Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
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| Full name | Wycombe Wanderers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Chairboys The Blues |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Ground | Adams Park |
| Capacity | 9,617 |
| Owner | Wycombe Wanderers Trust |
| Chairman | Andrew Howard |
| Manager | Gareth Ainsworth |
| League | League Two |
| 2015–16 | League Two, 13th |
| Website | Club home page |
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club /ˈwɪkəm/ is a professional association football club in Buckinghamshire based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's nicknames are "the Chairboys" and "the Blues" and the name of their stadium is Adams Park, which is situated on the western outskirts of High Wycombe.
The current manager of the club is Gareth Ainsworth, who was appointed as player/manager following a period during which he served as caretaker manager, after Gary Waddock was relieved of his duties following a 1–0 defeat at home to Wimbledon on 22 September 2012. Ainsworth retired from playing at the end of the 2012–13 season. He is assisted by Richard Dobson and Barry Richardson.
The club was awarded the Family Club of the Year award twice in a row in 2006–07 and 2007–08. This is the only time that the award has been given to the same club in consecutive seasons. The club received a Football League Family Excellence Award after the 2009–10, 2011–12 and 13–14 seasons.
The exact details of the formation of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. have largely been lost to history. A group of young furniture trade workers started a team to play matches in 1884. This team was called North Town Wanderers.
In 1887, a meeting held at the Steam Engine public house in Station Road, High Wycombe saw the formation of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. It is highly likely the club was named Wanderers after the famous Wanderers, winners of the first F.A. Cup in 1872. The club played friendly matches between 1887 and 1896. It first entered the F.A. Amateur Cup in 1894 and the F.A. Cup in 1895. In 1895 the club moved to Loakes Park, which would become its home for the next 95 years. In 1896 the club joined the Southern League and competed in the Second Division until 1908.
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