Sky Bet League Two: Retained Players for the 2023/24 Season

League Two Retain Lists 2023/24

As the 2022/23 season comes to a close, all League Two clubs have been making crucial decisions regarding the futures of their players.

Each club submit a retained list, detailing the status of each player within their respective squads. These lists include players who will remain under contract for the next season, those who have been offered new contracts or are in negotiations for contract extensions, players who have been released, and those returning to their parent clubs after loan spells.

These decisions not only shape the makeup of each club's squad but also impact the overall transfer activity within the league. In the following, we provide a view the retained lists of all League Two clubs for the upcoming 2023/24 season. (Due to Play-Off activity Stockport and Carlisle list are still pending)

AFC Wimbledon

Players under contract

Ali Al-Hamadi, Quaine Bartley, Alfie Bendle, Huseyin Biler, Nathan Broome, Lee Brown, Marcel Campbell, Jack Currie, Josh Davison, Josh Hallard, Ben Mason, Paul Kalambayi, Will Nightingale, Alex Pearce, Harry Pell, Zach Robinson, Ethan Sutcliffe, Nik Tzanev, Alex Woodyard

Players offered new contracts

Ethan Chislett, Aaron Pierre

Players released

Dylan Adjei-Hersey, Elliott Bolton, Aaron Cosgrave, David Fisher, Kwaku Frimpong, Luke Jenkins, George Marsh

Contract option triggered

Isaac Ogundere

Retired

Chris Gunter

Players returning to parent clubs

Diallang Jaiyesimi, Saikou Janneh, Armani Little, Kasey McAteer, Sam Pearson

Barrow

Players under contract

Paul Farman, Tyrell Warren, Elliott Newby, Rory Feely, George Ray, Naill Canavan, Sam Foley, Tom White, Robbie Gotts, Ben Whitfield, Richie Bennett, Ged Garner

Players offered new contracts

Josh Gordon, Josh Kay, Josh Lillis

Players released

Scott Moloney, David Moyo, Mark Ellis, Joe Grayson, Solomon Nwabuokei, Benni Smales-Braithwaite, Pawel Zuk

Retired

Jason Taylor

Players returning to parent clubs

Sam McClelland, Harrison Neal, Jake Young

Bradford

Players under contract

Brad Halliday, Ciarán Kelly, Colin Doyle, Emmanuel Osadebe, Finn Cousin-Dawson, Harry Chapman, Harry Lewis, Jake Young, Jamie Walker, Luke Hendrie, Matt Derbyshire, Matty Foulds, Matty Platt, Richie Smallwood, Ryan East, Sam Stubbs, Timi Odusina, Vadaine Oliver

Players offered new contracts

Alex Gilliead, Andy Cook, Bobby Pointon, Dylan Youmbi, Harvey Rowe, Heath Richardson, Liam Ridehalgh

Players released

Abo Eisa, Adam Clayton, Charlie Wood, Cole Roberts, Jack Wilson, Kian Scales, Oscar Threlkeld, Yann Songo’o

Offered Professional Contracts

Freddy Jeffreys, Jay Tinsdale, Noah Wadsworth, Sam Bentley

Contract option triggered

Colin Doyle

Players returning to parent clubs

Dara Costelloe (Burnley), Dion Pereira (Luton Town), Romoney Crichlow (Huddersfield Town), Scott Banks (Crystal Palace), Thierry Nevers (West Ham United) and Tolaji Bola (Rotherham United)

Carlisle

TBC

Colchester

Players under contract

Sam Hornby, Will Greenidge, Tom Dallison, Fiacre Kelleher, Arthur Read, Alex Newby, Matt Jay, Gene Kennedy, Junior Tchamadeu, John Akinde, Tom Hopper, Connor Hall, Donell Thomas, Jake Hutchinson, Samson Tovide, Ryan Lowe, Frankie Terry, Ted Collins, Oscar Thorn.

First Team/U21 Players To Be Retained/Club Option Exercised

Noah Chilvers, Ossama Ashley, Al-Amin Kazeem, Marley Marshall Miranda, Chay Cooper, Jayden Fevrier, Harry Beadle, Kaan Bennett, Bradley Ihionvien.

Players released

Ryan Clampin, Luke Chambers, Tommy Smith, Luke Hannant, Cole Skuse, Alan Judge, Freddie Sears, Kieran O’Hara, Tom Eastman, Lordon Akolbire, Emyr Huws, Billy Cracknell, Harvey Sayer, Lion Bello, Benedict Bioletti.

Players returning to parent clubs

Kwesi Appiah, Tom Smith, Connor Wood.

Scholars To Be Retained

Bayan Aman, T’iazo Marcel-Dilaver, Matt Yates - contract offer made.

