2017–18 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 131st season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the Football League.

Wycombe Wanderers
2017–18 season
ChairmanTrevor Stroud
ManagerGareth Ainsworth
StadiumAdams Park
League Two3rd (Promoted)
FA CupThird round
(vs. Preston North End)
EFL CupFirst round
(vs. Fulham)
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adebayo Akinfenwa (17)
All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (18)
Highest home attendance8,802
(vs. Stevenage, 5 May 2018)
Lowest home attendance699
(vs. West Ham United U23s, 28 November 2017)

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]

8 July 2017 Slough Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Slough
13:30 BSTReportStadium: Arbour Park
Attendance: 1,047
15 July 2017 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Queens Park Rangers U23s Harlington
12:30 BSTSouthwell 44' (pen.)
Cowan-Hall 60'
ReportEl Khayati 55'Stadium: Queens Park Rangers training ground
Attendance: not open to public
22 July 2017 Aldershot Town 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Aldershot
15:00 BSTGallagher 10'
Cook 76'
ReportSouthwell 52' (pen.)
Freeman 68'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 698

League Two

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Accrington Stanley (C, P)46296117646+3093Promotion to EFL League One
2Luton Town (P)46251389446+4888
3Wycombe Wanderers (P)462412107960+1984
4Exeter City46248146454+1080Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5Notts County462114117148+2377
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
462412107960 +198412564335 +812743625 +11

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWLWWDDLWWWWDDLDLWLWDWLWLWWWWWDWWLLDWWDDWWDLWW
Position16314846812108745457768554546444223323344333333333
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]

