Barnsley have cancelled the contracts of both former skipper Paul Reid and Dwayne Mattis by mutual consent.

Reid, 26, led the Tykes to promotion via a League One play-off final penalty shootout win over Swansea in May 2006, but made only four first-team appearances last season.

The Carlisle-born central defender slipped behind Stephen Foster and Dennis Souza in the pecking order and went out on loan in March this year to his hometown club, where he made only one appearance due to injury.

Former Huddersfield and Bury midfielder Mattis, 26, arrived at Oakwell from Gigg Lane in a £50,000 deal in January 2007, but has failed to hold down a first team place under Tykes manager Simon Davey.