And with the transfer window having slammed shut yesterday, we take a look at all the deals completed in third tier this summer. Scroll down and click through the pages to see EVERY signing made by Sunderland’s rivals this summer – and the players they have let go over the past few months:
9. Gillingham
In: Connor Ogilvie (Tottenham), Jack Bonham (Brentford), Matty Willock (Manchester United), Stuart O’Keefe (Cardiff City), Alfie Jones (Southampton - loan), Nathan Thomas (Sheffield United - loan), Mikael Ndjoli (Bournemouth - loan), Ousseynou Cisse (MK Dons), Mikael Mandro (Colchester United), Mark Marshall (Charlton Athletic), Olly Lee (Hearts), Thomas O’Connor (Southampton - loan) | Out: Tomas Holy (Ipswich Town), Luke O’Neill (AFC Wimbledon), Nathan Thomas (Carlisle United), Dean Parrett (Stevenage), Tom Eaves (Hull City), Elliott List (Stevenage) Photo: Jack Thomas
10. Ipswich Town
In: James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers) , Tomas Holy (Gillingham), Will Norris (Wolves - loan), Anthony Georgiou (Tottenham Hotspur - loan), Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United), James Wilson (Lincoln City) | Out: Dean Gerken (Colchester United), Bartosz Bialkowski (Millwall - loan) Photo: Stephen Pond
11. MK Dons
In: Hiram Boateng (Exeter), Brennan Dickinson (Colchester), Ryan Mason (Wolves), Regan Poole (Manchester United), Jordan Bowery (Crewe), Laurie Walker (Hemel Hempstead Town), Rhys Healey (Cardiff City), Ben Reeves (Charlton Athletic) | Out: Ryan Watson (Northampton), Mathieu Baudry (Swindon Town), Chuks Aneke (Charlton Athletic), Ousseynou Cisse (Gillingham), Alfie Jones (Crawley) Photo: Pete Norton
12. Oxford United
In: Kevin Berkoe (Wolves), Sam Allardyce (Bury), Tariqe Fosu (Charlton Athletic), Chris Cadden (Columbus Crew - loan), Ben Woodburn (Liverpool - loan), Anthony Forde (Rotherham United), Elliott Moore (Leicester City - loan), Matty Taylor (Bristol City - loan), George Thorne (Derby County - loan), Dan Agyei (Burnley), Oussama Zamouri (free agent) | Out: Charlie Raglan (Cheltenham), Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City), Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City), Jon Obika (St Mirren) Photo: Nathan Stirk