{"id":557486,"date":"2020-07-10T05:59:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T09:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=557486"},"modified":"2020-07-10T05:59:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T09:59:05","slug":"portsmouth-announce-released-and-retained-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/10\/portsmouth-announce-released-and-retained-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth Announce Released and Retained List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Portsmouth<\/a> are the latest club to announce their released and retained list.<\/a> The League One side have released five players following the expiration of their contracts.<\/p>\n

Portsmouth Announce Released and Retained List<\/h2>\n

Five Players to Leave<\/h3>\n

Defenders Christian Burgess<\/a> and Matt Casey, midfielder Adam May<\/a> and strikers Oli Hawkins<\/a> and Brett Pitman<\/a> have all left the club.<\/p>\n

Burgess, who made 210 appearances for the club, has signed for Belgian outfit Royal Union Saint-Gilloise<\/a> after deciding not to renew his contract. He made 43 appearances this season as Pompey suffered defeat in the League One play-off semi-final against Oxford United.<\/a><\/p>\n

Casey and May have failed to make an appearance for the club this season, having come through the Youth Academy at the club.<\/p>\n

Oli Hawkins, signed from Dagenham & Redbridge in 2017, has scored 18 goals from 95 appearances for the League One side.<\/p>\n

Pitman, who also joined in 2017 after two seasons with Ipswich Town, netted 42 times from 99 appearances during his time on the south coast.<\/p>\n

Contract Talks and Loan Returns<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The club are in negotiations with defenders Lee Brown and Brandon Haunstrup, whose deals have now expired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ross McCrorie, Cameron McGeehan, Sean Raggett and Steve Seddon<\/a> have returned to their parent clubs following the end of their loan spells. They return to Rangers, Barnsley, Norwich City and Birmingham City respectively.<\/p>\n

2019\/20 Season<\/h3>\n

Portsmouth found themselves fourth in League One when the season was suspended, but finished the campaign in fifth as a result of the points per game system which was used to decide the outcome.<\/p>\n

Despite finishing in the playoffs, Kenny Jackett’s men were unable to pass Oxford United. Both legs ended 1-1, with the U’s going through on penalties.<\/a><\/p>\n

The south coast club have finished on the top eight in each of the three seasons back in League One, but are yet to find a way back into the second tier of English football.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Main Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>