Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

wycombe wanderers’ OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2021/ 22 | Issue no.13 | £3 

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20.11.2021 | Kick OFf 3pm

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THE CHAIRBOYs 

Adams Park, 

Hillbottom Road, 

High Wycombe, 

Bucks, HP12 4HJ 

THE TEAM: 

Chairman: Rob Couhig 

Board of Directors: Missy Couhig, 

Pete Couhig, Rob Couhig, Tony 

Hector, Trevor Stroud 

Life Members: Gerald Cox, Lesley 

Cox, Alan Hutchinson, Brian Lee, 

Graham Peart, Derek Vere 

Honorary Company Secretary: 

David Smith 

President: 

Ivor Beeks MBE JP 

Chief Operating and Financial 

Officer: 

Pete Couhig 

Club Secretary: Tom Holder 

Commercial Manager: 

Harry Gadd 

Head of Operations: 

Neil Peters 

Head of Finance: 

Dawn Evans 

Head of Media & Marketing: Matt 

Cecil 

Manager: 

Gareth Ainsworth 

Assistant: 

Richard Dobson 

Goalkeeping Coach: 

Lee Harrison 

Development Team Head Coach: 

Sam Grace 

Head of Sports Science: 

David Wates 

Analyst: 

Josh Hart 

GPS Analyst: 

Ben Sayers 

Physiotherapist: 

Cian O’Doherty 

Assistant Physio: 

Aly Vogelzang 

Rehab Physio: 

Isaac Leckie 

Safety Officer: 

Stephen Copp 

Head of Wycombe Wanderers 

Sports & Education Trust: Paul Foley 

THE PROGRAMME: 

Photography: PRiME Media 

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Programme Team: Matt Cecil, 

Alicia Povey, Ryan Pelletrat 

Programme Design: 

Thomas Ridge 

The fourth of four successive 

home games sees Wycombe in 

the unfamiliar position of needing 

to rebuild a fortress which has 

been chipped away at this month, 

with Ipswich, Burton, Portsmouth 

and Hartlepool all leaving HP12 

victorious. 

It was only four weeks ago that 

Ryan Tafazolli struck twice against 

Crewe to maintain a perfect home 

record in the league and rack up 

eight straight victories stretching 

back to last season, but a dip in 

form leaves the Blues winless in 

six, three of which have come in 

cup games with a youthful side 

going down to Burton, and League 

2 Hartlepool plucking up enough 

underdog spirit to spring a surprise 

in the FA Cup. 

So 29 league games remain for 

the Wanderers to channel all of 

their efforts into, and the 31 points 

they’ve already secured stand them 

in good stead ahead of the often 

gruelling winter schedule. 

It was anything but winter last time 

Bolton rocked up at Adams Park, 

being our visitors on the opening 

day of the 2019/20 season, and 

the Trotters are on the rise after 

a difficult few years in which they 

fell from the Premier League to the 

basement division. 

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Today’s battle of the Wanderers 

is the third in the Wonder of 

Wycombe series, celebrating 

Wycombe Wanderers and the 

people who make the club what it 

is, and there’ll be fireworks at fulltime 

to light up the sky overhead. 

So thank you for joining us, and 

with this being the final regular 

BluePrint (we may from time to 

time produce special editions), we 

just wanted to say a massive thank 

you to everyone who’s purchased, 

sold, advertised in or contributed 

articles in our matchday programme 

down the years. It does feel the end 

of an era, but a sign of the times, 

and the trend of buying printed 

programmes has gone downhill to 

the extent that it’s no longer viable 

for us to continue putting them into 

production. 

We are making strides in a lot of 

areas around the club, particularly 

digitally, and will endeavour to keep 

you as connected and engaged to 

the club as ever – in fact, more so. 

Keep an eye out around Adams 

Park, on our website, on our social 

media platforms and in your inbox 

for lots more innovations from the 

club. In the meantime, thank you 

for reading. The pleasure has been 

all ours. 

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THE CHAIRBOYS 

A LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEXT 90 MINUTES 

4TH MEETS 11TH AT ADAMS PARK THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BATTLE OF THE 

WANDERERS, WITH WYCOMBE’S EYES NOW FIRMLY FIXED ON THE LEAGUE AFTER A 

SEE-SAW SCHEDULE OF LEAGUE AND CUP GAMES COINCIDING WITH A DIVERSION 

FROM THEIR BLISTERING FORM IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE CAMPAIGN. 

The merits of each cup 

competition have been hotly 

debated, and the Blues have 

tasted the highs of penalty 

shootout dramas at Exeter and 

Stevenage, and taking the lead at 

Manchester City, as well as taking 

on the chin three losses from 

three in the Papa John’s Trophy 

and the exit to Hartlepool United 

in the FA Cup in midweek. 

It was a similar story two 

years ago, when the Blues fell 

at the first hurdle in all three 

competitions but went on to 

win promotion from League 1, 

and that’s the challenge that lies 

ahead of them in the coming five 

months. 

They did the double over Bolton 

that season, winning 2-0 on both 

occasions, but it’s a different 

Wanderers that arrive at Adams 

Park today, galvanised by the 

takeover that was in the offing 

but not yet completed on their 

last visit here, and building for 

Championship football on and 

off the pitch with Ian Evatt at the 

helm. 

To close the gap on the playoffs 

today, they’ll need to end a 

two-month wait for an away win, 

with Evatt’s men having lost the 

most on the road of any side in 

the top half, but they may feel 

now is the right time to face a 

wounded animal in Wycombe 

whose perfect home record 

came unstuck against Ipswich 18 

days ago and has taken a hit in 

the subsequent league and cup 

losses to Burton, Portsmouth and 

Hartlepool. 

But looking beyond the results, 

the Chairboys retain pride in 

performance, particularly in terms 

of the chances created. They’ve 

had 59 shots without scoring 

since David Wheeler netted 

the opener against Ipswich, 

denied by the woodwork, heroic 

goalkeeping and some of their 

own below-par finishing in 

uncharacteristic fashion. 

Of course there’s only one 

statistic that counts – the result 

– and Gareth Ainsworth told the 

media on Tuesday night that he 

believes it’s only a matter of time 

until the Blues convert those 

chances by the hatful and put an 

opponent to the sword in style. 

A confidence-boosting win 

would be just the tonic ahead of 

challenging trips to Plymouth and 

Sheffield Wednesday in the next 

seven days, but the Chairboys are 

comeback kings for a reason and 

you wouldn’t bet against them 

clicking into gear today. 

HEAD TO HEAD 

Those two encounters in 2019/20 

were the first ever between the 

two sides, and it’s Wycombe who 

hold the 100% record. 

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THE CHAIRBOYs 

Paul Smyth and Fred Onyedinma 

netted in the home game, while 

a Toto Nsiala own goal and Joe 

Jacobson’s penalty secured the 

points in the north-west. 

MAN IN THE MIDDLE 

James Oldham takes charge of 

his first Wycombe fixture today, 

but has overseen three Bolton 

games – most recently, a 2-0 win 

at Oldham last season. 

This term he’s shown 59 yellow 

and two red cards in 14 matches, 

including 10 yellows in one game 

between Stevenage and Barrow. 

AROUND THE DIVISION 

Plymouth are Wycombe’s 

next opponents and face a 

challenge at in-form Charlton, 

who are enjoying a resurgence 

under caretaker boss Johnnie 

Jackson, while Wigan are usually 

formidable at home and meet an 

Oxford side who squandered a 

3-1 lead to lose at Bristol Rovers 

in midweek. 

Rotherham are flying high 

and host Cambridge, while 

Sunderland are in need of a win to 

turn the tide and meet improving 

Ipswich. 

Sheffield Wednesday host the 

Blues next Saturday and are at 

Accrington today, and MK Dons 

look to continue their good home 

record against Burton. 

There’s a north-west derby as 

Fleetwood take on Morecambe, 

while on the east, Doncaster 

meet Lincoln. 

