2025–26 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

Wycombe Wanderers
2025–26 season
OwnerFeliciana EFL Ltd (90%)
Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Group (10%)
ChairmanDan Rice (Interim)
Head CoachMike Dodds
StadiumAdams Park

The 2025–26 season is the 139th season in the history of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy.

Wycombe Wanderers' academy is set to return for the first time since 2011/12 as they are set to compete in the EFL Youth Alliance South, FA Youth Cup and the Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup.[1][2]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
20 June 2025 CAM Guinea-Bissau Junior Quitirna England Crawley Town Undisclosed [3]
26 June 2025 CB England Taylor Allen England Walsall [4]
27 June 2025 CF Switzerland Bradley Fink Switzerland FC Basel [5]
28 June 2025 GK Netherlands Mikki Van Sas Netherlands Feyenoord [6]
1 July 2025[a] CM Northern Ireland Caolan Boyd-Munce Scotland St Mirren Free [7]
1 July 2025[b] CB Republic of Ireland Dan Casey Scotland Motherwell [8]
1 July 2025[c] RW England James Tilley England AFC Wimbledon [9]
14 July 2025 CAM Scotland Ewan Henderson Belgium Beerschot Undisclosed [10]
15 July 2025 CM Republic of Ireland Jamie Mullins England Brighton & Hove Albion [11]
30 July 2025 GK England Stuart Moore England Morecambe Free [12]
6 August 2025 CB England Connor Taylor England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [13]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his St Mirren contract had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Motherwell contract had expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Wimbledon contract had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
11 July 2025 DM England Tyreeq Bakinson England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [14][15]
RB England Jasper Pattenden England Stevenage Undisclosed [16][17]
13 August 2025 CF Ivory Coast Richard Kone England QUeens Park Rangers £2,750,000 [18][19]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
6 August 2025 DM England George Abbott England Tottenham Hotspur 31 May 2026 [20]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
14 July 2025 RW England Brody Peart England Tonbridge Angels 1 January 2026 [21] [22]
24 July 2025 GK England Shamal George Scotland St Mirren 31 May 2026 [23] [24]
27 July 2025 CB England Jack Matton England Tonbridge Angels 1 January 2026 [25] [26]
8 August 2025 LW England James Berry England Chesterfield 31 May 2026 [27]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CM England Taylor Clark England Chelmsford City 1 July 2025 [28][29]
CF England Brandon Hanlan England Doncaster Rovers [28] [30]
CB Wales Joe Low England Huddersfield Town [31]
GK Argentina Franco Ravizzoli England Blackpool [28] [32]
AM England Christie Ward England AFC Totton [28] [33]
CB England Luca Woodhouse England Exeter City [28][34]
CF Wales Sam Vokes England Gillingham [28][35]
LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Beryly Lubala England Stevenage 11 July 2025 [28][36]
LM England Adam Reach [28]
LW Republic of Ireland Kieran Sadlier [28]
CM England Jack Young [28]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.
19 June 2025 RB England Fin Back Undisclosed [37]
CF England Jahiem Dotse [37]
CB England Jack Matton [37]
GK Kosovo Laurence Shala [37]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 22 May, Wycombe Wanderers announced their first pre-season friendly, against Barnet.[38] Five days later, a second fixture was added to the schedule, against Sutton United.[39] One day later, a third friendly was confirmed, against Cheltenham Town.[40]

A behind closed doors fixture against Tottenham Hotspur was also later announced.[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1 Wycombe Wanderers Lancing
15:00 BST
  • Welbeck x4'
  • Buonanotte
  • Tasker
Report Stadium: Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
15 July 2025 Friendly Sutton United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Sutton
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
19 July 2025 Friendly Cheltenham Town 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report
  • Kone 20', 38'
  • Trialist 86'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
22 July 2025 Friendly Barnet 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Edgware
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
26 July 2025 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Enfield
11:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hotspur Way
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
29 July 2025 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Notts County B Marlow
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Rotherham United 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
19 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
20 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
21 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Plymouth Argyle 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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[42]

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
3 0 1 2 3 5  −2 1 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 1 1 2 3  −1

