Swindon Town retained list 2026: ten players released, 18 under contract
Looking back, 16 May 2026: Swindon Town released ten players, including Junior Hoilett, Billy Bodin, Ryan Delaney and Will Wright, after missing out on promotion from League Two.
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Last updated: 12 November 2026
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On Saturday 16 May 2026, Swindon24 reported Swindon Town's retained and released list, confirmed by the club after the end of the 2025-26 League Two season.
Eighteen players remained under contract, ten were released, two were invited back for pre-season and one was in talks over a new deal. Five loan players went back to their parent clubs.
Who stayed at Swindon Town?
Under contract: Connor Ripley, Filozofe Mabete, James Ball, Tom Nichols, Ollie Clarke, Paul Glatzel, Harry Smith, Jake Tabor, Lewis Ward, Ryan Tafazolli, Gavin Kilkenny, Joe Snowdon, Ben Middlemas, Aaron Drinan, Fletcher Holman, Ollie Palmer, Joel McGregor and Darren Oldaker.
Clarke, Smith and Tafazolli had already signed new deals, and the club took up its option to extend Ward's contract. Billy Kirkman was offered new terms, with negotiations continuing. Danny Butterworth and Harrison Minturn were out of contract but invited back for pre-season training.
Who left?
Released: Ryan Delaney, Will Wright, Jake Batty, Redman Evans, Junior Hoilett, Billy Bodin, Jaxon Brown, Dani Gonzalez-Birchall, Antony McCormick and George Alston.
Loans ended: Jamie Knight-Lebel (Bristol City), Tom Wilson-Brown (Leicester City), Aidan Borland (Aston Villa), Michael Olakigbe (Brentford) and James Scanlon (Manchester United).
Manager Ian Holloway said: "We all know the objective was promotion, and because we haven’t achieved that, we must look at the season honestly". He said he would work on the resilience and character of his group before the new campaign.