TODAY’S FIXTURES 

All 3pm 

ACCRINGTON VS SHEFF WED 

CHARLTON VS PLYMOUTH 

CHELTENHAM VS SHREWSBURY 

CREWE VS GILLINGHAM 

DONCASTER VS LINCOLN 

FLEETWOOD VS MORECAMBE 

MK DONS VS BURTON 

PORTSMOUTH VS AFC 

WIMBLEDON 

ROTHERHAM VS CAMBRIDGE 

SUNDERLAND VS IPSWICH 

WIGAN VS OXFORD 

P W D L F A GD Pts 

1 Plymouth 17 10 6 1 32 15 +17 36 

2 Wigan Athletic 16 11 1 4 30 13 +17 34 

3 Rotherham 16 9 4 3 29 12 +17 31 

4 Wycombe 17 9 4 4 26 21 +5 31 

5 Milton Keynes 16 8 4 4 31 22 +9 28 

6 Oxford Utd 16 8 4 4 26 17 +9 28 

7 Sunderland 15 9 1 5 25 21 +4 28 

8 Sheffield Wed 17 6 8 3 21 16 +5 26 

9 Ipswich Town 17 6 6 5 34 25 +9 24 

10 Portsmouth 17 6 5 6 20 21 -1 23 

11 Bolton 17 6 4 7 24 26 -2 22 

12 Cambridge Utd 17 5 7 5 23 28 -5 22 

13 Burton Albion 17 6 4 7 16 22 -6 22 

14 Accrington 16 6 3 7 20 29 -9 21 

15 Lincoln City 16 5 5 6 20 20 0 20 

16 Cheltenham 16 5 5 6 20 27 -7 20 

17 Charlton 17 5 4 8 22 24 -2 19 

18 AFC Wimbledon 15 4 5 6 20 24 -4 17 

19 Gillingham 17 3 8 6 16 22 -6 17 

20 Morecambe 16 4 3 9 25 30 -5 15 

21 Shrewsbury 16 4 3 9 15 22 -7 15 

22 Fleetwood 15 3 5 7 26 27 -1 14 

23 Doncaster 16 3 3 10 11 29 -18 12 

24 Crewe Alexandra 17 1 6 10 12 31 -19 9 


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THE CHAIRBOYS 

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PLYMOUTH TICKETS ON SALE 

Tickets are now on sale for Wanderers’ League 

1 fixture at Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday 23rd 

November (k.o. 7.45pm). 

The game will also be shown live on iFollow with a 

£10 match pass. 

Wanderers have received an advance allocation of 

400 tickets - buy online at tickets.wwfc.com. Prices 

increase by £2 on matchday. 

Advance prices are: 

Adults: £23 

Over 65+: £18 

Under 23s: £13 

Under 18: £9 

Under 12**: £6 

Under 8**: £3 

Wheelchair 

Wheelchair Adult - £14 

Wheelchair Over 65+ - £11 

Wheelchair Under 23 - £8 

Wheelchair Under 18 - £4 

** Under 12 and Under 8 tickets need to be 

accompanied by an adult, over 65 or under 23. 

All concessions will be asked to provide ID at point of 

entry. 

Carer tickets are available to those who have 

provided valid proof of DLA or PIP alongside paying 

the appropriate price type. If any supporter requires 

a wheelchair bay, please contact the Wycombe 

Wanderers Ticket Office. 

Tickets are on advance sale until 12pm on 22nd 

November. Post tickets will be available until 12pm 

on Thursday 18th; collections will be available 

from 10am the day after purchase. We ask that all 

supporters collect their tickets before the close of 

play on Monday 22nd. 

We are honoured to welcome two charities today 

as part of the club’s Worldwide Development 

Programme. 

First of all, we welcome Sally Udoma of Street Child 

United. Helping children all over the world, Sally is 

working on projects for children in Nigeria. Last year, 

Sally helped compile a selection of poems written 

by children for a book called We Are All Somebody, 

with all the proceeds contributing to Child Life Line, 

a specific charity for street children in Lagos which 

has a residential home for boys, all of whom love 

football. We’re thrilled that with the help of Adebayo 

Akinfenwa we can contribute a selection of Chairboys 

kit. A big thanks to Sally for all of her amazing work 

and we hope she and her husband enjoy today’s visit 

to Adams Park. 

We also welcome club chaplain, Benedict Musola, 

who has invited fellow trustees to help with a 

donation of kit which will go to Kenya. Benedict visits 

Kenya regularly to complete a variety of charity work, 

including a trip back in 2013 with Matt Bloomfield 

and other club staff and supporters. Benedict and his 

colleagues will be present pitch side before the game 

and to also receive a selection of kit which will be 

taken out on their next visit to Kenya. 

We thank both parties for the amazing work they do 

and we are proud to be able to welcome them today. 

EFL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE 

FOR 2022/23 SEASON 

The EFL schedule for the 2022/23 season has been 

confirmed, with the Sky Bet Championship, League 

One and League Two set to start on the weekend of 

Saturday 30 July 2022. 

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar takes place over a fiveweek 

period in November and December 2022, with 

the EFL Schedule adjusted to accommodate. 

Match round 16 in the Championship, set to take 

place on Saturday 12 November, will be the final 

round of fixtures played ahead of the call-up period 

for the tournament, which begins on Monday 14 

November. 


THE CHAIRBOYs 

The Championship will resume on 10 December 2022 

following the culmination of the World Cup Group 

Stages, whilst League One and League Two fixtures 

will continue as normal. The existing international 

calls postponement criteria will be applied 

throughout, where necessary. 

The Carabao Cup will be getting underway week 

commencing 8 August, with the Papa John’s Trophy 

starting later that month, week commencing 29 

August. 

The Finals of both competitions will be held at 

Wembley Stadium, on Sunday 26 February for the 

Carabao Cup and Sunday 19 March for the Papa 

John’s Trophy. 

The final day of the 2022/23 season in the 

Championship, League One and League Two will be 

across the weekend of Saturday 6 May 2023, with the 

Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Finals scheduled for the 27-29 

May 2023. 

SULLAY AND TJAY ON 

INTERNATIONAL STAGE 

Sullay Kaikai and Tjay De Barr represented their 

countries whilst away on international duty over the 

weekend. 

Kaikai started for Sierra Leone in their 2-0 friendly 

defeat to Comoros, while De Barr played an hour for 

Gibraltar in their 6-0 loss in Turkey in a World Cup 

qualifier, and set up a goal in their clash with Latvia. 

Daryl Horgan was called up by Ireland but not 

selected in the matchday squad for either of their 

qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg. 

ONE CAN TRUST FOOD 

COLLECTION POINT RETURNS 

Gareth Ainsworth is an ambassador for the charity, 

while director Trevor Stroud and chaplain Benedict 

Musola have regularly played their part in deliveries 

of food parcels to collection points around the 

community. 

RAINBOW LACES 

CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED AT 

BURTON GAME 

Wycombe Wanderers will once again be supporting 

the 2021 Stonewall Rainbow Laces campaign 

alongside other EFL and Premier League clubs. 

We have always strived to be a community-focused 

and fully inclusive club and are delighted to support 

the campaign and help shine the light on LGBTQ+ 

inclusion at all levels of our game. 

This year’s campaign will involve activation taking 

place between Thursday 25 November and Sunday 12 

December, with the official Rainbow Laces Day taking 

place on 8th December. 

As such, we’re pleased to announce that the league 

match against Burton Albion on 7th December will be 

our dedicated Rainbow Laces fixture. 

Linking to the theme of equality we would also like 

to take this opportunity to make people aware of 

the All Quarters project currently being delivered by 

Wycombe Wanderers Sports & Education Trust (our 

official charity) in partnership with the football club 

and Wycombe Wanderers Trust. 

The All Quarters project is based around fan 

consultation and is seeking to gather views on the 

matchday experience from four traditionally underrepresented 

groups – those with disabilities, people 

from minority ethnicity backgrounds, women & girls, 

and those from the LGBTQ+ community. 

We would particularly like to take the opportunity 

that the Rainbow Laces campaign brings to increase 

engagement with our LGBTQ+ fans in the All 

Quarters project. See the wwset.co.uk website for 

more details. 

Wanderers are pleased to welcome back One Can 

Trust to Adams Park, with the food bank resuming 

their collection point for tinned and boxed foot items 

to help local families in crisis. 

The partnership started on New Year’s Day in 2020 

but evolved into online fundraising efforts during the 

pandemic, with Wanderers staff, players and fans 

generating more than £5,000 to help keep the food 

bank open. 


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THE CHAIRBOYs 

Crystalise 

Who’s this Chairboy? 

guess the 

line up... 

Fill in the blanks of who 

started our last league game 

against Portsmouth 

match the face 

Guess which part of the face belongs to 

which Chairboy 

Answers: Crystalise: Daryl Horgan, Guess the Line-Up: 5: Anthony Stewart, 6: Ryan Tafazolli, 23: Jordan Obita, 28: Josh Scowen 


THE CHAIRBOYS 

The Wanderers welcome back 

former players every week to 

Adams Park. John D Taylor keeps 

us up-to-date with all Wycombe 

Ex-Players Association news. 

Different days for 

Wycombe boys 

While Gareth Ainsworth was 

celebrating an incredible nine 

years as the Wanderers boss, there 

were contrasting fortunes for two 

ex-Wycombe players this week. 

Former striker Alex Revell lost 

his job as manager of Stevenage 

with the League 2 side perilously 

close to the bottom of the table. 

