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.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Max Stryjek GK Warsaw Livingston 18 August 2022 Free 30 June 2024 25 Franco Ravizzoli GK Mar del Plata Milton Keynes Dons 14 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 29 Nathan Shepperd GK Dundalk 27 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024 Defenders 2 Jack Grimmer RB Aberdeen Coventry City 22 July 2019 Free 30 June 2024 3 Joe Jacobson LB Cardiff Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2024 5 Chris Forino-Joseph CB Islington Loughborough University 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 6 Ryan Tafazolli CB Sutton Hull City 2 September 2020 Free 30 June 2024 10 Luke Leahy LB Coventry Shrewsbury Town 11 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 16 Saxon Earley LB Plymouth Argyle 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 17 Joe Low CB Filton Bristol City 18 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 22 Nigel Lonwijk CB Goirle Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 26 Jason McCarthy RB Southampton Millwall 25 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 31 Jasper Pattenden RB Rustington Worthing 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 40 Max Cavana CB Baton Rouge Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 44 Kane Vincent-Young RB Camden Ipswich Town 13 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 Midfielders 4 Josh Scowen CM Cheshunt Sunderland 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025 7 David Wheeler RM Brighton Queens Park Rangers 30 July 2019 Free 30 June 2024 8 Matt Butcher DM Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle 31 January 2024 Free 30 June 2026 11 Chem Campbell AM Birmingham Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 19 Freddie Potts CM Barking West Ham United 28 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 32 Taylor Clark CM Needham Market 25 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Sam Vokes CF Southampton Stoke City 28 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 12 Garath McCleary RW Oxford Reading 4 November 2020 Free 30 June 2024 18 Brandon Hanlan CF Chelsea Bristol Rovers 26 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 20 Dale Taylor CF Belfast Nottingham Forest 23 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 23 Kieran Sadlier LW Haywards Heath Bolton Wanderers 4 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 24 Richard Kone CF Abidjan Athletic Newham 1 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 28 Gideon Kodua CF Newham West Ham United 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 30 Beryly Lubala LW Burton Albion 30 January 2024 Free 30 June 2025 Out on Loan 13 Laurence Shala GK London Crystal Palace 21 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 15 Jack Young CM Morpeth Newcastle United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 21 D'Mani Mellor CF Manchester Manchester United 4 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 33 Luca Woodhouse CM Tonbridge Angels 16 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 34 Jack Wakely CB High Wycombe Chelsea 28 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 35 Christie Ward AM Poole Brockenhurst 12 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 39 Declan Skura CB Kingstonian 3 February 2023 Free 30 June 2024
Pre-season and friendlies On 6 June, Wycombe Wanderers announced their first two pre-season fixtures, against Aldershot Town and Wealdstone. Three days later, a third friendly was confirmed by the club against Cardiff City to celebrate Joe Jacobson's tenth year with the Chairboys. On 10 July, a behind closed doors friendly against Dagenham & Redbridge was confirmed.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Wycombe were drawn away to Bradford City in the first round and at home to Morecambe in the second round.
EFL Cup
Wycombe were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round and at home to Sutton United in the second round.
EFL Trophy
Group stage In the group stage, Wycombe were drawn in Southern Group C alongside AFC Wimbledon, Stevenage and Crystal Palace U21.
Knockout stage After topping the group, they were drawn at home to Fulham U21 in the second round. Wycombe beat Fulham U21's and were drawn against West Ham United U21's in the Round of 16. 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. Wycombe beat Bradford City 0–1 and faced Peterborough United at Wembley Stadium in the Final.
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="12"|Players who left the club before the end of the season:
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 4 July 2023 CB Free transfer 11 July 2023 LB Undisclosed 13 July 2023 RB Free transfer 18 July 2023 CB Undisclosed 21 July 2023 GK Free transfer 25 August 2023 CM Free transfer 4 September 2023 LW Free transfer 5 September 2023 CB Free agent 14 September 2023 GK Free agent 16 November 2023 CF Free agent 1 January 2024 CF Undisclosed 30 January 2024 LW Free transfer 31 January 2024 DM Free transfer 27 February 2024 GK Free transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 GK Free agent Released 30 June 2023 CM End of Contract 30 June 2023 DM Free agent End of Contract 30 June 2023 RW Free agent Released 30 June 2023 LM Released 30 June 2023 CB Free agent Released 30 June 2023 DM Released 30 June 2023 CF Released 30 June 2023 LB End of Contract 30 June 2023 CM Released 30 June 2023 CB Free agent Released 30 June 2023 CM End of Contract 11 August 2023 RB Mutual Consent 12 January 2024 CF Released 17 January 2024 CB Mutual Consent 24 January 2024 CF Free transfer
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 11 July 2023 CM 4 January 2024 13 July 2023 LB 12 January 2024 23 July 2023 CF End of season 28 July 2023 DM End of season 11 August 2023 AM 28 January 2024 12 January 2024 CF End of season 16 January 2024 AM End of season 1 February 2024 LB End of season 1 February 2024 CB End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toDate untilRef 1 July 2023 CB End of season 11 August 2023 CF January 2024 25 August 2023 CM January 2024 2 September 2023 CM January 2024 25 September 2023 CB 11 January 2024 5 January 2024 CM 3 February 2024 5 January 2024 GK End of season 11 January 2024 CF End of season 16 January 2024 CB End of season 2 February 2024 AM 1 March 2024 22 February 2024 CM End of season 27 February 2024 CM 21 March 2024 13 April 2024 GK 20 April 2024
See also 2023–24 in English football 2023–24 EFL League One
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