Peterborough United special: The players released by League One clubs so far this summer

Peterborough United have plenty of players to choose from should they want to recruit men with League One experience.
Former Posh striker Tom Nichols has been released by Bristol Rovers.Former Posh striker Tom Nichols has been released by Bristol Rovers.
Former Posh striker Tom Nichols has been released by Bristol Rovers.

According to Peterborough Telegraph calculations almost 120 players have been released or made available for transfer by League One clubs since the decision to settle final placings on a points-per-game average.

Those clubs involved in the play-offs - Fleetwood, Oxford, Portsmouth and Wycombe - have yet to reveal their retained lists, as haven’t Ipswich and Tranmere.

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Posh have released six players. Bolton (14), AFC Wimbledon (11), Bristol Rovers (11) and Lincoln City (11) have released the most players

Former Posh midfielder Lee Frecklington has been released by Lincoln City.Former Posh midfielder Lee Frecklington has been released by Lincoln City.
Former Posh midfielder Lee Frecklington has been released by Lincoln City.

Players expected to be available this summer:

Accrington Stanley (6): Jordan Clark Dimi Evtimov, Zaine Francis-Angol, Erico de Sousa, Wilson Carvalho, Phil Edwards.

AFC Wimbledon (11): Rod McDonald, Reuben Collins, Anthony Wordsworth, Mitch Pinnock, Finlay Macnab, Scott Wagstaff, Kyron Stabana, Kwesi Appiah, Tommy Wood, Dylan Connolly, Ossama Ashley.

Blackpool (9): Myles Boney, Yusifu Ceesay, Armand Gnanduillet, Sean Graham, Mark Howard, Chris Mafoumbi, Sean Scannell, Jay Spearing, Owen Watkinson.

Daryl Murphy has been released by Bolton.Daryl Murphy has been released by Bolton.
Daryl Murphy has been released by Bolton.
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Bolton (14): Josh Emmanuel, Joe Bunney, Jason Lowe, Jack Hobbs, Will Buckley, Luke Murphy, Daryl Murphy, Chris O’Grady, Ali Crawford, Jacob Mellis, Remi Matthews, Joe Dodoo, Connor Hall, Yoann Zouma,

Bristol Rovers (11): Tony Craig, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Liam Sercombe, Sam Matthews, Tom Nichols, Gavin Reilly, Ben Morgan, Josh Bailey, Lewis Clutton, Rhys Kavanagh, Theo Widdrington.

Burton Albion (5): Joe Sbarra, Kwame Thomas, Ethan Vale, Stephen Bywater, Scott Fraser.

Coventry City (8): Jordy Hiwula, Junior Brown, Reise Allassani, Charlie Wakefield, Callum Maycock, Dexter Walters, Bouwe Bosma, Jak Hickman.

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Doncaster Rovers (3): Alex Baptiste, Devante Cole, Kieran Sadlier.

Fleetwood Town: To be confirmed.

Gillingham (4): Mark Byrne, Lee Hodson, Ousseynou Cisse, Ben Pringle, Reece Charles-Cook.

Ipswich Town: to be confirmed.

Lincoln City (11): Charlie Andrew, Michael Bostwick, Neal Eardley, Lee Frecklington, Akeem Hinds, Jamie McCombe, Tom Pett, Jason Shackell, Alan Sheehan, Grant Smith, Josh Vickers.

MK Dons (8): Dylan Asonganyi, Ben Gladwin, Ryan Harley, Joe Mason, Stuart Moore, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Charlie Pattison, Ben Reeves, Laurie Walker.

Oxford United: to be confirmed

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Peterborough United (6): Aaron Chapman, Conor O’Malley, Rhys Bennett, Alex Woodyard, Callum Cooke, Marcus Maddison.

Portsmouth: to be comfirmed:

Rochdale (8): Josh Lillis, Ryan McLaughlin, MJ Williams, Calvin Andrew, Callum Camps, Aaron Wilbraham, Matty Gillam, Ian Henderson.

Rotherham United (2): Julien Lamy, Laurence Bilboe.

Shrewsbury Town (4): Joe Murphy, Romain Vincelot, Lifumpa Mwandwe, Kian Taylor.

Southend United (5): Luke Hyam, Sam Mantom, Mark Milligan, Theo Robinson, Henry Burnett.

Sunderland: Joel Lynch, Alim Ozturk, Jack Baldwin, Ethan Robson, Duncan Watmore, Kyle Lafferty, Tommy Smith.

Tranmere Rovers: To be confirmed.

Wycombe Wanderers: To be confirmed.