The 21-year-old initially linked up with Fleetwood’s development squad in the summer after spending all of his career with neighbours Blackpool, for whom he played eleven times in the senior side.
An energetic left-back, Higham has enjoyed two loan spells at Nuneaton Town and AFC Telford United, as well as first-team action for the Seasiders.
However, he has made just a single first-team appearance for the Cod Army so far this term