Ace of Goals: Asa Thomas makes it back-to-back Bob Brodie Trophy successes

Asa Thomas of Trearddur Bay has won the Bob Brodie Trophy for the second season running.

The 33-year-old striker finished the campaign on 60 goals from just 38 appearances for the undefeated Tier 4 North Wales Coast West Premier Division title winners.

During the season, Holyhead man Asa passed the 700 career goal mark, making him North Wales’ all-time top scorer.

He ended 2023-24 on 715 goals compiled over 16 seasons in senior football. During the campaign he hit the 300-goals milestone for Trearddur Bay.

The annual Bob Brodie Trophy competition honours the No 1 marksman in Anglesey senior football each season.

It is named in tribute to Bob, a popular player and manager on the island over many years, who sadly passed away in 2011.

Asa is the fourth player to win the BBT twice. No-one has won it three times.

In joint second place on 40 goals apiece this season were Menai Bridge Tigers net-finder Callum Graves and Kaine Bentley of Gwalchmai.

It was a dream season for Graves, a key member of a high-scoring Menai Bridge side which finished runners-up in the North Wales Coast West Premier.

His 40 goals came in 32 appearances and he notched five hat-tricks.

Bentley, aged just 20, was phenomenal in his debut season for Gwalchmai, his 40 goals coming in just 33 games and including seven hat-tricks.

He was joint-third top scorer in the Premier Division with Graves on 30 goals apiece.

Asa Thomas was second on 45, while Llanrug United’s Jamie McDaid topped the chart with 47.

BOB BRODIE TROPHY FINAL TABLE 2023-24

60 GOALS

Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay/Trearddur Bay Development)

40 GOALS

Callum Graves (Menai Bridge Tigers), Kaine Bentley (Gwalchmai)

29 GOALS

Connor Owen (Gwalchmai)

27 GOALS

Matt Reynolds (Trearddur Bay/Trearddur Bay Development)

25 GOALS

Nathan Moore (Gaerwen)

23 GOALS

Dylan Summers-Jones (Holyhead Hotspur), Tom Wood (Cemaes Bay), Tomos Williams (Llangefni Town Reserves/Amlwch Town)

21 GOALS

Cory Williams (Holyhead Hotspur), Calum Thomas (Gaerwen/Gaerwen Development), Dion Jones (CPD Cefni)

20 GOALS

Callum Davidson (Menai Bridge Tigers)

18 GOALS

Marc Evans (Gwalchmai/Llangefni Town), Louis Chapman (Caergybi)

17 GOALS

Dylan Jones (Pentraeth/Pentraeth Development)

16 GOALS

Casey Boylan (CPD Boded)

15 GOALS

Craig Roberts (Menai Bridge Tigers), Matty Jones (Llangefni Town), Dylan Williams (Glantraeth), Charlie Dales (Pentraeth Development)

14 GOALS

Marquis Holland (Llanfairpwll)

13 GOALS

Andy Clarke (Glantraeth), Chris Jones (CPD Boded)

11 GOALS

Dean Redmond (Menai Bridge Tigers), Callum Queen (Holyhead Town), Lewis Clayton (Menai Bridge Tigers), Jay Finter (Llangoed), Craig Moore (Holyhead Town), Shaun Jenkins (CPD Boded),  Kian Abbott (Pentraeth), James Ryan (Caergybi), Noel Owen (Trearddur Bay Development), Cameron Buckley (Trearddur Bay Development)

10 GOALS

Les Davies (Trearddur Bay), Jay Gibbs (Trearddur Bay), Sion Hogan (Menai Bridge Tigers), Cian Owen (CPD Boded), Steven Jones (Glantraeth)

9 GOALS

Justin Williams (Trearddur Bay), Kian Zoller (Pentraeth/Pentraeth Development), Osian Jones (Llangefni Town),  Andy Williams (CPD Cefni)

8 GOALS

Tomos Hughes (Glantraeth), Cai Miller (Llannerchymedd), Iwan Williams (Llanfairpwll), Sion Thomas (Trearddur Bay Development), Ywain McGuire-Jones (Aberffraw), Cai Evans-Hughes (Pentraeth/Dev)

7 GOALS

Callum Thomas (Menai Bridge Tigers), Gwion Thomas (Gwalchmai), Keenan Downey (Cemaes Bay), Dylan Griffith (CPD Cefni)

BOB BRODIE TROPHY WINNERS

2023/24 Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay – North Wales Coast West Premier) 60

2022/23 Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay – North Wales Coast West Division One) 75

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