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Every League One club’s retained list after EFL deadline
Every League One club has now announced who is still under contract with each respective side, with Oxford United announcing 10 departures last month due to expired contracts.
Listed below are each clubs confirmed contracted players for the 2026/27 campaign.
AFC Wimbledon
Nathan Bishop, Ryan Johnson, Marcus Browne, Alistair Smith, Matty Stevens, Antwoine Hackford, Delano McCoy-Splatt, Osman Foyo, Joe McDonnell, Riley Horan, Ed Leach, Junior Nkeng, Isaac Ogundere
Barnsley
Connor Barratt, Jonathan Bland, Reyes Cleary, Leo Farrell, Kieren Flavell, Georgie Gent, Patrick Kelly, Charlie Lennon, Rogan Ravenhill, Fabio Jalo, Vimal Yoganathan, Luca Connell, Josh Earl, Kacper Lopata, Kelechi Nwakali, Corey O’Keeffe, Jackson Smith
Blackpool
Zac Ashworth, Tom Bloxham, Josh Bowler, Jordan Brown, James Butterworth, Leighton Clarkson, Hayden Coulson, Niall Ennis, George Honeyman, Fraser Horsfall, Michael Ihiekwe, Spencer Knight, Oluchi Nwankwo, Franco Ravizzoli, Jack Richardson, Dale Taylor, Theo Upton, Billy Whaite
Bradford City
Sam Walker, Ibou Touray, Joe Wright, Max Power, Josh Neufville, Stephen Humphrys, Kayden Jackson, Tommy Leigh, Jenson Metcalfe, Bobby Pointon, Will Swan, Curtis Tilt, Matt Pennington, Harry Ibbitson, Zac Hadi, George Lapslie
Bromley
Kyle Cameron, Ben Thompson, Michael Cheek, Mitch Pinnock, Nicke Kambamba, Will Hondermarck, Soul Kader, Josh Tobin, Alex Stepien-Iwumene, Nathan Paul-Lavaly
Burton Albion
Udoka Godwin-Malifé, Kegs Chauke, Terence Vancooten, Toby Sibbick, Charlie Webster, Jake Beesley, Tyrese Shade, Nick Akoto, Kyran Lofthouse, Dylan Williams, Jason Sraha, Jordan Amissah, Julian Larsson, Ciaran Gilligan, Finn Delap, Kamil Dudek, Millar Matthews-Lewis, Kain Adom, Sulyman Krubally, Jack Cooper-Love, Alex Bannon, Tomas Kalinauskas
Cambridge United
Louis Appere, Dominic Ball, Liam Bennett, Zak Bradshaw, George Hoddle, Ben Hughes, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Sullay Kaikai, Ben Knight, Ryan Loft, Glenn McConnell, Pelly Ruddock-Mpanzu, Zeno Ibsen Rossi
Doncaster Rovers
Jamie Sterry, Owen Bailey, Matthew Pearson, Jay McGrath, Luke Molyneux, George Broadbent, Brandon Hanlan, Tom Nixon, Darren Robinson, Robbie Gotts, Bayley McCann, Sean Grehan, Samuel Straughan-Brown, Kasper Williams, Lincoln Pawlak, Hakeeb Adelakun
Huddersfield Town
Ryan Ledson, Marcus Harness, Lee Nicholls, Murray Wallace, Lasse Sorensen, Seán Roughan, Joe Low, Radinio Balker, Alfie May, Lynden Gooch, David Kasumu, Bali Mumba, Bojan Radulović,, Dion Charles, Cameron Ashia, Joe Taylor, Herbie Kane, Marcus McGuane, Jack Whatmough, Jak Alnwick, Antony Evans, Jacob Chapman, Rhys Healey, Tom Iorpenda, George Iorpenda, Max Murray, Sahil Bashir, Ian Togo, Marlie Neil
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Leicester City
Fran Vieites, Jakub Stolarczyk, Ben Nelson, Caleb Okoli, Harry Souttar, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas, Victory Kristiansen, Woyo Coulibaly, Hamza Choudhury, Harry Winks, Michael Golding, Oliver Skipp, Will Alves, Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Leyton Orient
Noah Phillips, Killian Cahill, James Morris, Will Forrester, Michael Craig, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Phil Chinedu, Anduan Hajdini, Sean Clare, Ollie O’Neill, Idris El Mizouni, Demetri Mitchell, Tyreeq Bakinson, Azeem Abdulai, Dylan Levitt, Charlie Wellens, Zech Obiero, Dan Carter, Aaron Connolly, Dom Ballard, Josh Koroma, Sonny Perkins, Lemar Gordon
Luton Town
Ethon Archer, Christian Chigozie, Joe Gbodé, Joe Johnson, Josh Keeley, Gideon Kodua, Jayden Luker, Oli Lynch, Christ Makosso, Jake Richards, Sverre Sandal, Reuell Walters, Millenic Alli, Mads Andersen, Shandon Baptiste, Devante Cole, Thomas Holmes, Isaiah Jones, Teden Mengi, Shayden Morris, Kal Naismith, Lasse Nordås, Hakeem Odoffin, George Saville, James Shea, Nahki Wells, Cauley Woodrow, Jerry Yates
