He’s done it – the amazing Asa Thomas has broken yet another goal scoring record
He’s done it – record-breaker supreme Asa Thomas has set another all-time best!
This phenomenal Holyhead based striker established a new record for the Bob Brodie Trophy when his hat-trick for Trearddur Bay against CPD Y Fali today took him to 73 goals for the season.
That beats the previous highest 72 by James Ryan of Caergybi in 2018-19.
Asa, 32, began the season on 582 career goals and that total now stands at 655.
When he reached 632, he passed the all-time highest North Wales coast career tally of 631 achieved by the great Tommy Welsh, also of Holyhead, in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Asa is unlikely to ever beat his best haul in a single season on 112 in 2010-11, but this 73 – 57 goals in the North Wales Coast League Division One and 16 in cups – is his finest effort since then.
Those 73 goals this term have come in just 33 games and includes 12 hat-tricks, a six, a five and a four and his last 17 matches have produced a stunning 46 goals.
He has not failed to score in those 17 games, going back to December 10, and he has nabbed four hat-tricks on the bounce.
His goals have helped Trearddur Bay win the Division One title in their comeback season and they have a double in their sights with a cup semi-final against Llanfairpwll to come next Saturday.
The Bob Brodie Trophy has been competed for every season (except 2020-21 due to Covid) since 2011-12 and honours the highest goal scorer in senior Anglesey football.
It is named in tribute to Bob, a Holyhead-based Scot, who was a highly respected player and manager on the island.
LATEST STANDINGS (up to and including May 6, 2023)
73 GOALS
Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay)
31 GOALS
Connor Owen (Gwalchmai)
27 GOALS
Matt Reynolds (Cemaes Bay)
25 GOALS
Mel McGinness (Trearddur Bay)
24 GOALS
Louis Chapman (Caergybi)
22 GOALS
Matty Jones (Llangefni Town)
20 GOALS
Callum Davidson (Menai Bridge Tigers)
19 GOALS
Marquis Holland (Llanfairpwll)
18 GOALS
Kaine Bentley (Trearddur Bay – 1 for Holyhead Town)
17 GOALS
Tom Wood (Cemaes Bay)
16 GOALS
Jamie Lee Patterson (Llanfairpwll – 15 for CPD Cefni), Jay Finter (Pentraeth – 15 for Llanfairpwll), Lewis Clayton (Menai Bridge Tigers)
13 GOALS
Dylan Williams (Glantraeth)
12 GOALS
Alan Mark Owen (Gaerwen), Keenan Downey (Cemaes Bay)
11 GOALS
Jay Gibbs (Holyhead Hotspur), Nathan Moore (Gaerwen), Cian Owen (Cemaes Bay), Callum Thomas (Menai Bridge)
10 GOALS
Rhys Thomas (CPD Y Fali), Justin Williams (Trearddur Bay)
9 GOALS
Craig Roberts (Menai Bridge), Dewi Thomas (Llangefni Town), Rees Roberts (Llanfairpwll), Cian Owen (Llanfairpwll)
8 GOALS
Darren Lewthwaite (Glantraeth), Chris Byast (Amlwch Town), Andy Clarke (Glantraeth), Josh Stanley Williams (Llangefni Town), James Ryan (Caergybi), Matty Roberts (Cemaes Bay), Kian Abbott (Pentraeth), Tomos Hughes (Aberffraw), Luke Winter (Glantraeth), Gwion Thomas (Gwalchmai), Morgan Rowlands (Llanfairpwll)
PAST BOB BRODIE TROPHY WINNERS
2021/22 Marc Evans (Bodedern Athletic – North Wales Coast West Premier Division) 68
2020/21 Season cancelled – no competition
2019/20 Steven Whittaker (Cemaes Bay – Anglesey League) 39
2018/19 James Ryan (Caergybi – Anglesey League) 72
2017/18 Gary Jo Owen (Caergybi – Anglesey League) 58
2016/17 Corrig McGonigle (Glantraeth – Welsh Alliance) 59
2015/16: Corrig McGonigle (Pentraeth – Welsh Alliance) 64
2014/15: Steven Whittaker (Cemaes Bay – Anglesey League) 42
2013/14: Gary Jo Owen (Morawelon – Anglesey League) 57
2012/13: Lance Williams (Menai Bridge Tigers – Anglesey League) 62
2011/12: Mel McGinness (Holyhead Hotspur – Welsh Alliance) 50