Scholars To Be Released

Sean Brown, Bradley Chakawa, Jaiden Drakes-Thomas, Kacy Parish, Freddie Price, Kai Redgrave, Jaime Tedaldi.

Crawley

Players under contract

Corey Addai, Dion Conroy, Tony Craig, Joel Lynch, Brandon Mason, Tobi Omole, Travis Johnson, Kellan Gordon, James Tilley, Jack Powell, Jayden Davis, Florian Kastrati, Jake Hessenthaler, Ben Gladwin, Jack Roles, Ashley Nadesan, Dom Telford, Kwesi Appiah, Jed Brown.

Option exercised

Harry Ransom, Nick Tsaroulla.

Contract talks with the club

Rafiq Khaleel, Aramide Oteh, Roshan Greensall.

Players returning to parent clubs

Ryan Schofield, Mazeed, Teddy Jenks, Tom Fellows, Jack Spong, Caleb Chukwuemeka.

Players released

Ludwig Francillette, Ben Wells, Jordon Mutch, Anthony Grant, Davide Rodari.

Crewe

Offered fresh terms

Dan Agyei, Lewis Billington, Tom Booth, Charlie Finney, Christopher Long, Rod McDonald, Tariq Uwakwe.

Players released

Callum Ainley, David Amoo, Sean Lawton, Kelvin Mellor.

Scholars offered professional contracts

Zak Kempster-Down, Owen Lunt, Max Woodcock.

Players returning to parent clubs

James Beadle, Lachlan Brook, Ryan Finnigan, Sean Robertson.

Doncaster

Players under contract

Tom Anderson, Harrison Biggins, Ben Close, Jack Degruchy, Bobby Faulkner, Kyle Hurst, Tavonga Kuleya, Adam Long, James Maxwell, George Miller, Luke Molyneux, Joseph Olowu, Liam Ravenhill, Tommy Rowe, Jon Taylor.

Players offered new contracts

Ben Bottomley, Louis Jones, Charlie Seaman, Zain Westbrooke.

Players released

Kieran Agard, Aidan Barlow, Jonathan Mitchell, Ro-Shaun Williams.

Released but invited back for pre-season training

Ollie Younger

Senior players made available for transfer

Reo Griffiths, Caolan Lavery

Players returning to parent clubs

James Brown, Charlie Lakin, Todd Miller, Ben Nelson

Scholar offered professional contract

Jack Goodman

Scholars to be released

Tom Chambers, Alex Fletcher, Ethan Harrison, Faris Khan, Josh Lindley, Tom Parkinson, Charlie Petch, Jack Raper, Jak Whiting.

Gillingham

Players under contract

Glenn Morris, Cheye Alexander, Will Wright, Max Ehmer, Shaun Williams, Robbie McKenzie, Dom Jefferies, Jayden Clarke, Ethan Coleman, Lewis Walker, Tom Nichols, Jake Turner, Oli Hawkins, Joe Gbode, Josh Chambers, Tim Dieng, George Lapslie.

Players offered new contracts

David Tutonda, Alex Macdonald.

Players released

Bailey Akehurst, Stuart O'Keefe, Olly Lee, Ben Reeves, Scott Kashket, Lewis Page, Jordan Green.

Players returning to parent clubs

Tristan Abrahams, Aiden O'Brien, and Hakeeb Adelakun

Signing from Loan

Ike Orji, Conor Masterson

Scholars to be released

Will Dempsey, Julian Kuhr, Elliott Moore, Freddie Carter.

Scholars offered professional contract

Sam Gale, Alex Giles, Matty MacArthur, Ronald Sithole.

Grimsby

Players under contract

Michee Efete, Anthony Glennon, Kieran Green, Luke Waterfall, Gavan Holohan, Otis Khan, Harry Clifton, Alex Hunt, Danilo Orsi, Evan Khouri, Niall Maher, Aaron Braithwaite, Harvey Tomlinson, Edwin Essel.

The Club have also taken up the option to extend Jamie Bramwell’s contract while Danny Amos has triggered an appearance-related extension to his deal.

Players released

Ollie Battersby, Bryn Morris, Ryan Taylor, Josh Emmanuel, Owen Gallacher, Jaz Goundry, Jordan Cropper, Sean Scannell.

Retired

Shaun Pearson

Offered terms

Max Crocombe.

Players returning to parent clubs

George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town), John McAtee (Luton Town), Mikey O’Neill (Preston North End), Tom Dickson-Peters (Norwich City), Andy Smith (Hull City).

