EVERY club competing in Sky Bet League One next season has announced its retained list, with a series of former Oxford United players available on a free transfer this summer.
Three former U’s defenders are set to leave Blackpool following their relegation from the Championship, while Sean Clare and Sam Winnall will be among other ex-United players looking for a new club during the next few weeks.
United meanwhile announced their retained list on May 10, with Djavan Anderson and Matty Taylor the two most high-profile exits from the club.
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With the culmination of the play-off campaigns, and all teams confirming their retained lists, we had a look at all 24 teams competing in the third tier next season, plus the sides promoted and relegated from League One during the 2022/23 campaign.
Barnsley: Jack Butterfill, Keegan Hartley, Kareem Hassan-Smith, Jordan Helliwell, Will Lancaster, Clarke Oduour, Rudi Pache, Jason Sraha.
Blackpool: Keshi Anderson, Liam Bridcutt, Luke Garbutt, Harvey Hughes, Beryly Lubala, Gary Madine, Chris Maxwell, Stuart Moore, Curtis Nelson, Kevin Stewart, Joe Strawn, Jordan Thorniley.
Bolton Wanderers: Joel Dixon, Lloyd Isgrove, Elias Kachunga, Kieran Lee.
Bristol Rovers: Harry Anderson, Paul Coutts, Calum Macdonald.
Burton Albion: Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Ben Garratt, Callum Hawkins, William Kokolo, Thierry Latty-Fairweather, Chris McCann, Louis Moult, Ben Radcliffe, Jonny Smith, Sam Winnall.
Cambridge United: Joe Ironside, Lloyd Jones, Harvey Knibbs, Dimitar Mitov, Liam O’Neil, Sam Smith, Greg Taylor, Shilow Tracey, George Williams, Ben Worman.
Carlisle United: Lewis Bell, Jamie Devitt, Brennan Dickenson, Josh Dixon, Sam Fishburn, Mick Kelly, Joel Senior, Tobi Sho-Silva, Scott Simons.
Charlton Athletic: Macauley Bonne, Sean Clare, Alex Gilbey, Nathan Harness, Ryan Inniss, Albie Morgan.
Cheltenham Town: Dylan Barkers, Charlie Brown, Callum Ebanks, Zac Guinan, Shaun MacDonald, Christian Norton, Charlie Raglan.
Derby County: James Chester, Curtis Davies, Richard Stearman.
Exeter City: Jamal Blackman, Jevani Brown, Jack Sparkes.
Fleetwood Town: Dan Batty, Alex Cairns, Darnell Johnson.
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Leyton Orient: Craig Clay, Sonny Fish, Anthony Georgiou, Jordan Lyden, Sam Sargeant, Harry Smith, Connor Wood, Matt Young.
Lincoln City: Regan Poole, Max Sanders, Joe Walsh.
Northampton Town: Jack Connor, Liam Cross, Josh Harrop, Jonny Maxted, Miguel Ngwa, David Norman, Paul Osew.
OXFORD UNITED: Djavan Anderson, Ben Davis, Jodi Jones, Will Owens, Kie Plumley, Yoav Sade, Slavi Spasov, Matty Taylor.
Peterborough United: Kyle Barker, Dai Cornell, Benjamin Mensah, Serhat Tasdemir, Nathan Thompson.
Portsmouth: Alfie Bridgman, Kieron Freeman, Dan Gifford, Michael Jacobs, Jayden Reid, Clark Robertson, Louis Thompson, Ryan Tunnicliffe.
Port Vale: Derek Agyakwa, Lucas Covolan, Rory Holden, Tom Pett, Jamie Proctor, Sammy Robinson.
Reading: Scott Dann, Lucas Joao, Shane Long, Liam Moore, Luke Southwood, Dejan Tetek.
Shrewsbury Town: Josh Barlow, Elliott Bennett, Jaden Bevan, Charlie Caton, Kade Craig, Xander Parke, Rekeil Pyke.
Stevenage: Michael Bostwick, Max Clark, Luke Norris, Adam Przybek, Jake Taylor.
Wigan Athletic: Joe Bennett, Steven Caulker, Jordan Cousins, Tendayi Darikwa, Gwion Edwards, Ryan Nyambe.
Wycombe Wanderers: Josh Blunkell, Tyla Dickinson, Nick Freeman, Charles Hagan, Daryl Horgan, Ben Kaninda, Adam Leathers, Arnold Matshazi, Curtis Thompson, Jordan Willis, Lewis Wing.
Promoted from League One
Plymouth Argyle: James Bolton, Finley Craske, Conor Grant, Luke Jephcott, Ryan Law, Danny Mayor, Adam Parkes, Brandon Pursall.
Ipswich Town: Joel Coleman, Richard Keogh, Matt Penney, Kane Vincent-Young.
Sheffield Wednesday: Dennis Adeniran, Jaden Brown, Sam Durrant, Ryan Galvin, Ben Heneghan, Jack Hunt, David Stockdale.
Relegated from League One
MK Dons: Jack Davies, Edward Gyamfi, Bradley Johnson, Lewis Johnson, Sullay Kaikai, David Martin, Josh McEachran, Franco Ravizzoli, Tennai Watson.
Morecambe: Ryan Cooney, Dan Crowley, Andre Da Silva Mendes, Ryan Delaney, Courtney Duffus, Liam Gibson, Arthur Gnahoua, Ash Hunter, Oumar Niasse, Jonathan Obika, Connor Ripley, Adam Smith, Pape Souare, Cole Stockton.
Accrington Stanley: Mitch Clark, Rhys Fenlon, Joe Hardy, Enock Lusiama, Anthony Mancini, Dylan Moonan.
Forest Green Rovers: Alfie Burnett, Baily Cargill, Regan Hendry, Jacob Jones, Luke McGee, Dylan McGeouch, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Sean O’Brien, Ben Stevenson, Lewis Thomas.
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Formerly the politics reporter for the Oxford Mail, Liam now covers all things Oxford United.
Liam attends the U’s home and away, as well as covering other big sports stories across the county.
His Oxford United newsletter is released every Saturday morning at 6am.
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