe Wanderers 2020–21 football season
Wycombe Wanderers 2020–21 season Owner Feliciana EFL Ltd (75%) Wycombe Wanderers Trust (25%) Chairman Rob Couhig Manager Gareth Ainsworth Stadium Adams Park EFL Championship 22nd (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round EFL Cup First round Top goalscorer League: Uche Ikpeazu (6) All: Uche Ikpeazu (6) Highest home attendance 2,000 vs. Coventry City 12 December 2020 Lowest home attendance 1,000 vs. Stoke City 2 December 2020 Average home league attendance 1,500 (Excludes any home fixtures played behind closed doors) Biggest win 4–1(vs. Preston North End , 9 January 2021) Biggest defeat 7–2(vs. Brentford , 30 January 2021)
The 2020–21 Wycombe Wanderers Football Club season is the club's 134th season in existence and the club's first season in the second division of English football . In addition to the domestic league , Wycombe participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup .
Players [ ]
Current squad [ ]
Loan player
^ Year that player became a Wycombe Wanderers first-team player. If a player has played more than one spell at Wycombe Wanderers, the beginning of the most recent spell is used.
^ The loan expiration date is stated in this column as either a specific date or "End of season".
^ If the contract expiration is unknown "N/A" is stated.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
25 September 2020
CM
Dennis Adeniran
Everton
End of season
[13]
5 October 2020
RB
Josh Knight
Leicester City
End of season
[14] [15]
5 January 2021
CF
Admiral Muskwe
Leicester City
End of season
[16]
1 February 2021
CM
Nnamdi Ofoborh
AFC Bournemouth
End of season
[17]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers' first pre-season friendly was announced on 14 August 2020, playing West Ham United on 25 August 2020.[29] A second pre-season friendly was announced on 21 August 2020 against Southampton Under-23s , played that day.[30] A third friendly against Aston Villa for 29 August 2020 was confirmed via the club's Twitter account on 25 August 2020.[31] On the same day, Chesham United 's Chairman released a statement, confirming that they will replace their friendly with Banbury United with a game against a Wycombe XI on 11 September, the day before Wycombe would be starting their Championship season against Rotherham United.[32]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
August [ ]
Southampton U23s v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. v West Ham United
25 August 2020 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 1–5 West Ham United show High Wycombe 14:00 BST
Samuel 31'
Report
Masuaku 8' Charles 29' (o.g. ) Lanzini 35' Bowen 42' , 59'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors
Aston Villa v Wycombe Wanderers
September [ ]
Chesham United v Wycombe Wanderers
11 September 2020 Friendly Chesham United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Chesham 19:45 BST
Stadium: The Meadow
November [ ]
January [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Brentford B
26 January 2021 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Brentford B show High Wycombe 13:00 GMT
Pattison (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors
March [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Ebbsfleet United
25 March 2021 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Ebbsfleet United show High Wycombe
Samuel Kashket
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
12 September 2020
8 May 2021
Matchday 1
46
11
10
25
39
69
−30
0 23.91
FA Cup
9 January 2021
25 January 2021
Third round
Fourth round
2
1
0
1
5
5
+0
0 50.00
EFL Cup
6 September 2020
6 September 2020
First round
First round
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
00 0.00
Total
49
12
11
26
45
75
−30
0 24.49
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
19
Bristol City
46
15
6
25
46
68
−22
51
20
Huddersfield Town
46
12
13
21
50
71
−21
49
21
Derby County
46
11
11
24
36
58
−22
44
22
Wycombe Wanderers (R)
46
11
10
25
39
69
−30
43
Relegation to EFL League One
23
Rotherham United (R)
46
11
9
26
44
60
−16
42
24
Sheffield Wednesday (R)
46
12
11
23
40
61
−21
41[a]
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[35] (R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Sheffield Wednesday received a 12 point deduction for breaching the League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules. This was later reduced to 6 points by an Independent League Arbitration panel.[33] [34]
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
11
10
25
39
69
−30
43
7
5
11
17
28
−11
4
5
14
22
41
−19
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
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 H A A H H A H A A H A H A H H A H H A A H A H H A A A H H A H A H A H A H A Result L L L L L L L D W W L D D D L D L L L D L W L L D L L W L D W L L L L W L D W W L D W L W W Position 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 22
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The EFL Championship fixtures were released on 21 August 2020.[36]
September [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Rotherham United
12 September 2020 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Rotherham United show High Wycombe 12:30 BST
