2022–23 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 136th season in the existence of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Wycombe Wanderers FC
2022–23 season
OwnerFeliciana EFL Ltd. (75%)
Wycombe Wanderers Trust (25%)
ChairmanRob Couhig
ManagerGareth Ainsworth
(until 21 February)[1]
Matt Bloomfield
(from 21 February)[1]
StadiumAdams Park
League One9th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Anis Mehmeti
Lewis Wing
(9 each)

All: Anis Mehmeti
Lewis Wing
(9 each)
Highest home attendance8,302
vs. Sheffield Wednesday
14 January 2023
Lowest home attendance567
vs. Peterborough United
18 October 2022
Average home league attendance5,846
Biggest win3–0 (Quadrice)
(vs. Burton Albion, 30 July 2022)
(vs. Barnsley, 20 August 2022)
(vs. Peterborough United, 1 January 2023)
(vs. Port Vale, 4 February 2023)
Biggest defeat4-0
(vs. Ipswich Town, 7 April 2023)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Source
1 July 2022 AM   Jasper Pattenden   Worthing Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2022 CM   Jack Young   Newcastle United U23s Undisclosed [3]
4 July 2022 CF   D'Mani Mellor   Manchester United U23s Free transfer [4]
12 July 2022 AM   Christie Ward   Brockenhurst Undisclosed [5]
25 July 2022 GK   Josh Blunkell   AFC Sudbury Undisclosed [6]
11 August 2022 CB   Alfie Mawson   Fulham Free transfer [7]
15 August 2022 CF   Arnold Matshazi   Blackpool U18s Free Transfer [8]
15 August 2022 CM   Luca Woodhouse   Tonbridge Angels Undisclosed [8]
18 August 2022 RW   Charles Hagan   Sheffield Wednesday U21s Free transfer [9]
18 August 2022 GK   Max Stryjek   Livingston Performance related [10][11]
30 August 2022 CB   Ben Kaninda   Shrewsbury Town U18s Free transfer [12]
30 August 2022 RB   Antoine Makoli   Free Agent Free transfer [12]
3 February 2023 CB   Declan Skura   Kingstonian Free transfer [13]
11 February 2023 CB   Jordan Willis Free Agent Free transfer [14]

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2022 CF   Adebayo Akinfenwa   Retired [15]
30 June 2022 CB   Andre Burley   Oxford City Released [16][17]
30 June 2022 CM   Jean-Baptiste Fischer   Oxford City Released [16][18]
30 June 2022 CF   Malachi Linton   Yeovil Town Released [16][19]
30 June 2022 DM   Oliver Pendlebury   Farnborough Released [16]
30 June 2022 GK   Adam Przybek   Walsall Released [16][20]
30 June 2022 CB   Max Ram   Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released [16][21]
30 June 2022 CB   Anthony Stewart   Aberdeen Contract Expiration [22][23]
30 June 2022 GK   David Stockdale   Sheffield Wednesday Contract Expiration [24][25]
23 December 2022 LW   Connor Parsons   Waterford Undisclosed [26]
12 January 2023 CF   Ali Al-Hamadi   AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [27]
26 January 2023 LW   Sullay Kaikai   Milton Keynes Dons Mutual consent [28]
31 January 2023 AM   Anis Mehmeti   Bristol City Undisclosed [29]
14 February 2023 CB   Alfie Mawson   Retired [30]

Loans in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Source
26 January 2023 GK   Harvey Cartwright   Hull City 30 June 2023 [31]
30 January 2023 CF   Chem Campbell   Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2023 [32]

