This season, Prostate Cancer UK is the official charity of the Football League. To celebrate, each week footballer-turned-journalist Adrian Clarke - who played for Arsenal, Rotherham, Southend, Carlisle and Stevenage - is rounding up the best performances by No9s in the Football League, in recognition of the fact that prostate cancer affects one in nine men. In week six (Saturday 22 September), he hails a Tyke coming to the fore, the skills of a legendary leftie and Torquay's bright sparkie... 

Four-za Barnsley! Craig Davies had reason to cheer. Photo courtesy of Action Images

Championship star No9
Craig Davies - Barnsley

Why?
Before their stunning 5-0 win against Birmingham at St Andrews on Saturday, the Tykes hadn't won on the road since January, so it's fair to say that most Barnsley supporters have been rendered speechless by the weekend's heroics. As for Blues fans, don't ask.
Star of the show was 26-year-old Wales international Craig Davies, who fired in a spectacular four-goal salvo in the space of 19 minutes. There was excitement when he stabbed home a pea-roller nine minutes into the second half, ecstasy after he twisted and turned his way to a gorgeous second, and total euphoria when his coolly taken third sent Barnsley into orbit. By the time the No9 wrapped things up with a two-yard header for his fourth, there was just an awful lot of head shaking all round.

Did you know?
The Welshman grew up supporting Birmingham. Oh, the irony.

No9s scored 12 per cent of the Championship's glut of 77 goals this week

League One star No9
Dean Bowditch - MK Dons

Why?
Having made his first-team debut for Ipswich at the age of 16, great things were expected of Bowditch but the midfielder lost his way and, nearly 10 years on, he is attempting to resurrect his career with the ambitious MK Dons. What had been a quiet start to the season took off in style at Gigg Lane last Saturday, thanks to his tremendous hat-trick away in the Dons' 4-1 win at Bury.
The No9's first came via an impressive left-footed volley home from close range. The second was a scrappy goalmouth scramble tucked away with his left once more, while the former England youth international netted his third courtesy of, you've guessed it, another sweet left-footed finish.

Did you know?
The 26-year-old employs his own mind coach to ensure that his head is in the right place to produce his best on the pitch.

No9s were on fire in League One once again, bagging 15 per cent of the division's goals

League Two star No9
Rene Howe - Torquay United

Why?
Hats off to Howe for becoming the first player to win the Best No9 of the week for a second time, even though it took a slight intervention from Lady Luck for the Gulls front man. Against AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night, a ball cleared by a defender struck an oblivious Howe, ricocheting off his midriff into the net for a winning goal that cruelly contributed to Terry Brown's sacking as Dons boss the next morning.
There was nothing lucky about Howe's second of the week at home to Burton on Saturday though: he crashed in a volley from close range to earn his team another valuable point.

Did you know?
While playing non-league football with Kettering and Bedford, the bulky striker completed his training to become a qualified electrician.

No9s scored 10 per cent of League Two's goals last week

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