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Derby County release five players

By Pascal Lemesre, Football League Editor

Published: May 7 2014 | 12:09

Last updated: May 7 2014 | 12:21

Derby County announce the release of five out-of-contract players.

Goalkeeper Ross Atkins, defenders James O'Connor, Valentin Gjokaj and Michael Hoganson, as well as striker Callum Ball, will be after new clubs this summer.

Atkins and Ball are products of the club's academy, while O'Connor, Gjokaj and Hoganson joined the Rams in 2012.

Derby are currently preparing for their Championship playoff semi-final, which you can read about in our in-depth preview here.

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1	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	39	26	7	6	56	29	27	83
2	Leeds United Leeds	39	23	12	4	78	27	51	81
3	Burnley	39	22	15	2	53	11	42	81
4	Sunderland	39	20	12	7	56	37	19	72
5	Coventry City Coventry	39	17	8	14	56	51	5	59
6	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	39	13	18	8	48	35	13	57
7	Middlesbrough	39	16	9	14	59	49	10	57
8	Bristol City	39	14	15	10	49	42	7	57
9	Watford	39	15	8	16	47	51	-4	53
10	Norwich City Norwich	39	13	13	13	61	54	7	52
11	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	39	15	7	17	42	41	1	52
12	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	39	14	10	15	54	60	-6	52
13	Millwall	39	13	12	14	37	40	-3	51
14	Preston North End Preston	38	10	17	11	39	44	-5	47
15	Queens Park Rangers QPR	39	11	12	16	45	53	-8	45
16	Swansea City Swansea	39	12	9	18	40	51	-11	45
17	Portsmouth	39	12	9	18	47	61	-14	45
18	Stoke City Stoke	39	10	12	17	40	52	-12	42
19	Oxford United Oxford Utd	39	10	12	17	40	57	-17	42
20	Hull City	39	10	11	18	39	48	-9	41
21	Cardiff City Cardiff	39	9	13	17	43	63	-20	40
22	Derby County Derby	38	10	8	20	40	51	-11	38
23	Luton Town Luton	39	10	8	21	35	60	-25	38
24	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	39	7	13	19	40	77	-37	34
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