Loans out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Source
17 August 2022 LW   Connor Parsons   Solihull Moors 23 December 2023 [a][33][34]
29 August 2022 GK   Josh Blunkell   AFC Sudbury 8 October 2022 [b][35][36][37]
8 October 2022 GK   Tyla Dickinson   Hungerford Town 5 November 2022 [37]
14 October 2022 CF   Arnold Matshazi   Slough Town January 2023 [c][38][39]
4 November 2022 RB   Antoine Makoli   Chesham United Short term [40][41]
11 November 2022 AM   Christie Ward   Hungerford Town Unspecified [d][39][41]
15 November 2022 AM   Jasper Pattenden   Dorking Wanderers 3 January 2023 [42]
18 November 2022 DM   Adam Leathers   Hampton & Richmond Borough 22 January 2023 [e][43][44]
19 November 2022 GK   Josh Blunkell   Bowers & Pitsea Unspecified [45]
2 December 2022 CM   Luca Woodhouse   Slough Town 28 January 2023 [f][46][47]
15 December 2022 CB   Ben Kaninda   Hanwell Town 5 January 2023 [44]
5 January 2023 RW   Daryl Horgan   Stevenage 30 June 2023 [41]
13 January 2023 CB   Ben Kaninda   Hednesford Town Unspecified [g][48][49]
27 January 2023 CF   D'Mani Mellor   Rochdale 30 June 2023 [50]
31 January 2023 GK   Tyla Dickinson   Sutton United 30 June 2023 [51]
31 January 2023 DM   Adam Leathers   Maidenhead United 30 June 2023 [51]
3 February 2023 CF   Arnold Matshazi   Hemel Hempstead Town 3 March 2023 [13]
24 March 2023 RB   Antoine Makoli   Beaconsfield Town 30 June 2023 [52]
  1. ^ Parsons' loan period was initially until January 2023. This was ended early by mutual consent.
  2. ^ Blunkell's loan period was initially until 26 September 2022. This was extended until 27 October 2022, however he was recalled by Wycombe Wanderers due to Tyla Dickinson's loan move to Hungerford Town.
  3. ^ Matshazi's loan period was initially for a month until November 2022. This was extended until January 2023.
  4. ^ Ward's loan period was initially for a month until December 2022. This was extended for an undetermined period.
  5. ^ Leathers' loan period was initially for a month until 16 December 2022. This was extended until 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ Woodhouse's loan period was initially until 1 January 2023. This was extended until 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ Kaninda's loan period was initially until 13 February 2023. This was extended until 11 March 2023.

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 24 June, Wycombe announced three behind-closed-doors practise matches against Fulham U23s, Oxford City and Watford. Along with four XI friendlies against Bracknell Town, Aylesbury United, Chesham United and Worthing.[53] 2 Days later, Wycombe announced a Friendly against Premier League side AFC Bournemouth at Brockenhurst FC.[54]

8 July 2022 Friendly Bracknell Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers XI Sandhurst
19:30 BST Stadium: Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst
9 July 2022 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Fulham U23s Marlow
12:00 BST Scowen  
Vokes  
Horgan  
Report Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2022 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Oxford City Marlow
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
16 July 2022 Friendly Watford 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers St Albans
11:00 BST Sarr   2' (pen.), 50'
Dennis   52'
Asprilla   90'
Report Tafazolli   67' Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
22 July 2022 Friendly AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Brockenhurst
19:45 BST Report Hanlan  
Al-Hamadi   (pen.)
Stadium: Grigg Lane, Brockenhurst
22 July 2022 Friendly Aylesbury United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers XI Chesham
19:30 BST Stadium: The Meadow, Chesham
23 July 2022 Friendly Southampton B 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers XI Marchwood
15:00 BST Small   Report Jacobson   (pen.)
McCleary  
Tafazolli  
Stadium: Staplewood Training Ground
29 July 2022 Friendly Chesham United 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers XI Chesham
19:30 BST Stadium: The Meadow, Chesham
2 August 2022 Friendly Worthing 5–1 Wycombe Wanderers XI Worthing
19:45 BST Al-Hamadi   Stadium: Woodside Road, Worthing
5 September 2022 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers XI 1–1 Southend United XI High Wycombe
13:00 BST Matshazi   79' Report Coker   60' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
26 September 2022 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers XI 2–1 Norwich City U21s High Wycombe
13:00 BST Al-Hamadi   (pen.), 82' Report   Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
10 October 2022 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers XI 1–2 Maidenhead United High Wycombe
12:00 BST Wakely   Report Clifton   (pen.)
McCoulsky  
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
25 October 2022 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers XI 2–3 AFC Bournemouth Development Marlow
13:00 BST   75'
Leathers   77'
Report Marcondes   32', 42'
Gonzalez   35'
Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
27 January 2023 Friendly Woking 0–4 Wycombe Wanderers
Report De Barr  
Freeman  
Wakely  
Matshazi  

