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'''Wycombe Wanderers Football Club''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|k|əm}}) is a professional [[association football]] club based in the town of [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England. The team competes in [[EFL League One|League One]], the third level of the [[English football league system]].

Founded in 1887, they entered the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1896. They switched to the [[Great Western Suburban League]] in 1908 and then the [[Spartan League]] in 1919, before joining the [[Isthmian League]] after winning the Spartan League in 1919–20 and 1920–21. They spent 64 years in the Isthmian League, winning eight league titles and one [[FA Amateur Cup]] title. Having rejected numerous invitations to join the [[National League (division)|Alliance Premier League (now National League)]], they finally accepted an offer in 1985 and eventually found success in the fifth tier of English football under the management of [[Martin O'Neill]], winning promotion into the [[English Football League|Football League]] as Football Conference champions in 1992–93. They also lifted the [[FA Trophy]] in 1991 and 1993, and won the [[Conference League Cup]], Conference Shield (three times) and Conference Charity Shield.

Despite never making it to the [[EFL Championship]] before 2020, the team has had successes throughout their history. Wycombe made an immediate impact in the Football League, winning promotion out of the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] via the play-offs in [[1994 Football League Third Division play-off Final|1994]]. They spent a decade in the third tier and reached the [[FA Cup semi-finals]] in 2001, though were relegated three years later. They also reached the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] semi-finals in 2007 and then gained promotion out of [[EFL League Two|League Two]] in 2008–09. This was the first of four successive seasons of promotions and relegations between League Two and [[EFL League One|League One]], which was followed by a decline that saw the club only avoid relegation into non-League on goal difference in 2014. The club secured promotion out of League Two in 2017–18 under the stewardship of [[Gareth Ainsworth]], who then took the club to the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] for the first time in the club's history with victory in the [[2020 EFL League One play-off Final|2020 League One play-off final]]. However, they would be relegated in their first season in the Championship. They play their home matches at [[Adams Park]], located on the western outskirts of High Wycombe.

==History==
{{Main|History of Wycombe Wanderers F.C.}}

===Formation and early years (1887–1921)===
The exact details of the formation of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. have largely been lost to history. A group of young furniture trade workers started a team to play matches which led to a meeting, held at the Steam Engine public house in Station Road, High Wycombe in 1887 which saw the formation of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. It is highly likely the club was named Wanderers after the famous [[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]], winners of the first [[FA Cup]] in 1872. The club played friendly matches between 1887 and 1896. It first entered the [[FA Amateur Cup]] in 1894 and the FA Cup in 1895. In 1895 the club moved to [[Loakes Park]], which would become its home for the next 95 years. In 1896 the club joined the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] and competed in the Second Division until 1908.<ref>{{cite book|last=Adams|first=Duncan|title=Essential Football Fan: The Definitive Guide to Premier and Football League Grounds|year=2004|publisher=Aesculus Press Ltd|isbn=1904328229|page=209}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Goldstein|first=Dan|title=The rough guide to English football: a fans' handbook 2000–2001|year=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=1858285577|pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoengl00dang/page/604 604]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoengl00dang/page/604}}</ref>

In the summer of 1908 the club declined the invitation to retain their membership of the Southern League. The club decided to pursue amateur instead of professional football and joined the Great Western Suburban League and remained there until the outbreak of the [[First World War]]. After the hostilities had ended the club joined the [[Spartan League]] in 1919 and were Champions in successive years. In March 1921 the club's application to join the [[Isthmian League]] was accepted.

===Amateur years (1921–1974)===
The club remained a member of the Isthmian League until 1985, when they finally accepted promotion to the [[Football Conference|Alliance Premier League]]. For over sixty years the Wanderers sought to be the greatest amateur club in the country. One of the club's greatest achievements came in April 1931 when it won the FA Amateur Cup. The Wanderers beat [[Hayes F.C.|Hayes]] 1–0 in the final at [[Highbury Stadium|Highbury]], home of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. The club also reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in November 1932, losing to [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] in a replay at Loakes Park.

The club remained active during the [[Second World War]], competing in the [[Great Western Combination]], which was won in 1945. In 1947 Frank Adams, who had captained the club to its double Championship victories in the Spartan League and made 331 appearances for the Wanderers, scoring 104 goals, made arguably his greatest contribution when he gave Loakes Park to the club. It provided the basis for a period of unprecedented success in 1950s.

The club appointed Sid Cann as coach in 1952 and he led the Wanderers to their first Isthmian League title in 1956. The title was successfully defended the following season, and the club also reached [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] for the first time in their history. They were beaten 3–1 by [[Bishop Auckland F.C.|Bishop Auckland]] in the final of the FA Amateur Cup in April 1957. Their North-East rivals were something of a nemesis having also beaten the Chairboys at the semi-final stage in both 1950 and 1955. The second round proper of the FA Cup was reached in December 1959 when the club was defeated 5–1 by [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] at [[Vicarage Road]]. The stars of the team included winger Len Worley and striker Paul Bates.

Cann left the club to join [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in 1961 and the club's fortunes took something of a downturn during the 1960s. That changed in December 1968 when [[Brian Lee (manager)|Brian Lee]] was appointed as the club's first conventional manager. He changed several aspects of the club including team selection, which up to that point had been chosen by committee. He led the Wanderers to a third Isthmian League title in 1971 and it was again defended successfully in 1972. The club suffered yet more FA Amateur Cup disappointment at the semi-final stage, losing 2–1 to [[Hendon F.C.|Hendon]] at [[Griffin Park]], [[Brentford]].

A fifth Isthmian League title was won in 1974 and the following season it was defended yet again, this time by the narrowest of margins, a superior goal difference of 0–1 to Enfield. In the same season the club created history by reaching the third round proper of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 1–0 to First Division [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in a replay at [[Ayresome Park]] having drawn 0–0 at Loakes Park.

===Loss of purpose (1974–1984)===
Lee retired as manager in 1976 and again the Wanderers suffered a decline. A significant factor was the abolition of amateur football by the FA in 1974 which left the club without a sense of purpose. The Wanderers rejected the invitation to join the Alliance Premier League on its formation in 1979 and again in 1981 with concern over the increased travelling costs. The club reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Trophy]] for the first time in 1982 but lost out to [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]. A seventh Isthmian League title was won in 1983 but promotion to the Alliance Premier League was again turned down.

===Football League dream (1984–1993)===
[[Image:Wycombe_Wanderers_FC_League_Performance.svg|right|thumb|250px|Yearly performance chart since joining the Conference.]]As a consequence crowds at Loakes Park dropped to record lows and the club decided to accept promotion to the Gola League in 1985, having finished third in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club's first season in a national league ended in disappointment, with the Wanderers relegated on goal difference. They soon returned after romping to an eighth Isthmian League title in 1987 after a battle with [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]. The club consolidated their place in the newly named GM Vauxhall Conference and under manager Jim Kelman they finished in fourth place in 1989. The following season would be the club's last at their Loakes Park home. It was a disappointing season on the field with Kelman being asked to resign following an ignominious defeat to the [[Metropolitan Police F.C.|Metropolitan Police]] in the FA Trophy.

