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

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)	Le Havre	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Sarzeau, France
19:30 CEST	Duhamel 65'	Report	Stone 90+2'	Stadium: Parc des Sports

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	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

22 July 2016 (2016-07-22)	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

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Aldershot Town	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Aldershot
19:30 BST	Rendell 8' McClure 9'	Report	De Havilland 88'	Stadium: Recreation Ground

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 Football 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:

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

Matches

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

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

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

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

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

Main article: 2016–17 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	Advance to Round 2
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

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

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

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

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.	Name	Age	Joined club ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
GOALKEEPERS
13	Barry Richardson	7001470000000000000♠47	2014
27	Jamal Blackman	7001230000000000000♠23	2016
DEFENDERS
2	Sido Jombati	7001290000000000000♠29	2014
3	Joe Jacobson	7001300000000000000♠30	2014
5	Anthony Stewart	7001240000000000000♠24	2015
6	Aaron Pierre	7001230000000000000♠23	2014
16	Michael Harriman	7001240000000000000♠24	2015
18	Danny Rowe	7001220000000000000♠22	2015
21	Max Müller	7001220000000000000♠22	2016
23	Will de Havilland	7001220000000000000♠22	2016
MIDFIELDERS
4	Stephen McGinn	7001280000000000000♠28	2015
8	Marcus Bean	7001320000000000000♠32	2014
10	Matt Bloomfield	7001320000000000000♠32	2003
11	Sam Wood	7001300000000000000♠30	2012
17	Luke O'Nien	7001220000000000000♠22	2015
19	Myles Weston	7001280000000000000♠28	2016
24	Scott Kashket	7001200000000000000♠20	2016
25	Dominic Gape	7001220000000000000♠22	2016
43	Gareth Ainsworth	7001430000000000000♠43	2009
FORWARDS
7	Garry Thompson	7001360000000000000♠36	2015
9	Paul Hayes (c)	7001330000000000000♠33	2014
12	Paris Cowan-Hall	7001260000000000000♠26	2015
15	Dayle Southwell	7001230000000000000♠23	2016
20	Adebayo Akinfenwa	7001340000000000000♠34	2016

Loan player

↑ Year that player became a Wycombe first-team player

Transfers

In

Date	Position	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	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]

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

Loans in

Date	Position	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

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

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club

The club	History Players Managers Seasons All articles

Grounds	Loakes Park Adams Park

Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Matches	2015 Football League Two play-off Final

Mascots	Wycombe Comanche

2016–17 in English football

« 2015–16

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Bournemouth Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Hull City Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Summer 2016 transfers
Winter 2016–17 transfers
Summer 2017 transfers

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