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 30 July 2022 6 May 2023 Matchday 1 9th 46 20 9 17 59 51 +8 043.48
FA Cup 5 November 2022 5 November 2022 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Cup 9 August 2022 24 August 2022 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
EFL Trophy 30 August 2022 18 October 2022 Group stage Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 52 21 11 20 63 61 +2 040.38

Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 +21 77 Qualification for League One play-offs
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 +21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 +11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 +8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 +4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 −9 59
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[55]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 9 17 59 51  +8 69 11 5 7 32 24  +8 9 4 10 27 27  0

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultWLLLWDDWLLLWWWLDDWLWDWWLWLWWWWWLDWLWLDDLWLWLLD
Position11118201312141016171915121213131210121097687778777777878888888999
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[56]

30 July 2022 1 Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Burton Albion High Wycombe
15:00 BST Wheeler   7'
Mehmeti   16'
Scowen   30'
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,772 (253 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 August 2022 2 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Horwich
15:00 BST Dempsey   15', 66'
Morley   41'
Report Grimmer   21'
McCleary   60'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,416 (416 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
13 August 2022 3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Shrewsbury Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Horgan   28'
Forino   48'
McCleary   51'
Mehmeti   82'
Report Pennington   60'
Leahy   89' (pen.)
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,489 (282 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
16 August 2022 4 Exeter City 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
19:45 BST Kite   22'
Collins   38'
Dieng   74'
Report McCleary   45+1'
Wheeler   50'
Scowen   59'
Forino   73'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,832 (367 away)
Referee: John Busby
20 August 2022 5 Barnsley 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 BST Williams   46'
Benson   87'
Norwood   90+1'
Report Mehmeti   37'
Obita   41'
Mawson   68'
Gape   72'
Freeman   83'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,978 (283 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
27 August 2022 6 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Charlton Athletic High Wycombe
15:00 BST Scowen   6'
Mehmeti   14'
Mawson   43'
Gape   45+2'
McCleary   90+1'
Report Rak-Sakyi   15',   36'
Clare   34'
Leaburn   90+7'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,139 (1,638 away)
Referee: David Rock
3 September 2022 7 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Fleetwood
15:00 BST Muskwe   52'   67' Report McCleary   10'
Mehmeti   39'
Stryjek   45+3'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,936 (177 Away)
Referee: James Oldham
10 September 2022 Wycombe Wanderers Postponed Port Vale High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[57]
13 September 2022 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
19:45 BST McCarthy   21'
Scowen   90+4'
Report Tharme   17'
Coyle   47'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,704 (70 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
17 September 2022 9 Derby County 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Pride Park
15:00 BST Hourihane   66'   72', 86' Report Tafazolli   14'
Mehmeti   15'
Vokes   68'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,784 (1,010 away)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
24 September 2022 10 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Owlerton
15:00 BST Jacobson   1' (o.g.)
Bannan   32'
Paterson   90+6'
Report Vokes   10'
Mawson   67'
Grimmer   85'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,123
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 October 2022 11 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Plymouth Argyle High Wycombe
15:00 BST Report Cosgrove   8' (pen.)
Scarr   44'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,869 (1,200 away)
Referee: John Busby
8 October 2022 12 Oxford United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Littlemore
15:00 BST Brannagan   13'
Joseph   53'
Henry   56'
Report Forino   33'
Jacobson   45+1'
Wing   51'
McCarthy   55'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,007 (1,386 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: The game was halted for 45 minutes due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[58]
15 October 2022 13 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Peterborough United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Forino   12'
McCleary   45'
Vokes   57'   74'
