# 2018–19 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 132nd season in existence and their 26th consecutive season in the Football League. This was their first season in EFL League One since the 2011–12 season. They achieved automatic promotion after winning their game against Chesterfield on 28 April 2018 the previous season.

## Competitions
### Pre-season

Wycombe Wanderers announced on 16 May 2018 that they will face Brentford during their pre-season run-in. On 21 May 2018, two friendlies were announced: the first against Maidenhead United and the second against Havant & Waterlooville. A fourth friendly, a home match against West Ham United, was announced on 12 June. Their final fixture, away to Chesham United, was added on 27 June.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 54 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 87 | −33 | 54 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 53 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 52 |
| 19 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 13 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |

#### Matches

The EFL League One fixtures were announced on 21 June 2018.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 22 October 2018 at Hitchin Town's home ground Top Field, where Wycombe Wanderers were drawn away to Luton Town.

### EFL Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 15 June 2018, in which Wycombe Wanderers were drawn against Northampton Town. After winning their first round tie 7–6 on penalties after drawing 1–1, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Forest Green Rovers on 16 August 2018. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott, and Wycombe were drawn to face Norwich City at home.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Oxford United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Northampton Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Wycombe Wanderers (E) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | ACA | Fulham U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

## Team details
### Squad information

| No. | Name | Age | Joined club |
| GOALKEEPERS |||||
| 1 | Ryan Allsop | 32 | 2018 |
| 13 | Cameron Yates | 25 | 2018 |
| 30 | Yves Ma-Kalambay | 38 | 2017 |
| DEFENDERS |||||
| 2 | Sido Jombati | 37 | 2014 |
| 3 | Joe Jacobson | 38 | 2014 |
| 5 | Anthony Stewart | 32 | 2015 |
| 6 | Adam El-Abd (c) | 40 | 2017 |
| 16 | Michael Harriman | 32 | 2015 |
| 21 | Darius Charles | 37 | 2018 |
| 26 | Jason McCarthy | 29 | 2018 |
| 29 | Ben Frempah | 29 | 2019 |
| MIDFIELDERS |||||
| 4 | Dominic Gape | 30 | 2016 |
| 8 | Marcus Bean | 40 | 2015 |
| 10 | Matt Bloomfield | 40 | 2003 |
| 15 | Charlie Owens† | 27 | 2019 |
| 18 | Curtis Thompson | 31 | 2018 |
| 22 | Nick Freeman | 29 | 2016 |
| FORWARDS |||||
| 11 | Scott Kashket | 28 | 2016 |
| 12 | Paris Cowan-Hall | 34 | 2016 |
| 17 | Luke Bolton† | 25 | 2019 |
| 20 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 42 | 2016 |
| 23 | Nathan Tyson | 42 | 2017 |
| 25 | Alex Samuel | 29 | 2018 |
† Loan player
* ↑ Year that player became a Wycombe first-team player. If a player has played more than one spell at Wycombe, the beginning of the most recent spell is used.

### Appearances and goals

    As of 4 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | 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 | Ryan Allsop | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR | Sido Jombati | 40 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Joe Jacobson | 40 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Dominic Gape | 47 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Anthony Stewart | 19 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Adam El-Abd | 37 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | JAM | Marcus Bean | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Craig Mackail-Smith | 25 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Matt Bloomfield | 31 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Scott Kashket | 34 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Paris Cowan-Hall | 38 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Cameron Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NIR | Charlie Owens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Michael Harriman | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Luke Bolton | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Curtis Thompson | 45 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 39 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Darius Charles | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nick Freeman | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Nathan Tyson | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | WAL | Alex Samuel | 36 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jason McCarthy | 49 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Ben Frempah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | COD | Yves Ma-Kalambay | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left the club before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 28 | GK | ENG | Matt Ingram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | David Stockdale | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | IRL | Stephen Henderson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Bryn Morris | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NGA | Fred Onyedinma | 24 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Randell Williams | 23 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Charlie Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Sam Saunders | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
* ↑ Craig Mackail-Smith is currently on loan at Notts County.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Ryan Allsop | AFC Bournemouth | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Darius Charles | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2018 | RM | Curtis Thompson | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 9 August 2018 | CB | Jason McCarthy | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2018 | CF | Alex Samuel | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 3 September 2018 | GK | Cameron Yates | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 11 March 2019 | CB | Ben Frempah | Guiseley | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Scott Brown | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Will de Havilland | Maidstone United | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Max Müller | FC Astoria Walldorf | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Henry Newcombe | Margate | Released |
| 30 July 2018 | CM | Luke O'Nien | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2019 | AM | Sam Saunders | Colchester United | Mutual consent |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 27 July 2018 | LW | Randell Williams | Watford | 1 January 2019 |
| 7 August 2018 | DM | Bryn Morris | Shrewsbury Town | 1 January 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | LB | Charlie Fox | Queens Park Rangers | 1 January 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | RM | Fred Onyedinma | Millwall | 1 January 2019 |
| 15 November 2018 | GK | Matt Ingram | Queens Park Rangers | 22 November 2018 |
| 22 November 2018 | GK | David Stockdale | Birmingham City | 29 November 2018 |
| 4 December 2018 | GK | Stephen Henderson | Nottingham Forest | 25 December 2018 |
| 24 January 2019 | RW | Luke Bolton | Manchester City | End of season |
| 31 January 2019 | DM | Charlie Owens | Queens Park Rangers | End of season |
* ↑ On 12 December, Stephen Henderson's emergency loan spell was extended by another seven days.
* ↑ On 20 December, Stephen Henderson's loan was extended further.

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
| 16 October 2018 | GK | | Cameron Yates | Aylesbury United | November 2018 | |
| 30 January 2019 | CF | | Craig Mackail-Smith | Notts County | 31 May 2019 | |