Club captain Niall Canavan is among six players who will be leaving Barrow after the Bluebirds confirmed the club’s retained and released list.
Goalkeeper Wyll Stanway has had his one-year extension option exercised by the club, and five loan players have returned to their parent clubs.
Canavan leaves after four-and-a-half seasons at Holker Streets and as captain led the club to its best two league finishes since promotion back into the Football League following a 48-year hiatus.
Totalling over 180 appearances for the Bluebirds, Canavan has been a key member of the playing squad across the past four years.
The popular midfielder Sam Foley also departs after four seasons in which he also also filled in across the backline.
He made 138 appearances for the club and, alongside Canavan played a key role in the successful 2022/23 and 2023/24 campaigns.
Foley also had the unique task at the end this season of balancing playing and coaching duties in difficult circumstances and was unable to keep the team in League Two.
Connor Mahoney leaves after 72 appearances and seven goals over two seasons in Cumbria while Tyler Walker and Kane Hemmings also depart
Angus MacDonald will also leave the club after the conclusion of his short-term deal.
Loanees Jovan Malcolm, Freddie Anderson, Josh Gordon, Jack Thompson and Brandon Powell will all return to their parent clubs.
Under contract
- Killian Barrett
- Ben Winterbottom
- Lewis Shipley
- Joe Anderson
- Charlie Raglan
- MJ Williams
- Ben Jackson
- Rekeem Harper
- Charlie McCann
- Scott Smith
- Jack Earing
- Isaac Fletcher
- Elliot Newby
- Ben Whitfield
- Danny Rose
- Innes Cameron
- Katia Kouyate
- Tom Barkhuizen
Option triggered
- Wyll Stanway
Returned to parent club
- Jovan Malcolm
- Freddie Anderson
- Josh Gordon
- Jack Thompson
- Brandon Powell
Released
- Niall Canavan
- Angus MacDonald
- Sam Foley
- Connor Mahoney
- Tyler Walker
- Kane Hemmings
