2008–09 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

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Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009 season
ManagerPeter Taylor until 9 October 2009 Gary Waddock from 13 October 2009 [1]
StadiumAdams Park
League Two3rd Promoted [2]
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round

The 2008–09 season saw Wycombe Wanderers competed in Football League Two, alongside the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Competitions[edit]

Football League Two[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Brentford (C, P) 46 23 16 7 65 36 +29 85 Promotion to Football League One
2 Exeter City (P) 46 22 13 11 65 50 +15 79
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 46 20 18 8 54 33 +21 78
4 Bury 46 21 15 10 63 43 +20 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Gillingham (O, P) 46 21 12 13 58 55 +3 75
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results[edit]

9 August 2008 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Morecambe High Wycombe
Spence 34' Artell 66' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,021
16 August 2008 2 Chester City 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Chester
Mousinho 26'
McGleish 67' (pen.)		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,419
23 August 2008 3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Lincoln City High Wycombe
Woodman 15' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,112
30 August 2008 4 Chesterfield 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Chesterfield
Williamson 4' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,175
6 September 2008 5 Rochdale 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Rochdale
Zebroski 31' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,880
13 September 2008 6 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Brentford High Wycombe
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,799
20 September 2008 7 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge High Wycombe
Church Red card 22'
Williamson 34', 68'		 Strevens 58' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,132
27 September 2008 8 Bury 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Bury
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,597
4 October 2008 9 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Bournemouth High Wycombe
Harrold 40'
Zebroski 60'
McGleish 84'		 Hollands 57' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,005
11 October 2008 10 Grimsby Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Grimsby
Hegarty 2' Johnson 90'
Doherty Red card 86'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,562
18 October 2008 11 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Darlington High Wycombe
McGleish 90' (pen.) Kennedy 58'
Ryan Red card 77'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,345
21 October 2008 12 Barnet 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers London
Deverdics 24' Zebroski 68' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,258
25 October 2008 13 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
Zebroski 90' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,217
1 November 2008 14 Rotherham United 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Sheffield
Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,471
15 November 2008 15 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bradford City High Wycombe
Hunt 70' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,002
22 November 2008 16 Wycombe Wanderers 4–2 Port Vale High Wycombe
Harrold 23' (pen.), 82'
Zebroski 45', 65'
Harrold Red card 55'		 Richards 51' (pen.)
Brown 66'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,521
25 November 2008 17 Notts County 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Nottingham
Harrold 47'
Spence 65'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 2,964
2 December 2008 18 Wycombe Wanderers 4–0 Macclesfield Town High Wycombe
Vieira 11', 51'
Balanta 45'
Johnson 71'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,770
6 December 2008 19 Aldershot Town 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Aldershot
Hudson 12', 29'
Hylton 88'		 Balanta 76'
Phillips 90'		 Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
13 December 2008 20 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Luton Town High Wycombe
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,567
20 December 2008 21 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Shrewsbury
Harrold 55' Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 6,160
26 December 2008 22 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Exeter City High Wycombe
Harrold 6' (pen.) Panther 57' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,094
28 December 2008 23 Gillingham 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Gillingham
Weston 84' Lewis 31' (o.g.) Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,979
3 January 2009 24 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bury High Wycombe
Harrold 37'
Balanta 63'		 Williamson 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,961
17 January 2009 25 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Grimsby Town High Wycombe
Jarman 24' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,461
24 January 2009 26 Bournemouth 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Bournemouth
Pitman 24'
Pearce 32'
Thomson 64'		 Harrold 9' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 5,946
27 January 2009 27 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Macclesfield
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,306
31 January 2009 28 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
Murdock 24' (o.g.)
Harrold 80'		 Mullin 16' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,166
14 February 2009 29 Bradford City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Bradford
Jones 43' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 12,689
17 February 2009 30 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers London
Pittman 50' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,242
23 February 2009 31 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Rotherham United High Wycombe
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,789
28 February 2009 32 Morecambe 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,005
3 March 2009 33 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Chester City High Wycombe
Phillips 26'
Pittman 66'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,713
7 March 2009 34 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Chesterfield High Wycombe
Pittman 90' Lester 31' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,809
10 March 2009 35 Lincoln City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Lincoln
Elding 49' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,562
14 March 2009 36 Brentford 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers London
Rhodes 2'
Hunt 22'
Williams 81'		 Akinde 15', 49'
Mousinho 40'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,642
21 March 2009 37 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale High Wycombe
Le Fondre 90' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,055
28 March 2009 38 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Shrewsbury Town High Wycombe
Holt 29' Davies 75' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,803
31 March 2009 39 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Barnet High Wycombe
Akinde 19' Furlong 42' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,066
7 April 2009 40 Darlington 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Darlington
Kennedy 60' Akinde 39'
Zebroski 90'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,180
11 April 2009 41 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Gillingham High Wycombe
Akinde 41' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,306
13 April 2009 42 Exeter City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
Gill 64' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,183
18 April 2009 43 Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Aldershot Town High Wycombe
Akinde 7'
Newman 52' (o.g.)
Phillips 67'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,440
21 April 2009 44 Luton Town 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Luton
Akinde 56' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,553
25 April 2009 45 Port Vale 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Stoke on Trent
Collins 61' Sawyer 80' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,047
2 May 2009 46 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Notts County High Wycombe
McCracken 25' Thompson 30', 90' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 9,625