The club appointed [[Martin O'Neill]] as his successor and he went on to lead the Wanderers to unprecedented success. The club moved to its new [[Adams Park]] home in 1990, and in May 1991, the Blues defeated [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] 2–1 in the final of the FA Trophy in front of a then-record crowd. The club narrowly missed out on promotion to the [[Football League]] the following season, finishing level on 94 points with [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]], but placing second in the league on goal difference.

===Football League (1993–2000)===
The club recovered to become only the third in history to do the non-league double. The Wanderers claimed the 92–93 [[Football Conference|Conference]] title before winning the FA Trophy again, beating [[Runcorn F.C.|Runcorn]] 4–1 in the final at Wembley in May 1993. O'Neill rejected the chance to manage [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] that summer, staying with Wycombe to lead the club to fourth in the Third Division and qualify for the play-offs in their inaugural season in the Football League. They beat [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] in the two-legged semi-final, and beat [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] 4–2 in the final at Wembley in May 1994 to secure their second consecutive promotion, entering the [[EFL League One|Second Division]] (the third tier) for the first time in club history.

In their first season in the Second Division, Wycombe finished sixth, but due to league re-organisation, missed out on a play-off place, and O'Neill left to become manager of [[EFL Championship|First Division]] [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in June 1995. Former [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] manager [[Alan Smith (football manager)|Alan Smith]] was appointed as his successor, but was sacked in September 1996 as Wycombe struggled in the bottom half of the Second Division. [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]] took over and managed to steer the club to safety on the penultimate weekend of the 96–97 season. He left to manage [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in February 1998 and youth team boss [[Neil Smillie]] was given the job.

Smillie was sacked in January 1999 with the Wanderers looking destined for relegation back to the fourth tier. [[Lawrie Sanchez]] was appointed his successor and tasked with keeping the club in the Second Division. Safety was secured on the final day of the season when [[Paul Emblen]] headed home the winner seven minutes from time to beat [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] 1–0. In tribute to this result, the club acquired a new mascot, in the form of the Wycombe Comanche.

===Cup success and relegation (2000–2006)===
In 2000–01, Wycombe began a successful FA Cup run, with wins over First Division sides [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Wimbledon F.C|Wimbledon]] taking them to a quarter-final with [[Premier League|Premiership]] outfit [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. Striker [[Roy Essandoh]] headed an injury-time winner to seal a 2–1 win for the Wanderers at [[Filbert Street]]. The semi-final at [[Villa Park]] saw Wycombe face [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], and goals from [[Emile Heskey]] and [[Robbie Fowler]] put the Premiership side up 2–0. A last ditch effort from club mainstay [[Keith Ryan]] gave some hope to the Wanderers, but they would exit the competition after succumbing to a 2–1 defeat.

Despite cup success, the club's league form continued to struggle, as they finished 13th in the Second Division in 00–01. As bottom half finishes continued, Sanchez was eventually sacked in September 2003 after the club ended the previous campaign in 18th. His successor [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]] failed to turn things around, and Wycombe ended a 10-year stay in the Second Division at the end of 03–04, finishing bottom of the league and suffering relegation to the Third Division, then renamed as the [[EFL League Two|Coca-Cola League Two]]. At the time, the Wanderers were English football's last professional members' club, but at an [[extraordinary general meeting]] in July 2004, the members voted by a narrow margin to restructure the club as a [[Public Limited Company]]. Chairman Ivor Beeks, Director Brian Kane and sponsor Steve Hayes all subsequently invested in the club, with an approximate total value of £750,000.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Adams remained in the manager's job for just a year, resigning in November 2004, and [[John Gorman (footballer)|John Gorman]] was appointed as his successor. His tenure saw a record of 21 league games unbeaten at the start of the 2005–06 season. A double tragedy would soon hit the club, however, with midfielder [[Mark Philo]] killed in a road accident in January 2006 and Gorman's wife Myra dying of cancer in March. Subsequently, the team's form slipped and they fell from top spot to eventually finish in sixth place, still achieving a playoff spot. [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] won the two-legged play-off semi-final 2–1 and Gorman was sacked in May 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walters|first=Mike|title=Wally meets... John Gorman|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/wally-meets-john-gorman-339592|work=Mirror Online|date=19 September 2008|publisher=Trinity Mirror plc|access-date=12 March 2013|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013005302/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/wally-meets-john-gorman-339592|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Paul Lambert]] took over in June,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lambert named new Wycombe manager|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/5132064.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 March 2013|date=30 June 2006}}</ref> and took the club on another ambitious cup run, this time to the semi-finals of the [[Football League Cup|Carling Cup]]. Having previously never passed the second round, Wycombe defeated [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] away, and knocked out then Premier League side [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in the quarter-finals. This bought them to a semi-final with reigning Premier League champions [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. The Wanderers drew the first leg 1–1 at Adams Park, with [[Jermaine Easter]] scoring a late equaliser after a first half goal from [[Wayne Bridge]]. The second leg at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] was a different story, as doubles from both [[Andriy Shevchenko]] and [[Frank Lampard]] saw Wycombe lose 4–0 and exit the competition. Again, however, the side's league form would suffer, and a number of changes were made to the squad and staff in the summer of 2007. They reached the League Two play-offs in 2008 but were knocked out 2–1 on aggregate by [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]. Lambert resigned shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peters|first=Dave|title=Search begins for fifth boss in five years|newspaper=Bucks Free Press|date=20 May 2008}}</ref>

===Yo-yoing between the lower divisions (2006–2012)===
[[Peter Taylor (footballer born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] was appointed as his successor in May 2008 and he led the side to another lengthy unbeaten start which lasted 18 games. The side was nine points clear at the top at Christmas but results soon tailed off and the team eventually finished in the last automatic promotion place, ahead of [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] by virtue of a superior goal difference of just one. The summer of 2009 saw [[Steve Hayes (businessman)|Steve Hayes]] become the first sole owner of the club, converting £3m of loans into equity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hayes becomes new Wycombe owner|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/8138365.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 March 2013|date=7 July 2009}}</ref> He also announced his intention to move the club into a community stadium based on the site of the [[Wycombe Air Park]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dunhill|first=Lawrence|title=Wanderers and Wasps owner: 'We want new stadium to be in Booker'|url=http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/sport/regional/romseysport/8415778.Steve_Hayes___We_want_new_stadium_to_be_in_Booker_/|work=Basingstoke Gazette|date=27 September 2010|publisher=Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd|access-date=12 March 2013|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201185019/http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/sport/regional/romseysport/8415778.Steve_Hayes___We_want_new_stadium_to_be_in_Booker_/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Taylor was sacked in October 2009 after a poor start to the season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Wycombe and Taylor part company|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/8297937.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 March 2013|date=9 October 2009|archive-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426072940/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/8297937.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Gary Waddock]] who was unable to save the club from relegation back to [[EFL League Two|League Two]]. Waddock did however guide the Wanderers straight back to [[EFL League One|League One]] at the first attempt. He led the side to a third-place finish, and achieved a points total of 80, the highest the club had recorded since its promotion to the Football League. In July 2011, after much argument and debate, [[Wycombe District Council]] announced that work on the community stadium proposed at Wycombe Air Park would stop.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/9146173.stadium-project-axed/ |title=Stadium project axed |publisher=Bucks Free Press |date=18 July 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508141359/https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/9146173.stadium-project-axed/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/fbd931_d9537b2349b54cb7ad0a7e79b559eb5a.pdf |title=A dream dies... |publisher=Bucks Free Press via Wycombe Wanderers Archive |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508143912/https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/fbd931_d9537b2349b54cb7ad0a7e79b559eb5a.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Wycombe were relegated back to League Two at the end of the 2011–12 season.

