Gillam (pictured), 24, joins from NPL Premier Division side Atherton Collieries.

He had joined Colls in August 2021 from then-Vanarama National League North side Guiseley AFC.

He had signed for the Lions following a recommendation by his former Rochdale team-mate, goalkeeper Brad Wade.

The young keeper, who was on loan at Guiseley in 2019/20, recommended the club to the forward when he was released by Rochdale in the summer of 2020.

Born in Kent, he moved when just a few months old with his family to Congleton in Cheshire, which remains his home base.

He started playing football with a local junior club aged 7 and was quickly scouted by Port Vale and signed up to their academy system.

At the age of 12 scouts came calling from Manchester City and he went there for three months before joining the Stoke City academy.

Stoke did not offer him a scholarship at 16 so he moved on to join Rochdale on a scholarship.

Whilst at Rochdale he had loan spells at Stalybridge Celtic and at Irish club Cork City - the latter seeing him injured in the warm-up to what should have been his first senior game.

When he returned to Cork a new manager came in and all the loan signings were sent back to their parent clubs.

He went on to make 20 first-team appearances for Rochdale, scoring 2 goals.

Glossop manager Stuart Mellish told the club’s website: “I'm delighted to bring Matty to the football club, he has tasted league football and scored goals at that level with Rochdale.

“Like a lot of young players, they don’t get time to fulfil their potential, having gained non-League experience with Guiseley and Atherton Colls.

“He’s now ready to kick on his career and having spoken at length with him a few weeks ago he’s bought into what we are trying to achieve and agreed to to join Glossop.”

Glossop’s second new signing of the summer is former Carlisle United goalkeeper Bacon.

Bacon saved a penalty against Glossop last season playing for Kendal Town.

He has also featured for Marine AFC, Shaw Lane AFC, Ramsbottom United and Wythenshawe Town.

Mellish added: “Morgan has always been on the radar following his two outstanding performances against us last year including the penalty save on the opening day of last season.

“He’s been outstanding for Wythenshawe Town, narrowing missing out on promotion and reaching the semi-final of the FA Vase. He fits exactly the profile I was wanting, experienced at this level at the right age, with outstanding distribution”.