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Barnsley Football Club can confirm its annual retained list, which has been submitted to the EFL following the conclusion of the 23/24 campaign.
Players aged 24 and over as of 30 June 2024 who have been retained or have a contract offer pending:
Josh Benson, Sam Cosgrove, Barry Cotter, Andy Dallas, Maël de Gevigney, Josh Earl, Ben Killip, Conor McCarthy, Corey O'Keeffe, Adam Phillips, Donovan Pines, Oli Shaw, Callum Styles, Max Watters, Matty Wolfe.
Players aged under 24 as of 30 June 2024 who have been retained or have a contract offer pending:
Aaron Atkinson, Jonathan Bland, Theo Chapman, Luca Connell, Josiah Dyer, Kieren Flavell, Adam Hayton, Charlie Hickingbottom, Nathan James, Kyran Lofthouse, Kacper Łopata, Jean Claude Makiessi, Aiden Marsh, Harrison Nejman, Hayden Pickard, Jon Russell, Jack Shepherd, Fábio Jaló, Vimal Yoganathan.
Players aged over 24 as of 30 June 2024 who have been released:
Nicky Cadden, Robbie Cundy, Devante Cole, Herbie Kane, Jordan Williams.
Players aged under 24 as of 30 June 2024 who have been released:
Joe Ackroyd, Mylan Benjamin, Daniel Benson, Paul Cooper, Alex Joof, Josh McKay.
First and second year scholars who have been retained or who have a contract pending:
Luke Alker, Kieran Graham, Geoffrey Lundoloki, Elliot Probert, Kallum Reid, Tom Senior, Max Swift, Will Thompson, Malachi Tommy-Mbogba, Owen Warbuton, Leo Farrell, Ziggy Kozluk, Bayley McCann, Emmaisa Nzondo, Rogan Ravenhill.
First and second year scholars who have been released:
Astin Brace, Rafael Monteiro, Trent Carter-Rogers, Luke Grimshaw.
Loan players returning to parent clubs:
Conor Grant, John McAtee, Jamie McCart, Liam Roberts.
Derby County has confirmed its retained list following the conclusion of the 2023/24 Sky Bet League One season in April.
Captain and midfielder Conor Hourihane is to depart after leading the side to promotion back to the Championship.
Striker Dwight Gayle, goalkeeper Scott Loach, midfielder Korey Smith, striker Martyn Waghorn and goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith are also moving on, leaving with the club’s very best wishes for the future.
Forward Tom Barkhuizen and long-serving defender Craig Forsyth have activated performance-based clauses in their contracts to extend their stays with the club by an additional year.
Midfielder Liam Thompson has had an option in his contract taken up for a further 12 months, while young midfielder Darren Robinson has signed a new two-year contract until 2026.
Striker James Collins and Academy graduate Louie Sibley are in discussion with the club over their futures.
First Team
First-team players under contract for 2024/25
Tom Barkhuizen, Sonny Bradley, Eiran Cashin, Callum Elder, Tyrese Fornah, Craig Forsyth, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Curtis Nelson, Ryan Nyambe, Darren Robinson, Jake Rooney, Liam Thompson, Josh Vickers, Joe Ward, Conor Washington, Kane Wilson.
First-team players leaving the club this summer
Dwight Gayle, Conor Hourihane, Scott Loach, Korey Smith, Martyn Waghorn, Joe Wildsmith.
First-team players out of contract and in discussion over their futures
James Collins, Louie Sibley.
First-team players at the end of loans with the club
Ebou Adams, Max Bird, Tyreece John-Jules.
First-team player at the end of loan with the club and signing permanently on 1st July
Corey Blackett-Taylor.
Academy
Under-21 players under contract for 2024/25
Max Bardell, Dajaune Brown, Harry Evans, Riley Moloney, Ben Radcliffe.
Under-21 players leaving the club this summer
Jack Bates, Alex Gibson-Hammond, Charlie Lindsay, Callum Moore, Eno Nto, Kwaku Oduroh, Owen Oseni, Carlos Richards, Lewis Ridd.
Under-21 player retiring from professional football
Bradley Johnson.
