Wycombe Wanderers Trivia Quiz

Answer: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

High Wycombe is a town in south Buckinghamshire, a few miles north west of London. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. were founded there in 1887 in a pub called the Steam Engine. None of the other three "towns" listed in the options actually exist.

Answer: Isthmian League

The Isthmian League is one of the main leagues below Football League level in England, with its members mainly coming from London and the home counties. Wycombe were champions of this league eight times, and turned down the opportunity to move up to the Alliance Premier League (forerunner of the National League) on a number of occasions. The accepted promotion in 1985.

Answer: Dark Blue & Light Blue

Alternatively known as Oxford (dark) Blue and Cambridge (light) Blue, Wycombe have always worn these colours for their first choice strip. Designs varied until 1990, since when they have always worn quartered shirts.

Answer: The Chairboys

Wycombe's home town has a long history of furniture making, and the young men who founded the club were believed to have been involved in the manufacture of chairs, thus the nickname.

Answer: Martin O'Neill

Former Nottingham Forest and Northern Ireland international Martin O'Neill was in the early days of his managerial career when he arrived at Wycombe in 1990. He led them to promotion to the Football League in 1993, and then promotion to the third tier at the first time of asking. O'Neill would eventually leave for Norwich City in 1995, before going on to enjoy much success with Leicester City and Celtic.

Answer: Preston North End

Wycombe's first Football League season saw them finish in fourth place in Division Three, which guaranteed them a place in the end-of-season play-offs. After defeating Carlisle United 4-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, they faced Preston at Wembley on May 28th, 1994. Trailing 1-2 at half-time, they came back to win 4-2, with Dave Carroll scoring the final two goals.

Answer: Adams Park

Wycombe Wanderers had played at Loakes Park from 1895 until 1990, but were forced to relocate when the local hospital announced plans to expand on to the site of the ground. Adams Park, named after a former club captain, was opened on 6th August 1990, with a friendly against Nottingham Forest.

The original capacity of 6,000 eventually increased to just under 10,000 after further development.

Answer: Liverpool

As a third-tier club, Wycombe weren't expected to go far in the competition, but wins over Harrow Borough, Millwall, Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wimbledon and Leicester City saw them reach the sem-finals, where they were drawn to play Liverpool at Villa Park.

There, they held their more esteemed opponents goalless until the 78th minute, when Emile Heskey scored for the Reds. A Robbie Fowler goal looked to have clinched it, but a late Keith Ryan goal for Wycombe made for a nervous last few minutes for the men from Merseyside.

Answer: Swan

A swan appears on the emblems of both the clubs home town and home county. The club's badge features a white swan with a gold chain around its neck.

Answer: Gareth Ainsworth

Gareth Ainsworth first arrived at Wycombe on loan from Queens Park Rangers in 2009, but soon signed a full-time deal with the club, playing in midfield. He replaced Gary Waddock as manager in 2012. In season 2019-20, Wycombe Wanderers finished in the play-off positions after the season was foreshortened by the COVID pandemic.

A 6-3 aggregate win over Fleetwood Town in the semi-finals saw Wycombe reach the Wembley final, where Oxford United were defeated 2-1.