List of Premier League goalkeepers with 100 or more clean sheets
In association football a goalkeeper may be said to "keep a clean sheet" if they prevent their opponents scoring any goals during an entire match.
Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 14 goalkeepers have managed to keep 100 or more clean sheets in the Premier League.
During the 1997–98 season, Peter Schmeichel became the first player to keep 100 Premier League clean sheets.
Petr Čech, while playing for Chelsea in the 2004–05 season, holds the record for most clean sheets kept in a single season, with 24. The record for consecutive clean sheets was also set by Čech, who became the first goalkeeper to keep ten consecutive clean sheets; Edwin van der Sar later eclipsed this when he went 14 games without conceding in 2008–09 for Manchester United.[1]
The first goalkeepers to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League were Tim Flowers and Ian Walker on the opening day of the inaugural season in a 0–0 draw between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur; all other goalkeepers conceded that day.
Each year the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets during the Premier League campaign is awarded the Premier League Golden Glove award. First presented in 2004–05, five goalkeepers have won the award, with Joe Hart holding the record for most wins at four.
Petr Čech became the keeper with the highest number of clean sheets while playing against AFC Bournemouth on 28 December 2015.
Players
Rank | Player | Apps | Clean sheets |
Average | Club(s) | Ref. | |||
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1 | Čech, PetrPetr Čech | 376 | 182 | 0.48 | Chelsea (162), Arsenal (20) | [2][3][4] | |||
2 | James, DavidDavid James | 572 | 169 | 0.30 | Liverpool (72), Aston Villa (21), West Ham United (18), Manchester City (19), Portsmouth (39) | [5] | |||
3 | Schwarzer, MarkMark Schwarzer | 514 | 152 | 0.30 | Middlesbrough (93), Fulham (56), Chelsea (2), Leicester City (1) | [6] | |||
4 | Seaman, DavidDavid Seaman | 344 | 142 | 0.41 | Arsenal (138), Manchester City (4) | [7] | |||
5 | Martyn, NigelNigel Martyn | 372 | 138 | 0.37 | Crystal Palace (25), Leeds United (82), Everton (31) | [8] | |||
6 | Reina, PepePepe Reina | 285 | 134 | 0.46 | Liverpool (134) | [9] | |||
= | van der Sar, EdwinEdwin van der Sar | 314 | 134 | 0.43 | Fulham (42), Manchester United (92) | [10] | |||
8 | Howard, TimTim Howard | 399 | 132 | 0.33 | Manchester United (16), Everton (116) | [11][12] | |||
= | Friedel, BradBrad Friedel | 450 | 132 | 0.29 | Liverpool (6), Blackburn Rovers (77), Aston Villa (35), Tottenham Hotspur (14) | [13] | |||
10 | Schmeichel, PeterPeter Schmeichel | 310 | 129 | 0.42 | Manchester United (113), Aston Villa (7), Manchester City (9) | [14] | |||
11 | Hart, JoeJoe Hart | 302 | 119 | 0.39 | Manchester City (107), Birmingham City (10) | [15] | |||
12 | Given, ShayShay Given | 449 | 116 | 0.26 | Blackburn Rovers (1), Newcastle United (91), Manchester City (15), Aston Villa (9) | [16] | |||
13 | Sørensen, ThomasThomas Sørensen | 364 | 109 | 0.30 | Sunderland (36), Aston Villa (46), Stoke City (27) | [17] | |||
= | Jääskeläinen, JussiJussi Jääskeläinen | 436 | 109 | 0.25 | Bolton Wanderers (89), West Ham United (20) | [18] | |||
(Bold denotes goalkeeper currently playing in Premier League) (Italics denote goalkeeper currently playing outside the Premier League) Statistics correct as of 22 October 2016. |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Match | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1st clean sheet | Tim Flowers | Southampton 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur | 15 August 1992 |
Erik Thorstvedt | Southampton 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur | 15 August 1992 | |
50th clean sheet | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United 3–0 Arsenal | 22 March 1995 |
100th clean sheet | Peter Schmeichel | Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester United | 27 April 1998 |
150th clean sheet | David James | Portsmouth 0–0 Everton | 1 December 2007 |
Consecutives
Games | Player | Club | Dates | Season(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Edwin van der Sar | Manchester United | 22 November 2008 – 18 February 2009 | 2008–09 |
10 | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 18 November 2004 – 15 March 2005 | 2004–05 |
8 | Pepe Reina | Liverpool | 29 October 2005 – 28 December 2005 | 2005–06 |
8 | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 31 January 2007 – 7 April 2007 | 2006–07 |
7 | Neville Southall | Everton | 1 November 1994 – 17 December 1994 | 1994–95 |
7 | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 8 May 1997 – 30 August 1998 | 1996–97 and 1997–98 |
7 | Paul Jones | Southampton | 13 January 2001 – 17 March 2001 | 2000–01 |
6 | Alex Manninger | Arsenal | 31 January 1998 – 14 March 1998 | 1997–98 |
6 | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 30 April 2005 – 17 September 2005 | 2004–05 and 2005–06 |
6 | David de Gea | Manchester United | 2 February 2013 – 30 March 2013 | 2012–13 |
6 | Joe Hart | Manchester City | 24 May 2015 – 19 September 2015 | 2014–15 and 2015–16 |
6 | Fraser Forster | Southampton | 13 January 2016 – 13 February 2016 | 2015–16 |
6 | Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea | 1 October 2016 – 26 November 2016 | 2016–17 |
6 | Petr Cech | Chelsea | 3 September 2002 – 21 October 2002 | 2016–17 |
References
- ↑ "van der Sar record" 9 September 2013. Independent.
- ↑ "Petr Čech" 11 February 2014. Premier League.
- ↑ "Petr Čech statistical record" 30 August 2015. Chelseafc.com
- ↑ 14 September 2015
- ↑ "David James" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Mark Schwarzer" 26 March 2015. Premier League.
- ↑ "David Seaman" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Nigel Martyn" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Jose Reina" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Edwin Van der Sar" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Tim Howard" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Everton Premier League clean sheets" 27 December 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Brad Friedel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Peter Schmeichel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Joe Hart" 25 May 2015. Premier League.
- ↑ "Shay Given" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Thomas Sørensen" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
- ↑ "Jussi Jääskeläinen" 26 March 2015. Premier League.