===Wycombe Wanderers Trust ownership and recent success (2012–present)===
On 30 June 2012, the supporters-owned Wycombe Wanderers Trust formally took over the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18657039|title=Supporters Trust purchase Wycombe|work=BBC Sport|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101185624/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18657039|url-status=live}}</ref> This financial stabilisation ended a transfer embargo. [[Gary Waddock]] took advantage of this immediately and signed several new players for the [[2012–13 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18679621 |title=Gary Doherty & Matthew Spring head five Wycombe signings |work=BBC Sport |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012 |archive-date=5 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705003118/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18679621 |url-status=live }}</ref> The season also included their 125th anniversary, and the shirt design was an adaptation of their first-ever kit, in Oxford and Cambridge blue halves (instead of quarters). On 22 September, Waddock was sacked as manager with immediate effect with the club above the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/statement-waddock-relieved-of-duties-382192.aspx |title=Statement: Waddock relieved of duties |publisher=Wycombe Wanderers |date=22 September 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224421/http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/statement-waddock-relieved-of-duties-382192.aspx |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Former club captain [[Gareth Ainsworth]] was immediately named as the caretaker manager in Waddock's absence before later earning the role permanently.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20250563 |title=Gareth Ainsworth gets Wycombe Wanderers job for season |work=BBC Sport |date=8 November 2012 |access-date=23 March 2013 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111002954/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20250563 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ainsworth revitalised the squad and the club as a whole and steered Wycombe safely away from the relegation threat, eventually ending the season in 15th place, nine points clear of relegation.

At the start of the final day of the [[2013–14 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2013–14 season]], Wycombe were three points adrift of safety in the relegation zone of League Two. However, after a 3–0 win away at [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]], and [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] losing to [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]], Wycombe finished in 22nd place, above Bristol on [[goal difference]], to remain in the Football League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27168109 |title=Torquay 0–3 Wycombe |work=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2014 |access-date=22 May 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518021403/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27168109 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the near-relegation of the previous season, [[Gareth Ainsworth]] released seven players from the club to start a rebuild of the squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27408945 |title=Wycombe Wanderers release Leon Johnson and eight others |work=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2014 |access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27421553 |title=Wycombe Wanderers sign Paul Hayes from Scunthorpe United |work=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2014 |access-date=22 May 2014 |archive-date=19 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519030706/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27421553 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2014–15 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2014–15 season]] saw the club spend the majority of the season in the automatic promotion places. However, two costly home defeats to [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] and local rivals [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] led to a finishing position of fourth, setting up a play-off fixture against [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]. The [[2015 Football League Two play-off final|play-off final]] took place on 23 May against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]. After a goalless draw during normal time, Wycombe scored four minutes into extra time. Southend continued to put pressure on Wycombe until [[Joe Pigott]] scored in the 122nd minute to tie the game at 1–1 and send it to a penalty shoot out. Southend won the shoot out 7–6.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32762821|title=Southend United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers (7–6 pens)|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523204205/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32762821|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2017–18 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2017–18 season]], Exeter and Notts County both losing respectively combined with Wycombe winning their penultimate game of the season ensured promotion to [[EFL League One|League One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43846875|title=Chesterfield 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers|work=BBC Sport|date=28 April 2018|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429081827/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43846875|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2019–20 season]], Wycombe finished third in League One on points per game due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|impact of Covid-19]]. They won the play-off semi final 6–3 on aggregate, against [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]], then, on 13 July beat [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] 2–1 in the final, at an empty Wembley Stadium, to ensure that Wycombe would play in the [[EFL Championship]] for the first time in the club's history.

The following 2020–21 season saw all but three of the 46 league matches being played behind closed doors due to the continuing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|pandemic]]. Wycombe struggled in the early stages, failing to register a point in their first seven league outings, and failing to score in their first four. An improved run of form, which included back-to-back wins against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], lifted Wycombe to 22nd in the table, but three successive defeats in December saw the club drop to bottom position on the Saturday before Christmas. The indifferent form continued into the New Year, but a fourth round FA Cup tie at home to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] proved a welcome distraction, with Wycombe taking the lead through [[Fred Onyedinma]] in the first half, before the [[Premier League]] club found their form to win the tie 4–1. Still bottom of the table going into the Easter period, Wycombe's fortunes then began to turn around significantly, and they still had a theoretical outside chance of survival going into the final game away at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. A 3–0 win was not enough, but results elsewhere meant that Wycombe finished the season in 22nd place with 43 points, 16 of which had been gained from the final eight games. The club was therefore relegated back to [[EFL League One|League One]], but only by a margin of one point and an inferior goal difference to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]. After Derby County, previously accused of breaching financial fair play regulations, went into administration in September 2021, Wycombe considered legal action to recoup potential losses of up to £20m.<ref name="BBC-20Sep2021">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Simon |title=Wycombe Wanderers could launch legal action against relegation after Derby administration |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58622433 |access-date=20 September 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920182601/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58622433 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Gareth Ainsworth]] departed for [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gareth Ainsworth is back |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/gareth-ainsworth-is-back-210223/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=QPR |date=21 February 2023 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221202344/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/gareth-ainsworth-is-back-210223/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The club quickly sought a replacement in former Wycombe club captain [[Matt Bloomfield]] from [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |title=Confirmed! Matt Bloomfield returns as manager |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2023/february/22/confirmed-matt-bloomfield-returns/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Wycombe Wanderers |date=22 February 2023 |archive-date=22 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222203915/https://www.wwfc.com/news/2023/february/22/confirmed-matt-bloomfield-returns/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ainsworth's departure marked the end of 10 years at the club which included of a period of unprecedented success for the club. During his time he took the club from the bottom of [[2013–14 Football League Two|League Two]] to the [[2020–21 EFL Championship|Championship]] for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ostlere |first1=Lawrence |title=How to replace a legend? This club appointed another one |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/wycombe-matt-bloomfield-gareth-ainsworth-b2288785.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=20 August 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250820024052/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/wycombe-matt-bloomfield-gareth-ainsworth-b2288785.html |archive-date=20 August 2025 |date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