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
10 November 2008 Round 1 A.F.C. Wimbledon 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers London
Hatton 56' Harrold 9', 36', 74'
Phillips 62'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,528
29 November 2008 Round 2 Eastwood Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Eastwood
Meikle 34'
Knox 90'		 Stadium: Coronation Park
Attendance: 1,955

Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
13 August 2008 Round 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–4 Birmingham City Wycombe
Nafti 14'
O'Connor 64'
Jerome 73'
Owusu-Abeyie 86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,735

Football League Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 Southern Section Round 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0–7 Shrewsbury Town Wycombe
Holt 12', 27', 80', 81', 86'
McIntyre 39'
Cansdell-Sherriff 74'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,730

Season squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player[3]
1 GK Scotland SCO Scott Shearer
2 DF England ENG Lewis Hunt
3 DF England ENG Craig Woodman
4 MF Grenada GRN Leon Johnson
5 DF Ghana GHA Will Antwi
6 DF England ENG Luke Oliver
7 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Doherty
9 FW England ENG Matt Harrold
10 MF Scotland SCO Matt Bloomfield
11 FW England ENG Chris Zebroski
12 GK England ENG Jamie Young
13 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair
15 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt
16 FW United States USA Jon-Paul Pittman
17 FW England ENG Scott McGleish
18 FW England ENG Gavin Grant
19 MF England ENG Lewwis Spence
20 MF England ENG John Mousinho
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF England ENG Robert Rice
22 DF England ENG Nathan Ashton
23 FW Brazil BRA Magno Vieira
24 FW England ENG Stuart Beavon (on loan from Weymouth)
26 DF England ENG Leon Crooks
27 FW England ENG John Akinde (on loan from Bristol City)
28 MF England ENG Lee Sawyer (on from Chelsea)
29 MF England ENG Matt Richards
30 DF England ENG TJ Moncur
31 GK Czech Republic CZE Marek Štěch
32 FW England ENG Dan Fitchett
33 DF England ENG Darrell Ellams
34 MF England ENG Scott Shulton
35 MF England ENG Eddie Savage
36 DF England ENG Jamie Turley
37 FW England ENG Calum Botham
38 MF England ENG Matt Phillips
39 GK England ENG Ashlee Jones
40 MF England ENG Junior Lewis

Players who left during the season[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG John Sutton
9 FW England ENG Leon Knight
16 MF Wales WAL Simon Church (on loan from Reading)
27 MF Belgium BEL Franck Moussa (on loan from Southend United)
29 MF Jamaica JAM Craig Dobson
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF England ENG Lewis Christon
24 MF England ENG Derek Duncan
6 DF England ENG Mike Williamson
28 FW Colombia COL Ángelo Balanta (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
25 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Casement (on loan from Ipswich Town)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wycombe Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "League Two (Sky Sports)".
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Wycombe Wanderers - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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