5 August 2017 1 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Lincoln City High Wycombe
15:00 BSTO'Nien 37'
Jacobson 40'
Gape  56'
Saunders  66'
ReportGreen 31'
Rhead  38'
Ginnelly 48'
Raggett  64'
Woodyard  66'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,538
Referee: Graham Horwood
12 August 2017 2 Port Vale 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BSTKay  77'
Turner 88'
Whitfield 90'
ReportAkinfenwa 2', 25'
Cowan-Hall 12'
Brown  50'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,909
Referee: Craig Hicks
19 August 2017 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Notts County High Wycombe
15:00 BSTGape  48'
Freeman 49'
Jacobson 68'
El-Abd  90+2'
ReportDuffy 14'
El-Abd 15' (o.g.)
Jones  27'
Forte 84'
Alessandra 89'
Ameobi  90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 August 2017 4 Grimsby Town 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTRose  42' 52' (pen.)
Collins  43'   58'
Hooper 65'
ReportAkinfenwa 28', 75'
Jacobson 43' (pen.)
Bean  81'
El-Abd  90'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,016
Referee: Mark Heywood
2 September 2017 5 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Forest Green Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 BSTEl-Abd  2'
Cowan-Hall 7'
Stewart 22'
O'Nien 36'  82'
ReportDoidge 68'
Russell  70'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,759
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 September 2017 6 Newport County 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Newport
15:00 BSTReportGape  24'Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Ben Toner
12 September 2017 7 Mansfield Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Mansfield
19:45 BSTButcher  51'ReportBean  44'
O'Nien  58'
Jacobson  63'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,938
Referee: Robert Lewis
16 September 2017 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Luton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BSTAkinfenwa 40'  90+10'
Bean  80'
ReportShinnie  31'
Collins  44' 90+8'
Cuthbert 90'
Hylton  90+9'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,512
Referee: James Linington
23 September 2017 9 Colchester United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 BSTHanlan 43'
Lapslie  64'
Szmodics  71'
ReportTyson 32'
Bean  61'
Mackail-Smith 67'
O'Nien  77'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 September 2017 10 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Crewe Alexandra High Wycombe
19:45 BSTMackail-Smith 29'  65'
Harriman 88'
Tyson 90'
Jacobson  90+2'
ReportDagnall 42', 66'
Bakayogo  45+1'
Ng  55'
Raynes  89'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Andy Haines
30 September 2017 11 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Barnet High Wycombe
15:00 BSTAkinfenwa 23'
Umerah 65'
Freeman 76'
ReportVilhete 78'
Campbell-Ryce  82'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,056
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 October 2017 12 Cambridge United 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cambridge
15:00 BSTIkpeazu  45+1'
Maris  45+5'
Legge  63'   82'
Elito 70' (pen.)
ReportStewart  45+3'
Eze 48', 57'
Saunders  72'
Umerah 89'
Stadium: Cambs Glass Stadium
Attendance: 5,365
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 October 2017 13 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Exeter City High Wycombe
15:00 BSTBean  34'ReportStadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Robert Jones
17 October 2017 14 Carlisle United 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers Carlisle
19:45 BSTLambe 4', 84'
Devitt 38' (pen.)
ReportSaunders  37' 45+2'
Akinfenwa 72'
Cowan-Hall 90+4'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Scott Duncan
21 October 2017 15 Swindon Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Swindon
15:00 BSTSmith 15'  77'ReportCowan-Hall  58'
Jacobson  87'
Bean  90+5'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: John Brooks
28 October 2017 16 Wycombe Wanderers 3–3 Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
15:00 BSTEze 48'
Akinfenwa 50', 62'
Jacobson  90+2'
ReportGraham 22', 89'  90+4'
Dawson  45+3'
Winchester 70'
Moore  90+1'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Lee Collins
11 November 2017 17 Morecambe 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 GMTOld 27'
McGurk 43'
ReportSaunders  26'
Akinfenwa 82'
Stewart  90'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Referee: Andy Haines
18 November 2017 18 Wycombe Wanderers 4–0 Crawley Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMTMackail-Smith  30' 72', 81', 83'
Eze 50'
Bloomfield  76'
Brown  86'
ReportEvina  33'
Connolly  73'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Antony Coggins
21 November 2017 19 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMTHughes 70'
Brown  86'
ReportEl-Abd  33'
Bean  54'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Referee: Ross Joyce
25 November 2017 20 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Yeovil Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMTEze 37'
Jacobson 43' (pen.)
ReportZoko 44'
Olomola  45+4'
James  48'
Sowunmi  65'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,834
Referee: Tom Nield
16 December 2017 22 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Chesterfield High Wycombe
15:00 GMTAkinfenwa  3'
O'Nien 54'
Southwell  90+3'
Brown  90+7'
ReportMcCourt  46'
Dennis  79'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,522
Referee: Nick Kinseley
22 December 2017 23 Coventry City 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Rowleys Green, Coventry
19:45 GMTDoyle 14'
Bayliss  34'
McNulty 41', 55' (pen.)  86'
Shipley  83'
ReportTyson  12'
Scarr 45+5'  54'
Akinfenwa  46'
Jacobson 49' (pen.)  90+2'
O'Nien  52'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 December 2017 24 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Newport County High Wycombe
15:00 GMTTyson 15'
Jacobson  69'
Akinfenwa 78'
ReportDemetriou  15'
McCoulsky  42'
Labadie  49'   90'
Nouble  88'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 December 2017 25 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Mansfield Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMTAkinfenwa 7'
Jombati  67'
ReportAngol  39' 81'
Potter 52'
Benning  64'
Bennett  72'
MacDonald  74'
Sterling-James  89'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: Graham Horwood
1 January 2018 26 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Nailsworth
15:00 GMTOsbourne  35'
Cooper  39'
Fitzwater 70'
ReportBloomfield 26'
Saunders  40'
Mackail-Smith 42'
de Havilland  67'
O'Nien  90+8'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Antony Coggins
13 January 2018 27 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 GMTAkinfenwa 14'
Cowan-Hall 24'
O'Nien  49' 74'
Scarr  87'
ReportWright  57'
Szmodics 78'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,386
Referee: John Busby
20 January 2018 28 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Crewe
15:00 GMTPorter 6' (pen.)
Nolan  55'
McKirdy 88'  90'
ReportCowan-Hall 61'
Tyson 84'
Mackail-Smith 90+2'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Martin Coy
30 January 2018 29 Luton Town 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Luton
19:45 GMTLee 43', 78'
Potts  90+5'
ReportCowan-Hall 2'  71'
Tyson 39', 70'  75'
Mackail-Smith  79'
Brown  85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,564
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 February 2018 30 Wycombe Wanderers 4–3 Carlisle United High Wycombe
15:00 GMTBloomfield 28'
O'Nien 31'  48'
Cowan-Hall 90+3'
Bean 90+6'
ReportParkes  22'
Grainger 49' (pen.)
Bonham  61'
Devitt 68'
Stockton 70'
Twardek  72'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,145
Referee: Carl Boyeson
10 February 2018 31 Exeter City 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
15:00 GMTJames 12'  90+3'
Sweeney  61'
Holmes  64'
ReportBean 53'Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,956
Referee: Steve Martin
17 February 2018 33 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 GMTPell  43'ReportAkinfenwa 40'
Cowan-Hall 45+1'  48'
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 February 2018 34 Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Morecambe High Wycombe
15:00 GMTFreeman 65'
O'Nien 84'
ReportMcGurk 3'
Ellison 26', 38'  27'
Wylde 52'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 February 2018 35 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Coventry City High Wycombe
19:45 GMTCowan-Hall  50'
Bloomfield  90'
ReportReid  80'
McNulty 82' (pen.)  83'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Brendan Malone
10 March 2018 36 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Cambridge United High Wycombe
15:00 GMTAkinfenwa 45+4'ReportIbehre  45+3'
Waters  68'
Lewis 90+3'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Nick Kinseley
17 March 2018 37 Barnet 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Canons Park, London
15:00 GMTWeston  46'
Taylor  90'
ReportJacobson 52' (pen.)
Almeida Santos 72' (o.g.)
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Lee Collins
21 March 2018 38 Crawley Town 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Crawley
19:45 GMTAhearne-Grant 33'
Payne  45+5'
Smith  56'
Camará 83'
Connolly  88'   90+1'
ReportTyson 25'
Moore  31'
Akinfenwa 39'
Jombati 62'
Jacobson  87'
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
Attendance: 2,133
Referee: Graham Horwood
24 March 2018 39 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Port Vale High Wycombe
15:00 GMTFreeman  49'
Akinfenwa  59'
Bean  81'
ReportWorrall  56'
Howkins  82'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 March 2018 40 Notts County 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 BSTHawkridge  55'
Tootle  58'
Brisley  77'
Noble  86'
Ameobi  90+2'
ReportJacobson  27'
Tyson  33'
Brown  50'
El-Abd  90+3'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,038
Referee: Ben Toner
2 April 2018 41 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Grimsby Town High Wycombe
15:00 BSTJombati  43'
O'Nien  53'
El-Abd 60'
Kashket 67'
ReportWoolford 15'
Fox  53'
Berrett  60'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,215
Referee: Chris Sarginson
14 April 2018 42 Yeovil Town 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil
15:00 BSTReportBean  73'
El-Abd  75'
Williams 79'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,307
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 April 2018 43 Lincoln City 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Lincoln
19:45 BSTReportTyson  20'
El-Abd  47'
McGinley  76'
Bean  76'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,948
Referee: John Brooks
28 April 2018 45 Chesterfield 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Chesterfield
15:00 BSTHarriman 39' (o.g.)ReportTyson 45+1'
O'Nien  60'
Gape 76'
Mackail-Smith  90+3'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
5 May 2018 46 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Stevenage High Wycombe
15:00 BSTBloomfield 19'ReportStadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Martin Coy