In the 2023–24 season, Wycombe reached the [[EFL Trophy]] final for the first time in the club's history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68365607 |title=Wycombe strike late at Bradford to reach EFL final |website=BBC Sport |date=21 February 2024 |access-date=21 February 2024 |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221225536/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68365607 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2024 EFL Trophy final|final]], Wycombe lost 2–1 to [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68755583 |title=Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers |first=Chris |last=Harby |website=BBC Sport |date=7 April 2024 |access-date=7 April 2024 |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407142219/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68755583 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the conclusion of the season, the club announced that ownership of Feliciana EFL Ltd, the company owning 90% of the club, had transferred to Blue Ocean Partners II Ltd, owned by Kazakh-Georgian billionaire [[Mikheil Lomtadze]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/may/04/three-new-directors-appointed-to-wycombe-wanderers-board/|title=Three new directors appointed to Wycombe Wanderers board|website=www.wwfc.com|date=4 May 2024|accessdate=6 May 2024|archive-date=5 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505123240/https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/may/04/three-new-directors-appointed-to-wycombe-wanderers-board/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Wycombe went on a 19-game unbeaten league run early in the 2024–25 season which also included eight straight wins. With the club sitting second place in the league, [[Matt Bloomfield]] left the club on 14 January 2025 to take up the vacant managerial post at [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]. Bloomfield was replaced by former [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] assistant manager [[Mike Dodds]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=2 February 2025 |title=Mike Dodds appointed Head Coach of Wycombe Wanderers |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/february/02/mike-dodds-appointed-as-new-head-coach-of-wycombe-wanderers/ |access-date=2 February 2025 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}</ref> The club missed out on automatic promotion and subsequently lost in the play-off semi-finals to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c62nmkx0rrnt |title=Charlton Athletic 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2025 |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref> A poor start to the 2025–26 season then saw Dodds leave the club on 18 September 2025, along with first-team coach Pete Shuttleworth.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=18 September 2025 |title=Wycombe Wanderers part company with Head Coach Mike Dodds |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/september/18/wycombe-wanderers-part-company-with-head-coach-mike-dodds/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}</ref> Dodds was replaced by the former [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] head coach [[Michael Duff (footballer)|Michael Duff]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=18 September 2025 |title=Michael Duff appointed new Head Coach |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/september/18/michael-duff-appointed-new-head-coach/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}</ref>   

==League history==
*[[1896-97 in English football|1896–97]]&nbsp;– Joined [[Southern Football League|Southern League Division Two]].
*[[1908-09 in English football|1908–09]]&nbsp;– Joined [[Great Western Suburban League]].
*[[1919-20 in English football|1919–20]]&nbsp;– Joined [[Spartan League]].
*[[1921-22 in English football|1921–22]]&nbsp;– Joined [[Isthmian League]] after two successive Spartan League titles.
*[[1930-31 in English football|1930–31]]&nbsp;– [[FA Amateur Cup]] Winners.
*[[1953-54 in English football|1953–54]]&nbsp;– Missed runner-up spot in Isthmian League on goal average.
*[[1955–56 Isthmian League|1955–56]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions.
*[[1956–57 Isthmian League|1956–57]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions (2nd time); FA Amateur Cup runner-up.
*[[1957–58 Isthmian League|1957–58]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League runner-up.
*[[1959–60 Isthmian League|1959–60]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League runner-up.
*[[1969–70 Isthmian League|1969–70]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League runner-up.
*[[1970–71 Isthmian League|1970–71]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions (3rd time).
*[[1971–72 Isthmian League|1971–72]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions (4th time).
*[[1973–74 Isthmian League|1973–74]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions (5th time).
*[[1974–75 Isthmian League|1974–75]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions (6th time) (on goal average).
*[[1975–76 Isthmian League|1975–76]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League runner-up. Winner of the [[Anglo-Italian Cup|Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2013/march/the-end-of-amateurism/|title=The end of amateurism – News – Wycombe Wanderers|date=22 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022211849/https://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/2013/march/the-end-of-amateurism/|archive-date=22 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/angloitalian.html|title=Anglo-Italian Cups|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=6 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006230352/https://rsssf.org/tablesa/angloitalian.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1976–77 Isthmian League|1976–77]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League runner-up.
*[[1978–79 Isthmian League|1978–79]]&nbsp;– Rejected invitation to join the [[Alliance Premier League]].
*[[1981–82 Isthmian League|1980–81]]&nbsp;– Rejected invitation to join the [[Alliance Premier League]].
*[[1981–82 Isthmian League|1981–82]]&nbsp;– FA Trophy semi-finalists.
*[[1982–83 Isthmian League|1982–83]]&nbsp;– Isthmian League Champions (7th time) rejected promotion to the [[Alliance Premier League]].
*[[1985-86 Alliance Premier League|1985–86]]&nbsp;– Joined [[Alliance Premier League]], relegated after one season.
*[[1986–87 Isthmian League|1986–87]]&nbsp;– Rejoined Isthmian League; Isthmian League Champions (8th time).
*[[1987-88 Football Conference|1987–88]]&nbsp;– Rejoined [[Football Conference|Conference]] (ex-Alliance Premier League).
*[[1990-91 Football Conference|1990–91]]&nbsp;– FA Trophy Winners.
*[[1991-92 Football Conference|1991–92]]&nbsp;– Conference runner-up (missed title and promotion to Football League on goal difference).
*[[1992-93 Football Conference|1992–93]]&nbsp;– Conference Champions; FA Trophy Winners (2nd time); Promoted to [[Football League Division Three]].
*[[1993-94 Football League|1993–94]]&nbsp;– Promoted to [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] after play-offs (Final&nbsp;– Wycombe Wanderers 4 Preston North End 2 at Wembley Stadium).
*[[2000-01 Football League|2000–01]]&nbsp;– FA Cup semi-finalists.
*[[2003-04 Football League|2003–04]]&nbsp;– Relegated to Division Three, which was then renamed "[[Football League Two|League Two]]".
*[[2005-06 Football League|2005–06]]&nbsp;– Not promoted after play-offs (SF Wycombe Wanderers 1 Cheltenham Town 2, Cheltenham Town 0 Wycombe Wanderers 0&nbsp;– Aggregate 1–2).
*[[2006-07 Football League|2006–07]]&nbsp;– [[League Cup]] semi-finalists, beating Premiership [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] away from home, and finally falling 5–1 to Champions [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on aggregate, following a 1–1 draw at Adams Park.
*[[2007-08 Football League|2007–08]]&nbsp;– Not promoted after play-offs (SF Wycombe Wanderers 1 Stockport County 1, Stockport County 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0&nbsp;– Aggregate 1–2).
*[[2008-09 Football League|2008–09]]&nbsp;– Promoted to [[Football League One|League One]] after finishing in third place (above fourth-placed [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] on goal difference by a single goal).
*[[2009-10 Football League|2009–10]]&nbsp;– Relegated to [[Football League Two|League Two]].
*[[2009-10 Football League|2009–10]]&nbsp;– Football League Family Excellence Award.
*[[2010–11 Football League|2010–11]]&nbsp;– Promoted to [[Football League One|League One]] after finishing in third place (above fourth-placed [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] by one point).
*[[2011–12 Football League|2011–12]]&nbsp;– Relegated to [[Football League Two|League Two]].
*[[2011–12 Football League|2011–12]]&nbsp;– Football League Family Excellence Award.
*[[2013–14 Football League|2013–14]]&nbsp;– Escaped relegation to [[National League (English football)|Conference]] on goal difference.
*[[2014–15 Football League|2014–15]]&nbsp;– Not promoted after play-offs (SF Plymouth Argyle 2 Wycombe Wanderers 3, Wycombe Wanderers 2 Plymouth Argyle 1&nbsp;– Aggregate 5–3, F Southend United 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 at Wembley Stadium, Southend United won 7–6 on penalties).
*[[2017–18 English Football League|2017–18]]&nbsp;– Promoted to [[Football League One|League One]] a week before their final game against [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]] after winning against [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] combined with losses for both [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] and [[Notts County]] in the two places immediately below them.
*[[2019–20 English Football League|2019–20]]&nbsp;– Promoted to [[EFL Championship|Championship]] after play-offs (Final&nbsp;– Oxford United 1 Wycombe Wanderers 2 at Wembley Stadium).
*[[2020–21 English Football League|2020–21]]&nbsp;– Relegated to [[Football League One|League One]].
*[[2021–22 English Football League|2021–22]]&nbsp;– Not promoted after play-offs (SF Wycombe Wanderers 2 Milton Keynes Dons 0, Milton Keynes Dons 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0&nbsp;– Aggregate 2–1, F Sunderland 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0 at Wembley Stadium).
*[[2023–24 in English football|2023–24]]&nbsp;–  [[EFL Trophy]] Finalists (vs [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]])
Source: {{fchd|id=WYCOMBEW|name=Wycombe Wanderers}}