Meanwhile Graham Potter was 

being talked about as a future 

England boss after his successes at 

Brighton. 

Many may struggle to remember 

Potter as a Blues player. His brief 

spell at Adams Park came in the 

1993-94 season when Martin 

O’Neill was struggling to regularly 

fill the left-back spot. The then 

18-year-old came on loan from 

Birmingham but played only three 

senior games before moving on 

to Stoke. His journeyman career 

continued at Northampton, 

Reading, York City, Boston, 

Shrewsbury and Macclesfield. It 

wasn’t until he turned to coaching 

that things really took off. 

After an Open University degree 

followed by a Masters at Leeds, 

Potter moved to manage Fourth 

Division Ostersund in Norway. 

Promotions and even success in the 

Europa League earned a move to 

Swansea. A strong season there led 

to him being poached by Brighton 

in May 2019. And it’s been onwards 

and upwards since. Before Gareth 

Southgate accepted a new deal, 

Graham was even being touted as 

the next England manager. Not bad 

for a Wycombe reject! 

It was Revell who turned down 

Wycombe in 2010 after a 

complicated loan arrangement 

involving Southend and Swindon. 

He made 15 appearances under 

Gary Waddock. His six goals led to 

a permanent offer but the 6ft 3in 

striker preferred a deal with Leyton 

Orient who became his eighth club. 

Five more were to follow before 

his last, Stevenage, appointed 

him manager in February 2020. 

Strangely, he followed another 

former Wycombe man into that 

position. But like Graham Westley, 

who had four previous spells in 

charge at Broadhall Way, it was a 

short reign. 

WWEPA warning – 

Enforcers in action 

Slow payers beware – WWEPA have 

a new team of ‘Double Enforcers’ 

in action. Linking up with former 

captain Glyn Creaser, our recently 

appointed Membership Secretary, is 

Vince Faulkner, unanimous choice 

as the new Treasurer. Like Glyn, a 

tough, commanding centre-half, 

Vince will take no prisoners. He’ll 

expect annual subscriptions and 

event fees to be paid on time. No 

arguments! 

He’ll take over the role carried 

out nobly by our Chairman Alan 

Hutchinson ever since Peter 

Suddaby was hit by his debilitating 

stroke. Faulkner made his name 

at Wycombe as a youngster in the 

early 1960s, eventually playing 154 

senior games culminating in an 

Isthmian League winners medal 

under Brian Lee in 1971. 

A no-nonsense central defender, 

he was sometimes pushed up 

front when the opposition needed 

softening up and even managed 13 

senior goals in that role. A founder 

member of WWEPA, he’s been an 

active supporter of every event 

including the annual quiz which he 

organises regularly with John Maskell. 

An enthusiastic golfer who 

meets up weekly with fellow 

teammates Keith Samuels, Colin 

Bunting, Martin Priestley, Les 

Merrick and Keith Searle, Vince will 

be hitting straight off the tee right 

away. Be warned. If he doesn’t get 

you, Glyn will! 


May date for Dinner 

We should have been celebrating 

at our annual dinner at the club 

next Friday. But after much heartsearching 

and discussion, WWEPA 

decided to postpone because of 

continuing Covid concerns. A new 

date has been set for May 6 when 

it’s hoped a full house of members 

from every era – which has been 

the norm in previous years – will be 

able to attend. 

We’ve had some fun over the years 

and the planned return of the 1991 

heroes, including manager Martin 

O’Neill, would have been a fantastic 

draw. But the six-month delay 

might increase anticipation even 

further. Who knows, we might be 

able to combine that look-back with 

a promotion party! 

Dates have also been set for our 

other events with our Quiz kicking 

things off: 

Nov 26, 2021 - Annual Dinner 

(Postponed to May 6, 2022) 

March 19, 2022 - Annual Quiz 

June 21, 2022 - Annual Bowls 

July 22, 2022 - Annual Golf 

Nov 25, 2022 - Annual Dinner (tbc) 

WWEPA ‘crocks’ on the mend 

Although former skipper Glyn 

Creaser is still recovering at 

home following his shocking 

cardiac arrest last month, and Len 

Worley is following suit after the 

unpleasant surprise of his heart 

attack, it was good to see other 

recent ‘crocks’ Peter Suddaby and 

Keith Samuels at the latest WWEPA 

Committee meeting. Former player 

and manager Suddaby has been out 

of action since suffering a stroke 

nearly two years ago but happily is 

a bit more mobile thanks to a newly 

adapted car. 

Sammy meanwhile is car-less 

after writing off his Range Rover 

following a losing argument with 

a traffic bollard. Obviously, his 

mind was on Wycombe’s 4-1 home 

defeat to Ipswich as he left Adams 

Park. That and misted-up windows 

meant he collided with the raised 

kerb at the bottom of Hillbottom 

Road. 

Although it was a low-speed 

incident, Keith was badly shaken. 

Taken by ambulance to hospital, 

he had a series of tests but was 

cleared to be taken home by son 

Kevin at 6am. Shaken but not 

stirred, he fared better than his car. 

Sammy, our 79-year-old WWEPA 

committee member, was a regular 

for the Blues between 1963-70 

and is 15th on the club’s all-time 

scoring charts with 115 goals in 247 

appearances. A founder member 

of the Ex-Players Association, he’s a 

regular – and vocal – attendee at all 

the Wanderers games. 

‘Elvis’ has left the 

building…. 

Ex-players and fans were among 

the many to say farewell to Billy 

Gallacher on Thursday at two 

celebrations of his life. As befits 

the ex-Wanderers player who was 

probably better known for his Elvis 

Presley silver-suited renditions at 

clubs and pubs including a couple 

of appearances on stage at WWEPA 

events, he was given a musical 

send-off. His own recording of 

Loving Arms signalled his church 

departure. Apache by the Shadows, 

his favourite hit always played while 

he burned the barbecue at his 

Downley home, signalled the arrival 

of friends at the Crematorium. 

Fleetwood Mac’s Songbird was 

played during that service and final 

THE CHAIRBOYs 

farewells were made – appropriately 

– by the Elvis original of Always on 

My Mind. 

With on-stage performances 

over 30s years, Billy raised nearly 

£50,000 for Scannappeal. But 

WWEPA members with longer 

memories recall his appearances 

at Loakes Park. Living next to the 

old ground in Suffield Road, he 

graduated from being ball-boy in 

the 1950s to playing for his beloved 

Blues, donning a Wanderers’ senior 

shirt twice in 1963 after an excellent 

schoolboy career with East End Utd 

and Hazlemere. 

Earlier in the year he had returned 

home after spending six weeks in 

hospital with Covid which delayed 

a heart pacemaker insertion. But 

he still turned up regularly with 

grandson Oscar to watch his team 

including a last visit to Adams Park 

for the victory over Gillingham on 

October 9. Farewell to a lovely guy. 

It’s not goodbye…. 

Although sadly this is the last 

Wycombe programme to be 

published on a regular basis, you 

can still follow WWEPA activities 

on our own Facebook page, via 

Wycombe Sound’s Thursday night’s 

radio show and on the Wanderers’ 

own website. So many memories 

still to share. 


the trotters 

THE OPPOSITION 

bolton wanderers 

Nickname: the trotters – Manager: ian evatt – Stadium: university of bolton stadium – Founded: 1874 

It was the strangest start to a 

season. Cries of ‘has it been done 

yet?’ rang out as Bolton implored 

the completion of the takeover 

to free of them of the off-field 

mismanagement which had seen 

their side spiral from the Premier 

League to League 1 in seven years 

– and worse was yet to come. 

And yet there was plenty to be 

admired about Bolton’s showing on 

and off the pitch on the opening 

day of the 2019/20 season at 

Adams Park. A packed-out away 

end never stopped singing in 

support of their young team, who 

battled valiantly but came undone 

in the second half as Wycombe’s 

experience and superiority took 

hold. There was a victory of sorts 

for the Trotters, who at least had 

been able to start the season 

amongst the trials and tribulations 

of points deductions, player revolts 

and boardroom upheaval. 

Fast forward 27 months and the 

‘other’ Wanderers are in a much 

healthier state. Their relegation 

that season looked inevitable 

throughout the tenures of Phil 

Parkinson and Keith Hill, but Ian 

Evatt was installed to lead the 

resurgence after a superb stint at 

the helm at Barrow, and led Bolton 

to promotion at the first attempt. 

And they have no intention to hang 

about at this level. The ambitious 

boss – who was in charge at 

Chesterfield on the day the 

Chairboys secured promotion from 

League 2 – has assembled what 

he believes to be the best team in 

the division, and eye-catching wins 

over Oxford, Ipswich and Charlton 

have certainly demonstrated their 

credentials. 

