Let’s celebrate 10 North Wales football goal kings!

It’s about time to celebrate our North Wales goal kings again!

Here are some profiles of just a few of our net-busters extraordinaire.

This feature dates back as far as the 1980s only and mainly focuses on North Wales Coast players and none from North East Wales, where historically, I have personally found information to be very limited.

I’ve asked one or two players from the North East if they know their career goals tallies and they didn’t have any idea.

That’s fine, record-keeping is not for everyone, sometimes the best memories are kept in the head.

If there is anyone who can provide information on North East Wales goal machines, mainly since the 1980’s, then I’d be delighted to hear from you.

It would be great to compile a whole separate feature on the NE goal greats.

For instance, Shaun Beck, formerly of Flint Town United, is often referred to as the Cymru Alliance record scorer and surely more than merits a place on this list, but I cannot find any stats.

This is just a SAMPLE of the most prolific scorers in North Wales, not a definitive list. I definitely want to do more of these features.

GOAL STATS CORRECT (OR AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET) UP TO AND INCLUDING NOVEMBER 6, 2025

Asa Thomas – 736 goals

Believed to be North Wales football’s all-time highest goalscorer.
Since making his senior debut in 2007-08 he has scored endless goals from tier 6 through to tier 2.
His best season delivered 112 goals for Trearddur Bay in 2010-11.
Has won league titles with Trearddur Bay (T3, T4 and T5), Bodedern Athletic (T4) and Holyhead Town (T5 and T6), plus numerous cups.
Beat the great Tommy Welsh’s North Wales Coast record goals total of 631 in March 2023 and during 2023-24 passed Bro Cernyw prolific hitman Euryn Williams’ tally of 683.
Asa won the Bob Brodie Trophy for top-scorer on Anglesey in 2022-23 and 2023-24.
I began covering Asa’s career in 2010-11 and since then he has scored 638 goals.
CLUB TOTALS (record complete up to November 6, 2025)
Trearddur Bay 338
Morawelon 100
Holyhead Town 97
Holyhead Gwelfor Athletic 69
Bodedern Athletic 58
Holyhead Hotspur 38
Gaerwen 22
Cemaes Bay 12
Gwalchmai 2

Euryn Williams – 683 goals

Formed Bro Cernyw FC in 1990 and went on to score a phenomenal 683 goals over 16 seasons for the club in the Vale of Conwy and Clwyd leagues.
Williams regularly topped the 50-goal mark in a campaign and was highly respected not just for his playing ability but his sporting approach to the game.
Legend Williams once scored 12 times in a 15-1 defeat of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Although with Bro Cernyw for the majority of his career, he also played for Llanrwst United.
His daughter Fflur, 24, is a regular goalscorer for CPDM Y Felinheli.

Corrig McGonigle – 451 goals

From Llansadwrn, Ynys Môn, 28-year-old McGonigle reached the 450 career goals landmark in CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876’s 6-1 win over Y Felinheli on November 1.
Corrig, who joined 1876 in 2021-22, is also the club’s all-time highest marksman on 148 goals from 135 league and cup appearances.
He was Ardal North West leading net-finder in 2022-23 with 37 league goals – double the amount any other player managed.
He netted a hat-trick in Bangor’s first Cymru North fixture – a 6-0 caning of Llaniidles Town – and was second highest goal getter in that 2023-24 campaign with 26, behind only Flint’s net-buster supreme Elliott Reeves.
The islander is a two-time past winner of the Bob Brodie Trophy for the most goals scored in Anglesey football. He pocketed 64 for Pentraeth in 2015-16 (then a BB record) and 59 in Glantraeth colours in 2016-17.
CLUB GOALS (complete up to November 6, 2025)
Bangor 1876 148
Conwy Borough 117
Pentraeth 92
Glantraeth 59
Llangoed 33
Caernarfon Town 2

Marc Evans – 400+ goals

No precise goals total for ‘Logs’ but he has definitely netted well over 400 times in his career.
Evans has played for 13 clubs since debuting in senior football in 2006-07 – 10 of them in North Wales and three in New Zealand.
He has played at all levels of the Welsh football pyramid, including a spell at Porthmadog in the Cymru Premier in 2009/10.
Broke club goal-scoring records Melville United in NZ, where he played in spells between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
Has won the Tier 2 Cymru Alliance League title with three clubs – Llangefni Town, Rhyl FC and Llandudno.
Won the Bob Brodie Trophy in 2021-22 after scoring 68 league and cup goals for Bodedern Athletic, who landed the North Wales Coast West Premier title in that season.
CLUBS REPRESENTED
Bodedern Athletic (x2)
Holyhead Hotspur (x2)
Porthmadog
Llangefni Town (x2)
Glantraeth
Rhyl FC
Llandudno
Hamilton Wanderers
WaiBOP United
Melville United
Bangor City
Trearddur Bay
Gwalchmai (x4)

Marc Lloyd Williams – 400+ (estimate)

Is the Cymru Premier’s all-time highest scorer with 319 goals, but played in a few other leagues during his career.
Very difficult to even estimate how many in total he has scored, there will be numerous cup goals for Welsh Premier teams on top of the league ones.
Has also represented the likes of Colwyn Bay, Southport, York City and Halifax Town outside of the Welsh system, although he was not a prolific marksman for any of those aftermentioned clubs.
Netted a record 47 in a season Welsh Premier goals in 2001-02, bagging 66 in all competitions in that campaign. He was also the highest scorer in all European leagues, but did not win the European Golden Boot as the Welsh Premier League had a lower co-efficient than some of Europe’s bigger leagues.

