League One club releases 15 players, but three ex Peterborough United men are staying put

Losing League One play-off teams Bradford City and Stevenage have announced their retained lists for the 2026-27 season.

Former Peterborough United players Dan Butler, Carl Piergianni and Lewis Freestone have all been retained by Stevenage.

Dan Butler (right) in action for Stevenage against Posh. Photo Joe Dent/theposh.complaceholder image
Dan Butler (right) in action for Stevenage against Posh. Photo Joe Dent/theposh.com

All the players released by clubs who played in League One last season and will play in the same division in 2026-27 are here with the exception of Bolton Wanderers and Stockport County, who contest the third tier play-off final at Wembley on on Sunday, and Posh.

Huddersfield Town have released 15 players!

AFC Wimbledon: Sam Hutchinson, Josh Kelly, Leo Young, Ethan Sutcliffe.

Barnsley: Ben Jordison, Aston Ellard, Maxymilian Gryncewicz, Stanley Holder, Voldi Mbaya, Tom Senior, Kingston Simbai, Nathan Willis, Andrew Dallas, Scott Flinders,. Marc Roberts, Jonathan Russell, Tennai Watson, Max Watters.

Blackpool: Harvey Bardsley, Terry Bondo, James Husband, Derek Oshodi, Dan Sassi, Harry Williamson.

Bradford City: Neill Byrne, Lee Evans, Andy Cook, Clarke Oduor, Ciarán Kelly, Joe Hilton, George Goodman.

Burton: Josh Taroni, Jack Newall, Geraldo Bajrami, James Jones, Jasper Moon, Fábio Tavares.

Doncaster: Zain Westbrooke, Ben Close, Joseph Sbarra, Jordan Gibson, Kyle Hurst, Billy Sharp, James Maxwell.

Huddersfield: Mickel Miller, Neo Eccleston, Omari Mrisho, Peter Thomas, Aaron O’Reilly, Alex Walpole, Brooklyn Bailey, Charlie Knowles, Jackson Shorrocks, Luke Daley, Oliver Calland, Joe Nicholson, Milkyas Mebrahtu, Mohamed Fikri, Gabriano Shelton.

Leyton Orient: Tobi Oluwayemi, Tom James, Jack Simpson, Makai Welch, Diallang Jaiyesimi.

Luton: Cohen Bramall, Jacob Brown, Zack Nelson.

Mansfield: Victor Adeboyejo, Dom Dwyer, Aaron Lewis.

Plymouth: Jamie Paterson, Zak Baker, Ayman Benarous, Luca Ashby-Hammond, Brendan Galloway, Jack Matthews, Joe Hatch, Nathanael Ogbeta, Callum Wright.

Reading: Mamadi Camara, Ben Elliott, Michael Stickland, Tivonge Rushesha, Andy Yiadom.

Stevenage: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Beryly Lubala, Tyreece Simpson, Dan Sweeney, Matt Phillips, Mathaeus Roberts, Ellis Bates.

Wigan: Jason Kerr, Will Aimson, Toby Savin, Luke Robinson, Steven Sessegnon, Tyrese Francois, Matthew Corran, Jack Hunt.

Wycombe: Fin Back, Shamal George, Laurie Shala.

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