A dip in form came about last 

month when they succumbed to 

defeats to Sheffield Wednesday, 

Wigan, Plymouth and Portsmouth, 

while the sale of club captain 

Antoni Sarcevic came as a surprise 

to fans, whose remedy arrived with 

a 2-0 victory over struggling Crewe 

last time out in the league. 

They were back in action on 

Wednesday night, facing Stockport 

in the FA Cup first round replay, 

leaving them with little time to 

prepare for today’s encounter, 

ahead of a trio of home games 

against Doncaster, Cheltenham 

and Fleetwood (in the Trophy). 

Oladapo Afolayan has starred with 

seven league goals so far, with 

former Newport creative spark 

Josh Sheehan chipping in with four 

and Eoin Doyle – a prolific scorer 

across Leagues 1 and 2 in recent 

years – has three. 

Afolayan and MJ Williams are the 

only two players to have started 

all 17 league games so far, with 

keeper Joel Dixon featuring in all 

but one, while 23 different players 

have represented Bolton in the 

league to date. 

Manager: Ian Evatt 

A commanding centre-half in his 

playing days, Evatt started out 

at Derby and had two spells with 

Chesterfield either side of periods 

at QPR and Blackpool. 

It was at Chesterfield that he first 

dipped his toe into management, 

taking over as caretaker boss from 

Jack Lester with the Spireites already 

doomed to relegation out of the EFL. 

He was appointed manager at 

Barrow in 2018 and guided the club 

to the National League title in 2020, 

when the season was curtailed due 

to the pandemic, but he took up 

the reins at Bolton before seeing 

Barrow kick a ball in the league, 

winning another promotion with 

the Trotters last term. 


the trotters 

opposition view 

Bolton fan Henry Hewitt gives us the lowdown 

It’s been an up and down few 

weeks for Bolton. Can you talk us 

through some of the most recent 

results? 

We had a tough October where 

we only picked up four points 

in 6 games... this included a 

4-0 defeat at home to local 

rivals Wigan, as well as defeats 

in long trips to Plymouth and 

Portsmouth. We kicked off 

November in the league with 

a 2-0 win against Crewe so 

hopefully we can continue the 

form throughout the month. 

Both of the past meetings 

between Bolton and Wycombe 

in League One have ended in 

2-0 wins for the latter. Do you 

remember anything about those 

matches? 

A 2-0 defeat at Wycombe might 

not go down as one of the most 

memorable results in our history; 

however for most Bolton fans it’ll 

certainly be a day they’ll never 

forget. Thankfully we’re in a much 

better position now than we were 

in August 2019 when we started 

the season in administration 

and on -12 points... we filled the 

away end and watched a team 

filled with youth players put up a 

valiant display to no avail. I just 

remember the home game being 

a bitterly cold afternoon where 

we scored a comical own goal! 

Hopefully we can actually score a 

goal against you this season. 

Who have been the key players in 

Ian Evatt’s side this season that 

Wycombe will need to contain on 

Saturday? 

If the Bolton Player of the 

Season was awarded now 

then Dapo Afolayan would be 

guaranteed to win it, Kieran Lee 

has also impressed this season 

and become a fan favourite with 

some strong performances. Eoin 

Doyle had a dry spell throughout 

October but has recently scored a 

few goals in the cup so if he gets 

a chance I’d fancy him to score. 

Another fan favourite is Ricardo 

Santos who was our Player of 

the Year last season; it should 

be a good battle if he comes up 

against Akinfenwa today! 

What style of play do Bolton 

tend to play? How will it match 

up with Wycombe’s style? 

We’re a possession based team 

that like to the pass the ball 

about; at times it’s some of 

the best football I’ve ever seen 

watching Bolton and I’ve seen 

the likes of Jay Jay Okocha and 

Youri Djorkaeff play for us! Let’s 

hope we can impress again this 

afternoon. 

What’s your score prediction? 

Honestly, I’d take a draw but let’s 

be positive... 2-1 Bolton! 


The Big Picture 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS: 

THE GREATEST CLUB IN THE LAND

THE CHAIRBOYS 

2021/22 season 

Your Chairboys 

2 

Jack Grimmer 

3 

Joe Jacobson 

4 

Dominic Gape 

5 

Anthony Stewart 

6 

Ryan Tafazolli 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 13 0 76 0 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 23 2 325 40 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: 

7 

gls: 

0 

Apps: 

179 gls: 

3 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 19 2 269 18 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 15 4 36 6 

The Scottish defender arrived 

in 2019 after leaving Coventry 

and has become a regular 

feature in the Chairboys’ 

backline. 

PLAYER SPONSOR: 

Home: Christine Barry 

Away: Arran White 

Training: Gina Clarke 

Junior Blue: James Govan 

Set-piece king Jacobson 

signed for the Blues in 2014 

and has been virtually everpresent 

in defence, scoring 

countless vital goals. 


Home: Piledesigns 

Away: Robertson’s Estate Agents 

Training: Ceri Saunders 

Junior Blue: Stanley Lavender 

Gape joined from 

Southampton in January 2017 

after a successful loan, and 

scored the goal that sealed 

promotion from League 2 

in 2018. 


Home: Alan & Mike Sunderland 

Away: Christine Barry 


Junior Blue: AVAILABLE 

Youth team product Stewart 

made his debut for the club 

in January 2012 and returned 

from a year at Crewe in 2015. 


Home: Risboro’ Fish 

Away: Karen Adams 

Training: Karen & Cliff Mooney 

Junior Blue: Cian Moore 

Powerful Iranian defender 

Tafazolli joined the Blues 

from Hull in 2020 and starred 

in the second half of the 

Championship season. 


Home: Jorja & Toby 

Away: Keith & Shirley Blagbrough 

Training: Liam O’Rourke 


7 

David Wheeler 

8 

Curtis Thompson 

9 

Sam Vokes 

10 

Matt Bloomfield 

12 

Garath McCleary 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 15 1 95 8 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 20 1 133 2 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 20 4 20 4 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: 

1 

gls: 

0 

Apps: 

547 43 

gls: 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 14 5 47 9 

Former Exeter and QPR man 

Wheeler arrived at Adams 

Park in July 2019 and has 

proved his versatility in many 

attacking positions. 


Home: WWISC 

Away: Michael van de Vyver 

Training: Owen Butler 

Junior Blue: Jake Lavender 

Thompson first signed on 

loan from Notts County 

in January 2018 and later 

made his move permanent, 

winning the Player of the Year 

prize the following year. 


Home: Chiltern Historics & Luke Saunders 

Away: Chris Harvey & John Clegg 

Training: Available 

Junior Blue: James Foster 

Capped 64 times 

by Wales, Vokes landed at 

Adams Park in July 2021 

after leaving Stoke City, with 

plenty of Premier League 

experience behind him. 


Home: Owen Barnes and Mabon Wilcox 

Away: Available 

Training: Harry & Peter Goodacre 

Junior Blue: CIAN MOORE 

Club legend Bloomfield 

signed for the Chairboys in 

2003 and has made close to 

600 appearances, also taking 

up a coaching role this year. 


Home: Reuben & Sara Cox 

Away: John Vipond 

Training: Louise, Reta & Anthony Stone 

Junior Blue: Owen Butler 

The Jamaican winger 

has plenty of experience 

in the top two tiers with 

Nottingham Forest and 

Reading, and joined the Blues 

in November 2020. 


Home: John Palmer 

Away: Michael van de Vyver 

Training: Liam Cracknell 


HOW TO SPONSOR a chairboy 

Sponsor a player’s home or away shirt for £580, or take up the training kit for £120. 

Call 01494 472100 option 2 or email commercial@wwfc.com to book. See wwfc.com for more details. 


THE CHAIRBOYs 

13 

David Stockdale 

16 

Sullay Kaikai 

17 

Daryl Horgan 

18 

BRANDON hanlan 

19 

Anis Mehmeti 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: 

41 

Apps: 

20 CS: 

6 

CS: 

14 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 14 0 14 0 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 17 1 59 2 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 18 4 18 4 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 15 0 44 3 

Ex-Fulham and Brighton 

man Stockdale is the club’s 

first-choice keeper, signing 

a permanent deal in 2019 

having previously enjoyed a 

short loan spell. 


Home: Nick & Peter Lerner 

Away: Alicia Kennedy 

Training: Miriam Payne 


Exciting forward Kaikai helped 

Blackpool win promotion in 

2021 and switched to Adams 

Park that summer, soon after 

earning his first cap for Sierra 

Leone. 


