2022–23 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

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)

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.

Transfers

In

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

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

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

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

  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

Overall record

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

League table

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

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

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

  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

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

  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

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

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

Appearances and goals

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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