Harrogate

Players under contract
Mark Oxley, Pete Jameson, Joe Mattock, Warren Burrell, Toby Sims, Anthony O’Connor, Kayne Ramsay, Josh Falkingham, George Thomson, Levi Sutton, Stephen Dooley, Sam Folarin, Jack Muldoon, Emmanuel Ilesanmi, Luke Armstrong, Miles Welch-Hayes, Kyle Ferguson, Will Smith.

Players released

Dior Angus, Max Wright and Alex Pattison

Players returning to parent clubs

Matty Foulds, Tom Eastman, Kazeem Olaigbe, Matty Daly and Danny Grant 

Hartlepool

Players under contract

Callum Cooke, Tom Crawford, Josh Umerah, Dan Dodds, David Ferguson, Oliver Finney, Jake Hastie, Alex Lacey, Euan Murray, Mikael Ndjoli, Brody Paterson, Joe Grey.

Contract clauses exercised

Mo Sylla, Edon Pruti, Matthew Dolan.

Ongoing discussions

Connor Jennings, Nicky Featherstone, Ben Killip, Pat Boyes.

Players released

Leon Clarke, Jamie Sterry, Peter Hartley, Mohammed Niang, Wes McDonald, Brendan Kiernan.

Players returning to parent clubs

Taylor Foran, Rollin Menayese, Jack Hamilton, Dan Kemp, Jakub Stolarczyk, Tayt Trusty.

Leyton Orient

Players under contract

Theo Archibald, Aaron Drinan, Rob Hunt, Tom James, Ethan Light, George Moncur, Zech Obiero, Shadrach Ogie, Ruel Sotiriou, Jephte Tanga, Adam Thompson.

Players released

Craig Clay, Sonny Fish, Anthony Georgiou, Jordan Lyden, Sam Sargeant, Harry Smith, Connor Wood, Matt Young.

Offered A New Contract

Omar Beckles, Jordan Brown, Rhys Byrne, Dan Happe, Darren Pratley, Paul Smyth, Harrison Sodje, Jayden Sweeney, Lawrence Vigouroux, Daniel Nkrumah.

Players returning to parent clubs

Stephen Duke-McKenna, Idris El Mizouni, Charlie Kelman, Jamie McCart, Kieran Sadlier, Ed Turns.

Mansfield

Players under contract

Lucas Akins, Hiram Boateng, Jordan Bowery, Ollie Clarke, James Gale, Anthony Hartigan, Elliott Hewitt, Callum Johnson, Davis Keillor-Dunn, Alfie Kilgour, George Maris, Owen Mason, Stephen McLaughlin, Rhys Oates, John-Joe O’Toole, Louis Reed.

Options triggered

Taylor Anderson, Scott Flinders.

Contract discussions underway

George Cooper, Jason Law, James Perch, Stephen Quinn, Kieran Wallace.

Players returning to parent clubs

Riley Harbottle (Nottingham Forest), Christy Pym (Peterborough United), Will Swan (Nottingham Forest).

Players released

Danny Johnson, Jimmy Knowles.

Newport

Players under contract

Sam Bowen, Declan Drysdale, Omar Bogle, Harry Charsley, Joseph Day, William Evans, Joshua Edwards, Aaron Wildig, Harrison Bright, James Waite, Offrande Zanzala, Kiban Rai.

Offered A New Contract

Scot Bennett, James Clarke, Michael Demetriou, Priestley Farquharson, Aaron Lewis, Cameron Norman, Nicholas Townsend.

Players released

Lewis Collins, Jack Karadogan, Evan Ovendale, Lewys Twamley, Joseph Woodiwiss, Robbie Wilmott, Matty Dolan.

Players returning to parent clubs

Matthew Baker, Charlie McNeill, Calum Kavanagh, Adam Lewis, Nathan Moriah Welsh.

Northampton

Players under contract
Lee Burge, Tyler Magloire, Aaron McGowan, Jack Sowerby, Jon Guthrie, Sam Sherring, Sam Hoskins, Ben Fox, Louis Appere, Danny Hylton, Mitch Pinnock, Will Hondermarck, Shaun McWilliams, Harvey Lintott, Akin Odimayo, Ryan Haynes, Josh Tomlinson, Peter Abimbola

Offered A New Contract
Ali Koiki, Max Dyche, Tom King

Players released
David Norman, Josh Harrop, Jonny Maxted, Paul Osew, Miguel Ngwa, Jack Connor, Liam Cross

Rochdale

Players under contract

Cameron John, Devante Rodney, Ethan Brierley, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, James Ball, Max Taylor, Richard O'Donnell, Tahvon Campbell, Toby Mullarkey, Tyrese Sinclair.

Options triggered

Abraham Odoh, Bradley Kelly, Ian Henderson.

Contract discussions underway

Danny Lloyd, Jimmy Keohane, Liam Kelly, Sam Graham.