Home: Mike & Kathy Locke 

Away: AVAILABLE 

Training: AVAILABLE 


Ireland international Horgan 

signed for Wycombe in 

August 2020 and scored on 

his debut, providing attacking 

flair across various positions. 


Home: Neil Jewsbury 


Training: Liam Cracknell 

Junior Blue: Mollie Raraty 

Former Charlton youngster 

Hanlan arrived at Adams 

Park in August 2021 after 

impressing at League 1 level 

for Gillingham and Bristol 

Rovers most recently. 


Home: Robertson’s Estate Agents 


Training: Liam O’Rourke 


The former Norwich 

youngster arrived in 

September 2020 and won 

Young Player of the Year 

in his first season, earning 

Albania under-21 caps. 


Home: John Vipond 

Away: WWFC Trust 

Training: Elaine Norman 


20 

Adebayo Akinfenwa 

22 

Nick Freeman 

23 

Jordan Obita 

26 

Jason McCarthy 

28 

Josh Scowen 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 17 3 228 58 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 4 0 130 7 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 24 0 33 0 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 14 0 137 8 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 20 0 120 3 

The ‘Beast’ is known 

worldwide for his immense 

strength and is the club’s 

record goalscorer in the EFL 

era, having signed in 2016. 


Home: Tina & Charlotte Davis 

Away: Chris Moore 

Training: The Isaac Family 


Freeman signed for 

Wycombe in 2016 after 

impressing on trial, having 

worked his way up the nonleague 

ladder previously. 


Home: Rose Family 

Away: Wendy Laidler 

Training: Emily Isaac 

Junior Blue: Lily Vipond 

Talented left-sided player 

Obita signed from Oxford in 

January 2021, after spending 

most of his career with 

Reading. 


Home: John Vipond 


Training: Alex & Phil Mullis 


Attacking wing-back 

McCarthy was Player of the 

Year in his first spell with 

the club, and rejoined on a 

permanent deal from Millwall 

in 2020. 


Home: Arran White 

Away: The Booth Family 

Training: available 

Junior Blue: lucas owen 

Combative midfielder Scowen 

rejoined the Blues in July 2021 

after leaving Sunderland, 

having developed through 

Wycombe’s academy prior to 

spells with Barnsley and QPR. 


Home: Alan Parry 

Away: Margaret & Alan Hodgson 

Training: Graham Sloper 


29 

Tjay de barr 

31 

adam przybek 

33 

oliver pendlebury 

M 

GARETH AINSWORTH 

A 

richard dobson 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: Apps: 4 1 4 1 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: 

5 

cs: 

0 

Apps: 

5 

cs: 

0 

2021/22: total: 

Apps: 

8 

gls: 

2 

Apps: 

8 

gls: 

2 

Gibraltar international de 

Barr burst onto the scene 

at Wycombe, scoring a 

last-minute equaliser in 

the Carabao Cup win at 

Stevenage. 


Home: Jeremy Boyd 




Former West Brom and 

Ipswich keeper Przybek 

signed for the club in July 

2021, making his debut in 

the Carabao Cup win at 

Stevenage. 


Home: available 

Away: Robertson’s estate agents 

Training: available 

Junior Blue: available 

Pendlebury signed for the 

Chairboys in July 2021 from 

Reading FC, scoring a brace 

in the win at Cheltenham in 

August. 


Home: The Abbis Family 

Away: available 

Training: Ryan Isaac 

Junior Blue: available 

Blues boss Ainsworth 

joined the club as a player in 

2009 and took the reins as 

manager in 2012, guiding the 

club from League 2 to the 

Championship. 


Home: James Sumner 

Away: Lisa Bowker 

Training: Ben Prior-Wandesforde 

Junior Blue: cian moore 

Former youth team boss 

Richard Dobson arrived at 

Adams Park in 2007 and 

stepped up to the position of 

assistant manager in 2011. 


Home: OWWSA 

Away: Keith Sleight 

Training: Cheryl Kipping 


THE CHAIRBOYS 

We’re handing over our matchday advertising to local 

businesses like Cheshire’s Chest around the UK 

Cheshire’s Chest are a family-run eBay business 

based in Aylesbury. They specialise in gifting 

and personalisation products with their state-ofthe-art 

in-house laser engraving machine! 

Over the last two and a half years, founders 

Nikki and Conchita have used their shared NHS 

and eCommerce experience to develop unique 

products including their medical jewellery 

range - with 10% of all sales going to charity. 

When you buy from Cheshire’s Chest, you’re 

doing your bit for the community as well as 

bagging yourself a one-of-a-kind piece of bling! 

They started as a small eBay business and have 

continued to grow with an incredible reputation. 

So, for all things customisable and gifting, check 

out Nikki and Conchita’s Cheshire’s Chest. 

Throughout the season, eBay are shining a light 

on local businesses by handing over advertising 

space in stadiums up and down the country 

so they can once again have their voice at the 

heart of football. 

eBay Cheshire’s Chest 


THE CHAIRBOYs 

COMMERCIAL BREAK 

It’s a busy time at Adams Park 

ROBERTSON’S GIVE IT TO JJ 

Robertson’s Estate Agent were our shirt sleeve 

sponsor for the early rounds of all three cup 

competitions this season and joined us on Tuesday as 

our match sponsor for the FA Cup first round replay 

against Hartlepool United. 

They enjoyed VIP hospitality in the Woodlands 

Lounge and the chance to select and present the 

Man of the Match award after the game, handling the 

bubbly to Joe Jacobson. 

Putting your name to the game as a Match Sponsor 

entitles you to access for six guests to our premium 

hospitality suite - the Woodlands Lounge - with an 

unlimited buffet and bar access as well as 1-minute of 

advertising across the pitchside LED display boards, 

tannoy announcements, branding online and in the 

matchday programme, presentation of the Man of the 

Match award, a signed, framed shirt, and half-time tea 

and coffee. 

Match sponsorship packages cost £2,500 (inc VAT). 

Enquire or book via commercial@wwfc.com. 

LED ADVERTISING UP FOR GRABS 

Wanderers are inviting businesses to take up an LED 

advertising package at Adams Park, enabling them to 

showcase their brand across the pitchside perimeter 

boards and on the giant screen. 

The brand-new LED boards were installed this 

summer on the three sides of the pitch visible from 

the TV cameras, and display animated adverts from 

the club and its partners to those fans in the ground - 

as well as those watching on iFollow. 

This is an innovative and cost-effective way of 

displaying your company’s logo and/or core 

messages, without the production costs of buying a 

physical board, and with the added benefit of being to 

update your artwork at any time. 

Costs are £2,000 + VAT for one minute of in-game 

advertising for every game this season, and it’s likely 

your advert could be displayed before the match and 

at half-time, at no extra charge. 

Meanwhile, you could also have a 15-second video or 

still advert displayed on the giant screen four times 

during each game (plus before kick-off) for £1,500 + 

VAT for the remainder of the season. 

Single-game bookings are also available; all enquiries 

should go via email to commercial@wwfc.com. 

SISU HEALTH ON BOARD FOR MEN’S 

HEALTH MONTH 

Wycombe have teamed up with SiSU Health as part 

of Men’s Health Month in order to provide quick and 

easy statistical testing with their screening machine, 

currently located in the Caledonian Suite. 

SiSU Health are a nationwide healthcare company 

that provide evidence-based programs and services 

to measure and improve customer’s health. The 

automated health kiosks can measure blood pressure, 

BMI, body fat, heart rate and stress, plus a few 

other self-reported elements. The machine will be 

available to use in the Caledonian Suite (free entry) 

throughout the month of November. With 5 home 

games this month and the NHS using the lounge for 

the vaccination booster programme, we hope to see 

as many fans using the machine as possible. 

A huge thanks to SiSU Health for their help in this 

initiative. 


THE CHAIRBOYS 


THE CHAIRBOYs 

Sponsorship 2021/22 

Wycombe Wanderers Women 

would like to thank all their team, 

individual and family sponsors who 

have supported our teams and 

players this season. 

Front of shirt corporate sponsors: 

Plan B Management 

Optima Solutions 

Individual and family sponsors: 

TW Architects 

PDQ Contract Flooring 

AMA Soccer Schools 

Legacy Funeral Services 

Mourne Timber Solutions 

MPC Carpentry 

Garfield Developments 

Franchi Plc 

Getting to know: 

Emma Newberry 

Photos by 

Sheena 

Booker 

DURING WOMEN’S FOOTBALL WEEKEND, OUR U18S LOST 5-3 IN A 

TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH, WHILE THE FIRST TEAM PICKED UP ALL 

3 POINTS AND A CLEAN SHEET WITH A 3-0 WIN AGAINST OXFORD 

CITY. OVER IN HAMPSHIRE, THE RESERVES PICKED UP A 3-1 WIN 

WHICH PUTS THEM INTO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE LEAGUE CUP! 

