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Who has just reached 50 senior goals this season in North Wales football? Check out our hotshots

Y Glannau goal machine Harrison Bellis. Picture: HAYDEN NICHOLLS

Which striker recently became the first to reach 50 goals in North Wales men’s senior football in 2023-24?

CPD Y Glannau’s prolific net-buster Harrison Bellis is the man, his five-goal haul in a 9-3 hammering of Penrhyn Bay last weekend taking him to 53 in just 23 appearances.

Here are the current top hitmen in North Wales this season, plus a look at those just under the 30-goal milestone.

1 Harrison Bellis (Y Glannau) – 53 goals
(37 league, 16 cups – 23 appearances)

Well on course to beat last season’s total of 62.

Has netted a seven-goal haul, plus two fives and a pair of fours during 2023-24.

During the current campaign, Harrison reached 100 goals for Tier 5 Y Glannau in just his 51st appearance for the club he joined in October 2021.

2 Sam Giles (Acton) 47 goals
(37 league, 10 cups – 24 appearances)

Giles has already beaten last season’s tally of 39 goals and is closing in on the big 50.

Has notched seven hat-tricks this term, including two sixes, a five and a four.

Leading scorer in the Tier 5 North East Wales League Championship with 37 goals.

3 Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay) – 46 goals
(32 league, 14 cups – 28 appearances)

Recently reached a phenomenal figure of 700 career goals, making him the highest known goal-getter in North Wales football history.

Asa was North Wales’ leading scorer last season with 75, and this term is part of an unbeaten Trearddur Bay side top of the Tier 4 North Wales Coast West Premier Division.

He will soon surely hit the 50-goals-in-a-season mark for the fifth time since he started playing senior football in 2007-08, aged 16.

4 Harry Massey (Overton Recreational) – 41 goals
(33 league, 8 cups – 24 appearances)

Harry Massey (back row, third from left) lines up with Overton before the final game of last season

Second in the Tier 5 North East Wales League Championship scorers list on 33 goals, four behind Sam Giles of Acton.

Harry is having a magnificent season for Overton, finding the net 41 times in all in 24 appearances.

His seven hat-tricks include one six-goal haul in a single game.

Massey proved he knew where the goal was last term when knocking in 25 goals. He is on course to double that figure.

5 Jamie McDaid (Llanrug United) – 39 goals
(32 league, 7 cups – 23 appearances)

Joint top-scorer in the Tier 4 North Wales Coast West Premier Division with 32 goals, going level with Asa Thomas on Thursday by hitting all four for Llanrug United in a 4-1 victory at Cemaes Bay.

Having just turned 30, McDaid is probably playing at a standard below his natural level, but his current club will not be complaining.

This super-fit striker has done it all, playing in the Welsh Premier and featuring in the Europa League with Bangor City.

6 Meilir Williams (Llanuwchllyn) – 35 goals
(18 league, 17 cups – 29 appearances)

Highest level playing goalscorer in the current list.

With Llanuwchllyn emerging as a real force in the Tier 3 Ardal North East title race, so the form of the prolific Meilir Williams has shone like a beacon.

The 27-year-old has been especially successful in knockout competitions, scoring nine in the Welsh Cup and five in the FAW Amateur Trophy.

Meilir hit five in a 10-2 Cwpan Cymru demolition of Tregaron Turfs and a hat-trick versus Llanrwst in a 6-0 Trophy romp.

He has a great goalscoring pedigree at previous clubs, which include Porthmadog, Conwy Borough and Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs, as well as Penrhyndeudraeth, where he netted 100 goals in 90 appearances and was Welsh Alliance golden boot winner in 2018-19 with 28.

7 Gerwyn Williams (Dolgellau AA) – 31 goals
(25 league, 6 cups – 26 appearances)

Leading scorer in the Tier 3 Ardal North East League with 25 goals, having notched 31 in all competitions over 26 appearances.

Was right on the money last weekend when he netted an injury-time winner for Dolgellau AA against Rhos Aelwyd.

7 Kaine Bentley (Gwalchmai) – 31 goals
(22 league, 9 cups – 23 appearances)

This 20-year-old livewire is having a magnificent first season with Gwalchmai in Tier 4.

Having made his mark for Ynys Mon’s silver medal winning team at the 2023 Island Games, Kaine has gone on to shine for the Maes Meurig men in the North Wales Coast West Premier.

Netted 17 goals last season for Trearddur Bay and before that was with Holyhead Town.

BUBBLING UNDER…..

TIER 2: Elliott Reeves (Flint Town United) – 29 goals
(28 league, 1 cups – 29 appearances)

FAW RESERVE LEAGUE TIER 3: Llion Griffiths (Nantlle Vale Reserves) – 29 goals
(26 league, 3 cups – 25 appearances)

TIER 2: Corrig McGonigle (Bangor 1876) – 28 goals
(25 league, 3 cups – 32 appearances)

TIER 5: Jamie Williams (FC Plas Madoc) – 28 goals
(23 league, 5 cups – 23 appearances)

TIER 5: Nicky Williams (FC Plas Madoc) – 28 goals
(22 league, 6 cups – 18 appearances)

TIER 5: Azz Rogers (Llandudno Amateurs) – 28 goals
(21 league, 7 cups – 24 appearances)

TIER 4: Callum Graves (Menai Bridge Tigers) – 28 goals
(19 league, 9 cups – 26 appearances)

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