Town have signed former Rochdale keeper Joel Coleman on a deal until January to come in as back-up after third-choice Nick Hayes suffered an injury.
Hayes picked up the knock in the U21s’ recent 3-2 home victory over Bristol City at Playford Road. Youngsters Lewis Ridd and Antoni Bort are also currently sidelined.
Coleman, 27, was released by Rochdale at the end of last season having 21 starts for the Lancastrians during 2021/22, his only campaign at Spotland.
The Bolton-born keeper started his career with Oldham and having made his debut in March 2015 made 44 senior starts and one sub appearance before moving on to Huddersfield Town in 2016.
While with the Terriers, the 6ft 6in tall glovesman made 17 starts and three sub appearances and was on the bench for the 2016/17 Championship play-off final victory over Reading.
Coleman spent the first half of 2018/19 on loan at Shrewsbury, where he made 20 starts.
He joined Fleetwood on a two-year deal in the summer of 2020 but made only two appearances, both in cups, and moved on to Rochdale the following close season.
As a free agent having left his previous club in the summer, Coleman is able to come straight into the squad and will be in the party which travels to Bracknell for Monday’s FA Cup first-round tie.