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:
13. Peterborough United
In: Mark Beevers (Bolton), Serhat Tasdemir (AFC Fylde), Frazer Blake-Tracy (King’s Lynn), Christy Pym (Exeter), Dan Butler (Newport), Mo Eisa (Bristol City), Niall Mason (Free Agent), George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday), Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth), Josh Knight (Leicester City) | Out: Ryan Tafazolli (Hull City), Matty Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), George Cooper (Plymouth Argyle - loan), Callum Cooke (Bradford City - loan), Jon Taylor (Doncaster Rovers), Matt Godden (Coventry City) Photo: Jordan Mansfield
14. Portsmouth
In: James Bolton (Shrewsbury), Sean Raggett (Norwich City - loan), Ryan Williams (Rotherham United), Paul Downing (Blackburn Rovers), Ellis Harrison (Ipswich Town), Ross McCrorie (Rangers - loan), Marcus Harness (Burton Albion), John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) | Out: Adam May (Swindon Town - loan), Matt Clarke (Brighton & Hove Albion), Dion Donohue (Mansfield Town - loan), Louis Dennis (Leyton Orient), Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic), Nathan Thompson (Peterborough) Photo: Dan Istitene
15. Rochdale
In: Rekeil Pyke (Huddersfield Town - loan), Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United - loan), Robert Sanchez (Brighton & Hove Albion - loan), Jimmy Ryan (Blackpool), Tyler Magloire (Blackburn Rovers - loan), Jay Lynch (AFC Fylde) | Out: Kgosi Ntlhe (Scunthorpe United) Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
16. Rotherham United
In: Shaun MacDonald (Wigan), Daniel Barlaser (Newcastle United), Julien Lamy (Plabennec), Freddie Ladapo (Plymouth Argyle), Matthew Olosunde (Manchester United), Jamie Lindsay (Ross County), Daniel Iversen (Leicester City - loan), Trevor Clarke (Shamrock Rovers), Adam Thompson (Bury), Chiedozie Ogbene (Brentford), Jake Hastie (Rangers - loan) | Out: Joe Newell (Hibernian), Dominic Ball (QPR), Ben Purrington (Charlton Athletic), Darren Potter (Tranmere Rovers), Will Vaulks (Cardiff City), Ryan WIlliams (Portsmouth), Jerry Yates (Swindon Town - loan), Matty Palmer (Bradford City - loan), Semi Ajayi (West Brom), Anthony Forde (Oxford United), Jamie Proctor (Scunthorpe United - loan) Photo: George Wood