Emma joined Wycombe in 2014. 

An experienced and energetic 

defender, she has previously 

played for Denham and Hazlemere. 

1. What are your thoughts on the 

season so far?: 

It’s been a challenging season so 

far with a disrupted pre-season 

and several key players picking up 

long term injuries. We enjoyed our 

run in the FA cup but unfortunately 

narrowly lost to Herne Bay. 

2. Do you have a favourite memory 

while playing for Wycombe?: 

My favourite memory was 

receiving player of the season at 

the Wycombe Wanderers 

Awards evening. 

3. What would you say to any 

budding player thinking of joining 

the Chairgirls?: 

Playing football has been a huge 

part of my life since I was 5 years 

old. I have loved playing for my 

local club and being part of a team 

keeps me motivated to keep fit. If 

you’re looking to join a friendly and 

competitive team, please contact 

our Head Coach Dave Ward at 

daveward12@yahoo.com. 

4. What piece of advice would you 

give to a young woman thinking of 

a career in football?: 

Two decades ago, only men 

would be seen around the pitch or 

training ground, but now there are 

female coaches, physiotherapists, 

doctors and sports scientists. 

My advice would be to ignore 

the stereotypes to continue the 

growth in Women’s sport! My 

pupils often ask if I get paid to play 

football and sadly the answer is 

no. However, my dream would be 

to play professionally or to use my 

degree as a sport scientist, for now 

teaching PE will do! 

Recent Results: 

First Team: WW 3-0 Oxford City. 

Scorers: Nazif, Inniss & West. 

Reserves: WW 3-1 Eversley & 

California. Scorers: Bamford & 

Savage (2). 

U18s: WW 3-5 Abingdon Town. 

Scorers: Fuller, Sanders & Carter. 

Upcoming home games: 

First Team: Sunday 28th 

November, 2pm. Woodley United 

(H) Bucks College, Flackwell Heath 

Reserves: Sunday 21st November, 

2pm. Chinnor Ladies (H) Lane End 

Playing Fields 

U18s: Saturday 4th December, 

10:30am. Wargrave (H) Lane End 

Playing Fields 


THE CHAIRBOYS 

Chairboys fans, welcome back 

to Adams Park! And a huge 

welcome to all players, staff and 

fans of Bolton Wanderers and 

our counterparts over at Bolton 

Wanderers Community Trust. 

It’s great to welcome you all to 

Buckinghamshire. 

As announced recently, this is the 

last edition of BluePrint for the 

foreseeable future, so we thought 

we would take this opportunity to 

thank the club for all the support 

they offer us on a daily basis. And 

we also thought we would use 

this last edition to highlight some 

of the successes we have had in 

the last 12 months throughout 

our departments. 

We were delighted to launch our 

WWSET ‘EqualiTeam’ in February 

2021. The group exists to ensure 

that we as an organisation 

proactively consider and prioritise 

EDI matters as part of our 

everyday operations. This way, 

we’ll be better able to play our 

part in preventing local people 

being excluded or disadvantaged 

because of their personal 

characteristics or backgrounds, 

subsequently allowing them 

more chances to reach their full 

potential. 

Since the formation of the 

EqualiTeam, the members have 

been meeting fortnightly with the 

primary purpose of creating an 

EDI Action Plan that will be used 

as a reference point for future 

EDI related activities. The Action 

Plan, which we launched last 

month, will focus on four priority 

areas that will ultimately lead 

to positive improvements being 

achieved. 

One of things under discussion 

at every session is outcomes 

from the monthly ‘All Quarters’ 

meetings. The All Quarters 

project is a collaborative initiative 

delivered in partnership by the 

Wycombe Wanderers family 

– Wycombe Wanderers FC, 

Wycombe Wanderers Trust and 

Wycombe Wanderers Sports 

& Education Trust – following 

a successful application to the 

Premier League Fans Fund. 

The aim of the project is to 

engage with people from four 

underrepresented groups in 

order to improve the match day 

experience at Adams Park for 

existing and new supporters. 

This feedback will subsequently 

be used to try and make positive 

changes that will ultimately 

lead to a more appealing 

environment and an improved 

experience for all. 

Our Health and Wellbeing 

offering continues to grow. 

As our Keep Moving Forward 

programme offers an essential 

outlet for those with mental 

health issues with projects 

such as yoga, Indian clubs, 

walking and at our allotment. 

Our offering will be expanding 

shortly to offer activities such 

as skateboarding, wakeboarding 

and a unique ‘Human Library’. For 

more information on any of these 

activities, our HEad of Health, 

Simon Wears is the man in the 

know. He can be contacted at 

simon.wears@wwfc.com. 

We received news recently that 

our Play Into Space program that 

ran over the summer has been 

recognised by the Office for the 

Police and Crime Commissioner, 

and we are presenting our 

successes to them and their 

partners in December. Play Into 

Space offered vulnerable local 

children who might be at risk 

of causing trouble a safe and 

secure environment, and helping 

them thrive through fun sports 

activities, interesting workshops 

and interaction with the police in 

a positive environment. 


Our Virtual Schools project in 

association with Buckinghamshire 

Council launched last week 

at the Portsmouth game. 

We are working with local 

children to offer a unique 

‘Pre-Apprenticeship’ project, 

in which they will learn about 

the ins-and-outs of a career in 

football to help them aspire to 

work in the industry when they 

are old enough to qualify for an 

apprenticeship. Areas covered 

include coaching and media 

work, as well as the broader 

principles of teamwork, planning 

and organisation. For more 

information about any of our 

Education projects and to get 

involved, contact our Head of 

Education, Mark Guildea at mark. 

guildea@wwfc.com. 

Our Elite Development Academy 

(EDA) continues to go from 

strength to strength. The main 

aim of the EDA has always been 

to minimise the difference in 

standards between the strongest 

grassroots players and the 

level required to be signed by 

professional clubs and their 

academies. 

To achieve this, we use our 

WWSET Elite Centre to run 

squads from under 6s to under 

15s, where the players receive 

up to four hours of professional 

coaching each week to help 

shape their development. We 

also help organise competitive 

games during school holidays 

against matching age teams 

at other professional clubs 

– recently we’ve held games 

against Reading, Oxford United 

and Northampton Town. 

Over 40 weeks of delivery, we 

have delivered 10,370 hours of 

coaching in the past 12 months. 

We are extremely proud of 

the fact that over 75 players 

have graduated from our EDA 

Academy to professional club 

academies including: Chelsea, 

Arsenal, Reading and Tottenham 

Hotspur. We monitor their 

progress closely and have the 

utmost belief that they will 

make it to the very best of the 

professional game. Contact WDA 

Manager, Lewis Bloom at lewis. 

bloom@wwfc.com if you know 

someone who wants to start 

their football journey with an 

ambitious football programme. 

Our Holiday camps have continued 

to be a massive success. We have 

coached over 500 players this 

year, numbers that are reduced 

by a Covid-19 break, and we 

receive some amazing feedback 

on these sessions. A measure for 

great these camps are is that our 

Christmas camp is already SOLD 

OUT, but we are planning for 

Easter and Summer already! Andy 

Homent is the man to contact for 

more information on upcoming 

camps at andrew.homent@wwfc. 

com. 

Our Fundraising team has some 

exciting events coming up in 

the next few months. We are 

running a Skydive, the National 

Three Peaks Challenge, various 

running events and a sponsored 

bike ride to the final fixture of 

the season up at Burton Albion. 

As well as a dinner at the end 

of the season. Details on all 

this is to follow very soon, but 

if you’re interested in hearing 

more information and to register 

your interest in taking part in 

any of these events, contact 

WWSET Head of Fundraising and 

Communications, Mark Fawkes at 

mark.fawkes@wwfc.com. 

THE CHAIRBOYs 

Our Friend sof WWSET 

relaunched in August 2021, and 

we are thrilled to have so many 

wonderful partners on board 

already. The package offers a 

number of benefits, and we are 

delighted to say that we are 

on the lookout for additional 

partners in the coming months. 

More information on the package 

can be found at wwset.co.uk/ 

friends-of-WWSET-overview/ 

We have been delighted to 

work with some wonderful 

partners, such as Chris Moore 

at Vestel, who provided us with 

a big screen in our classroom to 

improve our delivery, and to our 

maintenance man, Csaba Handa, 

for putting it up straight-ish! 

We’d also like to thank Graham 

Browne of Canon, who donated 

some cameras to WWSET to help 

us take better photographs and 

videography. And finally, we’d like 

to thank Susie Robertson and 

Michael Clark at O’Neills, John 

Lavender of Tsunami Axis, as well 

as Ross Batting at 3B Hire, who 

have both made big investments 

in our upcoming projects. More 

information to follow. 

