Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
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Wycombe Wanderers F.C. are an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Two. Their nickname is the "Chairboys" and they play in light blue and dark blue quarters. The traditional name of Wycombe's ground (currently known as Causeway Stadium because of a naming rights deal) is Adams Park.
They were until recently managed by former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams, but he resigned in November 2004, citing personal reasons. The current manager is John Gorman.
The club was founded in the 1880s by a group of furniture-makers, and settled at Loakes Park in High Wycombe in 1895. From 1896 they played in the Southern League, but had little success in a league dominated by professional teams. They moved to the Great Western Suburban League in 1908 and to the Spartan League after the First World War. After winning the Spartan League they joined the Isthmian League in 1921. Although they won the FA Amateur Cup in 1931 it would be 1956 before they won the first of eight Isthmian League titles.
In 1985 they were promoted to the Football Conference (then the Gola League) and, though they only lasted one season they were promoted again at the first attempt. Two important changes occurred in 1990: the Chairboys left Loakes Park for a new home at Adams Park, and Martin O'Neill was appointed manager. Under O'Neill they won the FA Trophy twice and were promoted to The Football League in 1993. They were an immediate success in the League, winning promotion in their first season and narrowly missing out on the Division Two playoffs in their second.
Martin O'Neill left the club for what would turn out to be a short tenure at Norwich in 1995, and the side became, at best, mid-table performers in Division Two. An epic FA Cup run in 2000-2001 saw them reach the semi-final where they were beaten by Liverpool 2-1 at Villa Park. They were relegated in 2004, joining Football League Two for its first season under that name.
Honours
- FA Cup semi-finalists 2001
- Football Conference champions 1993
- FA Trophy winners 1991, 1993
- FA Amateur Cup winners 1931
- Isthmian League champions 8 times
External links
- Official Site (http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/)
- Chairboys.co.uk (http://www.chairboys.co.uk/)
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