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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 – in his first season with TFFC – who is the Club's leading goalscorer for season 2022/23.



THE GOLDEN BOOT TROPHY – LIST OF WINNERS

SEASON
XI
FIRST PLACE
CG
XI
SECOND PLACE
CG
TEAMS
1976/77
1sts
Danny Espinoza
18
1sts
Andrew Gold
6
1
1977/78
1sts
Richard Batten
24
1sts
Blair Krempel
21
1
1978/79
1sts
Steven Hyams
20
1sts
Marcel Plesner
11
1
1979/80
1sts
Steven Hyams
20
2nds
Richard Curtis
13
2
1980/81
1sts
Steven Hyams
19
1sts
John Nitka
18
2
1981/82
1sts
Gary Hyams
26
2nds
Steven Feiger
19
2
1982/83
1sts
Gary Hyams
21
2nds
Steven Feiger
17
2
1983/84
2nds
Steven Feiger*
12
1sts
Steven Feiger
9
2
1984/85
1sts
Stephen Levy
18
1sts
Danny Espinoza
8
2
1985/86
1sts
Stephen Levy
39
1sts
Steven Feiger
36
2
1986/87
1sts
Stephen Levy
20
1sts
Henry Charles
19
2
1987/88
1sts
Stephen Levy** (15 apps)
12
1sts
Jeremy Fess (19 apps)
12
2
1988/89
2nds
Stephen Levy*/** (7 apps)
12
1sts
Stephen Levy (18 apps)
12
2
1989/90
1sts
Antony Gold
9
2nds
Stephen Levy
7
2
1990/91
1sts
Mark Powell
22
1sts
Evan Hay
16
2
1991/92
1sts
Steven Feiger
13
1sts
Barry Gold
8
1
1992/93
1sts
Jeremy Fess §
23
1sts
Steven Feiger
21
1
1993/94
1sts
Steven Hunt
34
1sts
Steven Feiger
9
1
1994/95
1sts
Steven Hunt
25
1sts
Darren Conway
5
1
1995/96
1sts
Yali Mamouri §
6
1sts
Robert Botkai
4
1
1996/97
1sts
Steven Feiger
17
1sts
Robert Botkai
7
1
1997/98
1sts
Steven Feiger
5
1sts
Robert Botkai
4
1
1998/99
2nds
Robert Botkai
25
1sts
Yali Mamouri
23
2
1999/00
1sts
Steven Feiger
30
2nds
Robert Botkai
21
3
2000/01
2nds
Robert Botkai
15
1sts
Yali Mamouri
12
3
2001/02
2nds
Robert Botkai
20
1sts
Ricky Stone
7
3
2002/03
2nds
Robert Botkai
16
OBs
Steven Feiger
9
3
2003/04
OBs
Jeremy Fess §
9
OBs
Bryan Silver
5
3
2004/05
OBs
Jeremy Fess
14
1sts
Kevin Goldberg
13
2
2005/06
1sts
Jeff Bathija
14
OBs
Jeremy Fess
12
2
2006/07
OBs
Steven Feiger
24
OBs
Robert Botkai
23
2
2007/08
OBs
Steven Feiger
20
1sts
Ben Isaacs
18
2
2008/09
OBs
Steven Feiger
12
1sts
Robert Benson
11
2
2009/10
1sts
Robert Benson
28
OBs
James Ryan
13
2
2010/11
1sts
Robert Benson
19
OBs
Robert Botkai
12
3
2011/12
2nds
Terry Jeffries
20
OBs
Yali Mamouri
12
3
2012/13
2nds
Terry Jeffries** (21 apps)
15
1sts
Kane Gilbery (27 apps)
15
3
2013/14
1sts
Zack Rich
7
OBs
Yali Mamouri** (7 apps)
6
2
2014/15
OBs
Yali Mamouri
6
1sts
Zack Rich
5
2
2015/16
1sts
Adam Lenz
9
1sts
Robert Benson
5
2
2016/17
1sts
Jordan Sharifian
30
OBs
Robert Botkai
10
2
2017/18
2nds
Jordan Jay
5
OBs
Robert Botkai** (5 apps)
4
3
2018/19
OBs
James Ryan
8
1sts
Jacob Kalms
6
2
2019/20
1sts
Daniel Sherman
16
1sts
Simon Cohen
11
2
2020/21
OBs
Robert Botkai** (10 apps)
5
OBs
Simon Black** (14 apps)
5
2
2021/22
1sts
Michael Goldberg
10
2nds
Simon Cohen
9
3
2022/23
OBs
Stefan Simons
16
2nds
Solly Levy
6
3

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.