FORMER Colchester United midfielder Craig Eastmond is one of a host of players who will be leaving the club, following their relegation to the National League.

Eastmond, 33, who played 68 times for Colchester between 2012 and 2015, made nearly 400 appearances for Sutton and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame, in 2022.

As captain, the three-time Sutton Player of the Year led the side to the National League title in the 2020-21 season, followed by a Wembley final and an eighth-place finish in League Two a year later.

 

However, Eastmond is one of several players to be departing Sutton after they were relegated from League Two, at the weekend.

Fellow club stalwarts Harry Beautyman, Craig Dundas, Rob Milsom and Jon Barden will also be departing Sutton.

Lee Angol, Tope Fadahunsi, Brad House, Scott Kashket, Ollie Khinda, Deon Moore, Christian N'Guessan and Tobi Ogundega will also be leaving Gander Green Lane, while Nino Adom-Malaki, Dean Bouzanis, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Charlie Lakin and Olly Sanderson all return to their parent clubs at the end of their loan spells.