List of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers

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Gareth Ainsworth
Former Wycombe Wanderers' manager Gareth Ainsworth, pictured in 2011.

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English association football club, based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The club was founded in 1887,[1] and competes in League One during the 2021–22 season.

For the first 82 years of their existence, Wycombe Wanderers didn't employ a manager, with the team being selected by the captain at the time. James McCormick was the first coach to be appointed in 1951 but it wasn't until Brian Lee took the reins in 1969 that the club had a recognised manager.[1]

Following the sacking of Gary Waddock, Gareth Ainsworth was appointed as Wycombe Wanderers's caretaker-manager on 24 September 2012.[2] Since 2013, he has been Wycombe's permanent manager.[3]

Managers[edit]

Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker-management are highlighted in italics. Win percentage is rounded to one decimal place. Statistics are correct as of 21 May 2022.[4]
Key

M: Matches played W: Matches won D: Matches drawn L: Matches lost

Name Nation From To M W D L Win % Honours and achievements Notes
James McCormick  England 1 August 1951 31 July 1952 0 0 0 0 !—
—
 [5]
Sid Cann  England 1 August 1952 31 July 1961 6 1 0 5 016.7
[6]
Graham Adams  England 1 August 1961 31 July 1962 2 0 1 1 000.0
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup runners-up: 1961–62
 [7]
Don Welsh  England 1 August 1962 31 July 1964 2 1 0 1 050.0
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1963–64
 [8]
Barry Darvill  England 1 August 1964 31 July 1968 5 0 3 2 000.0
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1967–68
 [9]
Manager during 1968–69 season unknown
Brian Lee  England 1 August 1969 31 July 1976 13 4 5 4 030.8
  • Isthmian League champions: 1970–71 & 1971–72
  • Isthmian League Division One championsA : 1973–74 & 1974–75
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1972–73, 1973–74 & 1974–75
  • Anglo–Italian Semipro. Cup champions: 1975–76[10]
 [11]
Ted Powell  England 1 August 1976 31 July 1977 2 1 0 1 050.0
  • Isthmian League Division One runners-up: 1976–77
 [12]
John Reardon  England 1 August 1977 31 July 1978 1 0 0 1 000.0
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1977–78
 [13]
Andy Williams  England 1 August 1978 31 July 1980 2 0 0 2 000.0
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1978–79
 [14]
Mike Keen  England 1 August 1980 31 July 1984 7 1 2 4 014.3
  • Isthmian League Premier Division championsB : 1982–83
  • Isthmian Charity Shield champions: 1983–84
    Isthmian League Cup runners-up: 1981–82, 1982–83 & 1983–84
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup runners-up: 1981–82
 [15]
Paul Bence  England 1 August 1984 31 July 1986 3 2 0 1 066.7
  • Promoted to Alliance Premier League (3rd place in Isthmian League Premier Division): 1984–85
  • Isthmian League Cup champions: 1984–85
  • Isthmian Charity Shield champions: 1985–86
 [16]
Alan Gane  England 1 August 1986 31 July 1987 0 0 0 0 !—
  • Isthmian League Premier Division champions (promoted to Conference): 1986–87
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1986–87
 [17]
Peter Suddaby  England 1 August 1987 31 July 1988 0 0 0 0 !—
  • Isthmian Charity Shield champions: 1987–88
 [18]
Jim Kelman  Scotland 1 August 1988 31 July 1990 0 0 0 0 !—
  • Berks & Bucks Senior Cup champions: 1989–90
 [19]
Martin O'Neill  Northern Ireland 1 August 1990 13 June 1995 112 52 32 28 046.4
[20]
Alan Smith  England 29 June 1995 31 July 1996 52 16 17 19 030.8
—
 [21]
Neil Smillie  England 1 August 1996 22 October 1996 No stats available
—
 [22]
John Gregory  England 22 October 1996 25 February 1998 76 25 23 28 032.9
—
 [23]
Neil Smillie  England 25 February 1998 11 January 1999 47 13 15 19 027.7
—
 [22]
Terry Evans  England 11 January 1999 5 February 1999 2 0 0 2 000.0
—
 [24]
Lawrie Sanchez  Northern Ireland 5 February 1999 30 September 2003 256 87 71 98 034.0 [25]
John Gorman  Scotland 2 October 2003 5 November 2003 8 2 3 3 025.0
—
 [26]
Tony Adams  England 5 November 2003 9 November 2004 53 12 21 20 022.6
—
 [27]
Keith Ryan  England 15 November 2004 30 November 2004 3 2 0 1 066.7
—
 [28]
John Gorman  Scotland 30 November 2004 5 June 2006 83 30 27 26 036.1
—
 [26]
Paul Lambert  Scotland 30 June 2006 30 May 2008 108 44 29 35 040.7 [29]
Peter Taylor  England 30 May 2008 9 October 2009 63 22 22 19 034.9 [30]
Gary Waddock  Republic of Ireland 13 October 2009 23 September 2012 147 47 39 61 032.0
  • Promoted to League One (3rd place in League Two): 2010–11
 [31]
Gareth Ainsworth  England 24 September 2012 21 February 2023 550 219 137 194 039.8
[32]
Matt Bloomfield  England 21 February 2023 0 0 0 0 !—

Footnotes[edit]

A.  By the 1973–74 season, the Isthmian League had split into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.
B.  By the 1977–78 season, the Isthmian League had split into three divisions: Premier Division, Division One and Division Two.

References[edit]

General

Specific

  1. ^ a b "Manager history". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Statement: Ainsworth named caretaker". wycombewanderers.co.uk. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ainsworth commits to the Chairboys". Wycombe Wanderers. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers Managers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Managers: James McCormack". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Managers: Sid Cann". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Managers: Graham Adams". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Managers: Don Welsh". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Managers: Barry Darvill". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  10. ^ "The end of amateurism". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Managers: Brian Lee". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Managers: Ted Powell". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Managers: John Reardon". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Managers: Andy Williams". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Managers: Mike Keen". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Managers: Paul Bence". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Managers: Alan Gane". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Managers: Peter Suddaby". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Managers: Jim Kelman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Managers: Martin O'Neill". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Managers: Alan Smith". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Managers: Neil Smillie". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Managers: John Gregory". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Managers: Terry Evans". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Managers: Lawrie Sanchez". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Managers: John Gorman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  27. ^ "Managers: Tony Adams". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  28. ^ "Managers: Keith Ryan". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  29. ^ "Managers: Paul Lambert". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  30. ^ "Managers: Peter Taylor". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  31. ^ "Managers: Gary Waddock". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  32. ^ "Managers: Gareth Ainsworth". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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