Cauley Woodrow explains why Wycombe Wanderers was the only club he wanted to join

Cauley Woodrow says his enjoyment of life at Wycombe Wanderers last season made the decision to return to Adams Park on a permanent deal an easy one. The 31-year-old striker has re-joined the Chairboys from Luton Town after a successful loan spell in 2025/26, during which he scored 12 goals in 40 appearances across all competitions and finished as the club’s leading scorer. Woodrow became a popular figure among supporters during his year in Buckinghamshire and admitted there was only one destination on his mind once the opportunity arose to leave Kenilworth Road this summer. Speaking after putting pen to paper, the forward said he was “over the moon” to be back. “I think I probably made it clear in my interview at the end of the season how much I enjoyed it here last season,” he said. “Once I knew there was an opportunity to come back here, there was only one place I wanted to come. So yeah, really delighted to be back.” The move marks the latest chapter in a career that began at Luton Town in 2010 before he earned a switch to Fulham. Woodrow spent eight years at Craven Cottage, scoring 12 goals in 66 appearances while also gaining valuable experience during loan spells with Southend United, Burton Albion, Bristol City and Barnsley. A permanent move to Oakwell followed in 2019 and proved to be one of the most productive periods of his career, with the striker finding the net 46 times in 143 appearances for the Tykes. He returned to boyhood club Luton ahead of the 2022/23 campaign and played a role in their promotion-winning season as the Hatters reached the Premier League. A subsequent loan spell at Blackburn Rovers preceded last season’s successful stint with Wycombe. Woodrow believes the relationships he built with players, staff and supporters during his loan spell were a major factor behind his return. “Last year, I felt like I wasn't a loan player,” he explained. “I love all the lads, I love the staff and the management team. I felt like I'd been at Wycombe for longer than a year. “To be back now permanently is really great. Obviously, I settled in last year, so it's not going to take me long to settle back in.” The striker also hinted at a sense of unfinished business after Wanderers narrowly missed out on promotion last season. “Obviously, in terms of us as a team, we could have achieved a lot more and I think maybe there’s some unfinished business for us as a group,” he said. “If we get our heads down and work hard, we can really do that. "We showed it at times last season, but you've got to do it throughout the whole course of the season. “If we start well, then we can really achieve something special together.” Woodrow was greeted warmly by his former team-mates on his first day back at the club and is now eager to repay the faith shown in him by supporters. “I was really grateful for the fans and how they took to me,” he said. “I had a really good relationship with them and I'm really looking forward to scoring more goals with them and hopefully having some great moments over the course of the next few years.”