Thank you for reading our 

updates in BluePrint and for 

following us on social media and 

on our website, and here’s to 

another three points today! Come 

on you Blues! 


THE CHAIRBOYS 

DATE K/O COMP H/A OPPOSITION ATT. REF RES STARTING XI 

AUGUST 2021 

SAT 7 15:00 SBL1 H Accrington Stanley 4,551 Breakspear W 2-1 Stockdale McCarthy Grimmer Stewart Jacobson 

TUE 10 19:45 CCup A Exeter City 2,555 Rock W 0-0* Stockdale Grimmer Burley Jacobson Freeman 

SAT 14 15:00 SBL1 A Cheltenham Town 3,860 Boyeson W 3-1 Stockdale Kaikai Grimmer Stewart Jacobson 

TUE 17 19:45 SBL1 A Wigan Athletic 8,671 Backhouse D 1-1 Stockdale Kaikai Grimmer Stewart 1 Jacobson 

SAT 21 15:00 SBL1 H Lincoln City 5,030 Bell W 1-0 Stockdale Freeman Grimmer · Stewart Jacobson 

TUE 24 19:45 CCup A Stevenage - Bourne W 2-2** Przybek Ram Tafazolli Jacobson · Kaikai 

SAT 28 15:00 SBL1 A Sunderland 29,344 Busby L 1-3 Stockdale Grimmer Tafazolli Jacobson Kaikai 

TUE 31 19:00 EFLT H Aston Villa u21 1,409 Howard L 1-3 Przybek Wheeler Thompson McCleary Hanlan 

SEPTEMBER 2021 

SAT 11 15:00 SBL1 A Oxford United 9,082 Sarginson D 0-0 Stockdale Grimmer Stewart Tafazolli Jacobson 

SAT 18 15:00 SBL1 H Charlton Athletic 5,832 Wright W 2-1 Stockdale Grimmer Stewart Tafazolli Jacobson 

TUE 21 19:45 CCup A Manchester City Jones L 1-6 Stockdale Stewart Tafazolli Jacobson Gape 

SAT 25 15:00 SBL1 A Milton Keynes Dons 9,355 Oldham L 0-1 Stockdale Grimmer Stewart · Tafazolli Jacobson 

TUE 28 19:45 SBL1 A Shrewsbury Town 4,510 Joyce W 2-1 Stockdale · Grimmer · Stewart · Tafazolli 1 Jacobson 1 

OCTOBER 2021 

SAT 2 15:00 SBL1 H Morecambe 4,161 Reeves W 4-3 Stockdale McCarthy Stewart Tafazolli 1 Jacobson 

TUE 5 19:00 EFLT A Milton Keynes Dons 1,320 Pollard L 1-2 Przybek McCarthy Obita Grimmer Jacobson 

SAT 9 15:00 SBL1 H Gillingham 4,992 Friend W 2-1 Stockdale McCarthy Stewart Tafazolli Jacobson 

SAT 16 15:00 SBL1 A Doncaster Rovers 6,134 Stockbridge W 2-0 Stockdale Stewart 1 Tafazolli Jacobson McCarthy 

TUE 19 19:45 SBL1 A Rotherham United 8,104 Madley D 0-0 Stockdale Stewart Tafazolli · Jacobson McCarthy 

SAT 23 15:00 SBL1 H Crewe Alexandra 4,813 Martin W 2-1 Stockdale Stewart Tafazolli 2 Jacobson McCarthy 

SAT 30 15:00 SBL1 A Fleetwood Town 2,657 Kitchen D 3-3 Stockdale Grimmer Jacobson · Stewart Tafazolli · 

NOVEMBER 2021 

TUE 2 19:45 SBL1 H Ipswich Town 6,943 Swabey L 1-4 Stockdale Jacobson Gape Stewart Tafazolli 

SAT 6 15:00 FA C A Hartlepool United 4,271 Drysdale D 2-2 Przybek Jacobson 1 · Gape Wheeler Thompson 

TUE 9 19:00 EFLT H Burton Albion 593 Speedie L 0-5 Przybek Burley Forino Ram Parsons · 

SAT 13 15:00 SBL1 H Portsmouth 6,471 Hair L 0-1 Stockdale Jacobson · Stewart Tafazolli Thompson 

TUE 16 19:45 FA C H Hartlepool United 1,582 Pollard L 0-1 Stockdale Grimmer Jacobson · Stewart · Thompson 

SAT 20 15:00 SBL1 H Bolton Wanderers 

TUE 23 19:45 SBL1 A Plymouth Argyle 

SAT 27 15:00 SBL1 A Sheffield Wednesday 

DECEMBER 2022 

TUE 7 19:45 SBL1 H Burton Albion 

SAT 11 15:00 SBL1 H AFC Wimbledon 

SAT 18 15:00 SBL1 A Bolton Wanderers 

SUN 26 15:00 SBL1 H Cambridge United 

WED 29 19:45 SBL1 A Ipswich Town 

JANUARY 2022 

SAT 1 15:00 SBL1 A Charlton Athletic 

SAT 8 15:00 SBL1 H Sunderland 

SAT 15 15:00 SBL1 H Oxford United 

SAT 22 15:00 SBL1 A Morecamber 

SAT 29 15:00 SBL1 H Milton Keynes Dons 

FEBRUARY 2022 

SAT 5 15:00 SBL1 A Cambridge United 

TUE 8 19:45 SBL1 H Shrewsbury Town 

SAT 12 15:00 SBL1 A Lincoln City 

SAT 19 15:00 SBL1 H Cheltenham Town 

TUE 22 19:45 SBL1 H Wigan Athletic 

SAT 26 15:00 SBL1 A Accrington Stanley 

MARCH 2022 

SAT 5 15:00 SBL1 A Crewe Alexandra 

SAT 12 15:00 SBL1 H Rotherham United 

SAT 19 15:00 SBL1 A Portsmouth 

SAT 26 15:00 SBL1 H Fleetwood Town 

APRIL 2022 

SAT 2 15:00 SBL1 H Doncaster Rovers 

SAT 9 15:00 SBL1 A Gillingham 

FRI 15 15:00 SBL1 H Plymouth Argyle 

MON 18 15:00 SBL1 A AFC Wimbledon 

SAT 23 15:00 SBL1 H Sheffield Wednesday 

SAT 30 15:00 SBL1 A Burton Albion 

* Wycombe won on penalties 4-3 | ** Wycombe won 5-4 on penalties 


THE CHAIRBOYs 

KEY: HOME GAMES ARE IN BOLD | GOALSCORER 1 | BOOKED · | SENT-OFF · | STARTING XI | FIRST SUB | SECOND SUB | THIRD SUB | FOURTH SUB | OWN GOAL ‡ 

SUBSTITUTES 

Obita Pendlebury Horgan Scowen McCleary 2 Vokes Akinfenwa 61’, Mehmeti 69’, Freeman 81’, Bloomfield, Kaikai, Samuel, Przybek 

Thompson Bloomfield Obita Kaikai Mehmeti · Samuel Pendlebury 45+5’, Horgan 45’, McCarthy 45’, Vokes 62’, Stewart, De Barr, Przybek 

Obita Pendlebury 2 Mehmeti Scowen Vokes 1 McCleary Freeman 75’, Akinfenwa 76’, Thompson 90+2’, Samuel, De Barr, Przybek, Burley 

Obita · Pendlebury · Scowen Mehmeti McCleary Vokes Thompson 59’, Horgan 60’, Akinfenwa 73’, Freeman, Samuel, Przybek, Burley 

Obita Thompson · Horgan Scowen Vokes · 1 McCleary Kaikai 63’, Mehmeti 84’, Akinfenwa, Samuel, Przybek, Pendlebury, Burley 

Burley · Pendlebury · Obita Samuel Mehmeti Akinfenwa 1 Stewart 45’, Horgan 66’, De Barr 71’ 1, Vokes, Kashket McCleary, Dickinson 

Thompson Scowen · Obita Mehmeti Horgan Vokes Wheeler 69’ 1, De Barr 74’, Akinfenwa 74’, Dickinson, Przybek, Pendlebury, Burley 

Pendlebury Burley Ram Linton Forino Parsons 1 Dickonson, Jacobson, Kaikai, Obita, Clark 

Thompson · McCleary Obita Scowen Hanlan Vokes Horgan 71’, Akinfenwa 73’, Wheeler 88’, Kaikai, McCarthy, Przybek, Pendlebury 

Thompson McCleary 2 Scowen Obita Vokes Horgan Akinfenwa 76’, Kaikai 81’, Hanlan 84’, Gape, Wheeler, McCarthy, Przybek 

