2016–17 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season
# 2016–17 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 130th season in existence and their 24th consecutive season in the Football League.

## Competitions

### League Two

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 70 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 69 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 69 | |
| 10 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 | |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 66 | |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One

**Results Summary**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 20 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

Last updated: 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport

**Matches**

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

* ↑ Rob Lewis was replaced as referee by Alan Young at half time in the match between Wycombe Wanderers and Leyton Orient on 17 December 2016.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | L1 | Coventry City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 | L1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

## Team details

### Squad information

| No. | Name | Age | Joined club |
| - | - | - | - |
| GOALKEEPERS |||||
| 13 | Barry Richardson | 53 | 2014 |
| 27 | Jamal Blackman† | 29 | 2016 |
| DEFENDERS |||||
| 2 | Sido Jombati | 35 | 2014 |
| 3 | Joe Jacobson | 36 | 2014 |
| 5 | Anthony Stewart | 30 | 2015 |
| 6 | Aaron Pierre | 30 | 2014 |
| 16 | Michael Harriman | 30 | 2015 |
| 21 | Max Müller | 29 | 2016 |
| 23 | Will de Havilland | 28 | 2016 |
| MIDFIELDERS |||||
| 8 | Marcus Bean | 38 | 2014 |
| 10 | Matt Bloomfield | 39 | 2003 |
| 11 | Sam Wood | 36 | 2012 |
| 17 | Luke O'Nien | 28 | 2015 |
| 19 | Myles Weston | 35 | 2016 |
| 22 | Nick Freeman | 27 | 2016 |
| 24 | Scott Kashket | 27 | 2016 |
| 25 | Dominic Gape | 28 | 2016 |
| 29 | Sam Saunders | 39 | 2017 |
| 43 | Gareth Ainsworth | 50 | 2009 |
| FORWARDS |||||
| 7 | Garry Thompson | 42 | 2015 |
| 9 | Paul Hayes (c) | 39 | 2014 |
| 12 | Paris Cowan-Hall | 32 | 2015 |
| 15 | Dayle Southwell | 29 | 2016 |
| 20 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 41 | 2016 |
| 26 | Alex Jakubiak† | 26 | 2017 |

† Loan player

* ↑ Year that player became a Wycombe first-team player
* ↑ Saunders originally joined Wycombe Wanderers in 2015 on loan, but signed permanently on 20 January 2017.

### Appearances and goals

    As of 1 April 2017

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Scott Brown | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR | Sido Jombati | 29 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Joe Jacobson | 42 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Anthony Stewart | 40 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | GRN | Aaron Pierre | 41 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Garry Thompson | 45 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | JAM | Marcus Bean | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Paul Hayes | 28 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Matt Bloomfield | 33 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Sam Wood | 40 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Paris Cowan-Hall | 32 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Barry Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Dayle Southwell | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Michael Harriman | 40 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Luke O'Nien | 34 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Danny Rowe | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ATG | Myles Weston | 23 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 46 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Max Müller | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nick Freeman | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Will De Havilland | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Scott Kashket | 24 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Dominic Gape | 35 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Alex Jakubiak | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Jamal Blackman | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Sam Saunders | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Gareth Ainsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 24 | GK | ENG | Cameron Dawson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Stephen McGinn | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

* ↑ Scott Brown is currently on loan at Cheltenham Town.
* ↑ Danny Rowe is currently on loan at Barrow.

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Dayle Southwell | Boston United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Myles Weston | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 10 July 2016 | CF | Adebayo Akinfenwa | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2016 | CM | Nick Freeman | Hemel Hempstead Town | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2016 | GK | Scott Brown | Aberdeen | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2016 | CB | Will De Havilland | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2016 | CB | Max Müller | Austria Salzburg | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | SS | Scott Kashket | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2017 | DM | Dominic Gape | Southampton | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2017 | AM | Sam Saunders | Brentford | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2017 | RW | Paris Cowan-Hall | Millwall | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Aaron Amadi-Holloway | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Max Kretzschmar | Woking | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Alex Lynch | Bala Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Ryan Sellers | Wingate & Finchley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Gozie Ugwu | Woking | Released |
| 25 January 2017 | CM | Stephen McGinn | St Mirren | Released |

* ↑ Following Kretzschmar's release, he signed for Woking on 15 July 2016.
* ↑ Following Lynch's release, he signed for Bala Town on 12 August 2016.
* ↑ Following Sellers' release, he signed for Wingate & Finchley.
* ↑ Following Ugwu's release, he signed for Woking on 15 July 2016.
* ↑ Following McGinn's release, he signed for St Mirren on 27 January 2017.

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Paris Cowan-Hall | Millwall | 31 January 2017 |
| 9 August 2016 | GK | Cameron Dawson | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 August 2016 |
| 15 August 2016 | GK | Jamal Blackman | Chelsea | End of season |
| 31 August 2016 | DM | Dominic Gape | Southampton | 3 January 2017 |
| 30 January 2017 | FW | Alex Jakubiak | Watford | End of season |

* ↑ On 1 February 2017, Paris Cowan-Hall was signed from Millwall on a free transfer after his contract with Millwall was terminated by mutual consent.
* ↑ On 1 January 2017, Jamal Blackman's loan from Chelsea was extended until the end of the season.
* ↑ On 7 January 2017, Dominic Gape was signed from Southampton on a free transfer.

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 November 2016 | GK | Scott Brown | Eastleigh | 19 December 2016 |
| 2 December 2016 | MF | Nick Freeman | Wealdstone | 1 January 2017 |
| 6 January 2017 | DF | Danny Rowe | Barrow | End of season |
| 9 January 2017 | GK | Scott Brown | Cheltenham Town | End of season |
| 3 February 2017 | FW | Dayle Southwell | Lincoln City | 2 March 2017 |
