Shrewsbury Town have made their fifth signing of the January transfer window by bringing in experienced striker Vadaine Oliver on loan from Bradford City until the end of the season.

The 33-year-old former Lincoln City, Crewe Alexandra, Mansfield Town, York City, Notts County, Morecambe, Gillingham and Stevenage frontman follows the arrivals of Jamal Blackman, Callum Stewart, Dom Gape and Ricardo Dinanga.

Oliver has not scored a Football League goal since New Year’s Eve 2023 – but he is just three short of a career century in all competitions.

Gareth Ainsworth’s Shrewsbury lie 23rd in League One, five points off safety following Saturday’s 2-1 win with 10 men against Mansfield Town.

“I had a conversation with (Town’s director of football) Micky Moore who I know really well,” Oliver told the club website., external

“The vision the club has, I want to be a part of that. I want to help change the course of the club.

“They had a great win at the weekend. You can see there is a really strong togetherness. And when I spoke to Gareth, he told me all the lads believe we can do this. My aim is to get us out of the situation we are in. We want to stay in this league and we are good enough to do it.”