2022–23 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 136th season in the existence of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Wycombe Wanderers FC

2022–23 season
Owner	Feliciana EFL Ltd. (75%) Wycombe Wanderers Trust (25%)
Chairman	Rob Couhig
Manager	Gareth Ainsworth (until 21 February)[1] Matt Bloomfield (from 21 February)[1]
Stadium	Adams Park
League One	9th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Anis Mehmeti Lewis Wing (9 each) All: Anis Mehmeti Lewis Wing (9 each)
Highest home attendance	8,302 vs. Sheffield Wednesday 14 January 2023
Lowest home attendance	567 vs. Peterborough United 18 October 2022
Average home league attendance	5,846
Biggest win	3–0 (Quadrice) (vs. Burton Albion, 30 July 2022) (vs. Barnsley, 20 August 2022) (vs. Peterborough United, 1 January 2023) (vs. Port Vale, 4 February 2023)
Biggest defeat	4-0 (vs. Ipswich Town, 7 April 2023)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Source
1 July 2022	AM	Jasper Pattenden	Worthing	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2022	CM	Jack Young	Newcastle United U23s	Undisclosed	[3]
4 July 2022	CF	D'Mani Mellor	Manchester United U23s	Free transfer	[4]
12 July 2022	AM	Christie Ward	Brockenhurst	Undisclosed	[5]
25 July 2022	GK	Josh Blunkell	AFC Sudbury	Undisclosed	[6]
11 August 2022	CB	Alfie Mawson	Fulham	Free transfer	[7]
15 August 2022	CF	Arnold Matshazi	Blackpool U18s	Free Transfer	[8]
15 August 2022	CM	Luca Woodhouse	Tonbridge Angels	Undisclosed	[8]
18 August 2022	RW	Charles Hagan	Sheffield Wednesday U21s	Free transfer	[9]
18 August 2022	GK	Max Stryjek	Livingston	Performance related	[10][11]
30 August 2022	CB	Ben Kaninda	Shrewsbury Town U18s	Free transfer	[12]
30 August 2022	RB	Antoine Makoli	Free Agent	Free transfer	[12]
3 February 2023	CB	Declan Skura	Kingstonian	Free transfer	[13]
11 February 2023	CB	Jordan Willis	Free Agent	Free transfer	[14]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022	CF	Adebayo Akinfenwa	Retired		[15]
30 June 2022	CB	Andre Burley	Oxford City	Released	[16][17]
30 June 2022	CM	Jean-Baptiste Fischer	Oxford City	Released	[16][18]
30 June 2022	CF	Malachi Linton	Yeovil Town	Released	[16][19]
30 June 2022	DM	Oliver Pendlebury	Farnborough	Released	[16]
30 June 2022	GK	Adam Przybek	Walsall	Released	[16][20]
30 June 2022	CB	Max Ram	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Released	[16][21]
30 June 2022	CB	Anthony Stewart	Aberdeen	Contract Expiration	[22][23]
30 June 2022	GK	David Stockdale	Sheffield Wednesday	Contract Expiration	[24][25]
23 December 2022	LW	Connor Parsons	Waterford	Undisclosed	[26]
12 January 2023	CF	Ali Al-Hamadi	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed	[27]
26 January 2023	LW	Sullay Kaikai	Milton Keynes Dons	Mutual consent	[28]
31 January 2023	AM	Anis Mehmeti	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[29]
14 February 2023	CB	Alfie Mawson	Retired		[30]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Source
26 January 2023	GK	Harvey Cartwright	Hull City	30 June 2023	[31]
30 January 2023	CF	Chem Campbell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2023	[32]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Source
17 August 2022	LW	Connor Parsons	Solihull Moors	23 December 2023	[lower-alpha 1][33][34]
29 August 2022	GK	Josh Blunkell	AFC Sudbury	8 October 2022	[lower-alpha 2][35][36][37]
8 October 2022	GK	Tyla Dickinson	Hungerford Town	5 November 2022	[37]
14 October 2022	CF	Arnold Matshazi	Slough Town	January 2023	[lower-alpha 3][38][39]
4 November 2022	RB	Antoine Makoli	Chesham United	Short term	[40][41]
11 November 2022	AM	Christie Ward	Hungerford Town	Unspecified	[lower-alpha 4][39][41]
15 November 2022	AM	Jasper Pattenden	Dorking Wanderers	3 January 2023	[42]
18 November 2022	DM	Adam Leathers	Hampton & Richmond Borough	22 January 2023	[lower-alpha 5][43][44]
19 November 2022	GK	Josh Blunkell	Bowers & Pitsea	Unspecified	[45]
2 December 2022	CM	Luca Woodhouse	Slough Town	28 January 2023	[lower-alpha 6][46][47]
15 December 2022	CB	Ben Kaninda	Hanwell Town	5 January 2023	[44]
5 January 2023	RW	Daryl Horgan	Stevenage	30 June 2023	[41]
13 January 2023	CB	Ben Kaninda	Hednesford Town	Unspecified	[lower-alpha 7][48][49]
27 January 2023	CF	D'Mani Mellor	Rochdale	30 June 2023	[50]
31 January 2023	GK	Tyla Dickinson	Sutton United	30 June 2023	[51]
31 January 2023	DM	Adam Leathers	Maidenhead United	30 June 2023	[51]
3 February 2023	CF	Arnold Matshazi	Hemel Hempstead Town	3 March 2023	[13]
24 March 2023	RB	Antoine Makoli	Beaconsfield Town	30 June 2023	[52]