Andy Clarke – 363 goals

Regular goalscorer over a number of seasons representing numerous clubs mainly in the Bangor and Anglesey areas.
Is on 10 for the current campaign with his latest club Aberffraw, who look like strong contenders for the North Wales Coast West Division One title.
Andy’s teams over the years include Glantraeth, Y Felinheli, Llanberis, Beaumaris Town, Bethesda Athletic, Arriva Bangor, Maes-y-Bryn and Menai Bridge Tigers.
Has won many Gwynedd and Anglesey league cups since he began playing, as well as the Welsh Alliance Division Two League and Cup double with Glantraeth in 2011/12. Glan top-scorer in 2024-25.

Goal totals
Beaumaris 144
Glantraeth 88
Bethesda Athletic 37
Y Felinheli 27
Maes Y Bryn 25
Arriva FC Bangor 24
Aberffraw 10
Menai Bridge 7
Llanberis 1

Sion Parry – 342 goals

Legend of Llanystumdwy, where he played and managed before retiring through injury last season.
Natural marksman who averaged more than a goal a game throughout his career – 342 goals, 314 matches.
Claimed the Gwynedd League Golden Boot for four seasons in a row between 2014-15 and 2017-18.
Perhaps Sion’s finest moment was his hat-trick to win the NWCFA Intermediate Challenge Cup for Llanystumdwy in a 3-0 victory over Llandudno Albion in May 2016.
Signed for newly-formed Bangor 1876 in January 2020 and was part of the invincible Gwynedd League title-winning squad.
Now manages the ever-improving Llanystumdwy women’s team.
Career stats
Llanystumdwy 257 goals – 225 games
Porthmadog Reserves 64 goals – 34 games
Porthmadog 1st team – 7 goals (3 starts – 31 sub appearances)
Bangor 1876 9 goals – 5 games
Nantlle Vale 5 goals 16 games.

Meilir Williams – 340 goals

North Wales football’s leading marksman in 2024-25 with 49 goals for Tier 3 Ardal North East club Llanuwchllyn.
Passed the 100-goal mark for Llan earlier this season and has now netted more times for that club than any other he has played for.
Has spent the vast majority of his career in and around Tier 3 level. Meilir will be 29 later this month.
Was crowned Ardal North East Player of the Season for 2024-25. Topped a highly competitive Welsh Alliance goalscorers chart in 2018-19 with 28 goals.
Club totals (up to and including November 6, 2025)
Llanuwchllyn 118
Penrhyndeudraeth 109
Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs 79
Porthmadog 23
Conwy Borough 11

Gruff John – 246 goals

All hail Mr CPD Y Felinheli!
Gruff, 34, is the club’s all-time top scorer with 246 goals compiled over many loyal seasons at Cae Seilo.
Gruff has been part of all Felinheli’s successes over the past two decades, including scoring a hat-trick in the 2013-14 NWCFA Junior Cup final, which saw the late Euron Davies’ side beat Aberffraw 6-1 and make it back-to-back successes in the competition.
There was also the Gwynedd League title win of 2015-16, being crowned Welsh Alliance Division Two champions in 2019-20 and lifting Take Stock Van Hire Challenge Cup in 2018-19.

Matthew Jones – 225 goals

This 31-year-old has been a really consistent goalscorer on Ynys Môn and beyond over many seasons.
His grand total is probably a few more than 225 as not all of his very early senior career stats are available.
His best season was 2016-17 when he finished joint-second in the Bob Brodie Trophy table after scoring 37 goals for Welsh Alliance side Llangefn Town, for whom he has netted more than 100 times in total.
Also had four fine seasons with Llannerchymedd, winning the Gwynedd League title in 2013-14 and registering 84 goals in all for the tan Parc club.
In 2021-22, he pocketed 18 goals for a Porthmadog side which earned promotion back to the Cymru North following a play-off.
Still banging them in for Menai Bridge Tigers in Tier 4.
Career goals
Bodedern Athletic (Joined 2011-12 aged 17)
2012-13: Llannerchymedd – 20 goals
2013-14: Llannerchymedd – 22 goals
2014-15 Llannerchymedd – 30 goals
2015-16: Llannerchymedd – 13 goals
2016-17: Llangefni Town – 37 goals
2017-18: Llangefni Town – 3 goals
2018-19: Llangefni Town – 21 goals
2019-20: Llangefni Town – 5 goals
2021-22: Llannerchymedd – 2 apps 0 goals
2021-22: Porthmadog – 28 apps 18 goals
2022-23: Llangefni Town – 28 apps 22 goals
2023-24: Llangefni Town – 25 apps 15 goals
2024-25: Trearddur Bay – 13 apps 3 goals
2024-25: Menai Bridge Tigers – 15 app 5 goals
2025-26: Menai Bridge Tigers – 12 app 11 goals