2016–17 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

Wycombe Wanderers

2016–17 season
Chairman	Andrew Howard
Manager	Gareth Ainsworth
Stadium	Adams Park
League Cup	First round
Home colours Away colours
← 2015–16

The 2016–17 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 130th season in existence and their 24th consecutive season in the Football League.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Le Havre v Wycombe Wanderers

12 July 2016	Le Havre	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Sarzeau, France
19:30 CEST	Duhamel  65'	Report	Stone  90+2'	Stadium: Parc des Sports

Wycombe Wanderers v Brentford

19 July 2016	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Brentford	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Southwell  78'	Report	Egan  40'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,338 (378 from Brentford) Referee: Mick Russell

Wycombe Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers

22 July 2016	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	High Wycombe
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,575 (1,007 from QPR) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Aldershot Town v Wycombe Wanderers

26 July 2016	Aldershot Town	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Aldershot
19:30 BST	Rendell  8' McClure  9'	Report	De Havilland  88'	Stadium: Recreation Ground

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Luton Town	19	8	7	4	28	18	+10	31	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6	Yeovil Town	19	8	4	7	24	23	+1	28
7	Wycombe Wanderers	19	8	4	7	23	22	+1	28
8	Blackpool	19	7	6	6	33	22	+11	27
9	Barnet	19	6	9	4	27	27	0	27

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches

Crawley Town v Wycombe Wanderers

6 August 2016 1	Crawley Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Crawley
15:00 BST	Boldewijn  54' Smith  59' Banton  79' Blackman  90+2' Harrold  90+4'	Report	Jacobson  78'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,741 (762 Away fans)

Wycombe Wanderers v Grimsby Town

13 August 2016 2	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Grimsby Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	McGinn  38' Jombati  55' Stewart  90+1'	Report	Bolarinwa  47' Boyce  79' Berrett  89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,686 (697)

Wycombe Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

16 August 2016 3	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Accrington Stanley	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Akinfenwa  5' Jacobson  45+2' Thompson  83'	Report	McConville  6'  48' Eagles  26' Pearson  44'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,747 (51 from Accrington) Referee: Brendan Malone

Blackpool v Wycombe Wanderers

20 August 2016 4	Blackpool	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Robertson  46' Pugh  70'	Report	Hayes  81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Referee: Ollie Yates

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

27 August 2016 5	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Colchester United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Thompson  37' Harriman  41' Bean  58' Akinfenwa  76' Bloomfield  83' Jombati  90'	Report	Porter  63' Szmodics  82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,439 (Inc. 503 from Colchester) Referee: John Brooks

Luton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

3 September 2016 6	Luton Town	4–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Luton
15:00 BST	Hylton  10', 56', 88' (pen.) McGeehan  24' Cook  31'  90' Smith  69'	Report	McGinn  20' Bloomfield  63'  70' Hayes  90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,097 (Away: 530)

Portsmouth v Wycombe Wanderers

10 September 2016 7	Portsmouth	4–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Roberts  28' Burgess  34' Chaplin  45+4' Baker  53'  72'	Report	Hayes  10', 45+1' Pierre  28' Jombati  42' Thompson  45+6' Gape  61' Harriman  65' Blackman  72' Stewart  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,262 (489 from Wycombe) Referee: Tim Robinson

Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage

17 September 2016 8	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Stevenage	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Gape  14' Southwell  45+3' Cowan-Hall  82'	Report	Tonge  34' Franks  52'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,181 (292 from Stevenage) Referee: Brendan Malone

Carlisle United v Wycombe Wanderers

24 September 2016 9	Carlisle United	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Miller  57' Jones  64'	Report	Jombati  12' Harriman  71' Stewart  90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,354 (Away 116)

Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

27 September 2016 10	Wycombe Wanderers	5–1	Crewe Alexandra	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Wood  19' Cowan-Hall  39'  58' Gape  43' Kashket  63', 69' Harriman  76'	Report	Cooper  71'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,572 Referee: John Busby

Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City

1 October 2016 11	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Exeter City	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Rowe  45+1' Jacobson  74' Akinfenwa  85'	Report	Taylor  81'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,297 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Yeovil Town v Wycombe Wanderers

8 October 2016 12	Yeovil Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Hedges  36'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Stadium Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Lee Probert

Mansfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers

15 October 2016 13	Mansfield Town	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Pearce  42' Collins  79' Green  81'	Report	Bloomfield  23'  71' Gape  88'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,898 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Wycombe Wanderers v Barnet

22 October 2016 14	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Barnet	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Weston  83', 90'	Report	Champion  64' Vilhete  65'  90+3' Akinde  71'  90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Graham Horwood

Doncaster Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

29 October 2016 15	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe  29' Marquis  40' Baudry  81'	Report	Bloomfield  19', 78' De Havilland  75' Harriman  87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Lee Probert

Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe

12 November 2016 16	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Pierre  34'  47' Jacobson  72' O'Nien  81'	Report	Jennings  8' Winnard  25' Rose  45+3' Mullin  56'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Darren Handley

Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

19 November 2016 17	Cambridge United	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Roberts  21' Legge  60' Maris  87'	Report	Hayes  6' (pen.) Pierre  22'  90+5' Gape  53' O'Nien  57' Stewart  63'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,139 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Newport County v Wycombe Wanderers

22 November 2016 18	Newport County	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Newport
19:45 GMT	Jebb  43' Owen-Evans  71' Sheehan  74' Bennett  90+5'	Report	Bean  43' Jombati  88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,010 Referee: John Busby

Wycombe Wanderers v Hartlepool United

26 November 2016 19	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Hartlepool United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Kashket  23', 80'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,288 Referee: James Adcock

Notts County v Wycombe Wanderers

10 December 2016 20	Notts County	v	Wycombe Wanderers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane

FA Cup

Portsmouth v Wycombe Wanderers

5 November 2016 First round	Portsmouth	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Close  43' Evans  47'	Report	Cowan-Hall  27' O'Nien  70' Akinfenwa  84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,130 Referee: Gavin Ward

Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers

3 December 2016 Second round	Chesterfield	0–5	Wycombe Wanderers	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Nolan  64'	Report	Hayes  21' Kashket  24', 70', 77' Gape  40' Akinfenwa  68' Stewart  74'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City

9 August 2016 First round	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Bristol City	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	McGinn  34' Wood  47'	Report	Abraham  27' Williams  31'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,842 (466 from Bristol City) Referee: Lee Collins

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Coventry City	3	3	0	0	0	11	5	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Wycombe Wanderers	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	ACA	West Ham United Academy	3	0	1	0	2	3	8	−5	2
4	L1	Northampton Town	3	0	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: EFL.com

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Northampton Town	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST	Sonupe  89'		Rowe  17' Hayes  47' de Havilland  58' Thompson  90+3'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium

Wycombe Wanderers v West Ham United U23

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	West Ham United U23	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Akinfenwa  7' Pierre  28' Rowe  40' Kashket  47' Stewart  51' Freeman  64'  68' de Havilland  79' Sido Jombati  83'	Report	Gordon  21' Akinola  71'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Darren Deadman

Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City

9 November 2016 Group stage 3	Wycombe Wanderers	2–4	Coventry City	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	McGinn  32' Kashket  53'	Report	Haynes  57', 59' Thomas  63' Bigirimana  86' Harries  88'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 912 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Millwall v Wycombe Wanderers

7 December 2016 Second round	Millwall	v	Wycombe Wanderers	Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Den Referee: Dean Whitestone

