Familiar names lead way in early weeks of 2022-23 North Wales Goalden Girl contest

NFA striker Sade Benjamin (blue) is in great form on seven goals. Picture: STEVEN JONES

There is a very familiar look to the higher echelons of the early 2022-23 North Wales Women’s Football Goalden Girls table.

Last season’s 48-goal wonder Rosie Hughes of Wrexham leads the way in the current campaign on 9, while Connah’s Quay Nomads midfielder Kirstie Kural is just one behind her.

Mari Gibbard of Llandudno and NFA net-buster Sade Benjamin are firing on all cylinders with seven goals apiece.

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEADING GOALSCORERS – OCT 9, 2022

(league and cup goals combined)

9 GOALS

Rosie Hughes (Wrexham)

8 GOALS

Kirstie Kural (Connah’s Quay Nomads)

Mari Gibbard

7 GOALS

Mari Gibbard (Llandudno), Sade Benjamin (NFA)

6 GOALS

Maddie Williams (Llandudno), Emily Jones (NFA), Lois Thomas (Pwllheli)

5 GOALS

Ellie Coulson (Llangefni Town), Ella Jones (Bangor 1876), Stella Windsor (NFA), Jasmin Dutton (Llandudno)

Wrexham’s Ava Suckley

4 GOALS

Ellie Sian Jones (Amlwch Town), Esra Gunes (Denbigh Town), Ffion Owen (Llandudno), Freya Simonds (Llanfairfechan Town), Jen Cox (Llangefni Town), Niomi Taylor (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Becca Bannister (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Ashleigh Jones (Trearddur Bay)

3 GOALS

Mia Roberts (Bangor 1876), Shannon Hobbs (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Indie Hassall (Llandudno), Amy Webster (NFA), Candice Nellist (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Gail Paterson-Manning (Trearddur Bay), Ava Suckley (Wrexham)