== Facilities ==

=== Stadium ===
{{Main|Adams Park}}
[[File:Adams Park - Greene King IPA Terrace.jpg|thumb|right|Valley Terrace at Adams Park]]

Wycombe's stadium is known as [[Adams Park]], and is located on the edge of an industrial estate in the Sands area of [[High Wycombe]]. The stadium was named in honour of benefactor and former captain Frank Adams. The club has played at the stadium since 1990; the move from its previous ground [[Loakes Park]] was financed almost solely by the sale of Loakes Park to the health authorities in order to facilitate the expansion of [[Wycombe Hospital]].

During the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons, the stadium was known as "The Causeway Stadium" for sponsorship reasons.

The stadium has a current capacity of 9,558 with four stands.<ref>{{cite book|last=Headline|title=Utilita Football Yearbook 2021–2022|year=2021|publisher=Headline Publishing Group|isbn=9781472288349|page=396}}</ref> The original seated Main Stand (Origin Stand) is on the north side of the stadium, with a capacity of 1,248. The largest stand in the stadium is the Woodlands Stand on the south side of the ground, which was built in 1996, replacing a covered terrace. It has three tiers; the upper tier is known as the Frank Adams Stand (like the stadium, named after former captain Frank Adams), with a capacity of 2,842; the middle tier contains 20 executive boxes, plus the Woodlands Lounge, and has a capacity of 360; the lower tier is the Family Stand, with a capacity of 1,777. The stand therefore has a total capacity of 4,979. At one end of the Family Stand are 60 so-called "2020" seats, which can be used by both seated and standing spectators.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2018/december/be-first-to-use-new-2020-seat-at-adams-park/|title=Be first to use new 2020 seat at Adams Park|publisher=Wycombe Wanderers|access-date=27 December 2018|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035302/https://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/2018/december/be-first-to-use-new-2020-seat-at-adams-park/|url-status=live}}</ref> The away section of the stadium, on the east side, is the Hillbottom Stand (WhiffAway Stand) with a usable capacity of 1,866 (although the physical seating capacity is actually 2,057). This stand was rebuilt in 2001, almost doubling its previous size. The stadium also has one terrace, on the west side, which is the Valley Terrace (Beechdean Terrace). This is the home supporters' end, with a capacity of 1,430. In addition, there are 35 places in the stadium not accounted for above.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tickets.wwfc.com/Stadium?seasonTicketId=67|title=Season Ticket Subscription (seats counted on stadium plan)|publisher=Wycombe Wanderers|date=24 January 2022|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>

The main supporters' bars at the stadium are the Woodlands Lounge, the Caledonian Suite (formerly the Vere Suite), and Monty's (formerly the Centre Spot, then Scores). The new club shop was built in 2006, replacing the [[portable buildings]] that previously served as the shop; it was reconfigured in 2015 along with the main reception area, and again in 2020.

Wycombe Wanderers also shared the stadium with [[Aviva Premiership]] [[Rugby union|Rugby Union]] team [[Wasps RFC|Wasps]] (then known as London Wasps) between 2002 and 2014.
[[File:Harlington Training Ground.jpg|thumb|Harlington Training Ground]]

=== Training ground ===
[[File:Marlow Road Training Ground.jpg|thumb|Marlow Road Training Ground]]
Wycombe have two training facilities in use.

'''Marlow Road''' in High Wycombe. Wycombe sold Marlow Road in March 2013 and leased it back.<ref>{{cite web |title=Training Ground Update – Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Trust |date=24 March 2020 |url=https://wycombewandererstrust.com/2015/12/training-ground-update |access-date=10 June 2024 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610123344/https://wycombewandererstrust.com/2015/12/training-ground-update |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the Summer of 2025, Wycombe invested £10m into redeveloping Marlow Road. 

'''Harlington Sport Ground''' at [[Harlington, London|Harlington]], in West London, the former training ground of [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and currently owned by [[Imperial College London|Imperial College of London]]. On 10 June 2024, Wycombe agreed to lease the ground to rebuild its academy and the use for the first team.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=10 June 2024 |title=Wycombe Wanderers secure Harlington training facilities |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/june/10/wycombe-wanderers-secure-harlington-training-facilities/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Wycombe Wanderers |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610121835/https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/june/10/wycombe-wanderers-secure-harlington-training-facilities/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Rivalries==
As a non-league club, [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]] were considered Wycombe's fiercest local rivals. A rivalry with the more distant [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] also exists due to the two clubs battling to win promotion to the Football League in the early 1990s, which recently got more traction due to Wycombe's Matt Bloomfield starting his managerial career at Colchester, then moving to Wycombe mid-season, this despite the two teams not being in the same league since 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetwounfortunates.com/unexpected-rivalries-1-wycombe-slough-and-colchester/|title=Unexpected Rivalries 1: Wycombe, Slough and Colchester|date=13 March 2012|website=The Two Unfortunates|access-date=29 September 2019|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929221743/https://thetwounfortunates.com/unexpected-rivalries-1-wycombe-slough-and-colchester/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
Since becoming a Football League club, the Chairboys have also built on and off rivalries with neighbouring clubs [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (M40 Derby), [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] (Buckinghamshire Derby), [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], the rivalry with Reading gaining more traction due to Wycombe's enquiry on Reading's current training ground, Bearwood Park, coming one week after Wycombe beat Reading 2–1 in March 2024, with Reading fans protesting at Adams Park a few days after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed|title=The top five rivals of English football's top 92 clubs have been revealed|date=27 August 2019|website=GiveMeSport|access-date=29 September 2019|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929205049/https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref>