Under-21 players out of contract and in discussion about their futures
Ryan Bartley, Adebayo Fapetu, Tony Weston.
Under-18 players coming to end of scholarship and stepping up to Under-21 squad
Daniel Cox, Jaydan Davidson, Billy Gough, Harry Hawkins, Jack Perry, Keilen Robinson, Josh Shattell, Lennon Wheeldon.
Under-18 players beginning second year of scholarship in 2024/25
Cruz Allen, Demiane Augustien, Luke Banks, Owen Eames, Tristan Gill, Isaac Gordon, Niall McAndrew, Justin Oguntolu, Adisa Osayande, Johnson Osong, Harley Price, Marsel Tola, Jack Thompson.
Under-18 player coming to end of scholarship and not offered new terms
Farren Simons.
We can now confirm our released and retained list following the conclusion of the 2023/24 season.
Nine players will leave the club upon the expiry of their contract this Summer; Lewis Thomas, Jonathan Mitchell, Joe Mattock, Will Smith, Pete Jameson, George Horbury, Finn O’Boyle, Brad Williams and Emmanuel Ilesanmi.
As previously confirmed, Jeremy Sivi, Tom Bloxham and Derrick Abu have returned to their parent clubs after their loan deals came to an end.
Manager Simon Weaver said: “At this stage of the season, there are always difficult conversations to be had with players who we are saying goodbye to.
“They are all really good lads, they have a fantastic attitude and are really good people to work with both on and off the pitch.
“We want to help them moving forward, we have made that clear to them. If there is anything that we can do to help them in the future career then we will do our upmost to help them.”
We would like to thank all of the above players for their contributions during their time at the club.
18 players remain under contract for the upcoming 2024/25 season; Mark Oxley, Josh Falkingham, Warren Burrell, George Thomson, Dean Cornelius, Abraham Odoh, Matty Daly, James Daly, Sam Folarin, Toby Sims, Anthony O’Connor, Rod McDonald, Jack Muldoon, Matty Foulds, Josh March, Liam Gibson, James Belshaw and James Moorby.
Both Stephen Dooley and Levi Sutton have been offered contracts to remain at the club.
The club can also confirm the following Academy players have been released upon completion of their two-year scholarship: Alex Mooney, Cadarn Taylor, Lewis Smalley, Ollie Nicholson, Alfie Lee, Josh Brodella and Elijah Samuels.
Rovers can confirm the retained and released list following the conclusion of the 2023/24 season.
We express our sincere thanks to those departing for their contributions during their time at the club and wish them the very best for their futures.
Players remaining under contract
Tom Anderson
Owen Bailey
George Broadbent
Jack Goodman
Kyle Hurst
Joe Ironside
Louis Jones
Ian Lawlor
Jay McGrath
George Miller
Joseph Olowu
Jack Senior
Jamie Sterry
Players agreed to new contracts starting July 1, 2024
Ben Close
James Maxwell
Zain Westbrooke
Richard Wood
Players offered new contracts
Hakeeb Adelakun
Harrison Biggins
Luke Molyneux
Transfer listed
Deji Sotona
Players not offered new contracts
Maxime Biamou
Ben Bottomley
Caolan Lavery
Liam Ravenhill
Tommy Rowe
Charlie Seaman
Jon Taylor
Options exercised on
Jack Degruchy
Bobby Faulkner
Tavonga Kuleya
Loan players returning to parent clubs
Hakeeb Adelakun
Conor Carty
Matthew Craig
Thimothée Lo-Tutala
Tom Nixon
Billy Waters
Scholars offered professional contracts
Freddie Allen
Will Flint
Jake Oram
Scholars not offered professional contracts
Max Adamson
Justin Bennett
Will Green
Chris Pooley
Harry Wood
Walsall Football Club can today confirm the following released and retained list.
The following players remain in contract for the 2024/25 season:
Brandon Comley
Donervon Daniels
Jack Earing
Preistley Farquharson
Liam Gordon
Isaac Hutchinson
Jamie Jellis
Danny Johnson
Ronan Maher
Oisin McEntee
Ryan Stirk
Evan Weir
The following players will not be offered a new contract when their current deal expires.
