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Northampton Town Announce Released and Retained List Following Promotion to League One

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Northampton Town have announced their end of the season retained and released list following their promotion to League One.

Northampton Town Announce Released and Retained List

Players Retained for the 2020/21 season

Northampton have retained 11 players for the upcoming season. These include:  Steve Arnold, Joe Martin, Charlie Goode, Ryan Watson, Nicky Adams, Chris Lines, Harry Smith, Ethan Johnston, Matt Warburton and Morgan Roberts.

On top of that, four players from the senior squad have signed new deals. These are the youngsters, Scott Pollock, Shaun McWilliams and Jacob Ballinger. Mark Marshall also had his contract extended after they won promotion on Monday.

Players Offered New Deals

The Cobblers have offered new contracts to three players for the 2020/21 season. This includes Michael Harriman, Vadaine Oliver, and Sam Hoskins.

Released Players

However, 13 players have not been retained and will leave Sixfields this Summer. These are: Alan McCormack, Cameron McWilliams, Jordan Turnbull, Andy Williams, Ryan Hughes, David Cornell, Jay Williams, Reece Hall-Johnson, Billy Waters, Sean Whaler, Paul Anderson, Bradley Lashley and Jack Newell.

It also means that defender Scott Wharton will return to parent club Blackburn Rovers, while Callum Morton will head back to West Bromwich Albion.

Statement From Keith Curle

“This is always a difficult part of the job, particularly after winning promotion on Monday night,” said manager Keith Curle.

“My job is to make these decisions for the betterment of the football club and to look to the future.

“First and foremost I would like to thank all of the players collectively for their efforts. I cannot speak highly enough of their attitudes and their commitment.

“As we look to the future, there has to be a continued progression and development both individually and collectively as we look to continue our journey on our upward curve. As a club, our challenge this summer is to produce a squad that can be competitive in League 1 next season and that means we will need to strengthen in certain areas.”

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