They also had a small yet well-documented rivalry with [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], which stemmed from Plymouth's former manager [[Derek Adams]] having a vocal dislike for Wycombe which is outlined in a photo of him rejecting a handshake from Gareth Ainsworth. It was ignited in the [[2015 Football League play-offs|2015 League Two play-offs]] and flared up in January 2016, where [[Barry Richardson (English footballer)|Barry Richardson]], who was 46 years old at the time, played a professional game for the first time since 2005, coming on for an injured [[Alex Lynch]] and keeping a clean sheet, prompting the Plymouth Argyle Twitter Admin to respond negatively to the playing style,<ref>{{cite web |title=Plymouth Argyle FC |url=https://twitter.com/Argyle/status/693480827821428738 |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=Twitter |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715144801/https://twitter.com/Argyle/status/693480827821428738 |url-status=live }}</ref> with most Wycombe fans proclaiming 30 January 2016 as "Barry Richardson Day"<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Mawby |url=https://twitter.com/benmawby/status/1222866757427310593 |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=Twitter |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201050327/https://twitter.com/benmawby/status/1222866757427310593 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chairboys on the Net – Paul Lewis |url=https://twitter.com/GasmanCOTN/status/1355406641680809984 |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=Twitter |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602071840/https://twitter.com/GasmanCOTN/status/1355406641680809984 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Attendances==
The club's average home league attendances since 1980–81 (* = approximate figure, ^ = season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (18 home games), ¬ = limited spectator attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic (2 home games)).<br />Averages have been calculated from referenced sources.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dave Finch|first=Steve Peart|title=Wycombe Wanderers 1887–1996 The Official History|year=1996|publisher=Yore Publications|isbn=1874427763}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/index.htm |title=Results-Stats-Fixtures (follow link on left-hand side) |publisher=Chairboys on the Net |date=2 July 2023 |access-date=2 July 2023 |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129043423/http://www.chairboys.co.uk/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!--from Official History, official/unofficial websites, programmes, handbooks etc.-->
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Average
|-
|1980–81||  845*
|-
|1981–82||  680
|-
|1982–83||  675*
|-
|1983–84||  535
|-
|1984–85||  530
|-
|1985–86||  775
|-
|1986–87||1,130
|-
|1987–88||1,460
|-
|1988–89||2,248
|-
|1989–90||1,890
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Average
|-
|1990–91||2,800
|-
|1991–92||3,606
|-
|1992–93||4,602
|-
|1993–94||5,470
|-
|1994–95||5,844
|-
|1995–96||4,580
|-
|1996–97||5,228
|-
|1997–98||5,414
|-
|1998–99||5,121
|-
|1999–00||5,101
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Average
|-
|2000–01||5,549
|-
|2001–02||6,621
|-
|2002–03||6,002
|-
|2003–04||5,256
|-
|2004–05||4,937
|-
|2005–06||5,445
|-
|2006–07||4,983
|-
|2007–08||4,746
|-
|2008–09||5,109
|-
|2009–10||5,544
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Average
|-
|2010–11||4,547
|-
|2011–12||4,853
|-
|2012–13||3,721
|-
|2013–14||3,681
|-
|2014–15||4,044
|-
|2015–16||3,984
|-
|2016–17||3,913
|-
|2017–18||4,705
|-
|2018–19||5,342
|-
|2019–20||5,521^
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Average
|-
|2020–21||1,500¬
|-
|2021–22||5,662
|-
|2022–23||5,727
|-
|2023–24||4,980
|-
|2024–25||5,362
|}
|}

==Players==
{{updated|14 November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/teams |title=Men's Team |publisher=Wycombe Wanderers F.C. |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/teams/academy |title=Academy Team |publisher=Wycombe Wanderers F.C. |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hub.gasroom.org/w3-2025-26-preview/ |title=W3 2025-26 Preview |publisher=Gasroom 3.0 |access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref>

===Current senior squad===
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no= 1 |nat=NED |pos=GK |name=[[Mikki van Sas]]}}
{{fs player |no= 2 |nat=SCO |pos=DF |name=[[Jack Grimmer]] |other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player |no= 3 |nat=SCO |pos=DF |name=[[Daniel Harvie]]}}
{{fs player |no= 4 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[Josh Scowen]]}}
{{fs player |no= 6 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=[[Taylor Allen]]}}
{{fs player |no= 7 |nat=GNB |pos=MF |name=[[Junior Quitirna|Armando Junior Quitirna]]}}
{{fs player |no= 8 |nat=NIR |pos=MF |name=[[Caolan Boyd-Munce]]}}
{{fs player |no= 9 |nat=SUI |pos=FW |name=[[Bradley Fink]]}}
{{fs player |no=10 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[Luke Leahy]]}}
{{fs player |no=11 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[Sam Bell (footballer, born 2002)|Sam Bell]]|other=on loan from [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]}}
{{fs player |no=12 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[Cauley Woodrow]]|other=on loan from [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]}}
{{fs player |no=13 |nat=KOS |pos=GK |name=Laurence Shala}}
{{fs player |no=15 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[James Tilley (footballer)|James Tilley]]}}
{{fs player |no=17 |nat=IRL |pos=DF |name=[[Dan Casey (footballer)|Dan Casey]]}}
{{fs player |no=20 |nat=SCO |pos=MF |name=[[Ewan Henderson (footballer)|Ewan Henderson]]}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=21 |nat=IRL |pos=MF |name=[[Jamie Mullins]]}}
{{fs player |no=22 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=[[Fin Back]]}}
{{fs player |no=23 |nat=WAL |pos=DF |name=[[Niall Huggins]]|other=on loan from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]}}
{{fs player |no=24 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[Donnell McNeilly]]|other=on loan from [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]}}
{{fs player |no=25 |nat=ALB |pos=DF |name=[[Declan Skura]]}}
{{fs player |no=26 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=[[Connor Taylor (footballer, born 2001)|Connor Taylor]]}}
{{fs player |no=30 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[George Abbott (footballer, born August 2005)|George Abbott]]|other=on loan from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]}}
{{fs player |no=31 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=[[Stuart Moore (footballer)|Stuart Moore]]}}
{{fs player |no=39 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Ryan Cole}}
{{fs player |no=42 |nat=DEN |pos=MF |name=[[Magnus Westergaard]]}}
{{fs player |no=44 |nat=NGA |pos=FW |name=[[Fred Onyedinma]]}}
{{fs player |no=45 |nat=DEN |pos=DF |name=[[Anders Hagelskjær]]}}
{{fs player |no=50 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=[[Will Norris]]}}
{{fs player |no=51 |nat=SCO |pos=MF |name=[[Alex Lowry]]}}
{{fs player |no=64 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Cameron Stones}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=18 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[James Berry (footballer)|James Berry]] |other=at [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] until the end of the [[2025-26 in English football|2025-26 season]]}}
{{fs player |no=19 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=[[Shamal George]] |other=at [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] until the end of the [[2025–26 in English football|2025–26 season]]}}
{{fs player |no=29 |nat=GIB |pos=FW |name=[[Jaiden Bartolo]] |other=at [[Chesham United F.C.|Chesham United]] until January 2026}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=33 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Brody Peart |other=at [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge Angels]] until 1 January 2026}}
{{fs player |no=34 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=[[Jack Matton]] |other=at [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge Angels]] until 1 January 2026}}
{{fs end}}