FA Cup

5 November 2017 First round Solihull Moors 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Solihull
14:00 GMTReportFreeman 16'
Mackail-Smith 28'
Stewart  41'
Bloomfield  64'
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Brett Huxtable
3 December 2017 Second round Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Leatherhead High Wycombe
14:00 GMTJombati  7'
Saunders 29'
Southwell  36'
Jacobson  40'
Bloomfield  41'
Mackail-Smith 76'
Akinfenwa 90+1'
ReportMidson 8' (pen.)
Moore  28'   78'
Clohessy  56'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 January 2017 Third round Wycombe Wanderers 1–5 Preston North End High Wycombe
15:00 GMTO'Nien 45+1'ReportHarrop 2', 85'
Browne 38', 78' (pen.)
Horgan 50'
Boyle  89'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: Peter Bankes

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Fulham in the first round.[7]

8 August 2017 First round Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham High Wycombe
19:45 BSTReportWoodrow  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]

PosLgeTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L2Swindon Town (Q)320175+26Round 2
2ACAWest Ham United U21s (Q)320165+16
3L1Bristol Rovers (E)31028803
4L2Wycombe Wanderers (E)310236−33
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
29 August 2017 Group Game 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1–5 Bristol Rovers High Wycombe
19:45 BSTSouthwell 5'ReportTelford 9', 42'
Broom 54', 85'
Sercombe 63'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,132
31 October 2017 Group Game 2 Swindon Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Swindon
19:45 GMTPreston 88'
Smith  90+2'
ReportCowan-Hall  67'
Bean  82'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Kevin Johnson
28 November 2017 Group Game 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United U23s High Wycombe
19:45 GMTde Havilland 31'
Scarr  40'
Jombati 55'
ReportNeufville  31'Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 699

