As the 2023/24 season comes to a close, all League Two clubs have been making crucial decisions regarding the futures of their players.

Each club submit a retained list, detailing the status of each player within their respective squads. These lists include players who will remain under contract for the next season, those who have been offered new contracts or are in negotiations for contract extensions, players who have been released, and those returning to their parent clubs after loan spells.

These decisions not only shape the makeup of each club's squad but also impact the overall transfer activity within the league. In the following, we provide a view the retained lists of all League Two clubs for the upcoming 2024/25 season as they are announced.

Accrington Stanley

The following players are still under contract for the 2024/25 season:

Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Seb Quirk, and Alex Henderson.

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Liam Coyle, Ben Woods, Tommy Leigh, Oliver Patrick, Dan Martin, Aaron Pickles, Lewis Trickett, and Josh Woods.

The following players have been offered new deals:

Toby Savin, Shaun Whalley, Joe Pritchard, Rosaire Longelo, Jack Nolan, Seamus Conneely, and Connor O'Brien.

The following players have been invited back for pre-season training:

Liam Isherwood and Emerich Poilly.

The following players have been released:

Kelvin Mellor, Matt Lowe, Sean McConville, Baba Fernandes, Bailey Sloane, Leslie Adekoya, Jack Massey, Korede Adedoyin, and Jack McIntyre.

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Lewis Shipley, Brad Hills, Joe Gubbins, Jake Bickerstaff, and Radek Vitek.

AFC Wimbledon

The following players are still under contract for the 2024/25 season:

James Ball, Omar Bugiel, Josh Davison, Ryan Johnson, Josh Kelly, Joe Lewis, Paris Lock, Ryan McLean, Josh Neufville, Will Nightingale, Isaac Ogundere, Jake Reeves, Aron Sasu, James Tilley, Morgan Williams

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Jack Currie

The following players have been offered new deals:

Huseyin Biler, Lee Brown, Armani Little, Ethan Sutcliffe

The following players have discussions ongoing:

Ronan Curtis

The following players have first year pro contract offers:

Kai Jennings, Harry Sidwell, Leo Young

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Kofi Balmer, Alex Bass, John-Kymani Gordon, John-Joe O’Toole

The following players have been released:

Quaine Bartley, Marcel Campbell, Josh Hallard, Paul Kalambayi, Ben Mason, Alex Pearce, Harry Pell, Zach Robinson, Nik Tzanev

Barrow

The following players are still under contract for the 2024/25 season:

Mazeed Ogungbo, Dean Campbell, David Worrall, Kian Spence, Ged Garner, Robbie Gotts, Dom Telford, Emile Acquah.

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Sean Etaluku, Junior Tiensia, Niall Canavan, Elliot Newby, Paul Farman.

The following players have discussions ongoing:

James Chester and Ben Whitfield.

The following players have been released:

George Ray, Jamie Proctor, Tom White, Courtney Duffus, Sam Foley, Tyrell Warren, Rory Feely, Owen Bray, Malakai Reeve, Sam Bellis.

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Cole Stockton and Luca Stephenson

Barrow are also in talks with Josh Lillis over becoming their full-time goalkeeper coach.

Bradford City

The following players have been released:

Dylan Youmbi, Finn Cousin-Dawson, Harry Chapman, Harvey Rowe, Heath Richardson, Isaac Robinson, Liam Ridehalgh, Luke Hendrie, Matt Derbyshire, Noah Wadsworth, Sam Bentley

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Bobby Pointon, Brad Halliday, Richie Smallwood, Sam Stubbs 

The following players have been offered new terms with the club: 

Colin Doyle (will also remain men’s first team goalkeeping coach), Jamie Walker, Matty Platt 

The following players remain under contract for the 2024/25 season: 

Adam Wilson, Alex Gilliead, Alex Pattison, Andy Cook, Ash Taylor, Calum Kavanagh, Ciarán Kelly, Clarke Oduor, Jake Young, Kevin McDonald, Lewis Richards, Sam Walker, Timi Odusina, Tyler Smith, Vadaine Oliver

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Daniel Oyegoke (Brentford), Jonathan Tomkinson (Norwich City), Tyreik Wright (Plymouth Argyle)

Colchester

Pending

Crawley Town

Pending

Crewe Alexandra

Pending

Doncaster

Pending

Forest Green

The following players remain under contract for the 2024/25 season: 

Harvey Bunker, Charlie McCann, Tyrese Omotoye, Fiachra Pagel, Amadou Bakayoko, Kyle McAllister, Jamie Robson, Marcel Lavinier, Ryan Inniss, Christian Doidge, Alfie Bendle, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Jamie Searle, Emmanuel Osadebe, Jacob Maddox and Teddy Jenks.

The following players have been released:

Nathan Holland, Dom Bernard, Darnell Johnson, Mathew Stevens, Jordon Garrick, Sean Robertson, Alex Gorrin, Fankaty Dabo, David Davis, Reece Brown, Richard Keogh, Luke Daniels, Jack Carter, Finley Bell and Murphy Bennett

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Dom Thompson, Callum Jones, Tommy Simkin and Vicente Reyes.

Gillingham

Pending

Grimsby Town

The following players remain under contract for the 2024/25 season: 

Jake Eastwood, Toby Mullarkey, Harvey Rodgers, Doug Tharme, Evan Khouri, Curtis Thompson, Charles Vernam, Donovan Wilson, Rekeil Pyke, Danny Rose, Alex Hunt, Cameron Gardner

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Kieran Green

The following players have discussions ongoing:

Harry Clifton, Denver Hume and Callum Ainley.

