Goalden Girl – 16-year-old sensation passes a major milestone

Heard the one about the 16-year-old girl who scored 52 goals in her first season in senior women’s football?

Sounds far-fetched doesn’t it? But it has really happened – and in North Wales!

Beth Roberts of CPDM Henllan netted six times in today’s 8-0 win at Welshpool Town to pass the 50 mark for the campaign.

Her 52 league and cup goals have come in just 18 appearances!

She has pocketed 43 in 11 North East Wales Women’s League East Division matches, six in the Betty Pickering Cup and three in the Shield.

Beth has now matched Jess Jones’ women’s “modern day” record of 52 goals in a North Wales season set in 2023-24.

Former Wrexham striker Lowri Edwards scored 65 goals in 32 appearances back in 2011-12, but it is believed Jess and Beth’s totals are the highest since then.

And Beth has one more game left to add to her tally – away to Northop Hall next Sunday.

Beth has rattled up nine hat-tricks this term including nine goals in one game, two sixes and a seven.

She is the first footballer, male or female, to reach 50 goals in North Wales senior football this season.

GOALDEN GIRL STANDINGS (as on May 4, 2025)

52 – Beth Roberts (CPDM Henllan)
30 – Polly Wild-McGregor (Connah’s Quay Nomads)
25 – Ella Jones (10 for Connah’s Quay Nomads – 15 for Llandudno), Laura Pratt (Airbus), Amy Chesters (Kinmel Bay)
24 – Jess Jones (Llangefni Town), Kelsey Davies (Llandudno), Ffion Jones (Airbus)
23 – Lois Thomas (Pwllheli)
22 – Abby Cattell (CPDM Henllan)
21 – Ellie Coulson (Llangefni Town)
20 – Jini Owen Hughes (Pwllheli)
17 – Abbie Iddenden (Wrexham)
16 – Ava Suckley (Wrexham)
14 – Seren Williams (Kinmel Bay), Elan Evans (Caernarfon Town)
13 – Jess Woods (Trearddur Bay), Lleucu Williams (CPDM Henllan), Bethany Kell (Denbigh Town), Zoe Stopford (Flint Town United), Lexi Walsh (Kinmel Bay), Ceri Purvis (Denbigh Town)
12 – Fflur Williams (CPDM Y Felinheli), Becky Jarvis-Evans (Llandudno), Maddie Williams (Llandudno)
11 – Olivia Fuller (Wrexham), Ffion Owen (Llangefni), Catrin George (Llangefni Town), Jasmin Dutton (Llandudno), Magi Hughes (CPDM Pwllheli), Charley Davies (Pwllheli)
10 – Hannah Owen (Llangefni Town), Llywela Edwards (Felinheli)
9 – Catrin Davies (Denbigh Town), Rosie Hughes (Wrexham), Sian Moore (Pwllheli)
8 – Lucy Morris (Denbigh Town), Rosie Hughes (Flint), Jenna Tugwell-Allsup (CPDM Y Felinheli). Jennifer Haynes (Flint Town United), Menna Evans (CPDM Bangor), Taylor Roberts (Northop Hall), Grace Kehoe (Airbus), Mabli Fitzgerald (Henllan)
7 – Rhian Edwards (Henllan), Ashleigh Jones (CPDM Bangor), Phoebe Ellis (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Hannah Williams (Northop Hall), Amber Hellon (Denbigh Town), Anna Marsh (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Hana Wellings (Felinheli), Tash Matthews (Llanystumdwy)
6 – Abbie Holland (Northop Hall), Ruby Hastings (Flint Town United), Rubie Davies (Felinheli), Charlotte Dykes (Northop Hall), Amber Brown (Llangefni Town), Jennifer Cox (Llangefni Town), Laura Williams (CPD Y Rhyl 1879), Aimee Redfern (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Ffion Thomas (Llangefni Town), Tesni Hughes (Amlwch Town), Ceri Slaney (Llangefni Town), Angharad Jones (Llandudno), Lisa Jones (Caernarfon Town)
5 – Kaelyn Williams (Flint Town United), Alisha Whitehead-Jones (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Bess Roberts (Pwllheli), Ellie Sian Jones (Felinheli), Natasha Spearing (Connah’s Quay Nomads), Lowri Claybrook (Denbigh Town)

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