Team details

Squad information

No.NationalityNameAgeJoined club [a]
GOALKEEPERS
1 Scott Brown392016
30 Yves Ma-Kalambay382017
DEFENDERS
2 Sido Jombati362014
3 Joe Jacobson372014
5 Anthony Stewart312015
6 Adam El-Abd (c)392017
15 Nathan McGinley272018
16 Michael Harriman312015
18 Tafari Moore262018
19 Will de Havilland292016
28 Dan Scarr292017
MIDFIELDERS
4 Dominic Gape292016
7 Sam Saunders402017
8 Marcus Bean392014
10 Matt Bloomfield402003
17 Luke O'Nien292015
22 Nick Freeman282016
29 Curtis Thompson302018
44 Gareth Ainsworth512009
FORWARDS
11 Scott Kashket282016
12 Paris Cowan-Hall332015
20 Adebayo Akinfenwa422016
23 Nathan Tyson422017
24 Randell Williams272018
25 Craig Mackail-Smith402017

Loan player

Appearances and goals

As of 5 May 2018
No.PosNatPlayerTotalLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ENGScott Brown510460301010
2DF  PORSido Jombati232201100021
3DF  WALJoe Jacobson516466301010
4MF  ENGDominic Gape381351100020
5DF  ENGAnthony Stewart211171200020
6DF  EGYAdam El-Abd431361301030
7MF  ENGSam Saunders272221310020
8MF  JAMMarcus Bean362312201020
10MF  ENGMatt Bloomfield433373301020
11FW  ENGScott Kashket10191100000
12FW  ENGParis Cowan-Hall398348201020
15DF  ENGNathan McGinley110110000000
16DF  IRLMichael Harriman201181001010
17MF  ENGLuke O'Nien408357210030
18DF  ENGTafari Moore130130000000
19DF  ENGWill De Havilland6130100021
20FW  ENGAdebayo Akinfenwa46184217311000
21DF  GERMax Müller[a]1000001000
22MF  ENGNick Freeman344273311030
23FW  ENGNathan Tyson358338101000
24FW  ENGRandell Williams6161000000
25FW  SCOCraig Mackail-Smith4310418220000
28DF  ENGDan Scarr261221300010
29MF  ENGCurtis Thompson7070000000
30GK  CODYves Ma-Kalambay3010000020
44MF  ENGGareth Ainsworth0000000000
Players who left the club before the end of the season:
9FW  ENGPaul Hayes3020001000
18DF  ENGDaniel Rowe1000001000
13GK  ENGBarry Richardson0000000000
24DF  ENGJack Williams4010001020
27FW  ENGEberechi Eze225205000020
15FW  ENGDayle Southwell171120200031
26FW  ENGJosh Umerah7262000010

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
3 July 2017CB Adam El-AbdShrewsbury TownFree[10]
25 July 2017CF Nathan TysonKilmarnockFree[11]
17 August 2017CF Craig Mackail-SmithLuton TownFree[12]
2 October 2017GK Yves Ma-KalambayFree agent[13]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2017RW Garry ThompsonMorecambeReleased[14][a]
1 July 2017LM Myles WestonEbbsfleet UnitedFree[16]
1 July 2017LM Sam WoodEastleighReleased[14][b]
21 July 2017CB Aaron PierreNorthampton TownFree[18]
29 August 2017CF Paul HayesHemel Hempstead TownReleased[19][c]
25 October 2017DM Daniel RoweYork CityFree[21][d]
29 December 2017GK Barry RichardsonFree agentReleased[23]
9 January 2018CF Dayle SouthwellGuiseleyUndisclosed[24]

Loans in

Start datePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
31 July 2017LB Jack WilliamsQueens Park Rangers1 January 2018[25]
29 August 2017CF Josh UmerahCharlton Athletic15 January 2018[26]
30 August 2017CF Eberechi EzeQueens Park Rangers2 January 2018[27]
31 August 2017CB Dan ScarrBirmingham CityEnd of season[28][a]
12 January 2018RB Tafari MooreArsenalEnd of season[30]
12 January 2018CB Nathan McGinleyMiddlesbroughEnd of season[31]
19 January 2018CF Randell WilliamsWatfordEnd of season[32]
26 January 2018CM Curtis ThompsonNotts CountyEnd of season[33]

Loans out

Start datePositionNationalityNameToEnd dateRef.
27 July 2017CB Will de HavillandAldershot Town28 August 2017[34]
22 August 2017CB Max MüllerMorecambeEnd of season[35][a]
22 September 2017CB Will de HavillandAldershot Town24 October 2017[37][b]
16 February 2018CB Will de HavillandMaidstone United16 April 2018[39][c]

References