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The Club's Leading Goalscorers' awards have rewarded players topping the scoring lists annually for many years, based upon goals scored in ALL matches – league, cup and friendlies.
There have been separate awards for the three Temple Fortiune teams, going back to season 1976/77 when the Club first participated in Sunday League football. Opinion has often been divided in the past as to whether goals scored in competitive matches only should count. But since the Leading Goalscorers' awards were always presented for the annual highest tallies which included friendlies, the original criteria was never altered over the years.
So what if only league and cup goals counted, the 'meaningful' goals scored in competitive fixtures as opposed to those netted in 'meaningless' friendlies? Well, that is where the TFFC Golden Boot Trophy comes into play – arguably the Club's ultimate top scorers' accolade!
We've taken the leading goalscorers of the First Team, Second Team and Old Boys Team, compared their records each season, and 'awarded' the GBT to the annual top marksman across the Club! We say 'awarded' because the Club has never actually recognised the Golden Boot 'winner' as an official Club Award each season. But this list of alternative top scorers is worthy of inclusion on the website for prosperity to 'reward' those netting the most competitive goals. Some would say that this is the proper way of deciding any TFFC leading goalscorer since the competitive goals are the only ones which should really count!
Beneath the image you will find a full list of the top two annual scorers of competitive goals across the Club, together with the statistics to back up each inclusion.
For every individual named in first place, there is no tangible award as such to be presented but, if you agree that only competitive goals should count, the very inclusion of players on this website page – controversially or not – makes each Golden Boot Trophy 'winner' an 'authentic' TFFC Leading Goalscorer!
Congratulations to STEFAN SIMONS of the Old Boys Team who was the Club's leading goalscorer (competitive goals only) for seasons 2022/23 and 2022/23.
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SEASON
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XI
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FIRST PLACE
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CG
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XI
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SECOND PLACE
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CG
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TEAMS
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1976/77
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1sts
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Danny Espinoza |
18
|
1sts
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Andrew Gold |
6
|
1
|
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1977/78
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1sts
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Richard Batten |
24
|
1sts
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Blair Krempel |
21
|
1
|
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1978/79
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1sts
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Steven Hyams |
20
|
1sts
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Marcel Plesner |
11
|
1
|
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1979/80
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1sts
|
Steven Hyams |
20
|
2nds
|
Richard Curtis |
13
|
2
|
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1980/81
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1sts
|
Steven Hyams |
19
|
1sts
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John Nitka |
18
|
2
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1981/82
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1sts
|
Gary Hyams |
26
|
2nds
|
Steven Feiger |
19
|
2
|
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1982/83
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1sts
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Gary Hyams |
21
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2nds
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Steven Feiger |
17
|
2
|
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1983/84
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2nds
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Steven Feiger* |
12
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1sts
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Steven Feiger |
9
|
2
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1984/85
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1sts
|
Stephen Levy |
18
|
1sts
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Danny Espinoza |
8
|
2
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1985/86
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1sts
|
Stephen Levy |
39
|
1sts
|
Steven Feiger |
36
|
2
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1986/87
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1sts
|
Stephen Levy |
20
|
1sts
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Henry Charles |
19
|
2
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1987/88
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1sts
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Stephen Levy** (15 apps) |
12
|
1sts
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Jeremy Fess (19 apps) |
12
|
2
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1988/89
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2nds
|
Stephen Levy*/** (7 apps) |
12
|
1sts
|
Stephen Levy (18 apps) |
12
|
2
|
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1989/90
|
1sts
|
Antony Gold |
9
|
2nds
|
Stephen Levy |
7
|
2
|
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1990/91
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1sts
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Mark Powell |
22
|
1sts
|
Evan Hay |
16
|
2
|
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1991/92
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1sts
|
Steven Feiger |
13
|
1sts
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Barry Gold |
8
|
1
|
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1992/93
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1sts
