the league of wales was founded in 1992, becoming the top tier of welsh domestic football. the golden boot award began alongside the first season of the new division. steve woods claimed the award in the inaugural season, scoring 29 times for ebbw vale. his tally included six of his side's goals in a 10–0 victory over briton ferry athletic on 6 january 1993, which remained the league's record victory until 1998. in the following season, porthmadog player david taylor won the award after scoring 43 goals in 38 appearances. his tally saw him named as the top goalscorer in europe and he was awarded the european golden shoe, outscoring his nearest competitor, andy cole in the english premier league, by nine goals. two years later, conwy united's ken mckenna fell two goals short of the award after scoring 38 goals in a single season; he lost out to zviad endeladze of georgia.