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: Marlon King bagged 40 goals in 101 games. Photo courtesy of Action Images

 

Here blogger Simon Head, from gills365.co.uk, selects Gillingham's five best No9s… and one to forget!

5. Carl Asaba (1998-2001)
A maverick striker with twinkle toes, an aggressive streak and a penchant for the spectacular, Asaba was one of the most feared strikers in the league in the late 1990s. "Sarbs" had raw pace, great feet and the ability to score remarkable goals, none more so than the stunner he managed at a monsoon-drenched Priestfield against Luton Town, when he slide-tackled roaming goalkeeper Kelvin Davis and pinged a 30-yard skimmer into the net from just off the touchline.

4. Tony Cascarino (1981-87)
Possibly the most famous Gillingham No9 of all time, Tony Cascarino started his pro career with Gillingham after signing from Crockenhill (legend has it that the transfer fee was paid in tracksuits). 'Cas' scored 78 league goals for the Gills and went on play international football for the Republic of Ireland for 14 years.

3. Iffy Onuora (1996-98 & 2000-02)
The "Aye Aye Iffy" chant was regularly heard at Priestfield Stadium in the mid to late 1990s, as big Iffy Onuora terrorised defences on Gillingham's behalf. Big, strong, aggressive and with a good eye for goal, Onuora was a beast of a No9, and a player whose long-range goal at Coventry still ranks as one of the best ever scored in a Gills shirt.

2. Marlon King (2000-03)
King was one of the most prolific finishers in the club's history, and it's worth remembering that he achieved his 40 goals in 101 games during Gillingham's time in the Championship, the highest level of football they've played. He wasn't much of a team player outside the box, but when he was given chances in and around the area, he took them with ruthless precision.

1. Brian Yeo (1963-75)
One of the most fondly remembered strikers in Gillingham's long history and the man who deservedly holds the title of the club's best ever No9, Brian Yeo scored 149 goals for the Gills, a club record that still stands today. After retiring from the game he ran a newsagents in the town where the fans revered him so much.

And the worst…
Steve Hislop (2005-06)
Arriving as part of Scottish manager Neale Cooper's revamp of the side in the mid-2000s, Hislop was brought in from Inverness Caledonian Thistle to spearhead the Gills attack. To say it never really happened for him is an understatement. Just eight goalless appearances passed before he was benched, then shipped off to Livingston the following January. 

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