Bloomfield 22'
Report
Harding 72' Ihiekwe 90+2'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Linington
Blackburn Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
19 September 2020 2 Blackburn Rovers 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Blackburn 15:00 BST
Armstrong 16' (pen. ) , 33' , 83' Dolan 20' Williams 67'
Report
Stewart 34' Charles 57'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Peter Bankes
Wycombe Wanderers v Swansea City
26 September 2020 3 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Swansea City show High Wycombe 12:30 BST
Onyedinma 11' Parker 85'
Report
Ayew 13' Lowe 23'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Geoff Eltringham
October [ ]
Luton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
3 October 2020 4 Luton Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Luton 15:00 BST
Cornick 53' Ruddock 59' Lee 89'
Report
Kashket 90'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Graham Scott
Wycombe Wanderers v Millwall
17 October 2020 5 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Millwall show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Kashket 9' Knight 75'
Report
Wallace 48' Leonard 63'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Andy Madley
Reading v Wycombe Wanderers
20 October 2020 6 Reading 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Reading 20:00 BST
João 35' 64' Rionomhota 78'
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Andy Davies
Norwich City v Wycombe Wanderers
24 October 2020 7 Norwich City 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Norwich 15:00 BST
Pukki 3' Gibson 15' Vrančić 90+1' Idah 90+5'
Report
Kashket 12' Onyedinma 45+4'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Gavin Ward
Wycombe Wanderers v Watford
Wycombe Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
31 October 2020 9 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Wheeler 45+3' Jacobson 46' Allsop 90+2'
Report
Paterson 32' Bannan 49'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Keith Stroud
November [ ]
Birmingham City v Wycombe Wanderers
4 November 2020 10 Birmingham City 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Bordesley 19:45 GMT
Roberts 40' Šunjić 69'
Report
Kashket 75' Pedersen 90+1' (o.g. )
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Josh Smith
Nottingham Forest v Wycombe Wanderers
7 November 2020 11 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers show West Bridgford 15:00 GMT
Guerrero 13' Taylor 28' , 74'
Report
Thompson 67' Grimmer 90+2'
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Matt Donohue
Wycombe Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
24 November 2020 13 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Huddersfield Town show High Wycombe 19:00 GMT
Report
Sarr 44'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Steve Martin
Derby County v Wycombe Wanderers
28 November 2020 14 Derby County 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Derby 15:00 GMT
Holmes 36'
Report
Kashket 31' Bloomfield 81'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Jeremy Simpson
December [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Stoke City
2 December 2020 15 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Stoke City show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Samuel 15' Jacobson 67'
Report
Cousins 57' Powell 72' McClean 73' Chester 80' Clucas 90+6'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Darren Bond
Preston North End v Wycombe Wanderers
5 December 2020 16 Preston North End 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Deepdale 15:00 GMT
Barkhuizen 14' McCarthy 87' (o.g. )
Report
Knight 26' McCleary 48' Kashket 75' 86' Grimmer 83'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Linington
Barnsley v Wycombe Wanderers
9 December 2020 17 Barnsley 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Barnsley 19:45 GMT
Styles 31' 80' Woodrow 61' (pen. ) Mowatt 73' Brittain 77'
Report
Jacobson 49' (pen. ) 81' Allsop 60' Grimmer 73'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City
Bournemouth v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers
19 December 2020 20 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Queens Park Rangers show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Jacobson 51' Allsop 86' Mehmeti 88'
Report
McCarthy 29' (o.g. ) Hämäläinen 90+2'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Gavin Ward
Bristol City v Wycombe Wanderers
January [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Middlesbrough
Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe Wanderers
16 January 2021 Queens Park Rangers Postponed Wycombe Wanderers show White City 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Note: The match was postponed on 15 January 2021 due to positive COVID-19 tests among Wycombe Wanderers' players and staff.
Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers
19 January 2021 Sheffield Wednesday Postponed Wycombe Wanderers show Owlerton 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Note: The match was postponed on 13 January 2021 due to positive COVID-19 tests among both Sheffield Wednesdays' and Wycombe Wanderers' players and staff.
