Who was top goalscorer in the North Wales Women’s Football League in 2022-23?

Jen Cox (blue) scored 28 league goals in 20 games for Llangefni Town

Who was top goalscorer in the North Wales Women’s Football League this season?

Well, it was a close-run thing, but at the head of the chart after the final game of 2022-23 was Llangefni Town’s Jen Cox with 28 goals.

A burst of goals towards the end of the campaign saw Cox overhaul long-time leader Stevie Donougher of champions CPD Merched Bangor, with a hat-trick in Cefni’s last encounter at Llanfairfechan clinching the golden boot.

Third in the list was Sade Benjamin of NFA, who had a fantastic season with 25 goals and the same amount of assists. She also became the first player to reach 50 goals for her club during the season.

JEN COX – 28 LEAGUE GOALS (2022-23)

Oct 9: v Caernarfon Town (home – 3 goals)
Nov 20: v Northop Hall (away – 3 goals)
Nov 27: v Llanfairfechan Town (h – 4 goals)
Jan 22: v Flint Town United (a – 1 goal)
Jan 25: v Caernarfon Town (a – 1 goal)
Jan 29: v Amlwch Town (h – 2 goals)
Feb 12: v Flint Town United (h – 3 goals)
Mar 26: v NFA (a – 1 goal)
Apr 2: v Trearddur Bay (a – 1 goal)
Apr 23: v Denbigh Town (a – 3 goals)
May 14: Pwllheli (a – 2 goals)
May 17: Denbigh Town (h – 1 goal)
May 21: Llanfairfechan Town (a – 3 goals)
TOTAL = 28

ALSO CUPS

Sep 16: v Amlwch Town (a – 1 goal)
Oct 16: Llanfair United (h – 1 goal)
TOTAL GOALS (all competitions) = 30

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S LEAGUE GOALS CHART 2022-23
(league goals only)

Stevie Donougher

28 – Jen Cox (Llangefni)

27 – Stevie Donougher (CPD Merched Bangor)

25 – Sade Benjamin (NFA)

23 – Lois Thomas (Pwllheli)

21 – Tesni Hughes (Amlwch Town)

18 – Zoe Stopford (NFA)

17 – Ffion Thomas (Llangefni Town)

16 – Ellie Sian Jones (Amlwch Town)

14 – Ellie Coulson (Llangefni Town), Ella Jones (CPD Merched Bangor), Lisa Jones (Caernarfon Town), Mia Roberts (CPD Merched Bangor)

13 – Sioned Jones (Pwllheli)

12 – Awel Ellis (CPD Merched Bangor)

11 – Jenna Allsup (CPD Merched Bangor), Ashleigh Jones (Trearddur Bay)

10 – Danielle Barnfield (CPD Merched Bangor), Brygida Gorecka (Northop Hall), Rosie Hughes (Flint Town United), Sarah Massey (Northop Hall), Bess Roberts (Pwllheli), Amy Webster (NFA)

ASSISTS

25 – Sade Benjamin (NFA)
13 – Ffion Thomas (Llangefni Town), Stevie Donougher (CPD Merched Bangor)
10 – Rhian Griffiths (Trearddur Bay), Mia Roberts (CPD Merched Bangor), Zoe Stopford (NFA)