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2008–09 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

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

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

Competitions

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Football League Two

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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

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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   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   86'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,562
18 October 2008 11 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Darlington High Wycombe
McGleish   90' (pen.) Kennedy   58'
Ryan   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   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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

References

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  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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