Retained lists and released players

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Hull City

Hull City can confirm its retained list following the conclusion of the 2022/23 Sky Bet Championship season.

The club has exercised one-year options on captain Lewie Coyle, midfielder Greg Docherty and forward Vaughn Covil.

Young goalkeeper David Robson, whose current contract expires this summer, has been offered a new deal.

Forwards Tyler Smith and Billy Chadwick will not be retained when their contracts expire on 30th June. Smith scored five goals in 39 matches for the Tigers, while Hull-born Chadwick made nine senior appearances after progressing through the club’s academy.

Left-back Callum Elder, as communicated earlier this month, will also be leaving after four years in East Yorkshire.

Loan players Nathan Baxter, Aaron Connolly, Karl Darlow, Malcolm Ebiowei and Dimitrios Pelkas have returned to their parent clubs.

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Swindon

The following players, Ricky Aguiar, Conor Brann, Jake Cain, Tom Clayton, Ronan Darcy, Reece Devine, Marcel Lavinier, Harrison Minturn, Tyrese Shade, Jacob Wakeling, Tomi Adeloye, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Remeao Hutton, Ellis Iandolo, Saidou Khan and Charlie Austin remain in contract for next season.


Young talented midfielder Anton Dworzak will join the first-team ahead of our next campaign after he signed his first professional contract in April.

Cian Harries, Mo Dabre, Harry Parsons, George Cowmeadow, Oscar Massey, Jonny Williams and Morgan Roberts will leave the club this summer having not been offered new contracts, while Mathieu Baudry has retired from professional football due to injuries after 17 years at senior level.

The club have also offered a new contract to Tom Brewitt, whose current deal expires on 30th June 2023.

The Robins have, meanwhile, triggered an extension to the contracts of George McEachran and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.

Following the conclusion of their loan spells, Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough), Luke Jephcott (Plymouth Argyle), Ciaran Brennan (Sheffield Wednesday), Joe Tomlinson (Peterborough) and Dylan Kadji (Bristol City) have returned to their parent clubs.

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Walsall

The following players remain in contract for the 23/24 season:
Jamille Matt
Ronan Maher
Joe Riley
Isaac Hutchinson
Tom Knowles
Liam Got don
Brandon Comley
Oisin McEntee
Donervon Daniels
Owen Evans
Rollin Menayese

The following players will not be offered a new contract when their current deal expires. The club wishes to thank those players and wish them all the best for the future.
Liam Kinsella
Conor Wilkinson
Andy Williams
Jacob Maddox
Peter Clarke
Timmy Abraham
Joss Labadie
Manny Months
Hayden White
Sam Perry
Jonas Mukuna

In particular we would like to place on record a special thanks to Liam Kinsella, who has been at the club since he was eight years old and progressed through our Academy before going on to play 253 times in the first team. Liam will remain one of our favourite sons and will always be welcome at Walsall Football Club.

The club have offered a new contract to Joe Foulkes, who has completed a successful season-long loan at Kidderminster Harriers which culminated in their promotion to the National League. Jack Earing has also been offered a new short-term deal as he continues his rehabilitation from injury.

Talks are ongoing with Taylor Allen whilst second year Scholar, Marvellous Onabirekhanlen, has been offered a first professional contract.

Douglas James-Taylor, Mat Stevens, Robbie Willmott, Yann Songo’o, Joe Low and Jackson Smith have all now formally returned to their parent clubs after loan spells at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.

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Bristol Rovers

The following loans have now concluded and these players will return to their parent clubs:
Ellery Balcombe, Lamare Bogarde, Josh Coburn, Lewis Gibson, Jarell Quansah.

The following players are still under contract for next season:
James Belshaw, Trevor Clarke, Aaron Collins, James Connolly, Antony Evans, Sam Finley, Lewis Gordon, James Gibbons, Luca Hoole, Jerry Lawrence, Ryan Loft, John Marquis, Luke McCormick, Jordan Rossiter, Scott Sinclair, Jed Ward.

The following players have been made new contract offers:
Josh Grant, Harvey Greenslade, Ryan Jones, Grant Ward.

Anssi Jaakkola has been offered the position of permanent goalkeeping coach.

Following his retirement, Glenn Whelan will transition into full-time first-team coach after a season as player-coach.

The following players have not been given new contract offers and will be free to seek new opportunities over the summer:
Harry Anderson, Paul Coutts, Calum Macdonald.

The following players will sadly be retiring from playing professional football upon the conclusion of their contracts:
Nick Anderton, Alex Rodman.