Chairboys make fast start. The West Yorkshire derby is held between City and local rivals Leeds United and Huddersfield Town. The season started in incredible fashion, Cambridge United were comfortably beaten 30 on the opening day, Simon Garner scoring within two minutes. The club decided to pursue amateur instead of professional football and joined the Great Western Suburban League and remained there until the outbreak of the First World War. The nickname was used in the early days of the Club but was only resurrected after the 1980s fanzine Chairboys Gas dug out the name from the history books. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Waddock did however guide the Wanderers straight back to League One at the first attempt. Wycombe are called the Chairboys because of the tradition of chair-making in the town of High Wycombe. It was designed by Sheffield City Councils Design & Building Services and named after the nearby River Don. Wycombe were now homing in on the Football League, and as the season progressed it became more and more certain that the Football League dream was about to become reality, and league football was finally going to come to the county of Buckinghamshire for the first time. Johnny Way pulled goal back but were denied an equaliser by some fine goalkeeping. Who is Wycombe Wanderers all time top goal scorer? Their previous home was Loftus Road, west London, which they shared with Queens Park Rangers football club. However, the amateurs came back in the second half and Dick Braisher smashed home an equaliser with 15 to go. The indifferent form continued into the New Year, but a fourth round FA Cup tie at home to Tottenham Hotspur proved a welcome distraction, with Wycombe taking the lead through Fred Onyedinma in the first half, before the Premier League club found their form to win the tie 41. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Lawrie Sanchez was appointed his successor and tasked with keeping the club in the Second Division. Wycombe are called the Chairboys because of the tradition of chair-making in the town of High Wycombe. The first leg was played at Moss Lane and Ken Wilson gave the Blues a first half lead. Born in London, Mick moved to Peterborough when he was just 4 years old. Could Derby County be relegated? Striker Sean Devine was brought in on loan from Barnet but there was stunning news to follow when Keith Scott signed for local rivals Reading for 250,000. Lambert resigned shortly afterwards. A tense first half ended in stalemate and just before the hour Mark West poked home from a corner to give the Wanderers a crucial lead. His assistant Alan Gane took over but were unable to halt the slide and the team lost eleven of the last 14 league games. Wycombe refused to enter the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup in the 190001 season in protest. Is Buckinghamshire a nice place to live? 19,403 supporters travelled to Birmingham for one of the proudest moments in the club's history. There was an enjoyable, if short-lived, run in the Football League Cup which saw a Jermaine McSporran inspired 42 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in the second leg after a 10 defeat in the first leg. A desperate 10 defeat by Gillingham in an FA Cup first round replay followed and after a 42 league defeat at Carlisle United, popular goalkeeper Paul Hyde fell out with the manager and never played for the team again. On 22 September 2012, after Wycombe's third successive defeat, Waddock was sacked as manager with immediate effect. 202021 EFL Championship, Relegated teams (from Premier League to Championship). Scott departed on the same evening that Wanderers travelled to Bristol Rovers, five points adrift at the bottom of the table and eight points from safety. Goals from Jock McCallum (2), Ken Butler and Henri Mikrut earned a 41 win. 14,000 at a snow-bound Loakes Park saw the home side do everything but score and the visitors escaped with a goalless draw. His first season was a relatively quiet one, but that was followed by a successful season in 195354 with a third-place finish in the Isthmian League and another Berks & Bucks Senior Cup triumph, Slough Centre being beaten 31 in a replay. The Wanderers were invited to retain their membership of the Southern League but declined, accepting that it was clearly no place for amateurs. Ashford soon established himself as a cult figure at Loakes Park and was nicknamed "God". Having previously never passed the second round, Wycombe defeated Fulham away, and knocked out then Premier League side Charlton Athletic in the quarter-finals. In 194950 the club went one step further, reaching the semi-finals after seeing off Maidenhead United, Bungay Town, Crook Town and Dulwich Hamlet. The match ball still exists today and can be found in current secretary Keith Allen's office! On 19 April 1947 before an Isthmian League game with Corinthian Casuals at Loakes Park, Frank Adams presented the deeds to Club President C P Vine. The following season was even worse and the side had apply for re-election after finishing second from bottom. When Did Wycombe Get Promoted To The Championship? Despite this the 193940 Isthmian League began with a 40 home win over Woking and a 30 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round win at Hounslow Town but the following day, 3 September 1939, Great Britain declared war on Germany.