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Jeremy Fess § |
23
|
1sts
|
Steven Feiger |
21
|
1
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1993/94
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1sts
|
Steven Hunt |
34
|
1sts
|
Steven Feiger |
9
|
1
|
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1994/95
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1sts
|
Steven Hunt |
25
|
1sts
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Darren Conway |
5
|
1
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1995/96
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1sts
|
Yali Mamouri § |
6
|
1sts
|
Robert Botkai |
4
|
1
|
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1996/97
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1sts
|
Steven Feiger |
17
|
1sts
|
Robert Botkai |
7
|
1
|
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1997/98
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1sts
|
Steven Feiger |
5
|
1sts
|
Robert Botkai |
4
|
1
|
|
1998/99
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2nds
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Robert Botkai |
25
|
1sts
|
Yali Mamouri |
23
|
2
|
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1999/00
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1sts
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Steven Feiger |
30
|
2nds
|
Robert Botkai |
21
|
3
|
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2000/01
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2nds
|
Robert Botkai |
15
|
1sts
|
Yali Mamouri |
12
|
3
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2001/02
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2nds
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Robert Botkai |
20
|
1sts
|
Ricky Stone |
7
|
3
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2002/03
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2nds
|
Robert Botkai |
16
|
OBs
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Steven Feiger |
9
|
3
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2003/04
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OBs
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Jeremy Fess § |
9
|
OBs
|
Bryan Silver |
5
|
3
|
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2004/05
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OBs
|
Jeremy Fess |
14
|
1sts
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Kevin Goldberg |
13
|
2
|
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2005/06
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1sts
|
Jeff Bathija |
14
|
OBs
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Jeremy Fess |
12
|
2
|
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2006/07
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OBs
|
Steven Feiger |
24
|
OBs
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Robert Botkai |
23
|
2
|
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2007/08
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OBs
|
Steven Feiger |
20
|
1sts
|
Ben Isaacs |
18
|
2
|
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2008/09
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OBs
|
Steven Feiger |
12
|
1sts
|
Robert Benson |
11
|
2
|
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2009/10
|
1sts
|
Robert Benson |
28
|
OBs
|
James Ryan |
13
|
2
|
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2010/11
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1sts
|
Robert Benson |
19
|
OBs
|
Robert Botkai |
12
|
3
|
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2011/12
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2nds
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Terry Jeffries |
20
|
OBs
|
Yali Mamouri |
12
|
3
|
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2012/13
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2nds
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Terry Jeffries** (21 apps) |
15
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1sts
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Kane Gilbery (27 apps) |
15
|
3
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2013/14
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1sts
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Zack Rich |
7
|
OBs
|
Yali Mamouri** (7 apps) |
6
|
2
|
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2014/15
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OBs
|
Yali Mamouri |
6
|
1sts
|
Zack Rich |
5
|
2
|
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2015/16
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1sts
|
Adam Lenz |
9
|
1sts
|
Robert Benson |
5
|
2
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2016/17
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1sts
|
Jordan Sharifian |
30
|
OBs
|
Robert Botkai |
10
|
2
|
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2017/18
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2nds
|
Jordan Jay |
5
|
OBs
|
Robert Botkai** (5 apps) |
4
|
3
|
|
2018/19
|
OBs
|
James Ryan |
8
|
1sts
|
Jacob Kalms |
6
|
2
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2019/20
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1sts
|
Daniel Sherman |
16
|
1sts
|
Simon Cohen |
11
|
2
|
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2020/21
|
OBs
|
Robert Botkai** (10 apps) |
5
|
OBs
|
Simon Black** (14 apps) |
5
|
2
|
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2021/22
|
1sts
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Michael Goldberg |
10
|
2nds
|
Simon Cohen |
9
|
3
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2022/23
|
OBs
|
Stefan Simons |
16
|
2nds
|
Solly Levy |
6
|
3
|
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2023/24
|
OBs
|
Stefan Simons |
11
|
1sts
|
Michael Goldberg |
10
|
2
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Key:
CG = Number of Competitive Goals scored
XI = Temple Fortune eleven (or team)
Teams = Number of TFFC teams playing league football during that particular season
* = Was the leading goalscorer for two teams
** = Tied with one player (or more players) but took the higher position due to making fewer appearances (as shown by the figure followed 'apps')
§ = Did not win that particular season's Leading Goalscorers' Award
Below: Club Chairman Nigel Kyte holds the Golden Boot Trophy. The list of winners goes up to 2009 on the front and continues on another strip on the reverse.
