This season Prostate Cancer UK is the official charity of The Football League. To celebrate, we've asked bloggers from each of the 72 clubs to count down their top five strikers to have worn the No9 shirt, in recognition of the fact that prostate cancer affects one in nine men.

Hail to the king: The one and only Rickie Lambert. Photo courtesy of Action Images

 

Here blogger Nathan Bees, of lifesagas-bristolrovers.blogspot.co.uk, selects Bristol Rovers' five best No9s… and one to forget!

5. Junior Agogo (2003-06)
Junior was an enigmatic character who thrived on being the man we relied upon to score goals. He was undeniably egotistical, but when he was delivering finishes that won us games nobody cared. He had the talent, and was capped by Ghana, but his inconsistency and inability to stay fit prevented him from reaching any notable domestic heights.

4. Mark Walters (1999-2002)
I've glad that I've had the pleasure to watch 'Wally' don the blue and white quarters; he always brought with him an air of indisputable international class. We're famed for producing talented strikers, but one-time England international Mark was an example of a player who joined us in his twilight years to display the sort of quality all clubs crave from a forward.

3. Peter Beadle (1995-98)
Beadle was the scorer of many big goals and the perfect partner to up-and-coming forward Barry Hayles. He established himself as a good, old-fashioned striker that Rovers fans grew to appreciate. He scored a brace against Bristol City in 1996 before making the move across Bristol to the red side at the turn of the century with less success - happily for us Gasheads!

2. Devon White (1987-92)
Having drifted harmlessly into non-league football after his initial flirtation with the professional game, Devon's career appeared to be about to be peter out. But then Rovers manager Gerry Francis resurrected his ambitions in 1987 and he never looked back. He scored 53 goals in 202 appearances to cement his place as a fans' favourite.

1. Rickie Lambert (2006-09)
'King Rickie' is a Rovers hero and now deservedly plays Premier League football thanks to Southampton's promotion. He possesses the strength of a bear but has a finesse about his play that Lionel Messi would be proud of. He was predominantly a poacher, but scored some outrageous goals - like nothing we've ever seen at the Memorial Stadium. The boy's a bit special.

And the worst…
John Akinde (2010-11)
Although only ever a loanee (thankfully!), Akinde was an absolute disaster in a Rovers shirt. We signed him from Bristol City and he made 14 appearances, scored zero goals and failed to hit a shot on target. It was a move that John, as well as us Gasheads, want to forget - unfortunately we had to bear the scars of relegation as a result.

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