Mehmeti   90+5'
Report Burrows   22' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,085 (634 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
22 October 2022 14 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Denbigh
15:00 BST Harvie   18' Report Freeman   40'
Jacobson   61'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,377 (1,241 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
25 October 2022 15 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Cambridge United High Wycombe
19:45 BST Vokes   35'
Wheeler   76'
Kaikai   86'
Wing   90+7'
Report Knibbs   6'
Lankester   45+1'
Brophy   50'
Jones   77'
Mannion   90+5'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,298 (285 Away)
Referee: Peter Wright
29 October 2022 16 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Morecambe High Wycombe
15:00 BST Forino   20'
Mawson   79'
Stryjek   82'
Report Weir   30'
Gibson   47'
Love   52'
Mayor   82'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,263 (138 away)
Referee: Alan Young
1 November 2022 17 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Port Vale High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Mehmeti   4'
Wing   61'   88'
Wheeler   71'
Report Robinson   45+1'
Wilson   45+7'
Conlon   77'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,192 (410 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
12 November 2022 18 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Thomas   7'
Hendry   62'
Bunker   62'
March   62'
Report Wheeler   14'
McCleary   27'
Mawson   31'
Grimmer   62'
Mehmeti   62'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,468 (571 away)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
19 November 2022 19 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT May   26' Report Scowen   50' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,078 (644 away)
Referee: Marc Edwards
4 December 2022 20 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Mehmeti   14'
Mawson   54'
McCleary   88'
Report Ogilvie   39'
Robertson   67'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,306 (1,828 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
10 December 2022 21 Lincoln City 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Lincoln
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,536 (239 away)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
17 December 2022 22 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Ipswich Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Wing   28'
Hanlan   40'
Mehmeti   61'
McCleary   73'
Mawson   88'
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,602 (2,612 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
26 December 2022 23 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bristol Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Obita   13'
Wheeler   22'
Grimmer   35'
Wing   48'   66'
Report Coburn   4'
Thomas   8'
Gibson   45+2'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,664 (1,203 away)
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
29 December 2022 24 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth
19:45 GMT Lonwijk   24'
Scarr   33'
Report Forino   29'
Thompson   79'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,729 (427 away)
Referee: Carl Brook
1 January 2023 25 Peterborough United 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report Wing   15', 75'
Tafazolli   67'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 7,483 (530 away)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
7 January 2023 Wycombe Wanderers Postponed Oxford United High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Oxford United's involvement in the third round of the FA Cup.[59]
14 January 2023 26 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday High Wycombe
15:00 GMT McCarthy   90+1' Report Vaulks   13'
Windass   72'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,302 (2,572 away)
Referee: Sam Allison
21 January 2023 Bristol Rovers Postponed Wycombe Wanderers Horfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed following a pitch inspection by a PGMOL official confirmed the playing surface was unsafe due to standing water turning into ice.[60]
24 January 2023 27 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Oxford United High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Vokes   19'
Mehmeti   35'
Stryjek   56'
Thompson   88'
Report Anderson   26' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,935 (1,481 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
28 January 2023 Wycombe Wanderers Postponed Fleetwood Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Fleetwood Town's involvement in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[61]
4 February 2023 28 Port Vale 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Butterworth   46' Report Hanlan   13'
Freeman   33'
Vokes   48'
Obita   73'
Jacobson   79' (pen.)
McCleary   82'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,237 (389 away)
Referee: Marc Edwards
