Meilir Williams is North Wales football’s No1 Hotshot for the second season in a row
Meilir Williams is North Wales senior football’s No1 Hotshot for the second season running.
Williams’ 53 goals for Ardal North East champions CPD Llanuwchllyn ensured he repeated his success of 2024-25, when he netted 49 times for the village side and also topped the Hotshots table.
The 29-year-old has registered 369 goals in total over his senior career
Meilir Williams – Club totals (end of 2025-26)
Llanuwchllyn 147
Penrhyndeudraeth 109
Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs 79
Porthmadog 23
Conwy Borough 11
In 2025-26, Williams bagged 47 goals in Ardal North East, making him top marksman for the Tier 3 league for a second successive season.
His overall tally of 53 league and cup goals was achieved over just 37 matches and included eight hat-tricks.
Second in the 2025-26 North Wales Hotshots table was Overton Recreational’s Harry Massey, who notched 51 goals for the North East Wales Division 2 club.
NORTH WALES HOTSHOTS (senior league and cup goals – up to and including May 24, 2026. Not including goals scored in veterans or junior football)
53 GOALS
Meilir Williams (CPD Llanuwchllyn – Ardal North East)
51 GOALS
Harry Massey (Overton Recreational – North East Wales Division 2)
45 GOALS
Corrig McGonigle (CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 – Ardal North West)
41 GOALS
Sam Parry (Llandudno Reserves/Development)
39 GOALS
Connor John (CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876/Development)
38 GOALS
Osian Hughes (Bethesda Athletic – Ardal North West), Gerwyn Williams (Dolgellau AA – Ardal North East)
37 GOALS
Tomi Jones Evans (Nefyn United – North Wales Coast West Premier Division)
36 GOALS
Asa Thomas (CPD Boded /Cemaes Bay- North Wales Coast West Premier), Liam Bowers (Rhuddlan Town – North Wales Coast East Division One)
34 GOALS
Tom Hilditch (Trearddur Bay – Ardal North West), Mike Jones (Prestatyn Sports – North Wales Coast East Div One)
33 GOALS
Callum Parry (Llanrwst United – Ardal North West)
31 GOALS
Harrison Bellis (CPD Y Glannau – North Wales Coast East Premier Division), Michael Latham (FC Queen’s Park – North East Wales Division 1), Andy Clarke (Aberffraw – North Wales Coast West Division One)
30 GOALS
Cyril Carey (Glan Conwy/Development – North Wales Coast East Premier Division/NWCFA Development East), Rhys Lloyd (Denbigh Town Reserves)
29 GOALS
George Peers (Airbus UK Broughton – Cymru North), Jacob Jones (Kinmel Bay – North Wales Coast East Premier Division and NWCFA Development League East Division), Joshua Evans (Llanrug United/Development – North Wales Coast West Premier/Development West), Nicky Williams (FC Queen’s Park – North East Wales Division 1), Jamie McDaid (Menai Bridge Tigers – North Wales Coast West Premier Division)
28 GOALS
Byron Davis (CPD Y Felinheli – Ardal North West), Jamie Breese (Holywell Town – Cymru North), Cian Pritchard (CPD Pwllheli – North Wales Coast West Premier, 18 for Penrhyndeudraeth), Luke Appleby (Llandyrnog United – North Wales Coast East Division 1), Harry Birchall (Penmaenmawr Phoenix Development), Leon Sumner (CPD Yr Wyddgrug – North East Wales Division 2)
27 GOALS
Mike Chapman (Llysfaen – North Wales Coast East Division One), Sam Bryan (Gresford Athletic Development – FAW National Reserve League North)
26 GOALS
Kevin Lloyd (Llanrug United – North Wales Coast West Premier), Steffan Toplis (Nefyn United – North Wales Coast West Premier), Ryan Carrington (CPD Caerwys – North East Wales League Division 3)
25 GOALS
Jake Roberts (Airbus UK Broughton – Cymru North), Ashley Owen (Nantlle Vale – North Wales Coast West Premier Division), Connor Morris (Kinmel Bay – North Wales Coast East Premier), Anthony Williams (Gaerwen/Development), Alex Williams (Cefn Albion – Ardal North East), Tom Freeman (FC Queen’s Park – North East Wales Division 1)
24 GOALS
Alfie Harrison (Llandyrnog United – North Wales Coast East Division One), Joe Mitchell (CPD Sychdyn United – North East Wales League Division 2), Zac Davies (Penycae – Ardal North East)
23 GOALS
Chris Jones (CPD Boded – North Wales Coast West Premier). Christian Akoha (Kinmel Bay Development – NWCFA Development League East), Kian Davies (Brickfield Rangers Reserves – North East Wales Reserve Division 1), Matthew Jones (Menai Bridge Tigers – North Wales Coast West Premier)
22 GOALS
Lee Thomas (Llandudno Amateurs – North Wales Coast East Premier), Karl Bacon (CPD Caerwys – North East Wales Division 3), Jordan Walker (CPD Sychdyn United – North East Wales Division 2), Jamie Patterson (CPD Gaerwen/Development), Cameron Buckley (Holyhead Hotspur/Development)
21 GOALS
Mark Cadwallader (Llandudno – Cymru North), Craig Lindfield (Holywell Town – Cymru North), Dion Jones (Llangefni Town), Tom Wood (Cemaes Bay)
20 GOALS
Tom Douglas (Rhostyllen – North East Wales Division 1), Tirion Griffiths (CPD Cerrigydrudion – North Wales Coast East Premier), Shaun Morris (Mynydd Llandegai Development – NWCFA Development League West)
NORTH WALES FOOTBALL HOTSHOTS
2025-26
Meilir Williams (CPD Llanuwchllyn) 53 goals
2024-25
Meilir Williams (CPD Llanuwchllyn) 49 goals
2023-24
Harrison Bellis (CPD Y Glannau) – 68 goals
2022-23
Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay) 75 goals
2021-22
Marc Evans (Bodedern Athletic) 68 goals
2010-11
Asa Thomas (Trearddur Bay) 112 goals