Three more players will depart the club upon the expiry of their contracts. Brendan Kiernan, Dean Pooley and Jordan Sanderson exit the squad with the best wishes of all at Ebbsfleet United.

Former Colchester midfielder Sanderson signed on the eve of the 2014/15 season and spent spells on loan at Lewes and Grays Athletic in between three appearances in a Fleet shirt.

Ex-Bromley winger Kiernan arrived at the club in November 2014 under Steve Brown and also featured during Jamie Day’s tenure as boss but he moved to Hampton & Richmond on loan in April this year, clocking up 14 apperarances in all for the Fleet.

And while Dean Pooley will no longer be pulling on a red shirt, he will still be very much part of the team behind the scenes at Stonebridge Road in his role as assistant to the general manager. The 28-year-old defender, who featured heavily during his first spell from 2008-11, added 11 appearances upon rejoining the club last September, for a total of 89.