Portsmouth will already be planning for next season having wrapped up the League One title this season. John Mousinho and his men will be enjoying some well-earned time away from football over the coming weeks, but club chiefs will already be lining up potential transfer targets.
New signings will be required if the club want to bridge the gap between the top of League One and the Championship. And that also means shedding players who are out of contract and not deemed good enough to earn new deals. Here we have rounded up all of the League One clubs who have released their retained lists up to this point to see which League One players are in need of new contracts.
![Released: Jamie Pardington, Ben Williams, Liam Smith, Curtis Davies, Dan Adshead, James Olayinka, Josh Harrop, Adulai Sambu, Greg Sloggett](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/04/10/30/GettyImages-1601327959.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Cheltenham Town
Released: Jamie Pardington, Ben Williams, Liam Smith, Curtis Davies, Dan Adshead, James Olayinka, Josh Harrop, Adulai Sambu, Greg Sloggett | Getty Images
![Released: Ben Heneghan, Shaun Rooney](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/04/10/36/GettyImages-2148544252.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Released: Rob Hunt, Adam Thompson, Harrison Sodje, Emmanuel Harvest, Jephte Tanga, Ethan Light](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/04/10/20/GettyImages-2009157379.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Leyton Orient
Released: Rob Hunt, Adam Thompson, Harrison Sodje, Emmanuel Harvest, Jephte Tanga, Ethan Light | Getty Images
![Released: Hakeeb Adelakun, TJ Eyoma](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/04/10/05/GettyImages-1893545454.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)