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 holds the record for most clean sheets kept in a single season, with 24.^[1] 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.^[2]

The first goalkeepers to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League were Tim Flowers and Erik Thorstvedt 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, six goalkeepers have won the award, with Joe Hart and Petr Čech holding the joint record for most wins at four.

Players

List of Premier League goalkeepers with 100 or more clean sheets

Rank	Player	Apps	Clean sheets	Average	Club(s)	Ref.
1	Petr Čech	443	202	0.46	Chelsea (162), Arsenal (40)	[3]
2	David James	572	169	0.30	Liverpool (72), Aston Villa (21), West Ham United (18), Manchester City (19), Portsmouth (39)	[4]
3	Mark Schwarzer	514	151	0.29	Middlesbrough (92), Fulham (56), Chelsea (2), Leicester City (1)	[5]
4	David Seaman	344	140	0.41	Arsenal (137), Manchester City (3)	[6]
5	Nigel Martyn	372	137	0.37	Crystal Palace (25), Leeds United (82), Everton (30)	[7]
6	Pepe Reina	285	134	0.47	Liverpool (134)	[8]
7	Edwin van der Sar	313	132	0.42	Fulham (42), Manchester United (90)	[9]
	Tim Howard	399	132	0.33	Manchester United (16), Everton (116)	[10]
	Brad Friedel	450	132	0.29	Liverpool (6), Blackburn Rovers (77), Aston Villa (35), Tottenham Hotspur (14)	[11]
10	Peter Schmeichel	310	128	0.41	Manchester United (112), Aston Villa (7), Manchester City (9)	[12]
11	Joe Hart	329	125	0.38	Manchester City (109), Birmingham City (10), West Ham United (4), Burnley (2)	[13]
12	Shay Given	451	113	0.25	Blackburn Rovers (1), Newcastle United (89), Manchester City (14), Aston Villa (9)	[14]
13	Jussi Jääskeläinen	436	108	0.25	Bolton Wanderers (89), West Ham United (19)	[15]
14	Thomas Sørensen	364	107	0.29	Sunderland (35), Aston Villa (46), Stoke City (26)	[16]
(Bold denotes goalkeeper currently playing in Premier League) Statistics correct as of 7 October 2018.

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 December 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

References