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. In 2019, the league was rebranded for a second time, being named the Cymru Premier. 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. Declan McManus is the current holder of the Golden Boot having scored 24 times during the 2021–22 season to claim the award for the first time. Winners History The League of Wales was founded in 1992, becoming the top tier of Welsh domestic football. The Golden Boot award began alongside the first season of the new division. Steve Woods claimed the award in the inaugural season, scoring 29 times for Ebbw Vale. His tally included six of his side's goals in a 10–0 victory over Briton Ferry Athletic on 6 January 1993, which remained the league's record victory until 1998. In the following season, Porthmadog player David Taylor won the award after scoring 43 goals in 38 appearances. His tally saw him named as the top goalscorer in Europe and he was awarded the European Golden Shoe, outscoring his nearest competitor, Andy Cole in the English Premier League, by nine goals. Two years later, Conwy United's Ken McKenna fell two goals short of the award after scoring 38 goals in a single season; he lost out to Zviad Endeladze of Georgia. Tony Bird