McCarthy Wheeler Kaikai Obita Akinfenwa Hanlan 1 Vokes 65’, Horgan 68’, Scowen 75’, Grimmer, Thompson, Przybek 

Thompson McCleary Scowen Obita Vokes Horgan Hanlan 73’, Akinfenwa 73’, Wheeler 79’, Gape, Kaikai, McCarthy, Przybek 

McCarthy Scowen Thompson Kaikai · Vokes Hanlan Wheeler 70’, McCleary 82’, Akinfenwa 87’, Horgan, Mehmeti, Obita, Przybek 

Thompson 1 McCleary Scowen Obita Vokes 1 Horgan 1 Hanlan 71’, Mehmeti 88’, Wheeler 90+5’, Grimmer, Kaikai, Akinfenwa, Przybek 

Gape Pendlebury Mehmeti Parsons Hanlan 1 Wheeler · De Barr 67’, Thompson 90+2 ·’, Dickinson, Stewart, Tafazolli, Vokes 

Thompson McCleary 1 Scowen Obita Hanlan 1 Vokes Mehmeti 84’, Akinfenwa 84’, Wheeler 88’, Grimmer, Gape, Przybek, Parsons 

Scowen Thompson Obita McCleary Akinfenwa 1 Hanlan · Wheeler 62’, Horgan 77’, Gape 83’, Grimmer, Kaikai, Mehmeti, Przybek 

Gape Scowen Obita Horgan McCleary Vokes Kaikai 71’, Hanlan 76’, Thompson 90+5’, Grimmer, Wheeler, Mehmeti, Przybek 

Thompson Scowen Obita McCleary Vokes Hanlan Gape 68’, Kaikai 75’, Akinfenwa 82’, Grimmer, Wheeler, Horgan, Przybek 

Thompson Vokes 1 Horgan Hanlan 1 Akinfenwa 1 Scowen · Obita 56’, Wheeler 65’, Mehmeti 79’, Przybek, Gape, Kaikai, McCarthy 

Wheeler 1 Vokes Hanlan · Obita McCarthy Scowen · Akinfenwa 76’, Horgan 76’, Kaiakai 76’, Przybek, Grimmer, Thompson, Mehmeti 

Vokes Kaikai Horgan · Obita · McCarthy Forino 1 Mehmeti 70’, Scowen 70’, Hanlan 84’, De Barr 90+2’, Pendlebury, Parsons 

Obita Pendlebury Leathers Mehmeti Hanlan Linton Clark 45’, Wakely 45’, Anderson 

Vokes Hanlan Mehmeti Obita · McCarthy · Scowen Przybek, Grimmer, Wheeler 76’, Akinfenwa 76’, Pendlebury, Forino, Parsons 

Vokes Horgan Hanlan Akinfenwa Obita Scowen Przybek, Wheeler 72’ ·, Akinfenwa, McCarthy 86’, Pendlebury, Forino, Mehmeti 78’ 


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NEWS FROM WYCOMBE WANDERERS TRUST 

Programme Sellers 

As this is the last programme, I’d 

like to say a big thank you to all 

those who have sold programmes 

as volunteers over the years - in 

particular since we have had 

supporters back at games. Many 

thanks to Margaret Hodgson and 

Jenny Darby for sitting in Sandie’s 

hut, welcoming people to the 

ground and selling programmes. 

Volunteers 

We now have an up-to-date list of 

Volunteers willing to help, with a 

variety of skill sets. We currently 

have three teams of Volunteers, 

Weekday, Matchday and a Sunday 

post-match cleaning team. They all 

do a tremendous job and save the 

Club £000s in the process. If you’d 

like to join our Volunteers, please 

get in touch with Georgina Heritage 

at georgina@4everblues.com 

Wycombe Wanderers Women 

Our women’s team go from 

strength to strength, with 

some great results on the pitch 

recently. Today our Women’s 

first team will be joining us at 

the Trust table in the Caledonian 

Suite before the game. Come 

along and meet them, find out 

more about Women’s football, 

and how to join us either now or 

in the future. Here’s our latest 

fixture list: 

First Team: 28/11 - Woodley 

United - 2pm - Bucks College, 

Spring Lane, Flackwell Heath 

Reserves: 21/11 - Chinnor Ladies - 

2pm - Lane End Playing Fields 

U18s: 4/12 - Wargrave - 10.30am - 

Lane End Playing Fields 

We received a very kind donation 

of £100 for our Women’s teams 

from Tony Gravett at the Trust 

table last week. He dedicated 

it to Julie Hayward. If you are 

interested in helping our teams, 

you can make a donation at the 

Trust table or via our bank account 

Account: Wycombe Wanderers 

Ladies 

Sort Code: 30-94-28 

Account Number: 65686760 

Trust AGM 

This was held in the Honours 

Lounge on Thursday 18th 

November. Minutes will be 

posted on the Trust website in 

the near future. Thanks to all who 

attended. 

Disabled Supporters Association 

The Disabled Supporters 

Association coach to Sheffield 

Wednesday on Saturday 

November 27th is booked and 

spaces are filling up. 

The cost is £28 per head, unless 

you are a paid up member of 

OWWSA when their reduced 

rates apply – Adult £23, Senior 

£22, Junior £21. 

Coach will leave Adams Park at 9am. 

Any supporters with any kind of 

disability will be very welcome, 

plus friends and family of course. 

Please email dsa@wwfc.com if 

you would like to book. 

Quarters Ball Club 

Wycombe Wanderers Trust runs 

a monthly draw where you can 

‘Back the Blues’ AND have a 

chance to win a big cash prize. 

The Quarters Ball Club has been 

created to: 

- raise money for Wycombe 

Wanderers Trust 

- help protect the Trust’s 

‘supporter quarter’ ownership of 

WWFC 

- and to help keep Adams Park 

100% Trust-owned. 

If you win the monthly draw you 

will be paid a guaranteed 40% of 

all the money collected and you 

could also win the Quarters Ball 

Rollover Jackpot (see Rules 6-8 

for how this can be won) 

Tickets for the draw cost just £2 and 

you can buy as many as you like. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

SUPPORT AND GOOD LUCK! 

Nigel Kingston 

Trust Chairman 


Wycombe Wanderers 

Manager: Gareth Ainsworth 

Jack Grimmer 2 

Joe Jacobson 3 

Dominic Gape 4 

Anthony Stewart 5 

Ryan Tafazolli 6 

David Wheeler 7 

Curtis Thompson 8 

Sam Vokes 9 

Matt Bloomfield 10 

Garath McCleary 12 

David Stockdale GK 13 

Sullay Kaikai 16 

Daryl Horgan 17 

Brandon Hanlan 18 

Anis Mehmeti 19 

Adebayo Akinfenwa 20 

Jack Wakely 21 

Nick Freeman 22 

Jordan Obita 23 

Adam Leathers 24 

Jason McCarthy 26 

Josh Scowen 28 

Jean-Baptiste Fischer 27 

Tjay de Barr 29 

Tyla Dickinson GK 30 

Adam Przybek GK 31 

Curtis Anderson GK 32 

Oliver Pendlebury 33 

Andre Burley 34 

Max Ram 35 

Malachi Linton 36 

James Clark 37 

Chris Forino 38 

Connor Parsons 39 

Next Up @ Adams Park 

bolton Wanderers 

Manager: Ian Evatt 

1 Matthew Gilks GK 

2 Gethin Jones 

3 Declan John 

4 Jordan Williams 

5 Ricardo Santos 

6 George Johnston 

7 Nathan Delfouneso 

8 Josh Sheehan 

9 Eóin Doyle 

11 Amadou Bakayoko 

12 Joel Dixon GK 

14 Xavier Amaechi 

15 Will Aimson 

17 Oladapo Afolayan 

18 Andrew Tutte 

20 Kieran Lee 

21 Harry Brockbank 

23 Lloyd Isgrove 

24 Elias Kachunga 

25 George Thomason 

26 Liam Edwards 

27 Alex John-Baptiste 

28 Brandon Comley 

29 Liam Gordon 

30 Ronan Darcy 

34 Adam Senior 

40 Luke Hutchinson GK 

41 Reiss Greenidge 

42 Matt Tweedley 

43 Matthew Alexander GK 

44 Finlay Hurford-Lockett 

45 Jay Fitzmartin 

46 Ryan Colvin 

47 Max Conway 

48 Mitchell Henry 

49 Arran Pettifer 

Tuesday 7th December 2021 

Kick Off 7.45pm 

Today’s MATCH OFFICIALs 

Referee: James Oldham 

AR1: Darren Blunden 

AR2: Stephen Brown 

Fourth Official: Lisa Rashid

Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

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