It's set to be a packed summer market place as Carlisle United and their rivals look to rebuild their squads.
And with many clubs having now published their retained and released lists since the end of 2021/22, a host of players are looking for new clubs.
Here's a look at the departures confirmed so far. Could any of these free agents from Leagues One and Two clubs fit the bill for the Blues?
Accrington Stanley
Stephen Sama, Lewis Mansell, Ben Pleavin, Luke Stowe, Kevin Spinelli
Bolton Wanderers
Alex Baptiste, Andrew Tutte, Liam Gordon, Nathan Delfouneso, Liam Edwards, Matty Alexander, Jay Fitzmartin, Reiss Greenidge
Burton Albion
Danny Rowe, Luke Redfern, Michael Bostwick, Oumar Niasse, Aaron Amadi-Holloway
Cambridge United
Wes Hoolahan, Kai McKenzie-Lyle, Tom Dickens
Charlton Athletic
Chris Gunter, Conor Washington, Adam Matthews, Ben Watson, Pape Souare, Stephen Henderson
Cheltenham Town
Charlie Colkett, Scott Flinders, Conor Thomas, Andy Williams
Crewe Alexandra
Will Jaaskelainen, Chris Porter, Scott Kashket, Luke Murphy, Tyreece Onyeka, Joe Robbins, Nathan Woodthorpe, Sam Booth
Doncaster Rovers
Cameron John, Fejiri Okenabirhie, Dan Gardner, Branden Horton, Ed Williams, AJ Greaves, Lirak Hasani
Fleetwood Town
Harrison Biggins, Callum Camps, Kieran O’Hara, Anthony Pilkington
Gillingham
Mustapha Carayol, Aaron Chapman, Ryan Jackson, Harvey Lintott, Danny Lloyd, Christian Maghoma, Vadaine Oliver, Gerald Sithole, Ben Thompson
Ipswich Town
James Norwood, Myles Kenlock, Tomas Holy, Tom Carroll
Lincoln City
Max Melbourne, John Marquis
MK Dons
Aden Baldwin, Jay Bird, Hiram Boateng, John Freeman, Brandon Mason, Connor Wickham
Morecambe
Rhys Bennett, Toumani Diagouraga, Greg Leigh, Jacob Mensah, Freddie Price
Oxford United
Sam Winnall, Jamie Hanson, Leon Chambers-Parillon, Michael Elech, Joel Cooper
Peterborough United
David Cornell, Serhat Tasdemir, Kyle Barker, Connor Peters, Ethan Bojang, Kobe Chong
Plymouth Argyle
Ollie Tomlinson
Rotherham United
Jake Cooper, Jacob Gratton, Freddie Ladapo, Angus MacDonald, Joe Mattock and Mickel Miller.
Shrewsbury Town
Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Shaun Whalley, Aaron Pierre, Joshua Daniels, David Davis, Cameron Gregory
Barrow AFC
Tom Beadling, Mike Jones, Kgosi Ntlhe, Dimitri Sea, George Williams
Bradford City
Callum Cooke, Caolan Lavery, Gareth Evans, Olivier Sukiennicki, Richard O’Donnell, Theo Robinson
Colchester United
Dean Gerken, Miles Welch-Hayes
Exeter City
Nigel Atangana, Callum Rowe, Ben Seymour, Colin Daniel, Jordan Dyer, Jack Veale, James Dodd, Ellis Johnson
Forest Green Rovers
Taylor Allen, Jack Evans, Opi Edwards, Jake Young, Elliott Whitehouse, Vaughn Covil, Luke Hallett
Harrogate Town
Ryan Fallowfield, Lewis Page, Mark Beck, Joe Cracknell, Simon Power, Connor Kirby, Joe Leesley
Leyton Orient
Callum Reilly, Antony Papadopoulos
Newport County
Padraig Amond, Alex Fisher, Louis Hall, Ryan Haynes, Ryan Hillier, Courtney Senior
Rochdale
Joel Coleman, Matty Done, Joe Dunne, Jay Lynch, Alex Newby, Brad Wade
Scunthorpe United
Rory Watson, Tom Collins, Harry Jessop, Lewis Thompson, Harry Bunn, Aaron Jarvis, Tom Pugh, Kenan Dünnwald-Turan, Harry Baker, Anthony Grant.
Stevenage
Scott Cuthbert, Ben Coker, Luke O’Neill, Luke Prosser, Sacha Bastien, James Daly, Harry Draper, Timmy Smith, Ed Upson, Chris Lines, Charlie Carter, Bruno Andrade, Bradley Barry, Sam Dreyer, Luis Fernandez
Sutton United
Kenny Davis, Ricky Korboa, Stuart Nelson
Tranmere Rovers
Mani Dieseruvwe, Nathaniel Knight-Percival, Joe Maguire, Nicky Maynard, Callum McManaman, Jay Spearing
Walsall
Tom Leak, Joe Willis, Jack Rose, Zak Mills, Lee Tomlin
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