After the success of the last top scorers blog, I thought it would be a nice feature to have a monthly update on who's leading the way in each division, each step of the pyramid and also throughout steps one to six in it's entirety, which will also include goals in the three major FA competitions.
In August, there were a total of 9,868 goals scored in the top six steps of non league football, as well as the FA Cup and FA Vase, almost 10,000 in one month! 8,067 have been in the league, and out of all of those, let's see who's scored the most...
Well, in terms of teams, Birtley Town of the Northern League (Division Two) have the most, with an impressive 36 to their name, with Aylestone Park (United Counties Division One) and Bridgwater United (Western Football League Premier) three goals behind on 33 apiece. With that in mind, it will be of no surprise to see the leading outright goalscoring being part of that Birtley Town strike-force, which you'll see in a moment.
Of all the scorers throughout August in non league, only seven have managed to hit double figures in all competitions, impressive right? Maybe so, but incredibly so far this season Birtley Town's Aidan Rutledge has amassed 21 goals already! That's 19 league goals, plus both goals in their 2-1 FA Vase win over Ilkley Town. Can he keep this up in September?
Behind Aidan is another incredible scorer, and that is London Samurai Rovers forward, Morrison Hashii, who is currently on 18 goals. Whilst he hasn't quite scored the same amount, Morrison's stats are just as impressive. Both have scored four hattricks in the league, but Hashii has gone one better, scoring another in their 6-4 win at Burnham in the FA Vase.
After the top two, there is a bit of a gap, with the next three players all on 11, those being Cole Kiernan (Guisborough Town), Sacha Tong (FC Bristol) and Louis Samuels (Aylestone Park). Two more players complete the double figure club, and they are Lewis Buckley (Vauxhall Motors) and Luke Bryan (Odd Down).
21 - Aidan Rutledge (Birtley Town)
18 - Morrison Hashii (London Samurai Rovers)
11 - Cole Kiernan (Guisborough Town)
11 - Sacha Tong (FC Bristol)
11 - Louis Samuels (Aylestone Park)
10 - Lewis Buckley (Vauxhall Motors)
10 - Luke Bryan (Odd Down)
You can view the top 250 Non League goalscorers, here.
Looking at each individual step in isolation, also makes for interesting reading. Here goes...
Step 1 (1 Division)
Notts County have recruited really well in their forward areas, and it's Macaulay Langstaff, who was prolific at Gateshead last season that leads the way with 6 goals. Unsurprisingly, Paul Mullin (Wrexham) sits one goal behind, along with James McShane (Dorking Wanderers):
6 - Macaulay Langstaff (Notts County)
5 - Paul Mullin (Wrexham)
5 - James McShane (Dorking Wanderers
4 - Rhys Browne (Wealdstone)
4 - Joe Nuttell (Scunthorpe United)
3 - 11 Players
Step 2 (2 Divisions)
Cody Cooke (Bath City) has sprung to the top of the charts, after his three goal haul last week putting him on six goals, one ahead of four other players.
6 - Cody Cooke (Bath City)
5 - Matt McClure (Gloucester City)
5 - Klaidi Lolos (Oxford City)
5 - Dominic Poleon (Ebbsfleet United)
5 - Dan Turner (Leamington)
4 - 6 Players
Step 3 (4 Divisions)
Harry Williams (Swindon Supermarine) is having a fantastic start to the season, as leads the way in step 3 with an impressive nine goals to his name. Tyler Harvey (Truro City) and Dayle Grubb (Weston-super-Mare) are also off to good starts in the Southern League Premier South.
9 - Harry Williams (Swindon Supermarine)
8 - Tyler Harvey (Truro City)
7 - Dayle Grubb (Weston-super-Mare)
6 - Daniel Creaney (Tamworth)
6 - Jack Mazzone (Horsham)
5 - 5 Players
Step 4 (8 Divisions)
Declan Howe (Cleethorpes Town) popped up with a bank holiday hattrick last week, which has propelled him to the top of step 4, with three other players one behind.
7 - Declan Howe (Cleethorpes Town)
6 - Lee Wort (Sholing)
6 - Simeon Cobourne (Halesowen Town)
6 - Nnamdi Nwachuku (AFC Sudbury)
5 - Nat Ansu (Harborough Town)
4 - 14 Players
Step 5 (16 Divisions)
Cole Kiernan (Guisborough Town) leads the way in step 5 with ten goals, and is two in front of Lewis Buckley (Vauxhall Motors) and Austin Lipman (London Lions).
10 - Cole Kiernan (Guisborough Town)
8 - Lewis Buckley (Vauxhall Motors)
8 - Austin Lipman (London Lions)
7 - Thomas Tolfrey (Horsham YMCA)
7 - Ross Langworthy (Fairford United)
6 - 6 Players
Step 6 (17 Divisions)
This reads very similar to the overall top scorers with Aidan Rutledge and Morrison Hashii leading the way:
19 - Aidan Rutledge (Birtley Town)
15 - Morrison Hashii (London Samurai Rovers)
11 - Sacha Tong (FC Bristol)
11 - Louis Samuels (Aylestone Park)
10 - Luke Bryan (Odd Down)
9 - Sam Grouse (Ashby Ivanhoe)
9 - Luke Cloke (St Blazey)
8 - 5 Players
Own Goals
Lastly, for a bit a fun I also thought I'd see who's leading the way in benefiting from own goals. Congratulations Bridgwater United, that honour is yours in August.....
3 - Bridgwater United (Western League Premier)
2 - Taunton Town (National League South)
2 - Kings Langley (Southern League Premier Central)
2 - Walton & Hersham (Isthmian League South/Central)
2 - Bury AFC (North West Counties Premier)
2 - Droitwich Spa (Midlands League Division One)
2 - Campion (Northern Counties East League Division One)
2 - Bourton Rovers (Hellenic League Division One)
2 - Stanway Pegasus (Eastern Counties Division One South)
For us personally, it's been really good fun collecting this scoring data, and I hope that you all enjoy how it's presented on here, and on our site. Please feel free to comment with any errors or things that you'd like to see in further editions of this, or simply just ways in which we could improve the site. All comments are welcome.
Thank you for taking the time in reading this, and we'll see what's changed at the end of September...!
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