Rosie is the Goalden Girl for a second season on the bounce

For the second season in a row Rosie Hughes of Wrexham AFC Women is the North Wales Goalden Girl.

The 27-year-old striker struck 42 goals in all competitions across 19 matches during 2022-23.

This adds to the 48 times she netted in 21 games in 2021-22, making it 90 goals in 40 appearances since joining the Red Dragons in summer 2021.

Rosie was a key figure in the Wrexham side which won the Genero Adran North title with a perfect 12-0 record this season, as well as clinching promotion to the Tier 1 Adran Premier following a 1-0 play-off victory over Briton Ferry Llansawel.

Her 24 league goals made her leading markswoman across the Adran Leagues.

Second in the Goalden Girl standings was Kirstie Kural, who hit 33 goals from midfield for Connah’s Quay Nomads, where she notched 26 in 2021-22. Kirstie inspired Nomads to runners-up spot in the Genero Adran North and lifted the NEWFA Challenge Cup on May 21 on what will be her farewell appearance for the club.

Leading the way for the tier 3 North Wales Women’s League in third place overall is Jen Cox of Llangefni Town, who reached the 30 goals mark with a final game hat-trick at Llanfairfechan.

She also won the NWWFL golden boot for her 28 goals.

NORTH WALES WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEADING SCORERS 2022-23
(league and cup goals combined – senior games only)

42 GOALS
Rosie Hughes (Wrexham)

33 GOALS
Kirstie Kural (Connah’s Quay Nomads)

30 GOALS
Jen Cox (Llangefni Town)

27 GOALS
Stevie Donougher (CPD Merched Bangor), Sade Benjamin (NFA)

26 GOALS
Lois Thomas (Pwllheli)

22 GOALS
Tesni Hughes (Amlwch Town)

20 GOALS
Amber Lightfoot (Wrexham)

18 GOALS
Zoe Stopford (NFA), Ellie Jones (Amlwch Town)

17 GOALS
Maddie Williams (Llandudno), Ffion Thomas (Llangefni Town)

15 GOALS
Elana Harley (Connah’s Quay Nomads)

14 GOALS
Lisa Jones (Caernarfon Town), Ellie Coulson (Llangefni Town), Mari Gibbard (Wrexham – all for Llandudno), Mia Roberts (CPD Merched Bangor), Ella Jones (CPD Merched Bangor)

13 GOALS
Sioned Jones (Pwllheli), Ffion Williams (CPDM Y Felinheli), Emily Jones (NFA), Shannon Hobbs (Connah’s Quay Nomads)

12 GOALS
Awel Ellis (CPD Merched Bangor), Bess Roberts (Pwllheli)

11 GOALS
Ashleigh Jones (Trearddur Bay), Jenna Allsup (CPD Merched Bangor), Danielle Barnfield (CPD Merched Bangor), Ava Suckley (Wrexham)

10 GOALS
Rosie Hughes (Flint Town United), Brygida Gorecka (Northop Hall), Ffion Owen (Llandudno), Sarah Massey (Northop Hall), Amy Webster (NFA)

9 GOALS
Grace Mpuku (Llanystumdwy), Tegan Hewitt (Connah’s Quay – 1 for Airbus), Jasmin Dutton (Llandudno), Stella Windsor (NFA), Fflur Williams (CPDM Y Felinheli), Mari Owen (Pwllheli)

8 GOALS
Kaelyn Williams (Flint Town United), Libby McKenzie (Wrexham), Cerys Parry (CPD Merched Bangor), Kylie Jones (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Hana Wellings (Llanystumdwy), Magi Hughes (Pwllheli)

7 GOALS
Jennifer Haynes (Flint Town United – 5 for Connah’s Quay Nomads), Jess Jones (Llangefni Town), Gail Paterson-Manning (Trearddur Bay), Becca Bannister (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Rachael Thomas (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Rebecca Pritchard (Wrexham), Cerys Gadd (Amlwch Town), Ruby McGilloway (NFA), Esra Gunes (Denbigh Town)

6 GOALS
Daisy Hughes (Flint Town United), Niomi Taylor (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Ceri Lois (CPD Merched Bangor), Laura Williams (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Jordanne Greenough (CPDM Y Felinheli), Freya Davies (Trearddur Bay), Alaw Parry (Caernarfon Town), Amber Hellon (Denbigh Town)