2016–17 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season explained

Club:	Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Season:	2016–17
Manager:	Gareth Ainsworth
Chairman:	Andrew Howard
Stadium:	Adams Park
League:	League Two
League Result:	9th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round (Eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round (Eliminated by Bristol City)
Cup3:	League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Semi-final (Eliminated by Coventry City)
League Topscorer:	League: Adebayo Akinfenwa (11 goals) All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (17 goals)
Highest Attendance:	6,312 vs. Stourbridge 7 January 2017
Lowest Attendance:	912 vs. Coventry City 9 November 2016
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18
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The 2016–17 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 130th season in existence and their 24th consecutive season in the Football League.

Competitions

League Two

See main article: 2016–17 Football League Two.

Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Cup

See main article: 2016–17 FA Cup.

EFL Cup

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup.

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy.

Team details

Squad information

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

Loan player

Appearances and goals

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Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016					Undisclosed	^[1]
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[2]
10 July 2016					Free transfer	^[3]
22 July 2016					Free transfer	^[4]
26 July 2016					Free transfer	^[5]
26 July 2016					Free transfer
1 August 2016					Free transfer	^[6]
31 August 2016					Free transfer	^[7]
7 January 2017			Dominic Gape		Free transfer	^[8]
20 January 2017					Free transfer	^[9]
1 February 2017					Free transfer	^[10]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016					Undisclosed	^[11]
1 July 2016					Released	^[12]
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Released
25 January 2017					Released	^[13]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016					31 January 2017	^[14]
9 August 2016					16 August 2016	^[15]
15 August 2016					End of season	^[16]
31 August 2016					3 January 2017	^[17]
30 January 2017					End of season	^[18]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 November 2016	GK		Scott Brown	Eastleigh	19 December 2016	^[19]
2 December 2016	MF		Nick Freeman	Wealdstone	1 January 2017	^[20]
6 January 2017	DF		Danny Rowe	Barrow	End of season	^[21]
9 January 2017	GK		Scott Brown	Cheltenham Town	End of season	^[22]
3 February 2017	FW		Dayle Southwell	Lincoln City	2 March 2017	^[23]

Notes and References

1. News: Summer signings begin with capture of 22-year-old striker . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 21 June 2016 . 22 June 2016.
2. News: Myles Weston signs two-year deal . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 30 June 2016 . 30 June 2016.
3. News: Akinfenwa signs for the Chairboys . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 10 July 2016 . 10 July 2016.
4. News: Nick Freeman signs permanent deal . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 22 July 2016 . 23 July 2016.
5. News: Keeper and defender sign after impressive trial spells . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 26 July 2016 . 27 July 2016.
6. News: Ainsworth rewards defender with short-term deal . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 1 August 2016 . 1 August 2016.
7. News: Exciting attacker joins on short-term deal . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
8. News: Southampton midfielder joins Wycombe Wanderers until 2019 . BBC . 7 January 2017 . 7 January 2017.
9. News: Sam's back! Saunders returns on free transfer from Brentford . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
10. News: Paris comes home!. Wycombe Wanderers Official Site. 1 February 2017. 1 February 2017.
11. News: Aaron Amadi-Holloway signs for Fleetwood Town . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
12. News: Ainsworth holds contract talks . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 9 May 2016 . 30 January 2017.
13. News: Stephen McGinn leaves the club. Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 25 January 2017.
14. News: Paris returns on loan from Millwall . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 29 June 2016 . 29 June 2016.
15. News: Cameron Dawson signs on emergency loan . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 9 August 2016 . 9 August 2016.
16. News: Chelsea keeper joins until January . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 15 August 2016 . 15 August 2016.
17. News: Saints starlet signs on loan . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
18. News: Watford forward joins on loan . Wycombe Wanderers Official Site . 30 January 2017 . 30 January 2017.
19. News: Scott Brown: Eastleigh sign Wycombe goalkeeper on month-long loan. 2016-11-21. BBC Sport. en-GB. 2016-12-02.
20. Web site: Freeman makes Wealdstone loan switch. Wycombe Wanderers. 2016-12-03.
21. Web site: Dan Rowe: Wycombe midfielder joins Barrow on loan until end of season. BBC Sport. 2017-01-07.
22. Web site: Scott Brown returns to Cheltenham Town on loan. Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 2017-01-09.
23. Web site: Dayle Southwell moves out on loan. Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 3 February 2017. 3 February 2017.