Team details

Squad information

No.	Nationality	Name	Age	Joined club [lower-alpha 1]
GOALKEEPERS
13		Barry Richardson	47	2014
27		Jamal Blackman	23	2016
DEFENDERS
2		Sido Jombati	29	2014
3		Joe Jacobson	30	2014
5		Anthony Stewart	24	2015
6		Aaron Pierre	23	2014
16		Michael Harriman	24	2015
18		Danny Rowe	22	2015
21		Max Müller	22	2016
23		Will de Havilland	22	2016
MIDFIELDERS
4		Stephen McGinn	28	2015
8		Marcus Bean	32	2014
10		Matt Bloomfield	32	2003
11		Sam Wood	30	2012
17		Luke O'Nien	22	2015
19		Myles Weston	28	2016
24		Scott Kashket	20	2016
25		Dominic Gape	22	2016
43		Gareth Ainsworth	43	2009
FORWARDS
7		Garry Thompson	36	2015
9		Paul Hayes (c)	33	2014
12		Paris Cowan-Hall	26	2015
15		Dayle Southwell	23	2016
20		Adebayo Akinfenwa	34	2016

Loan player

1. Year that player became a Wycombe first-team player

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF		Dayle Southwell	Boston United	Undisclosed	[1]
1 July 2016	LW		Myles Weston	Southend United	Free transfer	[2]
10 July 2016	CF		Adebayo Akinfenwa	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[3]
22 July 2016	CM		Nick Freeman	Hemel Hempstead Town	Free transfer	[4]
26 July 2016	GK		Scott Brown	Aberdeen	Free transfer	[5]
26 July 2016	CB		Will De Havilland	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	[5]
1 August 2016	CB		Max Müller	Austria Salzburg	Free transfer	[6]
31 August 2016	SS		Scott Kashket	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[7]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF		Aaron Holloway	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[8]
1 July 2016	LM		Max Kretzschmar	Woking [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	GK		Alex Lynch	Bala Town [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	LB		Ryan Sellers	Wingate & Finchley [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CF		Gozie Ugwu	Woking [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[10]

1. Following Kretzschmar's release, he signed for Woking on 15 July 2016.^[9]
2. Following Lynch's release, he signed for Bala Town on 12 August 2016.^[11]
3. Following Sellers' release, he signed for Wingate & Finchley.^[12]
4. Following Ugwu's release, he signed for Woking on 15 July 2016.^[13]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	RW		Paris Cowan-Hall	Millwall	1 January 2017	[14]
9 August 2016	GK		Cameron Dawson	Sheffield Wednesday	16 August 2016	[15]
15 August 2016	GK		Jamal Blackman	Chelsea	3 January 2017	[16]
31 August 2016	DM		Dominic Gape	Southampton	3 January 2017	[17]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 November 2016	GK		Scott Brown	Eastleigh	19 December 2016	[18]
2 December 2016	MF		Nick Freeman	Wealdstone	1 January 2017	[19]

References

1. "Summer signings begin with capture of 22-year-old striker". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
2. "Myles Weston signs two-year deal". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
3. "Akinfenwa signs for the Chairboys". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
4. "Nick Freeman signs permanent deal". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
5. "Keeper and defender sign after impressive trial spells". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
6. "Ainsworth rewards defender with short-term deal". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
7. "Exciting attacker joins on short-term deal". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
8. "Aaron Amadi-Holloway signs for Fleetwood Town". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
9. "Woking sign Max Kretzschmar". Woking Official Site. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
10. "Ainsworth holds contract talks". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 9 May 2016.
11. "Lakesiders Make Double Signing". Bala Town Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
12. "Player profiles". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
13. "Cards make third signing of the day". Woking F.C. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
14. "Paris returns on loan from Millwall". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
15. "Cameron Dawson signs on emergency loan". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
16. "Chelsea keeper joins until January". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
17. "Saints starlet signs on loan". Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
18. "Scott Brown: Eastleigh sign Wycombe goalkeeper on month-long loan". BBC Sport. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
19. "Freeman makes Wealdstone loan switch". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 2016-12-03.