Club: | Wycombe Wanderers |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Manager: | Gareth Ainsworth |
Chairman: | Trevor Stroud |
Stadium: | Adams Park |
League: | League Two |
League Result: | 3rd (Promoted) |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round (vs. Preston North End) |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | First round (vs. Fulham) |
Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
League Topscorer: | Adebayo Akinfenwa (17) |
Season Topscorer: | Adebayo Akinfenwa (18) |
Highest Attendance: | 8,802 (vs. Stevenage, 5 May 2018) |
Lowest Attendance: | 699 (vs. West Ham United U23s, 28 November 2017) |
Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
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The 2017–18 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 131st season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the Football League.
Wycombe Wanderers announced on 18 April 2017 that they will face AFC Wimbledon during their pre-season run-in.[1] On 26 April 2017, A friendly against Maidenhead United was confirmed.[2] Two days later, the club announced they will play Aldershot Town during pre-season.[3] The Chairboys will kick off pre-season against Slough Town.[4] On 22 June 2017, it was announced that Wycombe Wanderers would play a friendly behind closed doors against Queens Park Rangers Under-23s.[5]
See main article: 2017–18 EFL League Two.
The 2017–18 EFL League Two fixtures were released on 21 June 2017.[6]
See main article: 2017–18 FA Cup.
See main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup.
On 16 June 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Fulham in the first round.[7]
See main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy. On 12 July 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn against Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and West Ham United U23s in Southern Group C.[8] [9]
No. | Nationality | Name | Age | Joined club |
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GOALKEEPERS | ||||
1 | Scott Brown | 2016 | ||
30 | Yves Ma-Kalambay | 2017 | ||
DEFENDERS | ||||
2 | Sido Jombati | 2014 | ||
3 | Joe Jacobson | 2014 | ||
5 | Anthony Stewart | 2015 | ||
6 | Adam El-Abd (c) | 2017 | ||
15 | Nathan McGinley | 2018 | ||
16 | Michael Harriman | 2015 | ||
18 | Tafari Moore | 2018 | ||
19 | Will de Havilland | 2016 | ||
21 | Max Müller | 2016 | ||
28 | Dan Scarr | 2017 | ||
MIDFIELDERS | ||||
4 | Dominic Gape | 2016 | ||
7 | Sam Saunders | 2017 | ||
8 | Marcus Bean | 2014 | ||
10 | Matt Bloomfield | 2003 | ||
17 | Luke O'Nien | 2015 | ||
22 | Nick Freeman | 2016 | ||
29 | Curtis Thompson | 2018 | ||
44 | Gareth Ainsworth | 2009 | ||
FORWARDS | ||||
11 | Scott Kashket | 2016 | ||
12 | Paris Cowan-Hall | 2015 | ||
20 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 2016 | ||
23 | Nathan Tyson | 2017 | ||
24 | Randell Williams | 2018 | ||
25 | Craig Mackail-Smith | 2017 | ||
Loan player
|-|colspan="14"|Players who left the club before the end of the season:|}
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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3 July 2017 | Free | [10] | |||||
25 July 2017 | Free | [11] | |||||
17 August 2017 | Free | [12] | |||||
2 October 2017 | [13] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | Released | [14] | |||||
1 July 2017 | Free | [15] | |||||
1 July 2017 | Released | ||||||
21 July 2017 | Free | [16] | |||||
29 August 2017 | Released | [17] | |||||
25 October 2017 | Free | [18] | |||||
29 December 2017 | Released | [19] | |||||
9 January 2018 | Undisclosed | [20] |
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. | |
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31 July 2017 | 1 January 2018 | [21] | |||||
29 August 2017 | 15 January 2018 | [22] | |||||
30 August 2017 | 2 January 2018 | [23] | |||||
31 August 2017 | End of season | [24] | |||||
12 January 2018 | End of season | [25] | |||||
12 January 2018 | End of season | [26] | |||||
19 January 2018 | End of season | [27] | |||||
26 January 2018 | End of season | [28] |
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. | |
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27 July 2017 | 28 August 2017 | [29] | |||||
22 August 2017 | End of season | [30] | |||||
22 September 2017 | 24 October 2017 | [31] | |||||
16 February 2018 | 16 April 2018 | [32] |