# List of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English association football club, based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The club was founded in 1887, and competes in League One during the 2021–22 season.
For the first 82 years of their existence, Wycombe Wanderers didn't employ a manager, with the team being selected by the captain at the time. James McCormick was the first coach to be appointed in 1951 but it wasn't until Brian Lee took the reins in 1969 that the club had a recognised manager.
Following the sacking of Gary Waddock, Gareth Ainsworth was appointed as Wycombe Wanderers's caretaker-manager on 24 September 2012. Since 2013, he has been Wycombe's permanent manager.

## Managers

    Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker-management are highlighted in italics. Win percentage is rounded to two decimal places.
    Statistics are correct as of 18 March 2025.

### Key

M: Matches played W: Matches won D: Matches drawn L: Matches lost
| Name | Nation | From | To | M | W | D | L | Win % | Honours and achievements |
| James McCormick | England | 1 August 1951 | 31 July 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | — |
| Sid Cann | England | 1 August 1952 | 31 July 1961 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 016.67 | Isthmian League champions: 1955–56 & 1956–57 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1953–54, 1957–58 & 1959–60 |
| Graham Adams | England | 1 August 1961 | 31 July 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup runners-up: 1961–62 |
| Don Welsh | England | 1 August 1962 | 31 July 1964 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1963–64 |
| Barry Darvill | England | 1 August 1964 | 31 July 1968 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 000.00 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1967–68 |
| Manager during 1968–69 season unknown |||||||||||
| Brian Lee | England | 1 August 1969 | 31 July 1976 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 030.77 | Isthmian League champions: 1970–71 & 1971–72 Isthmian League Division One champions$^A$ : 1973–74 & 1974–75 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1972–73, 1973–74 & 1974–75 Anglo–Italian Semipro. Cup champions: 1975–76 |
| Ted Powell | England | 1 August 1976 | 31 July 1977 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | Isthmian League Division One runners-up: 1976–77 |
| John Reardon | England | 1 August 1977 | 31 July 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1977–78 |
| Andy Williams | England | 1 August 1978 | 31 July 1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1978–79 |
| Mike Keen | England | 1 August 1980 | 31 July 1984 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 014.29 | Isthmian League Premier Division champions$^B$ : 1982–83 Isthmian Charity Shield champions: 1983–84 Isthmian League Cup runners-up: 1981–82, 1982–83 & 1983–84 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup runners-up: 1981–82 |
| Paul Bence | England | 1 August 1984 | 31 July 1986 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | Promoted to Alliance Premier League (3rd place in Isthmian League Premier Division): 1984–85 Isthmian League Cup champions: 1984–85 Isthmian Charity Shield champions: 1985–86 |
| Alan Gane | England | 1 August 1986 | 31 July 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | Isthmian League Premier Division champions (promoted to Conference): 1986–87 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1986–87 |
| Peter Suddaby | England | 1 August 1987 | 31 July 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | Isthmian Charity Shield champions: 1987–88 |
| Jim Kelman | Scotland | 1 August 1988 | 31 July 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1989–90 |
| Martin O'Neill | Northern Ireland | 1 August 1990 | 13 June 1995 | 112 | 52 | 32 | 28 | 046.43 | Conference champions (promoted to Football League Third Division): 1992–93 Football League Third Division playoff winners (promoted to Football League Second Division): 1993–94 FA Trophy champions: 1990–91 & 1992–93 Conference Championship Shield champions: 1991–92, 1992–93 & 1993–94 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1991–92 |
| Alan Smith | England | 29 June 1995 | 31 July 1996 | 52 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 030.77 | — |
| Neil Smillie | England | 1 August 1996 | 22 October 1996 | No stats available | No stats available | No stats available | No stats available | No stats available | — |
| John Gregory | England | 22 October 1996 | 25 February 1998 | 76 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 032.89 | — |
| Neil Smillie | England | 25 February 1998 | 11 January 1999 | 47 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 027.7 | — |
| Terry Evans | England | 11 January 1999 | 5 February 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | — |
| Lawrie Sanchez | Northern Ireland | 5 February 1999 | 30 September 2003 | 256 | 87 | 71 | 98 | 033.98 | FA Cup semi-finalists: 2000–01 |
| John Gorman | Scotland | 2 October 2003 | 5 November 2003 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 025.00 | — |
| Tony Adams | England | 5 November 2003 | 9 November 2004 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 022.64 | — |
| Keith Ryan | England | 15 November 2004 | 30 November 2004 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | — |
| John Gorman | Scotland | 30 November 2004 | 5 June 2006 | 83 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 036.14 | — |
| Paul Lambert | Scotland | 30 June 2006 | 30 May 2008 | 108 | 44 | 29 | 35 | 040.74 | Football League Cup semi-finalists: 2006–07 |
| Peter Taylor | England | 30 May 2008 | 9 October 2009 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 034.92 | Promoted to League One (3rd place in League Two): 2008–09 |
| Gary Waddock | Republic of Ireland | 13 October 2009 | 23 September 2012 | 147 | 47 | 39 | 61 | 031.97 | Promoted to League One (3rd place in League Two): 2010–11 |
| Gareth Ainsworth | England | 24 September 2012 | 21 February 2023 | 550 | 219 | 137 | 194 | 039.82 | Promoted to League One (3rd place in League Two): 2017–18 League One play-off winners (promoted to Championship): 2019–20 Highest league finish (22nd in Championship): 2020–21 |
| Matt Bloomfield | England | 21 February 2023 | 14 January 2025 | 108 | 52 | 24 | 32 | 048.15 | |
| Mike Dodds | England | 2 February 2025 | Present | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 033.33 | |

## Footnotes

    A. By the 1973–74 season, the Isthmian League had split into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.
    B. By the 1977–78 season, the Isthmian League had split into three divisions: Premier Division, Division One and Division Two.