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123
GroundAHA
ResultLLD
Position182020
Points001
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the EFL League One fixtures were announced, with Wycombe visiting Bradford City on the opening weekend.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Bradford City 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Bradford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,604 (580 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
9 August 2025 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Stockport County High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,590 (861 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
16 August 2025 3 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,084
Referee: Martin Coy
19 August 2025 4 Wycombe Wanderers v Exeter City High Wycombe
19:45 BST Stadium: Adams Park
23 August 2025 5 Wycombe Wanderers v Reading High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
30 August 2025 6 Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
6 September 2025 7 Wycombe Wanderers v Mansfield Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
13 September 2025 8 Peterborough United v Wycombe Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: London Road Stadium
20 September 2025 9 Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
27 September 2025 10 AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers Wimbledon
12:30 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[44]
4 October 2025 11 Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley High Wycombe
12:30 BST Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[45]
8 November 2025 15 Wycombe Wanderers v Leyton Orient High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[45]

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FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Wycombe were drawn away to Leyton Orient in the first round[46][47] and to Bromley in the second round.[48][49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Leyton Orient 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Leyton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Tom Nield
26 August 2025 Second round Bromley v Wycombe Wanderers Bromley
19:45 BST Stadium: Hayes Lane

EFL Trophy

Wycombe were drawn against Colchester United, Gillingham and Fulham U21 in the group stage.[50]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Fulham U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe Wanderers PDP Fixtures

EFL Youth Alliance South

Wycombe Entered their Youth Team in the EFL Youth Alliance South Division for the first time since 2011/12 as part of the reopening of the Academy, ever since it closed that same year. Their first game was announced on August 5th, 2025 as they face Sutton United away from home and then they face Portsmouth at Harlington Training Ground.[51]

Wycombe got their first win in the Youth Alliance since 2011-12 by beating Sutton United 2-0.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 Sutton United 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers Carshalton
11:00 BST Stadium: David Weir Leisure Centre
16 August 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
23 August 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
30 August 2025 Swindon Town v Wycombe Wanderers Swindon
11:00 BST
13 September 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
20 September 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
27 September 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v Newport County Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
4 October 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
25 October 2025 Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
11:00 BST
1 November 2025 Forest Green Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers Nailsworth
11:00 BST
8 November 2025 Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers Oxford
11:00 BST
15 November 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v Luton Town Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
6 December 2025 Barnet v Wycombe Wanderers Edgware
11:00 BST
20 December 2025 Wycombe Wanderers v MK Dons Harlington
Stadium: Harlington Training Ground
3 January 2026 Bromley v Wycombe Wanderers Bromley
11:00 BST
7 February 2026 Wycombe Wanderers v Sutton United TBD
Stadium: TBD

Youth Alliance Cup

Wycombe entered the EFL Youth Alliance Cup in the Preliminary Round as they face Exeter City.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 Preliminary Round Exeter City 1-3 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
14:00 BST

Group Stage:

FA Youth Cup

Wycombe Entered their Youth Team in the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 2011/12 as part of the reopening of the Academy, ever since it closed in 2011/12. As the EFL Representative, they will enter into the First Round.[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Wycombe is set to enter into the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, this time with their Youth team compared to previous seasons and as part of a revamped setup, Wycombe will enter into the Cup in Round 2 instead of the Quarter Finals. This is replicated with the other EFL sides in the County FA (MK Dons entering in Round 1 and Reading entering in Round 3).[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 16 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

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 Netherlands NED Mikki van Sas 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Jack Grimmer 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Harvie 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Alex Hartridge 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Taylor Allen 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Junior Quitirna 4 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Caolan Boyd-Munce 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Switzerland SUI Bradley Fink 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Luke Leahy 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Nigeria NGA Daniel Udoh 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW England ENG James Tilley 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dan Casey 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jamie Mullins 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England ENG Fin Back 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Connor Taylor 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF England ENG George Abbott 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF Denmark DEN Magnus Westergaard 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF Nigeria NGA Fred Onyedinma 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF Denmark DEN Anders Hagelskjær 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
50 GK England ENG Will Norris 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
51 MF Scotland SCO Alex Lowry 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
64 FW England ENG Cameron Stones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
65 DF England ENG Arthur Gregory 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
24 FW Ivory Coast CIV Richard Kone 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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