1. Parsons' loan period was initially until January 2023. This was ended early by mutual consent.
2. Blunkell's loan period was initially until 26 September 2022. This was extended until 27 October 2022, however he was recalled by Wycombe Wanderers due to Tyla Dickinson's loan move to Hungerford Town.
3. Matshazi's loan period was initially for a month until November 2022. This was extended until January 2023.
4. Ward's loan period was initially for a month until December 2022. This was extended for an undetermined period.
5. Leathers' loan period was initially for a month until 16 December 2022. This was extended until 22 January 2023.
6. Woodhouse's loan period was initially until 1 January 2023. This was extended until 28 January 2023.
7. Kaninda's loan period was initially until 13 February 2023. This was extended until 11 March 2023.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 24 June, Wycombe announced three behind-closed-doors practise matches against Fulham U23s, Oxford City and Watford. Along with four XI friendlies against Bracknell Town, Aylesbury United, Chesham United and Worthing.^[53] 2 Days later, Wycombe announced a Friendly against Premier League side AFC Bournemouth at Brockenhurst FC.^[54]

Bracknell Town v Wycombe Wanderers XI

8 July 2022 Friendly	Bracknell Town	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers XI	Sandhurst
19:30 BST				Stadium: Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst

Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham U23s

9 July 2022 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Fulham U23s	Marlow
12:00 BST	Scowen Vokes Horgan	Report		Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford City

12 July 2022 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Oxford City	Marlow
18:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Watford v Wycombe Wanderers

16 July 2022 Friendly	Watford	4–1	Wycombe Wanderers	St Albans
11:00 BST	Sarr 2' (pen.), 50' Dennis 52' Asprilla 90'	Report	Tafazolli 67'	Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

AFC Bournemouth v Wycombe Wanderers

22 July 2022 Friendly	AFC Bournemouth	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Brockenhurst
19:45 BST		Report	Hanlan Al-Hamadi (pen.)	Stadium: Grigg Lane, Brockenhurst

Aylesbury United v Wycombe Wanderers XI

22 July 2022 Friendly	Aylesbury United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers XI	Chesham
19:30 BST				Stadium: The Meadow, Chesham

Southampton B v Wycombe Wanderers XI

23 July 2022 Friendly	Southampton B	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers XI	Marchwood
15:00 BST	Small	Report	Jacobson (pen.) McCleary Tafazolli	Stadium: Staplewood Training Ground

Chesham United v Wycombe Wanderers XI

29 July 2022 Friendly	Chesham United	4–2	Wycombe Wanderers XI	Chesham
19:30 BST				Stadium: The Meadow, Chesham

Worthing v Wycombe Wanderers XI

2 August 2022 Friendly	Worthing	5–1	Wycombe Wanderers XI	Worthing
19:45 BST			Al-Hamadi	Stadium: Woodside Road, Worthing

Wycombe Wanderers XI v Southend United XI

5 September 2022 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers XI	1–1	Southend United XI	High Wycombe
13:00 BST	Matshazi 79'	Report	Coker 60'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Wycombe Wanderers XI v Norwich City U21s

26 September 2022 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers XI	2–1	Norwich City U21s	High Wycombe
13:00 BST	Al-Hamadi (pen.), 82'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Wycombe Wanderers XI v Maidenhead United