Mansfield Town
Frazer Blake-Tracy, Luke Bolton, Baily Cargill, Regan Hendry, Kyle Knoyle, Harry Lewis, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Rhys Oates, Deji Oshilaja, Louis Reed, Liam Roberts, Ryan Sweeney
Milton Keynes Dons
Will Collar, Aaron Collins, Dan Crowley, Marvin Ekpiteta, Alex Gilbey, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Gethin Jones, Liam Kelly, Craig MacGillvray, Jay Matete, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Curtis Nelson, Callum Paterson, Jack Sanders, Seb Stacey, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Callum Tripp, Charlie Waller, Ben Wiles, Kane Wilson
Notts County
Jacob Bedeau, James Belshaw, Luke Browne, Matthew Dennis, Beck-Ray Enoru, Conor Grant, Harry Griffiths, Alassana Jatta,, Jodi Jones, Lee Ndlovu, Lucas Ness, Matt Palmer, Ryley Reynolds, Scott Robertson, Kelle Roos, Mai Traore
Oxford United
Jamie Cumming, Matt Ingram, Simon Eastwood, Brodie Spencer, Sam Long, Peter Kioso, Michal Helik, James Golding, Ciaron Brown, Jack Currie, Ruben Roosken, Greg Leigh, Cameron Brannagan, Jamie McDonnell, Brian De Keersmaecker, Will Vaulks, Louie Sibley, Stan Mills, Tyler Goodrham, Ole Romeny, Aidomo Emakhu, Jeon Jin-woo, Siriki Dembele, Marselino Ferdinan, Mark Harris, Nik Prelec, Gatlin O’Donkor
Peterborough United
Alex Bass , Carl Johnston, James Dornelly, Harley Mills, David Okagbue, Sam Hughes, Rio Adebisi, Lucca Mendonca, Matt Garbett, Brandon Khela, Ben Woods, Kyrell Lisbie, Patryk Sykut, Pemi Aderoju, David Kamara, Harry Leonard, Noah Freeman, Ejiro Abbey, Eddie Fox, Joe Andrews
Plymouth Argyle
Mathias Ross, Jack MacKenzie, Brendan Wiredu, Julio Pleguezuelo, Lorent Tolaj, Xavier Amaechi, Caleb Watts, Owen Oseni, Malachi Boateng, Bradley Ibrahim, Bim Pepple, Ronan Curtis, Matty Sorinola, Michael Baidoo, Caleb Roberts, Freddie Issaka, Tegan Finn, Seb Campbell
Reading
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Liam Fraser, Daniel Kyerewaa, Matt Ritchie, Charlie Savage, Jack Stevens, Derrick Williams, Randell Williams, Paddy Lane, Jack Marriott, Joel Pereira, Haydon Roberts, Lewis Wing, Paudie O’Connor, Benn Ward
Sheffield Wednesday
(According to Transfermarkt) Pierce Charles, Logan Stretch, Di’Shon Bernard, Gabriel Otegbayo, Cole McGhee, Yan Valery, Sean Fusire, Liam Palmer, Jarvis Thornton, Svante Ingelsson, Olaf Kobacki, Ike Ugbo, Charlie McNeill, Jamal Lowe
Stevenage
Chem Campbell, Joe Knight, Jovan Malcolm, Filip Marschall, Jack Taylor, Dan Butler, Lewis Freestone, Jordan Houghton, Luther James-Wildin, Dan Kemp, Jasper Pattenden, Phoenix Patterson, Carl Piergianni, Jamie Reid, Jordan Roberts, Louis Thompson, Saxon Earley, Dan Phillips
Stockport County
Corey Addai, Andrew Wogan, Ethan Pye, Jospeh Olowu, Brad Hills, Arttu Hoskonen, Josh Darces-Cogley, Tayo Edun, Che Gardner, Jay Mingi, Ryan Rydel, Christy Grogan, Owen Dodgson, Callum Camps, Lewis Fiorini, Ollie Norwood, Jack Diamond, Malik Mothersille, Jayden Fevrier, Owen Moxon, Lewis Bate, Adama Sidibeh, Arian Allen, Benony Breki Andresson, Kyle Wootton
Wigan Athletic
Sam Tickle, Tom Watson, Matteo Spinelli, James Carragher, Jon Mellish, Morgan Fox, K’Marni Miller, Kai Payne, Tobias Brenan, Fraser Murphy, Dara Costelloe, Christian Saydee
Wycombe Wanderers
Aaron Morley, Alex Lowry, Anders Hagelskjaer, Bradley Fink, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Connor Taylor, Dan Casey, Dan Harvie, Declan Skura, Ewan Henderson, Jack Grimmer, Jack Matton, James Berry, James Tilley, Jamie Mullins, Joseph McCallum, Josh Scowen, Junior Quitirna, Luke Leahy, Mikki Van Sas, Stuart Moore, Taylor Allen
Referee Thomas Parsons dished out two red cards as Oxford drew 1-1 with Mansfield Town on Thursday night.
