The 2025-26 season is coming to an end, with many players set to be available on free transfers at the end of their contracts.
Published May 7, 2026 • Source: bbc.com
The 2025-26 season is coming to an end, with many players set to be available on free transfers at the end of their contracts.
Find out who has been let go with our collation of club released/retained lists.
Confirmed signings can be found on our transfers page.
You can also catch up with what the papers are saying in today's gossip column.
Championship
Championship club released and retained lists will appear here.
League One
AFC Wimbledon
Blackpool
Doncaster
Huddersfield
Mansfield
Northampton
Peterborough
Plymouth
Port Vale
Reading
Wigan
League Two
Accrington
Bristol Rovers
Cambridge
Cheltenham
Gillingham, external (https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/released-and-retained-list-confirmed-202526)
Oldham
Walsall
Released player archive
2025 - 2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021