The following players have been offered new terms with the club: 

Harvey Cribb, Charlie Clements

The following players have been released:

Harvey Tomlinson, Edwin Essel, Aaron Braithwaite, Jamie Bramwell, Niall Maher, Anthony Glennon, Abo Eisa, Arthur Gnahoua, Gavan Holohan, Otis Khan, Danny Amos

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Liam Smith (Cheltenham Town), Jamie Andrews (West Bromwich Albion), Harvey Cartwright (Hull City), Harry Wood (Hull City), Justin Obikwu (Coventry City)

Harrogate Town

Pending

Mansfield Town

Pending

MK Dons

Pending

Morecombe

Pending

Newport County

Pending

Notts County

The following players remain under contract for the 2024/25 season: 

Sam Slocombe, Tiernan Brooks, Kyle Cameron, Lewis Macari, Lucien Mahovo, Adam Chicksen, Jodi Jones, Aaron Nemane, Matt Palmer, Scott Robertson, Dan Crowley, Sam Austin, James Sanderson, Macaulay Langstaff, David McGoldrick, Junior Morias, Alassana Jatta

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Cedwyn Scott

The following players have been offered new terms with the club: 

Geraldo Bajrami

The following players are under contract, available for transfer

Aidan Stone, Connell Rawlinson, Will Randall

The following players have been released:

Aden Baldwin, Richard Brindley, Tobi Adebayo, Jim O’Brien, John Bostock, Luther Munakandafa

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Luca Ashby-Hammond, Jaden Warner, Charlie Colkett

Salford City

Pending

Stockport

The following players are under contract for the 2024/25 season:

Ethan Pye, Neill Byrne, Jack Stretton, Akil Wright, Fraser Horsfall, Kyle Knoyle, Ibby Touray, Callum Camps, Will Collar, Odin Bailey, Nick Powell, Isaac Olaofe, Kyle Wootton, Ashton Mee, Jidechi Okeke

The following players have been released:

Todd Kane, Ryan Croasdale, Myles Hippolyte, Jordan Smith, Bobby Jones, Taylor McMahon, Christian Mulindwa

The following players have discussions ongoing:

Ryan Rydel, Cody Johnson, Ben Hinchliffe, Macauley Southam Hales, Connor Lemonheigh Evans, Antoni Sarcevic

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Ben Knight, Rhys Bennett, Lewis Cass, Louie Barry, Rico Richards, Ethan Bristow

The following players leaving after failing to agree terms:

Paddy Madden

Sutton United

The following players have been released:

Craig Eastmond, Craig Dundas, Harry Beautyman, Rob Milsom, Jon Barden, Lee Angol, Tope Fadahunsi, Brad House, Scott Kashket, Ollie Khinda, Deon Moore, Christian N'Guessan and Tobi Ogundega

 
The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Nino Adom-Malaki, Dean Bouzanis, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Charlie Lakin and Olly Sanderson 

The following players have been offered new terms with the club: 

Steve Arnold, Sam Hart and Matt Kerbey

Swindon Town

The following players are under contract for the 2024/25 season:

Ricky Aguiar, Jake Cain, Aaron Drinan, Anton Dworzak, Pharrell Johnson, Harrison Minturn, Tariq Uwakwe

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Jack Bycroft, Paul Glatzel, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Saidou Khan, Williams Kokolo

The following players have been offered new terms with the club: 

Sean McGurk, Nnamdi Ofoborh

The following players have been released:

Charlie Austin, Tomi Adeloye, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Conor Brann, Tom Brewitt, Tom Clayton, Reece Devine, Brooklyn Genesini, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, George McEachran, Tyrese Shade

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Dawson Devoy (MK Dons), Zach Elbouzedi (AIK), Harry McKirdy (Hibernian), Conor McCarthy (Barnsley)

Tranmere

The following players are under contract for the 2024/25 season:

Luke McGee, Joe Murphy, Lee O'Connor, Tom Davies, Connor Wood, Brad Walker, Regan Hendry, Josh Hawkes, Kieron Morris, Harvey Saunders, Sam Taylor, Kristian Dennis and Connor Jennings

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

Jordan Turnbull, Chris Merrie

The following players have discussions ongoing:

Luke Norris

The following players have returned to their parent clubs:

Rob Apter, James Norris and Jake Leake.

The following players have been released:

Jean Belehouan, Mikey Davies, Ben Hockenhull, Rhys Hughes, Charlie Jolley, Ousmane Kane, Luis Lacey, Paul Lewis, Reece McAlear, Dan Pike, Conor Robson, Joe Starbuck and Joe Yarney.

Walsall

Pending

Wrexham

The following players have been released:

Aaron Hayden, Rob Lainton, Callum McFadzean, Ben Tozer, Jordan Tunnicliffe, Luke Young, Owen Cushion, Dan Davies, Max Hayes, Michael Hayman, Jack Pilkington, Jake Roberts, Dan Wright

The following players have been offered new terms with the club: 

Steven Fletcher, Mark Howard, Aaron James, Harry Ashfield, Callum Edwards, Liam Hall and James Rainbird 

The following players have had their contract extensions triggered:

James McClean

Loans returning to parent club

Scott Butler