10 October 2022 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers XI	1–2	Maidenhead United	High Wycombe
12:00 BST	Wakely	Report	Clifton (pen.) McCoulsky	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Wycombe Wanderers XI v AFC Bournemouth Development

25 October 2022 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers XI	2–3	AFC Bournemouth Development	Marlow
13:00 BST	75' Leathers 77'	Report	Marcondes 32', 42' Gonzalez 35'	Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Woking v Wycombe Wanderers

27 January 2023 Friendly	Woking	0–4	Wycombe Wanderers
		Report	De Barr Freeman Wakely Matshazi

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	30 July 2022	6 May 2023	Matchday 1	9th	46	20	9	17	59	51	+8	043.48
FA Cup	5 November 2022	5 November 2022	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	24 August 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	18 October 2022	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					52	21	11	20	63	61	+2	040.38

Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Peterborough United	46	24	5	17	75	54	+21	77	Qualification for League One play-offs
7	Derby County	46	21	13	12	67	46	+21	76
8	Portsmouth	46	17	19	10	61	50	+11	70
9	Wycombe Wanderers	46	20	9	17	59	51	+8	69
10	Charlton Athletic	46	16	14	16	70	66	+4	62
11	Lincoln City	46	14	20	12	47	47	0	62
12	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	8	21	52	61	−9	59

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^[55]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	20	9	17	59	51	+8	69	11	5	7	32	24	+8	9	4	10	27	27	0

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	D
Position	1	11	18	20	13	12	14	10	16	17	19	15	12	12	13	13	12	10	12	10	9	7	6	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[56]

Wycombe Wanderers v Burton Albion

30 July 2022 1	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Burton Albion	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Wheeler 7' Mehmeti 16' Scowen 30'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,772 (253 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

Bolton Wanderers v Wycombe Wanderers

6 August 2022 2	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Horwich
15:00 BST	Dempsey 15', 66' Morley 41'	Report	Grimmer  21' McCleary  60'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,416 (416 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Wycombe Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

13 August 2022 3	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Horgan  28' Forino  48' McCleary 51' Mehmeti  82'	Report	Pennington 60' Leahy 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,489 (282 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers

16 August 2022 4	Exeter City	3–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Exeter
19:45 BST	Kite 22' Collins 38' Dieng 74'	Report	McCleary  45+1' Wheeler 50' Scowen  59' Forino  73'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,832 (367 away) Referee: John Busby

Barnsley v Wycombe Wanderers

20 August 2022 5	Barnsley	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Williams  46' Benson  87' Norwood  90+1'	Report	Mehmeti 37' Obita  41' Mawson  68' Gape 72' Freeman 83'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,978 (283 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Wycombe Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

27 August 2022 6	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Scowen  6' Mehmeti 14' Mawson  43' Gape  45+2' McCleary  90+1'	Report	Rak-Sakyi 15',  36' Clare  34' Leaburn  90+7'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,139 (1,638 away) Referee: David Rock

Fleetwood Town v Wycombe Wanderers

3 September 2022 7	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Muskwe  52' 67'	Report	McCleary  10' Mehmeti 39' Stryjek  45+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,936 (177 Away) Referee: James Oldham

Wycombe Wanderers v Port Vale

10 September 2022	Wycombe Wanderers	Postponed	Port Vale	High Wycombe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[57]

Wycombe Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

13 September 2022 8	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Accrington Stanley	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	McCarthy 21' Scowen  90+4'	Report	Tharme  17' Coyle  47'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,704 (70 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Derby County v Wycombe Wanderers

17 September 2022 9	Derby County	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Pride Park
15:00 BST	Hourihane  66' 72', 86'	Report	Tafazolli  14' Mehmeti 15' Vokes  68'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,784 (1,010 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers

24 September 2022 10	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Jacobson 1' (o.g.) Bannan 32' Paterson 90+6'	Report	Vokes 10' Mawson  67' Grimmer  85'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,123 Referee: Matt Donohue

Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

1 October 2022 11	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	High Wycombe
15:00 BST		Report	Cosgrove 8' (pen.) Scarr  44'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,869 (1,200 away) Referee: John Busby

Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers

8 October 2022 12	Oxford United	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Brannagan 13' Joseph  53' Henry  56'	Report	Forino 33' Jacobson  45+1' Wing  51' McCarthy  55'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,007 (1,386 away) Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: The game was halted for 45 minutes due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[58]

Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United

15 October 2022 13	Wycombe Wanderers	3–1	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Forino  12' McCleary 45' Vokes  57' 74' Mehmeti 90+5'	Report	Burrows 22'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,085 (634 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Milton Keynes Dons v Wycombe Wanderers

22 October 2022 14	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Harvie  18'	Report	Freeman 40' Jacobson  61'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,377 (1,241 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United

25 October 2022 15	Wycombe Wanderers	2–3	Cambridge United	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Vokes 35' Wheeler  76' Kaikai  86' Wing 90+7'	Report	Knibbs 6' Lankester 45+1' Brophy  50' Jones 77' Mannion  90+5'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,298 (285 Away) Referee: Peter Wright

Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe

29 October 2022 16	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Forino 20' Mawson  79' Stryjek  82'	Report	Weir  30' Gibson  47' Love  52' Mayor 82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,263 (138 away) Referee: Alan Young

Wycombe Wanderers v Port Vale

1 November 2022 17	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Port Vale	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Mehmeti 4' Wing 61'  88' Wheeler  71'	Report	Robinson  45+1' Wilson 45+7' Conlon 77'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,192 (410 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Forest Green Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

12 November 2022 18	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Thomas  7' Hendry  62' Bunker  62' March  62'	Report	Wheeler 14' McCleary 27' Mawson  31' Grimmer  62' Mehmeti  62'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,468 (571 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers

19 November 2022 19	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 26'	Report	Scowen  50'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,078 (644 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth

4 December 2022 20	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Portsmouth	High Wycombe
12:30 GMT	Mehmeti 14' Mawson  54' McCleary 88'	Report	Ogilvie  39' Robertson  67'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,306 (1,828 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Lincoln City v Wycombe Wanderers

10 December 2022 21	Lincoln City	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,536 (239 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Wycombe Wanderers v Ipswich Town

17 December 2022 22	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Ipswich Town	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Wing  28' Hanlan 40' Mehmeti  61' McCleary  73' Mawson  88'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,602 (2,612 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2022 23	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Bristol Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Obita  13' Wheeler 22' Grimmer  35' Wing 48'  66'	Report	Coburn 4' Thomas  8' Gibson  45+2'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,664 (1,203 away) Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers

29 December 2022 24	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Lonwijk  24' Scarr 33'	Report	Forino  29' Thompson  79'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,729 (427 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Peterborough United v Wycombe Wanderers

1 January 2023 25	Peterborough United	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT		Report	Wing 15', 75' Tafazolli 67'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 7,483 (530 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United

7 January 2023	Wycombe Wanderers	Postponed	Oxford United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Oxford United's involvement in the third round of the FA Cup.[59]

Wycombe Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

14 January 2023 26	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	McCarthy  90+1'	Report	Vaulks 13' Windass  72'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,302 (2,572 away) Referee: Sam Allison

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

21 January 2023	Bristol Rovers	Postponed	Wycombe Wanderers	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed following a pitch inspection by a PGMOL official confirmed the playing surface was unsafe due to standing water turning into ice.[60]

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United

24 January 2023 27	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Oxford United	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Vokes 19' Mehmeti 35' Stryjek  56' Thompson  88'	Report	Anderson  26'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,935 (1,481 away) Referee: Neil Hair

Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

28 January 2023	Wycombe Wanderers	Postponed	Fleetwood Town	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Fleetwood Town's involvement in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[61]

Port Vale v Wycombe Wanderers

4 February 2023 28	Port Vale	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Butterworth  46'	Report	Hanlan 13' Freeman  33' Vokes  48' Obita  73' Jacobson 79' (pen.) McCleary 82'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,237 (389 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Wycombe Wanderers v Derby County

11 February 2023 29	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Derby County	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Vokes 11' Hanlan  37' Wing 77', 86' Obita  85' Stryjek  89'	Report	Collins 66'  90' Forsyth  70' Dobbin 89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,167 (1,853 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Accrington Stanley v Wycombe Wanderers

14 February 2023 30	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Sangare  36' Coyle  81'	Report	Scowen 18' Vokes  38' McCleary 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,900 (201 away) Referee: Lewis Smith

Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

18 February 2023 31	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Obita  1' Wing 45+8' Scowen  89'	Report	Shoretire  53' Morley  74'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,544 (1,475 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Shrewsbury Town v Wycombe Wanderers

25 February 2023 32	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Willis 31' (o.g.) Bowman  69' Leahy  73' Bayliss  83' Pyke 86' Moore  90+2'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,918 (601 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City

4 March 2023 33	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Exeter City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Campbell 2'	Report	McDonald 68' Hartridge  78' Key  80' Sweeney  83'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,699 (617 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

7 March 2023 34	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Fleetwood Town	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Forino 4' Vokes 66'	Report	Nsiala  73'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,560 (100 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Burton Albion v Wycombe Wanderers

11 March 2023 35	Burton Albion	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Taylor 10' Powell 18' Moon  30' Oshilaja  45+1'	Report	Jacobson 79' De Barr 85' Grimmer  90+2' Scowen  90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,965 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

14 March 2023 36	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Bogarde  71'	Report	Hanlan 16' De Barr  42' Campbell 62' Scowen  80'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,533 (436 away) Referee: Rebecca Welch

Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley

18 March 2023 37	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Barnsley	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Grimmer  45'	Report	Kitching  19' Thomas  42' Watters  45+5' Tedić 85' Andersen  90'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,185 (1,020 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Charlton Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers

25 March 2023 38	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Leaburn 16'  64' Clare  43' Hector  45' Morgan  77' Dobson  90+8'	Report	Forino 82' Tafazolli  86' Jacobson  90+7' Grimmer  90+8'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,278 (1,171 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Wycombe Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

1 April 2023 39	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Wheeler 22', 55'	Report	Harvie 9' Eisa  29' Watson  62' Leko 71'  74'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,149 (893 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Ipswich Town v Wycombe Wanderers

7 April 2023 40	Ipswich Town	4–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Hirst 38' Chaplin 45' Burns 57' Ladapo 76' (pen.)	Report	Forino-Joseph  52' Tafazolli  89'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,511 (643 Away) Referee: David Rock

Wycombe Wanderers v Forest Green Rovers

10 April 2023 41	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Forest Green Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Campbell 9' Savage 52'	Report	McGeouch  75' Bunker  88'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,153 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Morecambe v Wycombe Wanderers

15 April 2023 42	Morecambe	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Cooney  61' Crowley  80' Stockton 89',  90'	Report	Forino-Joseph  69' Thompson  86'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,040 (234 Away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

18 April 2023 43	Cambridge United	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Smith 62'	Report	Tafazolli 33' Wheeler 44' Grimmer  52'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,306 (261 Away) Referee: Ben Speedie

Wycombe Wanderers v Lincoln City

22 April 2023 44	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Lincoln City	High Wycombe
15:00 BST		Report	Duffy 7' Roughan  24' Plange  38' Sørensen 71' Eyoma  82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,062 (405 Away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

29 April 2023 45	Wycombe Wanderers	0–3	Cheltenham Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Forino-Joseph  78'	Report	Keena 37' (pen.),  78', 88' Rea  61' May 68' Ferry  86'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,188 (391 Away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Portsmouth v Wycombe Wanderers

7 May 2023 46	Portsmouth	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Portsmouth
12:00 GMT	Pack 44',  70' Lane 72'	Report	McCleary 31' Wing  45+1', 54'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,286 (951 Away) Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

On 17 October, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Walsall in the first round.^[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe Wanderers v Walsall

5 November 2022 First round	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Walsall	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Hanlan 50'	Report	Maddox 41' Hutchinson 62'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,319 (520 away) Referee: Martin Woods

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe were drawn away to Northampton Town in the first round.^[63] After beating Northampton Town 2–1, they were drawn at home to Bristol City in the second round.^[64]

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

9 August 2022 First round	Northampton Town	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Sixfields
19:45 BST	Appéré 76' (pen.)	Report	Jacobson 28' Mellor 34' Pattenden  54'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,711 (471 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City

24 August 2022 Second round	Wycombe Wanderers	1–3	Bristol City	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Al-Hamadi 50' Gape  78'	Report	Kadji 7' Wilson 77' Semenyo 90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,116 (1,040 away) Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Wycombe Wanderers with Peterborough United and Stevenage.^[65] These fixtures were confirmed on 4 July 2022.^[66]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Peterborough United	3	1	0	1	1	5	3	+2	4
3	L1	Wycombe Wanderers	3	0	2	0	1	1	4	−3	4
4	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	0	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur U21

