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Shrewsbury Town Sign Brentford Goalkeeper Matthew Cox on Loan

The 22-year-old arrives to contest the No. 1 shirt after Elyh Harrison returned to Manchester United.

Overview

  • The loan runs until the end of the season and is Shrewsbury’s fourth addition of the January window.
  • Head coach Michael Appleton describes Cox as a modern goalkeeper with strong distribution who will push Will Brook for starts.
  • Cox says he wants to prove himself by playing league games again and help the club climb the League Two table.
  • A graduate of the Chelsea and AFC Wimbledon academies, Cox joined Brentford in 2021 and has represented England at youth level.
  • He made 34 appearances on loan at Bristol Rovers, had a Crawley spell curtailed by a torn hamstring, and returned to fitness with Brentford B in May 2025.