11 February 2023 29 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Derby County High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Vokes   11'
Hanlan   37'
Wing   77', 86'
Obita   85'
Stryjek   89'
Report Collins   66'   90'
Forsyth   70'
Dobbin   89'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,167 (1,853 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
14 February 2023 30 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMT Sangare   36'
Coyle   81'
Report Scowen   18'
Vokes   38'
McCleary   90'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,900 (201 away)
Referee: Lewis Smith
18 February 2023 31 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bolton Wanderers High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Obita   1'
Wing   45+8'
Scowen   89'
Report Shoretire   53'
Morley   74'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,544 (1,475 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 February 2023 32 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Willis   31' (o.g.)
Bowman   69'
Leahy   73'
Bayliss   83'
Pyke   86'
Moore   90+2'
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,918 (601 away)
Referee: Carl Brook
4 March 2023 33 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Exeter City High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Campbell   2' Report McDonald   68'
Hartridge   78'
Key   80'
Sweeney   83'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,699 (617 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
7 March 2023 34 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Fleetwood Town High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Forino   4'
Vokes   66'
Report Nsiala   73' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,560 (100 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 March 2023 35 Burton Albion 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Taylor   10'
Powell   18'
Moon   30'
Oshilaja   45+1'
Report Jacobson   79'
De Barr   85'
Grimmer   90+2'
Scowen   90+3'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,965
Referee: Lee Swabey
14 March 2023 36 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Horfield
19:45 GMT Bogarde   71' Report Hanlan   16'
De Barr   42'
Campbell   62'
Scowen   80'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,533 (436 away)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
18 March 2023 37 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Barnsley High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Grimmer   45' Report Kitching   19'
Thomas   42'
Watters   45+5'
Tedić   85'
Andersen   90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,185 (1,020 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
25 March 2023 38 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Charlton
15:00 GMT Leaburn   16'   64'
Clare   43'
Hector   45'
Morgan   77'
Dobson   90+8'
Report Forino   82'
Tafazolli   86'
Jacobson   90+7'
Grimmer   90+8'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,278 (1,171 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 April 2023 39 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons High Wycombe
15:00 BST Wheeler   22', 55' Report Harvie   9'
Eisa   29'
Watson   62'
Leko   71'   74'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,149 (893 away)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
7 April 2023 40 Ipswich Town 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Hirst   38'
Chaplin   45'
Burns   57'
Ladapo   76' (pen.)
Report Forino-Joseph   52'
Tafazolli   89'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,511 (643 Away)
Referee: David Rock
10 April 2023 41 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Forest Green Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 BST Campbell   9'
Savage   52'
Report McGeouch   75'
Bunker   88'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 April 2023 42 Morecambe 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 BST Cooney   61'
Crowley   80'
Stockton   89',   90'
Report Forino-Joseph   69'
Thompson   86'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,040 (234 Away)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
18 April 2023 43 Cambridge United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Cambridge
19:45 BST Smith   62' Report Tafazolli   33'
Wheeler   44'
Grimmer   52'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,306 (261 Away)
Referee: Ben Speedie
22 April 2023 44 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Lincoln City High Wycombe
15:00 BST Report Duffy   7'
Roughan   24'
Plange   38'
Sørensen   71'
Eyoma   82'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,062 (405 Away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
29 April 2023 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,188 (391 Away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 May 2023 46 Portsmouth 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Portsmouth
12:00 GMT Pack   44',   70'
Lane   72'
Report McCleary   31'
Wing   45+1',   54'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,286 (951 Away)
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

