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2024–25 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 138th season in the history of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy. This will be Wycombe's First Season without Rob Couhig in any capacity with Dan Rice taking Interim Charge as the chairman, as well as Georgian-Kazakhstani Billionaire Mikhail Lomtadze having 90% shares of the club.[1][2]

Wycombe Wanderers
2024–25 season
OwnerBlue Ocean Partners II Ltd (90%),
Wycombe Wanderers Supporters' Trust (10%)
ChairmanDan Rice (Interim)
ManagerMatt Bloomfield
StadiumAdams Park
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Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024 CM   Tyreeq Bakinson   Sheffield Wednesday Free [3]
1 July 2024[a] CF   Jaiden Bartolo   Wealdstone [4]
1 July 2024[b] CB   Alex Hartridge   Exeter City [5]
1 July 2024[c] CB   Jack Matton   Woking [4]
1 July 2024[d] RW   Brody Peart   Brighton & Hove Albon [6]
3 July 2024 LB   Daniel Harvie   Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [7][8]
3 July 2024 CF   Daniel Udoh   Shrewsbury Town Free [9]
29 July 2024 CF   Jahiem Dotse   Blackfield & Langley Free [10]
30 August 2024 GK   Shamal George   Livingston Undisclosed [11]
10 September 2024 LW   Fred Onyedinma   Luton Town Free [12]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wealdstone contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Exeter City contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Woking contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Brighton & Hove Albion contract expired

Out

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Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK   Nathan Bishop   Sunderland End of Season [13]
21 August 2024 CM   Cameron Humphreys   Ipswich Town End of Season [14]
23 August 2024 RW   Gideon Kodua   West Ham United End of Season [15]
CM   Aaron Morley   Bolton Wanderers End of Season [16]
30 August 2024 CB   Caleb Taylor   West Bromwich Albion End of Season [17]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 25 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CM   Taylor Clark   Farnborough 1 January 2025 [18]
13 August 2024 CB   Luca Woodhouse   Dagenham & Redbridge 1 January 2025 [19]
6 September 2024 GK   Laurence Shala   Potters Bar Town 2 October 2024 [20]
7 September 2024 AM   Christie Ward   Braintree Town 5 October 2024 [21]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 28 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB   Chris Forino-Joseph   Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2024 [22]
30 June 2024 GK   Max Stryjek   Jagiellonia Białystok 1 July 2024 [23]
30 June 2024 CF   D'Mani Mellor   Gateshead 24 August 2024 [24][25]
30 June 2024 LB   Joe Jacobson [24]
30 June 2024 GK   Nathan Shepperd [24]
30 June 2024 RB   Kane Vincent-Young [24]
30 June 2024 CB   Jack Wakely [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 22 May, Wycombe announced their first pre-season fixture, against Watford.[26] On 4th June, Aylesbury United announced that they will be facing Wycombe at Holloway Park in Beaconsfield.[27] On 13 June , Wycombe announced their would face Swindon Town.[28] Two weeks later, a behind-closed-doors meeting with Notts County was confirmed.[29] A second BCD fixture was added, against Colchester United.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss

  Fixtures

28 June 2024 Friendly Aylesbury United 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers Beaconsfield
19:00 BST Stadium: Holloway Park
13 July 2024 Friendly Notts County 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Loughborough
12:30 BST
  • Trialist   55'
 Report Stadium: Loughborough University
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2024 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Colchester United Harlington, London
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Harlington Sports Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
27 July 2024 Friendly Portsmouth 0–4 Wycombe Wanderers Hilsea
13:30 BST Report
Stadium: Copnor Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
Referee: Dean Treleaven
30 July 2024 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Watford High Wycombe
19:30 BST Lubala  
Scowen  
Kone   79'		 Report Chakvetadze  
Rajović  		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,106
3 August 2024 Friendly Swindon Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Swindon
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: County Ground (Swindon)

Competitions

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League One

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Barnsley 8 4 2 2 13 11 +2 14 Qualification for League One play-offs
6 Mansfield Town 7 4 2 1 13 11 +2 14
7 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 1 2 14 11 +3 13
8 Charlton Athletic 8 4 1 3 7 6 +1 13
9 Stockport County 7 3 3 1 11 7 +4 12
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[31]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 1 2 12 10  +2 10 3 0 1 8 5  +3 0 1 1 4 5  −1

Last updated: 21 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123467
GroundAHHAAH
ResultLLWDWW
Position14191615109
Points0034710
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Wrexham 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Wrexham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 13,214 (1,091 Away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
17 August 2024 2 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Birmingham City High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,224 (1,848 Away)
Referee: Lewis Smith
24 August 2024 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Rotherham United High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Carl Brook
31 August 2024 4 Blackpool 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Blackpool
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,143
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[33]
7 September 2024 5 Wycombe Wanderers Postponed Mansfield Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups in the Mansfield squad.[34]
14 September 2024 6 Northampton Town 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,995
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[33]
21 September 2024 7 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Cambridge United High Wycombe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,189 (421 Away)
Referee: Scott Oldham

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wycombe being drawn at home against Northampton Town.[35] In the second round, they were drawn away to Swansea City.[36][37] In the third round, a home tie against Aston Villa was confirmed.[38][39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Northampton Town 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,012 (273 Away)
Referee: Declan Bourne
28 August 2024 Second round Swansea City 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Swansea
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ben Toner
24 September 2024 Third round Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Aston Villa High Wycombe
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8158
Referee: John Busby

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Wycombe were drawn into Southern Group B alongside AFC Wimbledon, Crawley Town and Brighton & Hove Albion U21.[40][41]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 2 1 0 0 1 5 4 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 L1 Crawley Town 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2
4 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2 0 0 1 1 5 7 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 August 2024 Group stage AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Wimbledon
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Scott Tallis
17 September 2024 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers 5–3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 High Wycombe
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 487
Referee: Ben Atkinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 September, but was brought forward a week due to EFL Cup involvements.[42]
12 November 2024 Group stage Wycombe Wanderers v Crawley Town High Wycombe
19:00 GMT Stadium: Adams Park

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 24 September 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ARG Franco Ravizzoli 7 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   SCO Jack Grimmer 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
3 DF   SCO Daniel Harvie 9 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
4 MF   ENG Josh Scowen 10 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF   ENG Alex Hartridge 9 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF   ENG Ryan Tafazolli 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG David Wheeler 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   ENG Matt Butcher 9 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW   WAL Sam Vokes 4 2 0+2 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
10 MF   ENG Luke Leahy 5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
11 FW   NGA Daniel Udoh 9 3 4+2 2 0+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
12 FW   JAM Garath McCleary 9 2 6+0 2 0+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
16 MF   ENG Tyreeq Bakinson 9 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF   WAL Joe Low 9 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
19 GK   ENG Shamal George 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF   ENG Cameron Humphreys 7 2 3+1 2 0+0 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
21 MF   ENG Gideon Kodua 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK   ENG Nathan Bishop 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW   IRL Kieran Sadlier 9 2 4+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
24 FW   CIV Richard Kone 11 4 5+1 2 0+0 0 2+1 2 0+2 0
25 DF   ENG Declan Skura 6 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
26 DF   ENG Jason McCarthy 5 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
28 MF   ENG Aaron Morley 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 FW   GIB Jaiden Bartolo 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
30 FW   COD Beryly Lubala 4 4 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 4
31 DF   ENG Jasper Pattenden 8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
36 FW   ENG Jahiem Dotse 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 DF   ENG Caleb Taylor 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
44 MF   NGA Fred Onyedinma 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
35 MF   ENG Christie Ward 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

References

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