Goalden Girl: Jess is second player to hit 20-mark

Jess Jones of Llangefni Town became the second player in North Wales women’s senior football to reach 20 goals this season at the weekend.

Jess, 19, struck twice in Cefni’s 6-0 victory against Amlwch in the Betty Pickering Cup.

Last season’s Goalden Girl has hit the 20-mark in just 12 matches this term.

It was a good weekend for players near the top of the chart with Connah’s Quay’s Ella Jones and Polly Wild McGregor both scoring twice in a 5-2 triumph at Llandudno, while Laura Pratt was also on target for Airbus.

And into double figures is Amy Chesters of Kinmel Bay, whose hat-trick against Denbigh Town put her on 10 for the campaign.

GOALDEN GIRL STANDINGS (as on December 1, 2024)

27 – Beth Roberts (CPDM Henllan)
20 – Jess Jones (Llangefni Town)
19 – Ella Jones (Connah’s Quay Nomads – 15 for Llandudno)
17 – Laura Pratt (Airbus)
15 – Polly Wild-McGregor (Connah’s Quay Nomads)
12 – Ellie Coulson (Llangefni Town)
11 – Ffion Jones (Airbus), Jini Owen Hughes (Pwllheli), Kelsey Davies (Llandudno), Abby Cattell (CPDM Henllan), Lleucu Williams (CPDM Henllan)
10 – Amy Chesters (Kinmel Bay)
9 – Lois Thomas (Pwllheli), Becky Jarvis-Evans (Llandudno), zoe Stopford (Flint Town United)
8 – Ffion Owen (Llangefni)
7 – Jennifer Haynes (Flint Town United, Hannah Owen (Llangefni Town)
6 – Elan Evans (Caernarfon Town), Rhian Edwards (Henllan),Catrin Davies (Denbigh Town), Fflur Williams (CPDM Y Felinheli), Taylor Roberts (Northop Hall), Charlotte Dykes (Northop Hall), Jasmin Dutton (Llandudno), Rosie Hughes (Wrexham), Llywela Edwards (Felinheli)
5 – Rosie Hughes (Flint), Abbie Iddenden (Wrexham), Maddie Williams (Llandudno), Ashleigh Jones (CPDM Bangor) Hannah Williams (Northop Hall),, Hana Wellings (Felinheli). Phoebe Ellis (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Abbie Holland (Northop Hall), Aimee Redfern (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Catrin George (Llangefni Town), Seren Williams (Kinmel Bay)

NORTH WALES GOAL QUEENS 2016/17 to 2023/24

2016-17
Catrin Thomas (Caernarfon Town) 38
2017-18
Laura Pennington (Northop Hall) 48
2018-19
Katie Midwinter (Bethesda Athletic) 27
2019-20
Erin Maloney (Bethel) 21
2020-21
Season cancelled – Covid.
2021-22
Rosie Hughes (Wrexham) 48
2022-23
Rosie Hughes (Wrexham) 42
2023-24
Jess Jones (Llangefni Town) 52