The Golden Boot Race Is Suddenly Hotting Up Again!

By Sam Elliott

Show of hands - who thought the race for the National League Golden Boot was done and dusted?

When goal king Danny Rowe is sitting clear at the top with a few weeks to go, most could be forgive for thinking the game was up.

A week ago when we did a run down of the leading scorers, AFC Fylde hitman Rowe was five goals clear.

This is a player, don’t forget, who notched more than 50 goals in all competitions last season!

But nobody told Andy Cook. The Tranmere striker has blazed a trail, notching against Chester in the derby last weekend before putting four past Gateshead on Tuesday night.

Now, from nowhere, he’s found himself level with the long term leader. Who is your money on to go on and snatch the crown?


Vanarama National League top scorers:

Danny Rowe (AFC Fylde) 24 goals

Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers) 24 goals

Macauley Bonne (Leyton Orient) 20 goals

Bruno Andrade (Boreham Wood) 18 goals

James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers) 17 goals

Josh Rees (Bromley) 16 goals

Danny Kedwell (Ebbsfleet United) 15 goals

Ryan Bird (Dover Athletic) 15 goals

Chris Holroyd (Wrexham) 13 goals

Louis Dennis (Bromley) 13 goals

Scott Wilson (Macclesfield) 12 goals

Tommy Wright (Sutton United) 12 goals

Byron Harrison (Barrow & Sutton) 12 goals

Harry Pritchard (Maidenhead United) 11 goals

Corey Whitely (Dagenham and Ebbsfleet) 11 goals

Michael Woods (Hartlepool United) 11 goals

Shamir Fenelon (Aldershot) 11 goals

Joe Pigott (Maidstone United) 11 goals

Oladapo Afolayan (Solihull Moors) 11 goals

Morgan Ferrier (Dagenham and Boreham Wood) 11 goal

Tom Denton (FC Halifax) 10 goals

Angelo Balanta (Boreham Wood) 10 goals

Ben Williamson (Eastleigh) 10 goals

Jack Powell (Ebbsfleet United) 10 goals

Fejiri Okenabirhie (Dagenham) 10 goals

Where next?

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