Club: | Wycombe Wanderers |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Owner: | Feliciana EFL Ltd (90%) |
Chairman: | Rob Couhig |
Manager: | Matt Bloomfield |
Stadium: | Adams Park |
League: | League One |
League Result: | 16th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Second round |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second round |
Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
Cup3 Result: | Final |
League Topscorer: | Luke Leahy (7) |
Season Topscorer: | Luke Leahy (8) |
Highest Attendance: | 7,073 vs. Reading 25 November 2023 |
Lowest Attendance: | 424 vs. Crystal Palace U21 19 September 2023 |
Average Attendance: | 4,929 |
Largest Win: | 4-1 vs. Fleetwood Town 7 October 2023 |
Largest Loss: | 3-0 (twice) (vs. Exeter City, 5 August 2023) (vs. Lincoln City, 12 August 2023) |
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Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 season is the 137th season in the history of Wycombe Wanderers and their 31st consecutive season in the Football League. The club will be participating in League One for the third consecutive season, as well as the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | 18 July 1996 | 18 August 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
25 | 9 July 1997 | 14 September 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
29 | Nathan Shepperd | 10 September 2000 | 27 February 2024 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | 25 January 1994 | 22 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
3 | 17 November 1986 | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
5 | 26 April 2000 | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
6 | 28 September 1991 | 2 September 2020 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
10 | 19 November 1992 | 11 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
16 | 11 October 2002 | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||||||
17 | 20 February 2002 | 18 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
22 | 27 October 2002 | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||||||
26 | 7 November 1995 | 25 August 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
31 | 15 April 2002 | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
40 | Max Cavana | Academy | 5 September 2023 | Trainee | 30 June | ||||||||
44 | 15 March 1996 | 13 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | 28 March 1993 | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
7 | 4 October 1990 | 30 July 2019 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
8 | 14 May 1997 | 31 January 2024 | Free | 30 June 2026 | |||||||||
11 | 30 December 2002 | 16 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||||||
19 | 20 September 2003 | 28 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||||||
32 | 17 May 2005 | 25 August 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | 21 October 1989 | 28 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
12 | 15 May 1987 | 4 November 2020 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
18 | 31 May 1997 | 26 August 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
20 | 12 December 2003 | 23 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||||||
23 | 14 September 1994 | 4 September 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
24 | 15 July 2003 | 1 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
28 | 2 October 2004 | 12 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||||||
30 | 8 January 1998 | 30 January 2024 | Free | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
13 | Laurence Shala | 11 September 2004 | 21 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||
15 | 21 October 2000 | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||||||
21 | 20 September 2000 | 4 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
33 | 25 July 2004 | 16 August 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
34 | 25 October 2000 | 28 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
35 | 9 November 2003 | 12 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 | |||||||||
39 | 9 April 2002 | 3 February 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
On 6 June, Wycombe Wanderers announced their first two pre-season fixtures, against Aldershot Town and Wealdstone.[1] Three days later, a third friendly was confirmed by the club against Cardiff City to celebrate Joe Jacobson's tenth year with the Chairboys.[2] On 10 July, a behind closed doors friendly against Dagenham & Redbridge was confirmed.[3]
See main article: 2023–24 EFL League One.
On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[4]
See main article: 2023–24 FA Cup.
Wycombe were drawn away to Bradford City in the first round[5] and at home to Morecambe in the second round.[6]
See main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup.
Wycombe were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round[7] and at home to Sutton United in the second round.[8]
See main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy. In the group stage, Wycombe were drawn in Southern Group C alongside AFC Wimbledon, Stevenage and Crystal Palace U21.[9] After topping the group, they were drawn at home to Fulham U21 in the second round.[10] [11] Wycombe beat Fulham U21's and were drawn against West Ham United U21's in the Round of 16.[12] Wycombe beat West Ham U21's 2-1 and were drawn against Brighton & Hove Albion U21's at home in the Quarter Finals. Wycombe beat Brighton 4-1 and were drawn against Bradford City at Valley Parade in the Semi-Finals.[13] Wycombe beat Bradford City 0-1 and will face Peterborough United at Wembley Stadium in the Final.
See main article: 2024 EFL Trophy final.
|-|colspan="12"|Players who left the club before the end of the season:|}
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref | |
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4 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [14] | ||||
11 July 2023 | Undisclosed | [15] | ||||
13 July 2023 | Free Transfer | [16] | ||||
18 July 2023 | Undisclosed | [17] | ||||
21 July 2023 | Laurence Shala | Free Transfer | [18] | |||
25 August 2023 | Free Transfer | [19] | ||||
4 September 2023 | Free Transfer | [20] | ||||
5 September 2023 | Max Cavana | [21] | ||||
14 September 2023 | [22] | |||||
16 November 2023 | [23] | |||||
1 January 2024 | Undisclosed | [24] | ||||
30 January 2024 | Free Transfer | [25] | ||||
31 January 2024 | Free Transfer | [26] | ||||
27 February 2024 | Nathan Shepperd | Free Transfer | [27] |
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref | |
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30 June 2023 | Josh Blunkell | Released | ||||
30 June 2023 | Released | |||||
30 June 2023 | End of Contract | [28] | ||||
30 June 2023 | End of Contract | [29] | ||||
30 June 2023 | Released | |||||
30 June 2023 | Released | [30] | ||||
30 June 2023 | Ben Kaninda | Released | ||||
30 June 2023 | Released | [31] | ||||
30 June 2023 | Released | |||||
30 June 2023 | End of Contract | [32] | ||||
30 June 2023 | Released | [33] [34] | ||||
30 June 2023 | Released | |||||
30 June 2023 | End of Contract | [35] | ||||
11 August 2023 | Antoine Makoli | Mutual Consent | [36] | |||
12 January 2024 | Released | [37] [38] | ||||
17 January 2024 | Mutual Consent | [39] [40] | ||||
24 January 2024 | Free Transfer | [41] |
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 July 2023 | 4 January 2024 | [42] [43] | ||||
13 July 2023 | 12 January 2024 | [44] [45] | ||||
23 July 2023 | End of Season | [46] | ||||
28 July 2023 | End of Season | [47] | ||||
11 August 2023 | 28 January 2024 | [48] [49] | ||||
12 January 2024 | End of Season | [50] | ||||
16 January 2024 | End of Season | [51] | ||||
1 February 2024 | End of Season | [52] | ||||
1 February 2024 | End of Season | [53] |
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2023 | End of Season | [54] | ||||
11 August 2023 | January 2024 | [55] | ||||
25 August 2023 | January 2024 | [56] | ||||
2 September 2023 | Luca Woodhouse | January 2024 | [57] | |||
25 September 2023 | Max Cavana | 11 January 2024 | [58] | |||
5 January 2024 | 3 February 2024 | [59] | ||||
5 January 2024 | Laurence Shala | End of Season | ||||
11 January 2024 | End of Season | [60] | ||||
16 January 2024 | End of Season | [61] | ||||
2 February 2024 | 1 March 2024 | [62] | ||||
22 February 2024 | End of Season | [63] | ||||
27 February 2024 | 21 March 2024 | [64] | ||||
13 April 2024 | 20 April 2024 | [65] |