===Retired numbers===
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=14 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[Mark Philo]]}} (posthumous)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/football-the-knowledge-retired-shirts |title=Which clubs have retired shirt numbers? |work=The Guardian |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=23 February 2020 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002213059/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/football-the-knowledge-retired-shirts |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{fs end}}

===Professional Development Phase squad===
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=36 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Jahiem Dotse}}
{{fs player |no=37 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Mekhi Savage}}
{{fs player |no=38 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Chris Lutonadio}}
{{fs player |no=40 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Jonny Pettitt}}
{{fs player |no=41 |nat=    |pos=GK |name=Kyle Defraine}}
{{fs player |no=46 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Josh Gidaree}}
{{fs player |no=48 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Christian Swaby}}
{{fs player |no=49 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Koray Gurpinar}}
{{fs player |no=53 |nat=    |pos=GK |name=Israel Jegede}}
{{fs player |no=54 |nat=    |pos=GK |name=Sam Keller}}
{{fs player |no=55 |nat=    |pos=FW |name=Archie Quinlan}}
{{fs player |no=56 |nat=    |pos=DF |name=Tyrone Mlotshwa}}
{{fs player |no=57 |nat=    |pos=DF |name=Kayden Quarcoo}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=58 |nat=    |pos=DF |name=Jackson King}}
{{fs player |no=59 |nat=    |pos=DF |name=Joseph Kandala}}
{{fs player |no=60 |nat=    |pos=MF |name=Deniro Prempeh-Murray}}
{{fs player |no=61 |nat=    |pos=DF |name=Mohamed Keita}}
{{fs player |no=62 |nat=    |pos=DF |name=Yusuf Mohammed}}
{{fs player |no=63 |nat=    |pos=MF |name=Ollie Webster}}
{{fs player |no=65 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Arthur Gregory}}
{{fs player |no=66 |nat=    |pos=MF |name=Connor Austin}}
{{fs player |no=67 |nat=NGA |pos=FW |name=Micah Olabiyi}}
{{fs player |no=68 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Kyle Cross}}
{{fs player |no=71 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Nsemi Bassega}}
{{fs player |no=72 |nat=    |pos=MF |name=Anthony Adu}}
{{fs end}}

===Wycombe Wanderers Women (part of Wycombe Wanderers Foundation) - first team squad===
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no= 1 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Lucia Delves}}
{{fs player |no= 2 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Emma Delves}}
{{fs player |no= 3 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Sophie Harvey}}
{{fs player |no= 4 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Danielle Puddefoot}}
{{fs player |no= 5 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Cat Beaver}}
{{fs player |no= 6 |nat=WAL |pos=DF |name=Bobby Lynch |other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player |no= 7 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Jess Watkins}}
{{fs player |no= 8 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Laura Hennessy}}
{{fs player |no= 9 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Chloe Melton}}
{{fs player |no=10 |nat=CAN |pos=FW |name=Kayla Potter}}
{{fs player |no=11 |nat=YEM |pos=FW |name=Eman Kassem}}
{{fs player |no=12 |nat=IRL |pos=DF |name=Ailish Carolan}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=99ccff|color=001f44|border=1px solid 001f44}}
{{fs player |no=14 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Emma Kern}}
{{fs player |no=15 |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Charlotte Baker}}
{{fs player |no=16 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Jordanne Hoesli-Atkins}}
{{fs player |no=17 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Ellen Wardlaw}}
{{fs player |no=18 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Anisha Hill}}
{{fs player |no= |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Amelia Mulvaney}}
{{fs player |no=25 |nat=CYP |pos=GK |name=Robyn Cullen}}
{{fs player |no=27 |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Axelle Courlander}}
{{fs player |no= 24  |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Kyra Hilmi}}
{{fs player |no=   |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Hana MacDiarmid}}
{{fs player |no=   |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Sophie Schofield}}
{{fs end}}

===All-time player lists===
{{main|List of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players}}
{{See also|:Category:Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players}}

==Club officials==

===Board of directors===
{{updated|7 June 2024}}<ref name="director">{{cite web | url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/june/07/rob-couhig-steps-down-dan-rice-appointed-interim-chairman/ | title=Rob Couhig steps down; Dan Rice appointed Interim Chairman | date=7 June 2024 }}</ref>
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Chairman (Interim) & Chief Football Officer 
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dan Rice<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=7 June 2024 |title=Rob Couhig steps down as chairman; Dan Rice appointed as Interim Chairman of the Board of Directors |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/june/07/rob-couhig-steps-down-dan-rice-appointed-interim-chairman/ |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Wycombe Wanderers |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607200720/https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/june/07/rob-couhig-steps-down-dan-rice-appointed-interim-chairman/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel RICE |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/MDMTsahqEGVg6Mem4xN36GPe_aU/appointments |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref>
|-
| Director
|{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Mikheil Lomtadze]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikheil LOMTADZE |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/7xwA8ImS5xrbMOp9fi15ZQ0YaxE/appointments |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref>
|-
| Director
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Eduard Vyshnyakov<ref>{{cite web |title=Eduard VYSHNYAKOV |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/WXMqVsXpvgfCeHX7o_7dN2hW1H4/appointments |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref>
|-
| Director (Trust Representative)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Hector<ref>{{cite web |title=Lamont Anthony HECTOR |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/xjNncJhV0KoU_TNKSv3D-jkfNjI/appointments |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref>
|-
| Director (Trust Representative)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Stroud<ref>{{cite web |title=Trevor Robert STROUD |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/6ao7msW5ym9MWXl06vUpJib2cGU/appointments |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=GOV.UK }}</ref>
|-
|}
|}

