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.

Town flier: Luke Rodgers was a fans' favourite at Gay Meadow. Photo courtesy of Action Images

 

Here blogger Matthew Nightingale, of upthetown.wordpress.com, selects Shrewsbury's five best No9s… and one to forget!

5. John McGinlay (1989-90)
McGinlay was an individual a bit before my time and was a player who scored 27 times in 60 appearances for Shrewsbury Town FC. His most notable stint in football was when he played for Bolton Wanderers but while he was in Shropshire he quickly established himself at a favourite among the Gay Meadow faithful.

4. Dave Hibbert (2007-10)
Now this player is firmly in my timeline of being a Shrews supporter. Hibbo, as he was commonly known as on the terraces, made over 100 appearances for Salop, scoring 29 times. I always thought he put in a good shift on the pitch but the one goal I remember most was THAT goal versus Ipswich Town in 2009.

3. Alf Wood (1966-72)
Another player who is before my supporting generation, but nonetheless a player who will always be in Shrewsbury Town folklore, Wood scored 65 times in 258 appearances in six years at the club. Wood's longest spell was with the Shrews and I will always remember him as a legend of the club.

2. Luke Rodgers (1999-2005)
Luke Rodgers progressed through the youth ranks with us, making 200-plus appearances for Salop in a six-year stint at the club. Luke scored 67 times for us, establishing himself as a firm fans' favourite among the Salop terraces, and I must admit, one of my favourite ever players to put on the blue and amber.

1. Arthur Rowley (1958-65)
Despite starting to play for Shrewsbury Town 34 years before I was even born, Rowley is my top No9 simply because he is such a legend at Salop. Rowley holds the league scorer's record for both Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town, where he scored 41 in 42 games and 38 in 43 respectively, and is one of the names I proudly associate with the club.

And the worst…
Marc Stallard (2005-06)
The Derbyshire man spent just one season with us but he is easily one of the most useless players I have ever seen in a Shrewsbury Town shirt. He scored six times in his spell with Shrewsbury Town but that's only half the story, as he couldn't kick a ball properly, was overweight (for a footballer), and just all-round rubbish. I'm glad he didn't fulfil the full amount of his contract!

Follow Matthew on Twitter @FarmerMelvSTFC