Cymru Premier Golden Boot | |
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Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a given Cymru Premier season |
Country | Wales |
Presented by | Cymru Premier |
Formerly called | League of Wales Golden Boot Welsh Premier League Golden Boot |
First awarded | 1993 |
Currently held by | Brad Young |
Most awards | Rhys Griffiths (7) |
The Cymru Premier Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented to the leading goalscorer in the Cymru Premier at the end of each season. The award was created in 1993 for the inaugural season of the competition, which was originally named the League of Wales before being rebranded as the Welsh Premier League in 2002.[1] In 2019, the league was rebranded for a second time, being named the Cymru Premier.[2] Steve Woods of Ebbw Vale, was the first player to win the Golden Boot after scoring 29 times during the first season.
Since then, the award has been handed out at the end of each of the Welsh Premier League's 30 seasons of competition and has been won by 15 individuals as of June 2022. Rhys Griffiths has won the Golden Boot on more occasions than any other player, winning the award in seven consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2012. Chris Venables has won the award on five occasions, Graham Evans on three occasions while Eifion Williams, Marc Lloyd Williams and Greg Draper have two awards each. Marc Lloyd Williams holds the record for the most goals in a single season, scoring 47 during the 2001–02 campaign. The lowest tally of goals to win the award is 19, scored by Griffiths in the 2011–12 season. Brad Young is the current holder, winning the golden boot in his first season in the league with The New Saints.