FA Cup edit

On 17 October, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Walsall in the first round.[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 First round Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Walsall High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Hanlan   50' Report Maddox   41'
Hutchinson   62'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,319 (520 away)
Referee: Martin Woods

EFL Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe were drawn away to Northampton Town in the first round.[63] After beating Northampton Town 2–1, they were drawn at home to Bristol City in the second round.[64]

9 August 2022 First round Northampton Town 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Sixfields
19:45 BST Appéré   76' (pen.) Report Jacobson   28'
Mellor   34'
Pattenden   54'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,711 (471 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
24 August 2022 Second round Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Bristol City High Wycombe
19:45 BST Al-Hamadi   50'
Gape   78'
Report Kadji   7'
Wilson   77'
Semenyo   90+3'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,116 (1,040 away)
Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Trophy edit

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Wycombe Wanderers with Peterborough United and Stevenage.[65] These fixtures were confirmed on 4 July 2022.[66]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 0 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 2 0 1 1 4 −3 4
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group game 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0
(4–3 p)
Tottenham Hotspur U21 High Wycombe
19:00 BST Young   41' Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,015 (76 away)
Referee: Chris Pollard
Penalties
Al-Hamadi  
Horgan  
McCarthy  
Wakely  
Young  
Donley  
John  
Cesay  
Santiago  
Mathurin  
20 September 2022 Group game 2 Stevenage 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
19:00 BST Rose   4', 56'
Taylor   62'
Gilbey   69'
Vancooten   81'
Campbell   83'
Clark   86'
Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 717 (97 away)
Referee: Sunny Gill
18 October 2022 Group game 3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1
(4–3 p)
Peterborough United High Wycombe
19:00 BST Horgan   60'
Forino   79'
Report Clarke-Harris   83'
Ward   90+7'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 567 (84 away)
Referee: Paul Howard
Penalties
Horgan  
Wakely  
Obita  
Kaikai  
Wing  
Freeman  
Clarke-Harris  
Watts  
Tomlinson  
Burrows  
Ward  
Edwards  

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup edit

As one of three EFL clubs competing in the Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup, alongside Milton Keynes Dons and Reading, Wycombe Wanderers entered the competition in the quarter-finals. Wycombe Wanderers were drawn against either Southern Football League Premier South Division side Bracknell Town or Newport Pagnell Town of the United Counties League Premier Division South.[67] Bracknell Town won the second-round tie to set up a quarter final with Wycombe Wanderers.[68]

28 February 2023 Quarter-finals Bracknell Town   2–1   Wycombe Wanderers Sandhurst
19:45 GMT Grant   1', 19' Report Matshazi   64' Stadium: Bottom Meadow

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 7 May April 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   POL Max Stryjek 44 0 41 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   SCO Jack Grimmer 42 0 40 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF   WAL Joe Jacobson 38 2 34 1 0 0 2 1 2 0
4 MF   ENG Dominic Gape 16 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   LCA Chris Forino 34 4 30 4 0 0 2 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Ryan Tafazolli 26 2 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG David Wheeler 39 7 37 7 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF   ENG Curtis Thompson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   WAL Sam Vokes 37 6 35 6 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF   ENG Lewis Wing 48 9 44 9 1 0 2 0 1 0
12 FW   JAM Garath McCleary 39 7 39 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   ENG Tyla Dickinson[a] 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
15 MF   ENG Jack Young 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
16 DF   ENG Jordan Willis 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   IRL Daryl Horgan[b] 17 1 11 0 1 0 2 0 3 1
18 FW   ENG Brandon Hanlan 36 3 34 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF   ENG Jack Wakely 9 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
21 FW   ENG D'Mani Mellor[c] 12 1 9 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
22 MF   ENG Nick Freeman 48 2 43 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
23 DF   ENG Jordan Obita 34 0 29 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
24 MF   ENG Adam Leathers[d] 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
26 DF   ENG Jason McCarthy 39 1 36 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
27 FW   WAL Chem Campbell 17 3 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Josh Scowen 35 2 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   GIB Tjay De Barr 21 1 19 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK   ENG Josh Blunkell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   ENG Jasper Pattenden 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
32 FW   ENG Charles Hagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF   ENG Luca Woodhouse[e] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   ENG Arnold Matshazi 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
35 MF   ENG Christie Ward 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 DF   ENG Antoine Makoli[f] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Ben Kaninda[g] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 GK   ENG Harvey Cartwright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   ENG Declan Skura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club before the end of the season:
27 FW   ENG Connor Parsons 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
25 FW   IRQ Ali Al-Hamadi 13 1 9 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
16 FW   SLE Sullay Kaikai 10 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF   ALB Anis Mehmeti 30 9 27 9 1 0 2 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Alfie Mawson 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Tyla Dickinson is on loan at Sutton United.
  2. ^ Daryl Horgan is on loan at Stevenage.
  3. ^ D'Mani Mellor is on loan at Rochdale.
  4. ^ Adam Leathers is on loan at Maidenhead United.
  5. ^ Luca Woodhouse is on loan at Slough Town.
  6. ^ Antoine Makoli is on loan at Beaconsfield Town.
  7. ^ Ben Kaninda is on loan at Hednesford Town.

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