# 2017–18 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 131st season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the Football League.

## Competitions
### Pre-season

Wycombe Wanderers announced on 18 April 2017 that they will face AFC Wimbledon during their pre-season run-in. On 26 April 2017, A friendly against Maidenhead United was confirmed. Two days later, the club announced they will play Aldershot Town during pre-season. The Chairboys will kick off pre-season against Slough Town. On 22 June 2017, it was announced that Wycombe Wanderers would play a friendly behind closed doors against Queens Park Rangers Under-23s.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 93 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Luton Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 88 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2018. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches

The 2017–18 EFL League Two fixtures were released on 21 June 2017.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Fulham in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn against Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and West Ham United U23s in Southern Group C.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Swindon Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | West Ham United U21s (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Bristol Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Wycombe Wanderers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |

## Team details
### Squad information

| No. | Name | Age | Joined club |
| GOALKEEPERS |||||
| 1 | Scott Brown | 39 | 2016 |
| 30 | Yves Ma-Kalambay | 39 | 2017 |
| DEFENDERS |||||
| 2 | Sido Jombati | 37 | 2014 |
| 3 | Joe Jacobson | 38 | 2014 |
| 5 | Anthony Stewart | 32 | 2015 |
| 6 | Adam El-Abd (c) | 40 | 2017 |
| 15 | Nathan McGinley† | 28 | 2018 |
| 16 | Michael Harriman | 32 | 2015 |
| 18 | Tafari Moore† | 27 | 2018 |
| 19 | Will de Havilland | 30 | 2016 |
| 28 | Dan Scarr† | 30 | 2017 |
| MIDFIELDERS |||||
| 4 | Dominic Gape | 30 | 2016 |
| 7 | Sam Saunders | 41 | 2017 |
| 8 | Marcus Bean | 40 | 2014 |
| 10 | Matt Bloomfield | 41 | 2003 |
| 17 | Luke O'Nien | 30 | 2015 |
| 22 | Nick Freeman | 29 | 2016 |
| 29 | Curtis Thompson† | 31 | 2018 |
| 44 | Gareth Ainsworth | 51 | 2009 |
| FORWARDS |||||
| 11 | Scott Kashket | 29 | 2016 |
| 12 | Paris Cowan-Hall | 34 | 2015 |
| 20 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 42 | 2016 |
| 23 | Nathan Tyson | 42 | 2017 |
| 24 | Randell Williams† | 28 | 2018 |
| 25 | Craig Mackail-Smith | 41 | 2017 |
† Loan player
* ↑ Year that player became a Wycombe first-team player

### Appearances and goals

    As of 5 May 2018
| 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 | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR | Sido Jombati | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Joe Jacobson | 51 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Dominic Gape | 38 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Anthony Stewart | 21 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Adam El-Abd | 43 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Sam Saunders | 27 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | JAM | Marcus Bean | 36 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Matt Bloomfield | 43 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Scott Kashket | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Paris Cowan-Hall | 39 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nathan McGinley | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Michael Harriman | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Luke O'Nien | 40 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Tafari Moore | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Will De Havilland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 46 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Max Müller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nick Freeman | 34 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Nathan Tyson | 35 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Randell Williams | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Craig Mackail-Smith | 43 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Dan Scarr | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Curtis Thompson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | COD | Yves Ma-Kalambay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Gareth Ainsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Paul Hayes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Daniel Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Barry Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jack Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Eberechi Eze | 22 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Dayle Southwell | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Josh Umerah | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* ↑ Max Müller finished the season on loan at Morecambe.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 3 July 2017 | CB | Adam El-Abd | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 25 July 2017 | CF | Nathan Tyson | Kilmarnock | Free |
| 17 August 2017 | CF | Craig Mackail-Smith | Luton Town | Free |
| 2 October 2017 | GK | Yves Ma-Kalambay | Free agent | — |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | Garry Thompson | Morecambe | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | LM | Myles Weston | Ebbsfleet United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | LM | Sam Wood | Eastleigh | Released |
| 21 July 2017 | CB | Aaron Pierre | Northampton Town | Free |
| 29 August 2017 | CF | Paul Hayes | Hemel Hempstead Town | Released |
| 25 October 2017 | DM | Daniel Rowe | York City | Free |
| 29 December 2017 | GK | Barry Richardson | Free agent | Released |
| 9 January 2018 | CF | Dayle Southwell | Guiseley | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Following Thompson's release, he signed for Morecambe on 28 June 2017.'"`UNIQ--ref-000001FB-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Wood's release, he signed for Eastleigh on 30 June 2017.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000201-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Hayes's release, he signed for Hemel Hempstead Town on 22 September 2017.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000205-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Rowe's release, he signed for York City on 27 October 2017.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000209-QINU`"'

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 31 July 2017 | LB | Jack Williams | Queens Park Rangers | 1 January 2018 |
| 29 August 2017 | CF | Josh Umerah | Charlton Athletic | 15 January 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | CF | Eberechi Eze | Queens Park Rangers | 2 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | Dan Scarr | Birmingham City | End of season |
| 12 January 2018 | RB | Tafari Moore | Arsenal | End of season |
| 12 January 2018 | CB | Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | End of season |
| 19 January 2018 | CF | Randell Williams | Watford | End of season |
| 26 January 2018 | CM | Curtis Thompson | Notts County | End of season |
* ↑ On 11 December, Dan Scarr agreed to extend his loan until the end of the season.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000218-QINU`"'

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 27 July 2017 | CB | Will de Havilland | Aldershot Town | 28 August 2017 |
| 22 August 2017 | CB | Max Müller | Morecambe | End of season |
| 22 September 2017 | CB | Will de Havilland | Aldershot Town | 24 October 2017 |
| 16 February 2018 | CB | Will de Havilland | Maidstone United | 16 April 2018 |
* ↑ On 4 January, Max Müller agreed to extend his loan until the end of the season.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000227-QINU`"'
* ↑ On 24 October, Wycombe Wanderers exercised the option to recall Will de Havilland from Aldershot Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000022B-QINU`"'
* ↑ On 16 April, Wycombe Wanderers exercised the option to recall Will de Havilland from Maidstone United.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000022F-QINU`"'