===First-team football staff===
{{updated|24 November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/club/contacts|title=CLUB CONTACTS|publisher=Wycombe Wanderers|date=29 July 2025|accessdate=29 July 2025}}</ref>
*Head Coach: [[Michael Duff (footballer)|Michael Duff]]
*First-Team Coach: [[Tom Hounsell]]
*First-Team Coach: [[Alex Morris (footballer)|Alex Morris]]
*Set-Piece Coach: [[David Hibbert|Dave Hibbert]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/november/24/dave-hibbert-joins-as-set-piece-coach/|title=Dave Hibbert joins as set-piece coach|publisher=Wycombe Wanderers|date=24 November 2025|accessdate=27 November 2025}}</ref>
*Development Manager: Sam Grace
*Head of Goalkeeping: [[Ross Atkins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/march/14/ross-atkins-appointed-head-of-goalkeeping/|title=Ross Atkins appointed Head of Goalkeeping|publisher=Wycombe Wanderers|date=14 March 2025|accessdate=14 March 2025}}</ref>
*Technical Coach and Head of Analysis: Scott Madle
*First-Team Football Analyst: Callum Brown
*First-Team Recruitment Analyst: Aidan Measures 
<!--*Professional Development Phase Under-18s Head Coach: Harry Hudson<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=30 October 2024 |title=Harry Hudson joins Wanderers as Under 18s Head Coach |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/october/30/harry-hudson-joins-wanderers-as-under-18s-head-coach/ |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}</ref>
*Professional Development Phase Coach: [[Rob Quinn]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=3 March 2025 |title=Rob Quinn joins academy as Professional Development Phase Coach |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/march/03/rob-quinn-joins-academy-as-professional-development-phase-coach/ |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}</ref>
*Academy Head of Football  Development: Matty Dye
*Academy Goalkeeping Coach: Jerome John
*Head of Data: Ben Prior-Wandesforde
*Lead Physical Performance Coach: Michael Amoah
*Lead Physiotherapist: Simon Leon
*Lead Sports Science & GPS Analyst: Ben Sayers
*Lead Sports Science & Performance Insights: Tom Shepherd
*Kit & Equipment Manager: James Turner-->

==Managerial history==
The club's first full-time coach, [[Jimmy McCormick|James McCormick]], was appointed in 1951; the first manager (with responsibility for team selection), [[Brian Lee (manager)|Brian Lee]], was appointed in 1968.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dave Finch|first=Steve Peart|title=Wycombe Wanderers 1887–1996 The Official History (pp 41/50/51/155)|year=1996|publisher=Yore Publications|isbn=1874427763}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/index.htm |title=Manager Roll Call (follow links:- HISTORY INDEX >> Past Managers) |publisher=Chairboys on the Net |date=2 July 2023 |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref> The appointment of [[Mike Dodds]] in 2025 as [[Head coach|Head Coach]] was the first time that this title had been used by the club since it joined the Football League.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wanderers |first=Wycombe |date=2 February 2025 |title=Mike Dodds appointed Head Coach of Wycombe Wanderers |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/february/02/mike-dodds-appointed-as-new-head-coach-of-wycombe-wanderers/ |access-date=2 February 2025 |website=Wycombe Wanderers}}</ref>
{{main|List of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers}}

{| cellpadding="2"
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Jimmy McCormick|James McCormick]]
|1951–1952
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Sid Cann]]
|1952–1961
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Colin McDonald (footballer born 1930)|Colin McDonald]]
|1961<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7247790881947924&set=pcb.7498030143581474 |title=Secretary's Notes |publisher=Wycombe Wanderers F.C. |date=9 September 1961 |access-date=7 February 2024 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207202710/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7247790881947924&set=pcb.7498030143581474 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Graham Adams]]
|1961–1962
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Don Welsh]]
|1962–1964
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Barry Darvill
|1964–1968
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Brian Lee (manager)|Brian Lee]]
|1968–1976
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Ted Powell]]
|1976–1977
|-
|{{flagicon|Wales}}
|John Reardon
|1977–1978
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|Andy Williams
|1978–1980
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
| [[Mike Keen]]
|1980–1984
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
| [[Paul Bence]]
|1984–1986
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
| [[Alan Gane]]
|1986–1987
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
| [[Peter Suddaby]]
|1987–1988
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|Jim Kelman
|1988–1990
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}
|[[Martin O'Neill]]
|1990–1995
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Alan Smith (manager)|Alan Smith]]
|1995–1996
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]
|1996–1998
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Neil Smillie]]
|1998–1999
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}
|[[Lawrie Sanchez]]
|1999–2003
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]]
|2003–2004
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|[[John Gorman (footballer)|John Gorman]]
|2004–2006
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|[[Paul Lambert]]
|2006–2008
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Peter Taylor (footballer born 1953)|Peter Taylor]]
|2008–2009
|-
|{{flagicon|Ireland}}
|[[Gary Waddock]]
|2009–2012
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Gareth Ainsworth]]
|2012–2023 (player/manager 2012–2013)
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Matt Bloomfield]]
|2023–2025
|-
|{{flagicon|England}}
|[[Mike Dodds]]
|2025
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}
|[[Michael Duff (footballer)|Michael Duff]]
|2025–present
|}

== Records ==
Wycombe Wanderers' club records include the following:

* Best [[FA Cup]] performance: Semi-finals, [[2000–01 FA Cup|2000–01]]
* Best [[EFL Cup]] performance: Semi-finals, [[2006–07 Football League Cup|2006–07]]
* Best [[EFL Trophy]] performance: Runners-up, [[2023–24 EFL Trophy|2023–24]]
* Best [[FA Amateur Cup]] performance: Winners, 1930–31
* Best [[FA Trophy]] performance: Winners, [[1990–91 FA Trophy|1990–91]], [[1992–93 FA Trophy|1992–93]]

==Honours==
'''League'''
*[[Football League One|League One]] (level 3)
**Play-off winners: [[2020 English Football League play-offs#League One|2020]]
*[[Football League Division Three|Third Division]] / [[EFL League Two|League Two]] (level 4)
**Third place promotion: [[2008–09 Football League Two|2008–09]], [[2010–11 Football League Two|2010–11]], [[2017–18 EFL League Two|2017–18]]
**Play-off winners: [[1994 Football League play-offs#Third Division|1994]]
*[[Football Conference|Conference]] (level 5)
**Champions: [[1992–93 Football Conference|1992–93]]
**Runners-up: [[1991–92 Football Conference|1991–92]]
*[[Isthmian League]]
**Champions (8): [[1955–56 Isthmian League|1955–56]], [[1956–57 Isthmian League|1956–57]], [[1970–71 Isthmian League|1970–71]], [[1971–72 Isthmian League|1971–72]], [[1973–74 Isthmian League|1973–74]], [[1974–75 Isthmian League|1974–75]], [[1982–83 Isthmian League|1982–83]], [[1986–87 Isthmian League|1986–87]]
*[[Spartan League]]
**Champions: 1919–20, 1920–21
*London Fives
**Champions: 1994, 1995

'''Cup'''
*[[EFL Trophy]]
**Runners-up: [[2023–24 EFL Trophy|2023–24]]
*[[FA Trophy]]
**Winners: [[1990–91 FA Trophy|1990–91]], [[1992–93 FA Trophy|1992–93]]
*[[Conference League Cup]]
**Winners: 1991–92
*[[Alan Turvey Trophy|Isthmian League Cup]]
** Winners: 1984–85
*Football Conference Shield
**Winners: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
*Football Conference Charity Shield
**Winners: 1987–88
*[[FA Amateur Cup]]
**Winners: 1930–31
**Runners-up: 1956–57
*[[Anglo-Italian Cup|Anglo-Italian semi-professional cup]]
**Winners: 1975

'''Awards'''
*FA Cup Giant Killers Award: [[2000–01 FA Cup|2000–01]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*{{BBC football info|BBClinkname=wycombe-wanderers}}

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