Gareth Ainsworth said former Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Alex Lynch ‘gave everything for this club’, after the 27-year-old confirmed his retirement from professional football on Tuesday [January 31].

Lynch, who spent two years with the Chairboys between 2014 and 2016, only featured in a handful of games, but three of those appearances came during the 2015 League Two play-off campaign.

This ended in a heart-breaking penalty shoot-out defeat against Southend United in the final.

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Following his departure seven years ago, the Welshman forged a successful career in the Non League but suffered numerous injury problems, which included missing three years' worth of game time between 2018 and 2021.

He is now a coach at the Welsh side, Holyhead Hotspur.

Speaking on working with the former keeper, Ainsworth said: “Alex Lynch was an enthusiastic youngster who came through our doors and was given a great chance following Matt Ingram’s injury [in May 2015].

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“He was unfortunate that we went a different direction with the goalkeepers.

"I would like to say that we have always done well with our keepers, so for Alex to play eight games for us, with four of them being on TV…that is quite something!

“I can’t think of another keeper who has had 50 per cent of their games for one club being in huge fixtures that were in the play-offs and FA Cup.

“Alex gave everything for this club and for me, and I really hope he has a successful coaching career with Holyhead.”