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.

Top dog: Neil Grayson was "the heart of football". Photo courtesy of Action Images

 

Here blogger Peter Fielding, of peterjfielding.wordpress.com, selects Cheltenham's five best No9s… and one to forget!

5. Wesley Thomas (2010-11)
After joining for a nominal fee from Dagenham & Redbridge, Thomas proved to be a breath of fresh air in Gloucestershire, scoring five goals in his opening four games for the club. This proved to be a precedent for the rest of the season, as the London-born striker went on the score a total of 18 goals in 41 league games, making him one of the most prolific No9s to have played for the Robins.

4. Steve Guinan (2004-07)
Guinan didn't score many goals in red and white, but his constant endeavour in the final third of the pitch earned the well-travelled striker many plaudits. He will always live in Cheltenham Town folklore for his winning goal in the 2006 League Two play-off final at the Millennium Stadium. He later admitted that his 63rd-minute strike was completely unintentional!

3. Jimmy Smith (1992-98)
During his six-year stint in the Cotswolds, the small Scotsman lived up to his reputation as a prolific marksman. Popular behind the Whaddon Road bar as well as on the pitch, Smith scored a commendable 131 goals in 275 appearances, etching his name into the club record books by becoming Cheltenham's second highest-ever goalscorer.

2. Dave Lewis (1967-79 & 1982-83)
Local lad Lewis will go down as one of the most popular players in Cheltenham history. He scored 205 goals in 391 games, making him the club's all-time record goalscorer. Redefining the term 'prolific', Lewis was Cheltenham's top scorer for nine years running, boasting five career hat-tricks.

1. Neil Grayson (1998-2002)
Described by Howard Wilkinson as "the heart of football", Grayson's incredible determination epitomised everything that is good about the beautiful game - though his goal celebration moves left something to be desired. Grayson found the net 48 times in 162 league appearances, and will live long in the memory of all Cheltenham fans. He sports a tattoo declaring his undying love for the Robins, and scored vital goals to ensure the club's 1999 promotion into the Football League and 2003 promotion into League One.

And the worst …
Paul Connor (2007-09)
Connor was expected to do great things for the Robins, but just never delivered. The £20,000 signing simply didn't cut the mustard in League One and was constantly linked with a move away from the club. Although Connor's effort was appreciated, seven goals in 79 league games just wasn't good enough, despite scoring the goal that kept Cheltenham in the third tier of English football in 2008.

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