Wycombe Wanderers v Birmingham City
23 January 2021 Wycombe Wanderers Postponed Birmingham City show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park Note: On 14 January, the match was postponed due to Wycombe Wanderers' involvement in the fourth round of the FA Cup .
February [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Birmingham City
2 February 2021 25 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Birmingham City show High Wycombe 19:00 GMT
Report
Roberts 87'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: John Brooks
Wycombe Wanderers v Nottingham Forest
6 February 2021 26 Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Report
Murray 6' , 54' (pen. ) Knockaert 72'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Linington
Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers
9 February 2021 27 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Owlerton 19:00 GMT
Rhodes 34' Reach 76'
Report
Obita 47' Tafazolli 63'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Gavin Ward
Huddersfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Derby County
16 February 2021 29 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Derby County show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Allsop 16' Ikpeazu 48' (pen. ) Stewart 53'
Report
Ikpeazu 16' (o.g. ) Mengi 63' Wisdom 69' 90+4'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Kevin Friend
Millwall v Wycombe Wanderers
20 February 2021 30 Millwall 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Bermondsey 15:00 GMT
Wallace 26' Hutchinson 53'
Report
Mehmeti 86'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Jarred Gillett
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
23 February 2021 31 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Reading show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Knight 41' McCleary 45+1' Onyedinma 49' Tafazolli 69' Ikpeazu 85'
Report
Joao 70' Puscas 83' McIntyre 84'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Dean Whitestone
Wycombe Wanderers v Norwich City
28 February 2021 32 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Norwich City show High Wycombe 12:00 GMT
Wheeler 52' Gape 57' McCleary 60'
Report
Pukki 51' Buendía 74' Idah 87'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Robert Jones
March [ ]
Watford v Wycombe Wanderers
3 March 2021 33 Watford 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Watford 19:00 GMT
Gray 14' , 57'
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Stoke City v Wycombe Wanderers
Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley
17 March 2021 37 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Barnsley show High Wycombe 19:00 GMT
Ikpeazu 85' Knight 90' Jacobson 90'
Report
Woodrow 45+2' (pen. ) Dike 49' , 81' Styles 59' Mowatt 73' Morris 77' Sibbick 90'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Darren Bond
Coventry City v Wycombe Wanderers
20 March 2021 38 Coventry City 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Bordesley 15:00 GMT
Report
Thompson 53' Stewart 79'
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Tony Harrington
April [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
2 April 2021 39 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Blackburn Rovers show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Onyedinma 47' Thompson 85'
Report
Holtby 25'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: David Webb
Rotherham United v Wycombe Wanderers
5 April 2021 40 Rotherham United 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Crooks 52'
Report
Muskwe 2' McCarthy 24' Wheeler 52' 83' Ikpeazu 68'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: James Linnington
Wycombe Wanderers v Luton Town
10 April 2021 41 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Luton Town show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Mehmeti 37' (pen. ) , 56' Knight 57'
Report
Bradley 31' Moncur 80' LuaLua 85' Adebayo 88'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Oliver Langford
Swansea City v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City
21 April 2021 43 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bristol City show High Wycombe 19:00 BST
Ikpeazu 65' Pattison 81' Akinfenwa 90+3' (pen. )
Report
Bakinson 28'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Dean Whitestone
May [ ]
Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Bournemouth
1 May 2021 45 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 AFC Bournemouth show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Ikpeazu 4' Jacobson 53'
Report
Wilshere 90'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Middlesbrough v Wycombe Wanderers
8 May 2021 46 Middlesbrough 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Middlesbrough 12:30 BST
Report
Onyedinma 14' McCleary 33' Adeniran 45' McCarthy 56'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Martin Atkinson
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[37] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch .[38]
Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
25 January 2021 Fourth round Wycombe Wanderers 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Onyedinma 25'
Report
Bale 45+2' Winks 86' Ndombele 88' , 90+3'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Jonathan Moss
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round was split into 'northern' and 'southern' sections, with Wycombe Wanderers entered into the southern section. The first round draw was made on 18 August 2020.[39]
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Notes [ ]
^ Darius Charles is not in the current playing squad.
^ Nick Freeman is currently on loan at Leyton Orient .
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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