Eight players to leave Eastleigh with 10 retained

TL;DR

Eastleigh will part ways with eight players while retaining ten for the next season. Key departures include Richard Brindley and Paul McCallum, while players like Jordan Cousins and Kieron Evans remain under contract.

Key points

Eastleigh retains 10 players for next season
Eight players are leaving the club
Key departures include Richard Brindley and Paul McCallum
Jordan Cousins and Kieron Evans are among those retained
Connor Underhill's deal has been extended

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The outside of Eastleigh's Silverlake Stadium

Eastleigh currently have 10 players under contract [Getty Images]

Eight players are to leave Eastleigh with the club announcing they have retained another 10 for next season.

Heading out of the Silverlake Stadium are Richard Brindley, Inih Effiong, Lloyd Humphries, Niall Maher, Josh McNamara, Jake Vokins, Paul McCallum and Angel Waruih.

But Aaron Blair, Jordan Cousins, Kieron Evans, Temi Eweka, Josh Lundstram, Sam Pearson, Aaron Pierre, Barney Stone and Nick Townsend are contracted to at least next season while they have taken up an option to extend Connor Underhill's deal.

The Spitfires finished 17th in the National League this season, winning 13 matches, drawing 11 and losing 22.

They made it to the first round proper of the FA Cup before being knocked out by League Two side Walsall.

Kelvin Davis was in charge at the start of the campaign before Scott Bartlett took over in September.

But with Richard Hill appointed on an interim basis until the end of the season.

Q&A

Which eight players are leaving Eastleigh for next season?

The eight players leaving Eastleigh are Richard Brindley, Inih Effiong, Lloyd Humphries, Niall Maher, Josh McNamara, Jake Vokins, Paul McCallum, and Angel Waruih.

Who are the ten players retained by Eastleigh for the upcoming season?

The ten retained players include Aaron Blair, Jordan Cousins, Kieron Evans, Temi Eweka, Josh Lundstram, Sam Pearson, Aaron Pierre, Barney Stone, Nick Townsend, and Connor Underhill, whose deal has been extended.