30 August 2022 Group game 1	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0 (4–3 p)	Tottenham Hotspur U21	High Wycombe
19:00 BST	Young  41'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,015 (76 away) Referee: Chris Pollard
	Penalties
	Al-Hamadi Horgan McCarthy Wakely Young		Donley John Cesay Santiago Mathurin

Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers

20 September 2022 Group game 2	Stevenage	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Stevenage
19:00 BST	Rose 4', 56' Taylor  62' Gilbey  69' Vancooten 81' Campbell  83' Clark  86'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 717 (97 away) Referee: Sunny Gill

Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United

18 October 2022 Group game 3	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1 (4–3 p)	Peterborough United	High Wycombe
19:00 BST	Horgan 60' Forino  79'	Report	Clarke-Harris 83' Ward  90+7'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 567 (84 away) Referee: Paul Howard
	Penalties
	Horgan Wakely Obita Kaikai Wing Freeman		Clarke-Harris Watts Tomlinson Burrows Ward Edwards

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup

Main article: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

As one of three EFL clubs competing in the Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup, alongside Milton Keynes Dons and Reading, Wycombe Wanderers entered the competition in the quarter-finals. Wycombe Wanderers were drawn against either Southern Football League Premier South Division side Bracknell Town or Newport Pagnell Town of the United Counties League Premier Division South.^[67] Bracknell Town won the second-round tie to set up a quarter final with Wycombe Wanderers.^[68]

Bracknell Town v Wycombe Wanderers

28 February 2023 Quarter-finals	Bracknell Town	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Sandhurst
19:45 GMT	Grant 1', 19'	Report	Matshazi 64'	Stadium: Bottom Meadow

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 May April 2023

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	POL	Max Stryjek	44	0	41	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	SCO	Jack Grimmer	42	0	40	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	WAL	Joe Jacobson	38	2	34	1	0	0	2	1	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Dominic Gape	16	1	15	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	LCA	Chris Forino	34	4	30	4	0	0	2	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Ryan Tafazolli	26	2	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	David Wheeler	39	7	37	7	1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Curtis Thompson	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	WAL	Sam Vokes	37	6	35	6	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Lewis Wing	48	9	44	9	1	0	2	0	1	0
12	FW	JAM	Garath McCleary	39	7	39	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Tyla Dickinson[lower-alpha 1]	7	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Jack Young	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
16	DF	ENG	Jordan Willis	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	IRL	Daryl Horgan[lower-alpha 2]	17	1	11	0	1	0	2	0	3	1
18	FW	ENG	Brandon Hanlan	36	3	34	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	ENG	Jack Wakely	9	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
21	FW	ENG	D'Mani Mellor[lower-alpha 3]	12	1	9	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Nick Freeman	48	2	43	2	1	0	2	0	2	0
23	DF	ENG	Jordan Obita	34	0	29	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Adam Leathers[lower-alpha 4]	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
26	DF	ENG	Jason McCarthy	39	1	36	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
27	FW	WAL	Chem Campbell	17	3	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Josh Scowen	35	2	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	GIB	Tjay De Barr	21	1	19	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
30	GK	ENG	Josh Blunkell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ENG	Jasper Pattenden	8	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
32	FW	ENG	Charles Hagan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	MF	ENG	Luca Woodhouse[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Arnold Matshazi	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	MF	ENG	Christie Ward	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	DF	ENG	Antoine Makoli[lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	ENG	Ben Kaninda[lower-alpha 7]	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38	GK	ENG	Harvey Cartwright	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	ENG	Declan Skura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club before the end of the season:
27	FW	ENG	Connor Parsons	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
25	FW	IRQ	Ali Al-Hamadi	13	1	9	0	0	0	2	1	2	0
16	FW	SLE	Sullay Kaikai	10	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
11	MF	ALB	Anis Mehmeti	30	9	27	9	1	0	2	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Alfie Mawson	21	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

1. Tyla Dickinson is on loan at Sutton United.
2. Daryl Horgan is on loan at Stevenage.
3. D'Mani Mellor is on loan at Rochdale.
4. Adam Leathers is on loan at Maidenhead United.
5. Luca Woodhouse is on loan at Slough Town.
6. Antoine Makoli is on loan at Beaconsfield Town.
7. Ben Kaninda is on loan at Hednesford Town.

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External links

• Official website