Owen Evans
Rollin Menayese
Aramide Oteh
Joe Riley
Elsewhere, David Okagbue, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Ross Tierney, Josh Gordon and Mo Faal will all formally return to their parent clubs following the conclusion of their loan spells at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.
We would like to thank all departing players for their efforts during their time at Walsall Football Club and wish them well for the future.
The Club will be exercising options on Taylor Allen, Douglas James-Taylor and Harry Williams.
Jamille Matt has agreed a new deal with the club while a contract offer has been made to Jackson Smith.
Discussions remain ongoing with Tom Knowles and Joe Foulkes.
SIX players have been offered new deals by Burton Albion ahead of the 2024/25 Sky Bet League One season.
Burton Albion are hoping to retain the services of captain John Brayford, Sam Hughes, Joe Powell and Mark Helm, who have all been offered new contracts and are under negotiations to re-enage with the club.
Academy Graduates Jakub Niemczyk and Tom Hewlett have also been offered short-term extensions at the club.
A further twelve players remain under contract for the up-and-coming season. They are: Max Crocombe, Ryan Sweeney, Rekeem Harper, Mason Bennett, Jasper Moon, Kegs Chauke, Finn Delap, Will Tamen and Tom Hamer.
Cole Stockton, Josh Gordon, Josh Walker will also return to the Pirelli Stadium following loan spells and remain under contract.
Albion have also taken up the contract extension option on midfielder Ciaran Gilligan.
Seven players have been released from Burton Albion. They are Jamal Blackman, Deji Oshilaja, Bobby Kamwa, Mustapha Carayol, Jake Caprice, Toto Nsiala and Charlie Lakin.
Six players who have been on loan with the Brewers will be returning to their parent clubs. They are Steve Seddon, Kyle Hudlin, Ademola Ola-Adebomi, Tolaji Bola, Antwoine Hackford and Joe Hugill.
Burton Albion would like to thank all of the departing players for their contributions during their time at the club and would like to wish them well for the future.
An announcement will also be made in the near future on which Burton Albion Academy Scholars have received professional deals.
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Millwall Football Club has confirmed its retained list for the 2023/24 season, with Shaun Hutchinson and Bartosz Bialkowski departing The Den at the end of next month.
Centre-back and club captain Hutchinson leaves SE16 having made 257 appearances for The Lions, scoring 14 times. One of the defender's most notable goals came on the final day of the 2016/17 season, as his late winner at Bristol Rovers secured a Play-Off place in Sky Bet League One; Millwall then going on to win promotion via defeating Bradford City in the Final. Hutchinson's final goal for The Lions was also ***** as he netted a stoppage-time winner at Bristol City on New Year's Day 2024.
Bialkowski, meanwhile, leaves with 169 appearances to his name alongside back-to-back Player of the Season crowns, a Sky Bet Championship Golden Glove and a string of fine saves and memories shared between him and the fanbase.
The club would like to extend its gratitude to both for the outstanding service they have given to Millwall and wish them well in their future careers.
Japhet Tanganga, Allan Campbell, Michael Obafemi, Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Ryan Longman all return to their parent clubs following the conclusion of their loan spells.
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Abdul Abdulmalik, Nana Boateng, George Walker, Finley Cotton, Zane Myers, Seb Drozd, Kyron McKay, Frankie Hvid and Arezki Hamouchene will depart from the club's Under 21s set-up, with Kamarl Grant, Tom Leahy, Chinwike Okoli, Kyle Smith and Sha’mar Lawson all offered new contracts.
George Evans, Oliver Evans, Ra’ees Bangura-Williams and Henry Hearn have had options on their contracts triggered.
From the Under 18s, Albert Penney, Christopher Ojemen, Frankie Maciocia and Adedapo Olugbodi have been released from the club, whilst Josh Stephenson, Alfie Massey, Frankie Baker, Jack Howland and Kavalli Heywood have been offered new deals.
The club would like to place on record its gratitude to all departing for their hard work and professionalism throughout their time at Millwall and wish them the best of luck in their future careers.