2006–07 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers competed in Football League Two.

Wycombe Wanderers
2006–07 season
ChairmanIvor Beeks
Head coachPaul Lambert
StadiumAdams Park
League Two12th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSemi-finals
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jermaine Easter (17)

All:
Jermaine Easter (24)
Highest home attendance8,878
(vs Swindon Town, 26 December 2006, League Two)
Lowest home attendance3,038
(vs Doncaster Rovers, 24 October 2006, League Cup)
Average home league attendance4,999
Biggest win4–0
(vs Bury (A), 17 February 2007, League Two)
Biggest defeat0–4
(vs Chelsea (A), 23 January 2007, League Cup)


Season summary

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Wycombe finished solidly in midtable, but their greatest success during the season came in the League Cup. Shock wins against the likes of Fulham and Charlton saw Wycombe reach the semi-finals, where they were drawn against Chelsea. A home draw at Adams Park gave Wycombe fans optimism, but Wycombe were easily beaten 4–0 at Stamford Bridge in the return leg.

Players

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Squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Frank Talia
2 DF   ENG Lewis Christon
3 MF   ENG Chris Palmer
4 DF   ENG Russell Martin[notes 1]
5 DF   GHA Will Antwi[notes 2]
6 DF   ENG Michael Williamson
8 MF   ENG Stefan Oakes
9 FW   WAL Jermaine Easter
10 MF   ENG Matt Bloomfield
12 FW   NGA Fola Onibuje
15 MF   NIR Tommy Doherty[notes 3] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
16 FW   ENG Tommy Mooney
17 FW   ENG Scott McGleish
18 MF   ENG Scott Golbourne[notes 4] (on loan from Reading)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   SCO Anthony McParland
20 MF   ENG Steven Gregory
21 FW   ENG Matthew Barnes-Homer
22 MF   ARG Sergio Torres
23 FW   ENG James Faulkner
24 DF   ENG Tom Cadmore
25 DF   ENG Sam Stockley
26 DF   ENG Leon Crooks
28 MF   SCO Ikechi Anya
30 MF   ENG Anthony Grant (on loan from Chelsea)
31 GK   POR Ricardo Batista (on loan from Fulham)
32 GK   ENG Jamie Young[notes 5]
33 GK   ENG Dean Thornton

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   ENG Kevin Betsy[notes 6] (to Bristol City)
7 FW   ENG Lionel Ainsworth (on loan from Derby County)
11 FW   ENG Ian Stonebridge (retired)
17 FW   ENG Charlie Griffin (to Newport County)
18 FW   ESP Jonny Dixon (to Aldershot Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK   ENG Steve Williams (to Lewes)
27 DF   ENG Adrian Pettigrew (on loan from Chelsea)
29 DF   FRA Vincent Fernandez (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
29 DF   IRL Stephen O'Halloran (on loan from Aston Villa)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 5 August 2006 5 May 2007 Matchday 1 12th 46 16 14 16 52 47 +5 034.78
FA Cup 11 November 2006 1 December 2006 Second round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
League Cup 22 August 2006 23 January 2007 First round Semi-finals 7 5 1 1 10 10 +0 071.43
Football League Trophy 17 October 2006 31 October 2006 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Total 57 23 15 19 66 62 +4 040.35

Source: Competitions

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Peterborough United 46 18 11 17 70 61 +9 65
11 Darlington 46 17 14 15 52 56 −4 65
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 14 16 52 47 +5 62
13 Notts County 46 16 14 16 55 53 +2 62
14 Barnet 46 16 11 19 55 70 −15 59
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 14 16 52 47  +5 62 8 11 4 23 14  +9 8 3 12 29 33  −4

Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Game Week12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWWWWWLDLWLWWDDLWDLWLLDDWDLWDWLLWLDDDDDLLLL
Position1215101496533133324433444555666666777777777877991112
Source: Sky Sports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

FA Cup

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Wycombe Wanderers were drawn at home to Oxford United in the first round. In the second round, Wycombe Wanderers were drawn away to Stockport County.

11 November 2006 First round Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Oxford United Wycombe
15:00 GMT
  • Antwi   36'  58'
  • Grant   55'
  • Oakes   89'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,279
Referee: Scott Matheison
12 January 2007 Second round Stockport County 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Stockport
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,821
Referee: Gary John Sutton

League Cup

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Wycombe Wanderers entered the competition in the first round and were drawn away to Swansea City. In the second round they were again drawn away, against Fulham. In the third round they were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers. In the round of 16 they were drawn away to Notts County and in quarter-finals they were again drawn away to Charlton. They were drawn against Chelsea in the semi-finals.

22 August 2006 First round Swansea City 2–3 (a.e.t.) Wycombe Wanderers Swansea
19:45 BST
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Richard Beeby
20 September 2006 Second round Fulham 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Fulham
19:45 BST
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,620
Referee: Andy Hall
24 October 2006 Third round Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Doncaster Rovers Wycombe
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Rob Styles
Penalties
7 November 2006 Round of 16 Notts County 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Nigel Miller
19 December 2006 Quarter-final Charlton 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Nottingham
20:00 GMT
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Nigel Miller
10 January 2007 Semi-finals first leg Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Wycombe
20:00 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,771
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 January 2007 Semi-finals second leg Chelsea 4–0
(4–1 agg.)
Wycombe Wanderers Fulham
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,591
Referee: Mike Dean

Football League Trophy

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In the first round Wycombe Wanderers were at home to Swindon Town. In the second round they were again drawn at home to Bristol Rovers.

17 October 2006 First round Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Swindon Town Wycombe
19:00 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,583
Referee: Darren Deadman
31 October 2006 Second round Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Bristol Rovers Wycombe
19:15 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Ray Lee


References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Wycombe Wanderers - 2006/07".

Notes

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  1. ^ Martin was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2011.
  2. ^ Antwi was born in Epsom, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in 2003.
  3. ^ Doherty was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2003.
  4. ^ Golbourne wore #19 in a separate loan spell during the season.
  5. ^ Young was born in Brisbane, Australia, but also qualifies to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level.
  6. ^ Betsy was born in Woking, England, and played for the England C team, but also qualified to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in June 2011.