With Liam Walsh the last to step out of the door at Ashton Gate (excluding Robbie Cundy's switch of loan destinations), that concludes an extensive, occasionally frantic but successful period of transfer activity for Bristol City.
If you want plenty of examples as to why the recruitment business in football is a complicated and busy job, take a look at the list of names below and consider the scouting, personal meetings and paperwork that went into each and every one of them.
Lee Johnson now has his defined group of first-team players, at least until the next transfer window opens on January 1, barring any surprise moves in the free agent market.
Here's how his squad was formed over the summer transfer window ...
Released
Frank Fielding: Joined Millwall on a two-year contract.
Eros Pisano: Still without a club.
Stefan Marinovic: Signed a two-year contract with A-League side Wellington Phoenix in his native New Zealand.
Jake Andrews: Joined Torquay on a two-year deal.
Aaron Parsons: Has signed for Weston-super-Mare in the Southern League Premier Division South.
George Dowling: Is without a club.
Sold
Adam Webster: Brighton spent £20m on taking City's Player of the Season to the Premier League.
Lloyd Kelly: Sold on £18m for a then club record £13m, which could rise to £20m if all clauses are met.
Marlon Pack: A surprise sale to Cardiff City on deadline day for a fee worth £4m across instalments.
Mo Eisa: Peterborough paid a club record fee in excess of £1.25m to sign the striker on a four-year deal.
Loaned Out
Joe Morrell: Season-long loan to Lincoln City in League One.
James Morton: Season-long loan to Forest Green Rovers in League Two.
Jojo Wollacott: Morton is joined by the goalkeeper at New Lawn.
Cam Pring: The left-back will be with League Two Walsall until next summer.
Rory Holden: The young forward has joined Holden at the Bescot Stadium.
Robbie Cundy: Originally sent to Exeter but a lack of game time means the centre-back is now under Gary Johnson at Torquay.
Max O'Leary: The promising goalkeeper has moved to Shrewsbury for the season.
George Nurse: Season-long loan to Newport County in League Two.
Vincent Harper: The left-back has followed a path well-trodden to Gloucester City in the National League North.
Tom Harrison: Joins Harper at Gloucester City.
Jamie Paterson: Sent to Derby County for the season on deadline day.
Zak Vyner: Is experiencing a campaign in the Scottish Premiership under former City boss Derek McInnes at Aberdeen.
Matty Taylor: Earned a move to hometown club Oxford United. Is also out of contract next summer.
Freddie Hinds: The promising striker will be playing for Colchester in League Two for the 2019/20 season.
Jonny Smith: The winger has signed a season-long loan at League Two Oldham.
Liam Walsh: Will spend the campaign playing for League One promotion challengers Coventry City.
Signed
Robbie Cundy: Joined on a two-year contract from Bath City and has since been loaned to Exeter and then Torquay.
Dan Bentley: City paid around £3m to bring the goalkeeper from Brentford on a four-year contract.
Jay Dasilva: The England Under-21 international turned his loan deal into a permanent move worth around £2m.
Rene Gilmartin: The veteran goalkeeper is third-choice after signing from Colchester on a free transfer.
Tomas Kalas: The marquee move of the summer as City broke their transfer record to sign the Czech from Chelsea for £8m.
Tommy Rowe: The versatile midfielder/defender has been a huge hit since arriving from Doncaster Rovers on a free.
Sammie Szmodics: The forward is yet to play in the Championship but was a big hit in pre-season after joining on a free from Colchester.
Kasey Palmer: Followed Dasilva and Kalas from Chelsea, signing a four-year contract for around £3m.
Han-Noah Massengo: The coup of the summer? The French midfielder was an out-of-the-blue buy from Monaco for just £2.7m.
Adam Nagy: The Hungarian international cost £2.1m from Serie A side Bologna.
Ashley Williams: Has joined a short-term contract until January, which could be extended until the end of the season.
Loaned in
Pedro Pereira: Joined from Benfica during the final week of the transfer window.
Benik Afobe: City added the striker from Stoke until next summer in the final hour of deadline day.
Bristol City squad
Senior players with a squad number and first-team experience
Goalkeepers: Dan Bentley, Niki Maenpaa, Rene Gilmartin
Defenders: Jack Hunt, Pedro Pereira, Tomas Kalas, Bailey Wright, Taylor Moore, Nathan Baker, Ashley Williams, Jay Dasilva
Midfielders: Tommy Rowe, Josh Brownhill, Adam Nagy, Han-Noah Massengo, Niclas Eliasson, Kasey Palmer, Callum O'Dowda, Korey Smith, Hakeeb Adelakun, Tyreeq Bakinson, Marley Watkins
Attackers: Benik Afobe, Famara Diedhiou, Saikou Janneh, Antoine Semenyo, Sammie Szmodics, Andi Weimann
