Tom Pugh, pictured on loan at Hereford, has been released by Scunthorpe
Former Hereford loanee Tom Pugh is one of nine players to be released by Scunthorpe.
The former Football League side were promotion hopefuls throughout the season but Tamworth were crowned champions and they failed to win the National League North play-offs.
The club said planning for the 2024-25 season started immediately after the semi-final defeat against Boston United, with budgeting put in place and confirmed for a second year in Vanarama National League North.
Aiming for sustainability, bringing expenditure in line with the level, and what the football club can afford, the club said it became apparent that a reset was required moving forward into the new season.
So manager Jimmy Dean left, to be replaced by Andy Butler - a former Walsall and Doncaster Rovers player, who managed Rovers briefly in 2020 and 2021.
But Tom Pugh is among the players leaving.
In the 23-year-old's first month out on loan at Edgar Street, he made seven appearances (five starts, two from the bench), scoring one goal and adding one assist, along with man of the match accolades.
That loan spell was extended for a further month in December and the midfielder made a further six appearances for the Bulls, fast becoming a fans' favourite.
A 24-hour recall was part of the agreement for Pugh's loan to be extended until the end of the season and without it, Bulls boss Paul Caddis said the deal would not have happened.
After heading back to Scunthorpe, Pugh said he "loved every minute" being with Hereford.
"The fans were class, the group of lads were class, the manager and assistant, all of them helped me out and believed in me," Pugh said in an interview with the club.
"I've just put a good few performances on and it just got me a recall."
Ross Barrows, Alfie Beestin, Andrew Boyce, Jacob Butterfield, Tyler Denton, Danny Elliott, Will Evans, Reagan Ogle and Fin Shrimpton have been offered new contracts with negotiations ongoing.
Kian Scales has had an option in his contract activated.
Leaving the club are Richie Bennett, Marcus Carver, Joe Leesley, Liam McAlinden, Harrison Poulter, Tom Pugh, Josh Robertson, Dion Sembie-Ferris and Cameron Wilson
Flynn Clarke, Kai Corbett and Daniel Langley are loan players returning to their parent clubs.
Under contract already for next season are Michael Clunan, Ross Fitzsimons, Michael Kelly, Maxim Kouogun, Jason Law, Callum Roberts and Danny Whitehall.