2025–26 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

Wycombe Wanderers
2025–26 season
OwnerFeliciana EFL Ltd (90%)
Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Group (10%)
ChairmanDan Rice (Interim)
Head CoachMike Dodds
StadiumAdams Park

The 2025–26 season is the 139th season in the history of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 2011/12.[1]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
20 June 2025 AM Junior Quitirna Crawley Town Undisclosed [2]
26 June 2025 CB Taylor Allen Walsall [3]
27 June 2025 CF Bradley Fink FC Basel [4]
28 June 2025 GK Mikki Van Sas Feyenoord [5]
1 July 2025[a] CM Caolan Boyd-Munce St Mirren Free [6]
1 July 2025[b] CB Dan Casey Motherwell [7]
1 July 2025[c] RW James Tilley AFC Wimbledon [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his St Mirren contract had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Motherwell contract had expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Wimbledon contract had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
11 July 2025 DM Tyreeq Bakinson Leyton Orient Undisclosed [9][10]
RB Jasper Pattenden Stevenage Free [11]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CM Taylor Clark Chelmsford City 1 July 2025 [12][13]
CF Brandon Hanlan Doncaster Rovers [12] [14]
CB Joe Low Huddersfield Town [15]
GK Franco Ravizzoli Blackpool [12] [16]
AM Christie Ward AFC Totton [12] [17]
CB Luca Woodhouse Exeter City [12][18]
CF Sam Vokes Gillingham [12][19]
LW Beryly Lubala Stevenage 11 July 2025 [12][20]
LM Adam Reach [12]
LW Kieran Sadlier [12]
CM Jack Young [12]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.
19 June 2025 RB Fin Back Undisclosed [21]
CF Jahiem Dotse [21]
CB Jack Matton [21]
GK Laurence Shala [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 22 May, Wycombe Wanderers announced their first pre-season friendly, against Barnet.[22] Five days later, a second fixture was added to the schedule, against Sutton United.[23] One day later, a third friendly was confirmed, against Cheltenham Town.[24]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2025 Friendly Sutton United v Wycombe Wanderers Sutton
19:30 BST Stadium: Gander Green Lane
19 July 2025 Friendly Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Whaddon Road
22 July 2025 Friendly Barnet v Wycombe Wanderers Edgware
19:45 BST Stadium: The Hive Stadium

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. 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[25]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the EFL League One fixtures were announced, with Wycombe visiting Luton Town on the opening weekend.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Bradford City v Wycombe Wanderers Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
9 August 2025 2 Wycombe Wanderers v Stockport County High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
16 August 2025 3 Doncaster Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
19 August 2025 4 Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City High Wycombe
19:45 BST Stadium: Adams Park
23 August 2025 5 Wycombe Wanderers v Reading High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
30 August 2025 6 Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
6 September 2025 7 Wycombe Wanderers v Mansfield Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
13 September 2025 8 Peterborough United v Wycombe Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: London Road Stadium
20 September 2025 9 Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
27 September 2025 10 AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers Wimbledon
12:30 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[27]

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Wycombe were drawn away to Leyton Orient in the first round.[28][29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers Leyton
19:45 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road

EFL Trophy

Wycombe were drawn against Colchester United, Gillingham and Fulham U21 in the group stage.[30]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Fulham U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Youth Cup

Wycombe Entered their Youth Team in the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 2011/12 as part of the reopening of the Academy, ever since it closed in 2011/12. As the EFL Representative, they will enter into the First Round.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

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