Jailed Akins Named On Mansfield Squad List

Jailed footballer Lucas Akins has been included successful Mansfield Town's squad database this play and will beryllium free to restart his profession erstwhile released.

The 36-year-old began a 14-month situation sentence successful April aft pleading blameworthy to causing nan decease of a cyclist by sloppy aliases inconsiderate driving successful March 2022.

He is understood to beryllium disposable for merchandise aft serving half that sentence, pinch nan remaining 7 months to beryllium served connected license.

It intends Akins could play for nan League One broadside earlier Christmas.

In May, erstwhile Mansfield confirmed its retained list, nan nine stated that it was "continuing to see it position" regarding nan striker whose woody astatine nan nine was thought to person expired astatine nan extremity of past season.

The squad lists, arsenic published connected nan English Football League website, are confirmation of what players clubs person nether contract, registered and disposable for nan season.

In consequence to BBC Sport questions astir nan squad list, Mansfield said: "The nine will reappraisal Lucas' position arsenic and erstwhile he is released from custody and will make nary further remark astatine this time".

Akins was a Mansfield subordinate erstwhile nan fatal clang happened much than 3 years ago.

Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days aft he was struck by a Mercedes G350 being driven by Akins adjacent Huddersfield.

Amid nan proceedings that followed, Akins continued to play for nan Stags until he was jailed and started a League One lucifer hours aft pleading blameworthy astatine Leeds Crown Court connected 4 March.

Following Akins' sentencing, Stags leader Nigel Clough said nan jailhouse word came arsenic an "unbelievable shock" to nan club.

Akins has made much than 150 appearances for Mansfield since joining them successful January 2022 from Burton Albion, a nine wherever he besides antecedently played nether Clough.