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==Sport== ===Football=== The town's [[Association football|football]] team, [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]], founded in 1887, play at [[Adams Park]], named after Frank Adams who donated the old [[Loakes Park]] ground to the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loakes Park 1947 - A gift to Wycombe Wanderers from Frank Adams |url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/history/lprk1947.htm |website=www.chairboys.co.uk |access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> They relocated to their current stadium in 1990. They currently play in [[EFL League One]] and have been members of the [[English Football League]] since 1993 when they were promoted as champions of the [[1992β93 Football Conference]]. Since then they have enjoyed two notable cup runs (to the semi-finals of the [[FA Cup]] in 2001 and the [[Football League Cup]] in 2007), and four recent promotions from the fourth tier of the English league to the third tier (via the playoffs in 1994, and automatically in 2009, 2011 and 2018), plus promotion from the third tier to the second tier (Championship) via the playoffs in 2020. They have been managed by a number of high-profile football figures, including [[Martin O'Neill]], [[Lawrie Sanchez]], [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]], and [[Gareth Ainsworth]]. Their current manager is [[Mike Dodds]], who succeeded the previous Wycombe player and manager [[Matt Bloomfield]]. ===Rugby=== The [[Wasps RFC|Wasps]] [[rugby union]] team also played at Adams Park for home games between the 2002β03 season and December 2014, the club's most successful spell.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wasps.co.uk/news/article/2014/10/08/the-ricoh-arena-q-as |title=Ricoh Stadium Move |date=8 October 2014 |work=Wasps RFC |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=10 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010204542/http://www.wasps.co.uk/news/article/2014/10/08/the-ricoh-arena-q-as |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Cricket=== High Wycombe Cricket Club is an English amateur [[cricket]] club with a history of cricket in the village dating back to 1823.<ref>{{cite web |title=High Wycombe Cricket Club |url=https://highwycombe.play-cricket.com |website=highwycombe.play-cricket.com |publisher=High Wycombe CC |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> The club has a significant success record, with 9 [[Home Counties Premier Cricket League]] championship titles to their name.<ref name="HCPCL">{{cite web |title=Home Counties Premier Cricket |url=https://hcpcl.play-cricket.com/home |website=hcpcl.play-cricket.com |publisher=HCPCL |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> High Wycombe field five senior teams. The 1st team play in the [[Home Counties Premier Cricket League]] (a designated [[ECB Premier League]]<ref name="HCPCL" />) and the rest compete in the Thames Valley Cricket League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thames Valley Cricket League |url=https://thamesvalleycl.play-cricket.com/home |website=thamesvalleycl.play-cricket.com |publisher=TVCL |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> They also have an established junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Bucks Cricket Competitions league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bucks Cricket Competitions |url=https://buckscricketcomps.play-cricket.com/home |website=buckscricketcomps.play-cricket.com |publisher=BCC |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>
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