Bala Town skipper Chris Venables has scooped the JD Cymru Premier Golden Boot award for 2019/20 season.

The forward, who was playing in his 17th season in Wales’ top division, netted 22 times, which was enough to secure his fourth career golden boot award.

Bala Town manager Colin Caton praised the achievement this week, saying: “It’s great news for Chris as he’s been outstanding this season, as he has been for every season that he’s played for us, but he’s obviously stood out a lot this year in terms of his goalscoring ability and a change of position which he’s adapted to very well.

“We spoke to Chris last summer about the possibility of moving into an advanced position to get goals. We felt that Chris needed moving a little bit higher as we were a bit deeper as a team and Chris couldn’t get into the box as quick as we wanted him to.

“Chris’s goalscoring instincts were always going to create him a lot of chances; his movement, his work throughout the week for his precision game has been absolutely fantastic.

“He’s a top player with a top attitude. He doesn’t just turn up to training, turn up to play games, he works throughout the week in preparation for training and he works throughout the week in preparation for his game. That is what I’d tell any young kid: to follow Chris Venables’s workrate, attitude and approach if they want to get on in the game.

“For me Chris is obviously taking the chances and has scored some superb goals this season, but it is a team reward and Chris would be the first to say that.

“They are a close-knit group, we all are. It’s a massive achievement and once Chris got awarded it this week, he was first to put in the group chat that is was a massive achievement for all of us and he hasn’t achieved it on his own, and thanked the lads.”