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The number 34 was not used in English league football until the introduction of squad numbers into the club game. This was initially done by the Premier League in 1993, followed by the Football League in 1999.

The first player to be allocated number 34 was Lewis Hogg in his first season as a professional footballer, but he didn't make any league appearances that year, leaving loanee Neil Ross to become the first man to wear it during a match.

Welshman Andy Dorman has worn the number 34 a total of 25 times, more than any other player, and Sergio Ommel's 8 goals during the 2001–02 season made the Dutchman the top scorer in the 34 shirt.

N.B. stats last updated at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Players who have worn shirt number 34

Years	Player	Nation	Position	Gamesa	Goalsa
1999–2000	Lewis Hogg	England	Mid	0 (0)	0
2001	Neil Ross	England	Fwd	2 (3)	0
2001–2002	Sergio Ommel	The Netherlands	Fwd	18 (5)	8
2002–2003	Sonny Parker	England	Def	13 (2)	0
2004	Aaron Lescott	England	Def	8 (0)	0
2004–2005	Chris Lines	England	Mid	0 (0)	0
2007–2009	James Fraser	England	Fwd	0 (0)	0
2009–2010	George Booth	England	Mid	0 (0)	0
2011	Jean-Paul Kalala	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mid	10 (1)	0
2011	Scott Rendell	England	Fwd	4 (1)	0
2011–2012	Andy Dorman	Wales	Mid	20 (5)	2
Total				75 (17)	10

N.B. Nationality is defined as the country represented by a player at any level of international football, or their country of birth if they have never played internationally.

^a League games (+substitute appearances) played and goals scored while wearing the number 34.

• Number of league games played between the start of the 1999–00 season and the end of 2011–12: 598
• Number of appearances by players wearing number 34: 92
• Percentage of Rovers games featuring a number 34: 15.4%