Players released

Aidy White, Jordan Scanlon, Rhys Bennett, Toumani Diagouraga.

Players returning to parent clubs

D'Mani Mellor, Femi Seriki, Jake Eastwood, Owen Dodgson, Scott Quigley.

Second-year scholars released

Anisio Jesus, Cameron Kyle, Ellis Craven, Jadel Yaduat, Joe Cunningham, Liam Anderson, Max Sutton, Paddy Watts, Paul Kyffin, Tom Lawless, Zak Greenwell.

Salford

Players under contract

Elliot Watt, Callum Hendry, Odin Bailey, Stevie Mallan, Matt Smith, Kevin Berkoe, Luke Bolton, Ryan Leak, Callum Morton, Kelly Nmai, Marcus Dackers, Djavan Pedro, Theo Vassell.

Contract discussions underway

Ibou Touray, Ryan Watson, Matty Lund, Conor McAleny, Joel Torrance, Liam Shephard.

Players returning to parent clubs

Alex Cairns, Giosue Bellagambi, Ethan Galbraith, Louie Barry, Jack Jenkins.

Players released

Elliot Simões, Adrian Mariappa, James Melhado, Richard Nartey, Adam Porter, Matt Sargent, Josh O’Brien, Shane McLoughlin, Colin Oppong.

Under-18s offered deals

Ben Collins, Liam Humbles, Alfie Henderson, Jacob Lara, Markel Mancisidor, Jacob Hamman.

Under-18s released

Kyle Cooper, Stephen Padrao, Nathan Freckleton.

Stevenage

Players under contract

Kane Smith, Dan Sweeney, Carl Piergianni, Jordan Roberts, Jamie Reid, Elliott List, Danny Rose.

Contract discussions underway

Terence Vancooten, Luther James-Wildin, Jake Reeves, Jake Forster-Caskey, Josh March.

Players released

Adam Przybek, Michael Bostwick, Max Clark, Jake Taylor, Luke Norris.

Players returning to parent clubs

Jökull Andrésson, Taye Ashby-Hammond, Jonathan Tomkinson, Josh Reid, Alex Gilbey, Dean Campbell, Daryl Horgan.

Junior professionals released

Alfie Williams, Jack Smith, Mackye Townsend-West, Sam Tinubu.

Junior professionals retained

Theo Alexandrou, Rylee Mitchell, Harrison Smith.

Stockport

TBC

Sutton

Players released

Omar Bugiel, Will Randall, Cody Rowe, Donovan Wilson, Filip Chalupniczak, Roman Charles-Cook, Luke Gambin, Adam Lovatt, Matt Ridley, Kwame Thomas

Swindon

Players under contract

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, Charlie Austin

Promoted to first-team

Anton Dworzak

Players released

Cian Harries, Mo Dabre, Harry Parsons, George Cowmeadow, Oscar Massey, Jonny Williams, Morgan Roberts, Mathieu Baudry

Offered a new contract

Tom Brewitt

Contract extension triggered

George McEachran, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy

Players returning to parent clubs

Sol Brynn, Luke Jephcott, Ciaran Brennan, Joe Tomlinson, Dylan Kadji

Tranmere

Players under contract

Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Ethan Bristow, Ben Hockenhull, Kieron Morris, Brad Walker, Paul Lewis, Lee O’Connor, Reece McAlear, Josh Hawkes, Rhys Hughes, Harvey Saunders, Kane Hemmings, Charlie Jolley, Sam Taylor

Contract discussions underway

Josh Dacres-Cogley, Chris Merrie, Joe Murphy

Players released

Jake Burton, Mat Hewelt, Joel Mumbongo, Kyle Jameson, Jon Nolan, Flo Hoti, Ryan Stratulis, Max Fisher, Arthur Lomax, Jack Williams

Players returning to parent clubs

Regan Hendry, Logan Chalmers, Jay Turner-Cooke, Paul Glatzel, Luke Robinson

Walsall

Players under contract

Jamille Matt, Ronan Maher, Joe Riley, Isaac Hutchinson, Tom Knowles, Liam Gordon, Brandon Comley, Oisin McEntee, Donervon Daniels, Owen Evans, Rollin Menayese

Players released

Liam Kinsella, Conor Wilkinson, Andy Williams, Jacob Maddox, Peter Clarke, Timmy Abraham, Joss Labadie, Manny Monthe, Hayden White, Sam Perry, Jonas Mukuna

Offered a new contract

Joe Foulkes, Jack Earing

Contract discussions underway

Taylor Allen

Offered a first professional contract

Marvellous Onabirekhanlen

Players returning to parent clubs

Douglas James-Taylor, Mat Stevens, Robbie Willmott, Yann Songo’o, Joe Low, Jackson Smith