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.

City slicker: Paul Barnes was the scourge of Manchester United. Photo courtesy of Action Images

 

Here blogger Max Benson, of yorkcityfc.com, selects York's five best No9s… and one to forget!

5. Paul Barnes (1992-95)
A pain in the neck for defences and referees alike, Barnes was pivotal to City's 1993 play-off-winning side. More famously, he scored twice at Old Trafford in 1995 as the Minstermen humiliated Manchester United 3-0 in the League Cup. His innate scoring ability was craved by managers and Barnes had spells with Birmingham and Burnley before helping Doncaster back into the league aged 35.

4. Alf Patrick (1946-53)
Who doesn't love a local hero? York born and bred, Patrick was the first City player to reach 100 goals and the five he scored in a 6-1 win over Rotherham remains the most in a game for the club. Turning down overtures from Sheffield United and West Ham along the way, he will be remembered as one of the Minstermen's most loyal servants.

3. Paul Aimson (1964-66 & 1969-73)
Regarded more highly by supporters than he ever realised, Aimson fired the Minstermen into the old Third Division after signing from Manchester City in the summer of 1964. He repeated that debut-season tally of 26 goals in 1971, again leading City into the third tier. As complete a forward as you could find outside the top two divisions.

2. Keith Walwyn (1981-87)
Universally adored at Bootham Crescent, 'Big Keith' scared the living daylights out of opposition defences for six years in the 1980s. A bulldozer of a forward with a heart of gold, he remains the club's second most prolific scorer with 140 goals in 291 games. Signed for £4,000 from Chesterfield in 1981, he forged an unforgettable partnership with John Byrne.

1. Norman Wilkinson (1954-66)
Where to start? The youngest member of the Happy Wanderers side that reached an FA Cup semi-final replay against Newcastle in 1955, Wilkinson remains City's leading scorer of all-time with 143 goals over 12 years of unmatched service. A proper club man if ever there was one, his achievements with the Minstermen may never be surpassed.

And the worst...
Rogério (2002)
Not technically a No9 with the advent of squad numbers, Rogério is still impossible to ignore. A chilling reminder of City's darkest days under a delusional, asset-stripping owner - the Brazilian was part of a laughable plan for the club to raid South America for 'talent'. A handful of substitute appearances, no goals and an inability to speak English made for an embarrassing six months at Bootham Crescent.

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