Parsons handed second yellow cards to Peter Kioso and Gatlin O’Donkor, Mansfield’s equaliser through Michael Smith coming after the former’s dismissal.
The Stags goal and the duo of red cards all came within nine minutes, the U’s holding firm to see out a point with nine men.
It came after United had taken the lead in the first half through a sweet strike from Aston Villa loanee Luka Lynch.
Speaking after the match, U’s head coach Ramsey aired his thoughts: “My immediate feeling is I’m super proud of the players, the way they finished that game.
“We went down to eight men for a minute (after a knock for Brodie Spencer) which seemed forever.
“But for us to dig in and to show that togetherness, staying connected as a team, defending the box, bodies on the line, I couldn’t have asked for any more.
“I was super, super proud of them tonight.”
Kioso’s sending off caused outrage among Oxford affiliates, the referee judging the right back to have dived as he went down under contact in Mansfield’s penalty area.
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Ramsey continued: “I disagree with the decision.
“For me, there’s certainly contact in the area there.
“And, I mean, for the ref then to go ahead and to book him as well, in my opinion, there’s no way PK has dived there.
“So, of course, a big moment in the game where I thought it should have been a penalty.”
For the second red card, O’Donkor received a soft first yellow before making a clumsy challenge to leave the referee with no choice but to show another.
“The first one, I believe it wasn’t a yellow card. And then the second one, it is what it is.”
The hosts’ eventual goal came from a Jamie Cumming mistake, the goalkeeper unable to deal with a cross which was then bundled into the net by Smith.
Despite the error, Ramsey had no ill feelings: “No frustration at all.
“Things happen on the football pitch, but it’s the way that we respond to these things.
“And, like I said, everybody was digging in for each other.
“A couple of players sent off, but I didn’t see that affecting us to accept the defeat, if you like.
“I saw a team that were fighting right until the end to come away with it with something.”
Two league away fixtures in a row have resulted in four points from six, with the U’s now five unbeaten in League One ahead of three consecutive home clashes, starting with Wigan Athletic on Tuesday night.
Aaron Ramsey’s Yellows took the lead in the first half thanks to a peach from Aston Villa loanee Luka Lynch, before a chaotic second half saw Oxford concede an equaliser and reduced to nine men.
Defender Peter Kioso and striker Gatlin O’Donkor both received second yellow cards, meaning United had to weather a late storm to hold onto a point at the One Call Stadium.
Here is how we rated the U’s on Thursday night…
Jamie Cumming – 4.5
Three total saves but a couple of sketchy moments with his feet.
Fumbled the ball for the equaliser, not strong enough coming for the cross.
Disappointing on his return to the team and needs to get some form and rhythm back.
Peter Kioso – 5
Kioso was a bit clumsy in some of his actions, picking up a booking and winning fewer than half of his duels.
Began the second period better, but was dismissed with 15 minutes left after the referee judged him to have dived, receiving a second yellow.
Michal Helik – 6
A couple of slip-ups with his feet but was in the right place to deal with crosses for most of the evening.
11 clearances to his name with backs against the wall late on.
Ciaron Brown – 7
Instinctive to find himself in the right areas at the right times as the Stags got forward.
Immense with 15 total clearances, won all six of his duels and put in a good sliding challenge after a dangerous Mansfield cross.
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Brodie Spencer – 5
Needed help as left one versus one – sometimes versus two – a lot in the first half and dribbled past twice.
Won four of his five tackles.
Cameron Brannagan – 5
A big error almost led to a goal which was out of character but passing was decent overall with one key pass to his name.
Kai Andrews – 5.5
Got forward a bit more in the second half before having to defend again after the red cards.
Louie Sibley (O’Donkor 59′) – 5
Taken off at the hour mark after a tough outing against a persistent Mansfield.
Luka Lynch (Missanga 59′) – 7.5
A beauty of a strike for his first professional goal and was easily United’s biggest threat.
Was dangerous both cutting inside and getting to the by-line, beating his man and winning three fouls.
That is three assists and one goal in his first five Yellows appearances. Not bad.
Mark Harris (Currie 77′)- 5
Isolated up top.
He is not a hold-up striker so struggled to get involved, with the midfield not there to help him out on many occasions.
His only effort all game was an early glancing header wide.
Siriki Dembele (Long 80′) – 6
A quiet one for his standards this season but grabbed an assist, performed some important carries and won three fouls.
Substitutes:
Mo Missanga (59′) – 6
Gatlin O’Donkor (59′) – 4
Unlucky with the first booking but a silly challenge for his second whilst already on a yellow.
Jack Currie (77′) – N/A
Sam Long (80′) – N/A
Oxford United travel to face Mansfield Town in League One as they look to extend their unbeaten streak to five games.
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