▁End ▁after ▁nine ▁seasons ▁with ▁L ut on ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁almost ▁ 3 0 0 ▁appearances . ▁ ▁L ut on ▁signed ▁various ▁out - of - cont ract ▁players ▁themselves , ▁with ▁former ▁Steven age ▁captain ▁Ron nie ▁Henry , ▁G illing ham ▁players ▁D anny ▁Sp iller ▁and ▁Gar ry ▁Rich ards ▁( Rich ards ' ▁transfer ▁becoming ▁permanent ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ), ▁and ▁G ates head ▁stri ker ▁Jon ▁Shaw , ▁who ▁had ▁scored ▁ 3 5 ▁goals ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁all ▁joining ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁free . ▁The ▁club ▁also ▁bought ▁Wy com be ▁W ander ers ▁forward ▁Scott ▁R end ell ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁fee ▁and ▁made ▁stri ker ▁Andre ▁Gray ' s ▁loan ▁from ▁Hin ck ley ▁United ▁permanent , ▁as ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁J ake ▁How ells , ▁J J ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁Alex ▁L ace y ▁and ▁Lewis ▁K idd ▁signed ▁contract ▁extensions . ▁ ▁Review ▁ ▁July ▁The ▁trans fers ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁became ▁official , ▁with ▁Keith ▁Ke ane , ▁George ▁Pil k ington , ▁God f rey ▁P oku ▁and ▁Rob bie ▁Will m ott ▁all ▁leaving ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁def ender ▁Gar ry ▁Rich ards ▁joining . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July , ▁L ut on ▁signed ▁former ▁Tor qu ay ▁United ▁def ender ▁L athan