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Shrewsbury Town sign ex-Walsall keeper Craig MacGillivray

Shrewsbury Town have added to their goalkeeping ranks by signing former Walsall shot-stopper Craig MacGillivray.

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The 24-year-old left the Banks's Stadium at the end of his contract earlier this summer and has agreed a one-year deal with Town after training with the club at Sundorne Castle.

MacGillivray, a Yorkshire-born six ft two in glovesman, becomes the fourth goalkeeper in Paul Hurst's squad, joining Jayson Leutwiler, Callum Burton and Shaun Rowley.

He checks in as last season's No.1 Leutwiler jetted off to join the Canada squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

He is the seventh new face in through the doors so far this summer.

MacGullivray was largely used as back-up with the Saddlers behind first-choice Neil Etheridge, who has since moved to Championship Cardiff.

And the ex-non-league keeper, who moved to Walsall from Harrogate Town, is not about to settle for second best in his latest venture.

"I don't want to come here and do what I did at Walsall," said MacGillivray. "I want to come here, impressive the gaffer, that's all I want to do come August 5 that's where I want to be, on that pitch.

"It (the competition) keeps you on your toes, the more people you've got, the more fighting for your position the more the competitive environment.

"I want to push on. One of my main aims is to rectify what happened at Walsall, I didn't play as much as I want and here I want to play as many games as I can."

MacGillivray may be a familiar name for Town fans after appearing between the sticks for Walsall at the Meadow in April's 1-1 draw.

He impressed Hurst that day despite conceding through Stefan Payne's header.

But the feeling was mutual for MacGillivray, who was impressed by his future employers.

"It stuck in my mind when we played against Shrewsbury," he added. "Given the position you (Shrewsbury) were in last year I was really surprised with how it went, I thought they outplayed Walsall at times.

"That's a massive reflection on the club and I'm glad I'm here now.

"It's been brilliant. Danny Coyne is a different goalkeeping coach to what I've worked to in the past but he's teaching me different things I've never done before.

"We want to finish as high as we possible can and I know for a fact none of us want to be in the position we finished in last year."