Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman has today issued the club’s retained list following the conclusion of the 2022/23 season.
Eleven players have been released, whilst seven have had their contract extensions triggered.
John Coleman said: "I have had to make some tough decisions, but that's part and parcel of being a football manager. We are still in ongoing talks with a few players, but we have to, under FA rules, say who we are retaining and who we're not. We have options on a few players and we need to have further conversations.
"The main thing is we have to streamline our squad, partly due to dropping into League Two, and the harsh reality is many teams in the league have much bigger crowds than us. Our fans who come are brilliant, I can't praise them enough, but obviously the lower the crowds, the lower the budget.
"We have had to look at Mitch Clark's situation. It hasn't been ideal with how far he has been travelling during the season and now he could face a ban, so it's difficult to offer him anything.
"I have had a good long chat with Mitch and releasing him for now works for both parties. He has time to clear his head and we will revisit it when we know the outcome of his hearing. We are all on the same page."
We would like to wish those departing all the very best for the future.
The following players are still under contract for the 2023/24 season:
Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Liam Coyle, Shaun Whalley, Tommy Leigh, Matt Lowe, Sean McConville, Mo Sangare, Seb Quirk, Alhagi Touray Sisay, Oliver Patrick, Bailey Sloane, David Morgan, Leslie Adekoya, Emerich Poilly and Baba Fernandes.
The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:
Ethan Hamilton, Joe Pritchard, Rosaire Longelo, Jack Nolan, Korede Adedoyin, Connor O’Brien and Toby Savin.
The following players have been offered new deals:
Dan Martin and Liam Isherwood.
The following players are still in negotiations with the club:
Michael Nottingham, Harvey Rodgers and Seamus Conneely.
The following players have been invited back for pre-season training:
Josh Woods.
The following players have been released:
Mitch Clark, Anthony Mancini, Joe Hardy, Rhys Fenlon, Enock Lusiama and Dylan Moonan.
The following players have returned to their parent clubs:
Lukas Jensen, Ryan Astley, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Aaron Pressley and Doug Tharme.
The following Under-18 players have been offered professional contracts:
Lewis Trickett, Aaron Pickles, Owen Devonport and Alex Henderson.
The following Under-18 players have been released:
Calvin Harper, Max Clayton, Brandon Gough, Harvey Monk and Jasper Newton.