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, 15 goalkeepers have managed to keep 100 or more clean sheets in the Premier League.

Peter Schmeichel was the first goalkeeper to keep 100 clean sheets and Petr Čech is the only player to keep 200. Čech also took the fewest games to reach 100 clean sheets.

Petr Čech holds the record for most clean sheets kept in a single season, with 24.[1][2] The record for consecutive clean sheets is held by Edwin van der Sar, who went 14 games without conceding in 2008–09 for Manchester United.[3]

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 keeps the most clean sheets during the Premier League season is awarded the Premier League Golden Glove award. First presented in 2004–05, seven goalkeepers have won the award, with Joe Hart and Petr Čech sharing the record for most wins, with 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 45.60% Chelsea (162), Arsenal (40) [4]
2 David James 572 169 29.55% Liverpool (72), Aston Villa (21), West Ham United (18), Manchester City (19), Portsmouth (39) [5]
3 Mark Schwarzer 514 151 29.38% Middlesbrough (92), Fulham (56), Chelsea (2), Leicester City (1) [6]
4 David Seaman 344 140 40.70% Arsenal (137), Manchester City (3) [7]
5 Nigel Martyn 372 137 36.83% Crystal Palace (25), Leeds United (82), Everton (30) [8]
6 Pepe Reina 291 134 46.05% Liverpool (134), Aston Villa (0) [9]
7 Edwin van der Sar 313 132 42.17% Fulham (42), Manchester United (90) [10]
Tim Howard 399 132 33.08% Manchester United (16), Everton (116) [11]
Brad Friedel 450 132 29.33% Liverpool (6), Blackburn Rovers (77), Aston Villa (35), Tottenham Hotspur (14) [12]
10 Peter Schmeichel 310 128 41.29% Manchester United (112), Aston Villa (7), Manchester City (9) [13]
11 Joe Hart 340 127 37.35% Manchester City (109), Birmingham City (10), West Ham United (4), Burnley (4) [14]
12 Shay Given 451 113 25.06% Blackburn Rovers (1), Newcastle United (89), Manchester City (14), Aston Villa (9), Stoke City (0) [15]
13 David de Gea 306 109 35.62% Manchester United [16]
14 Jussi Jääskeläinen 436 108 24.77% Bolton Wanderers (89), West Ham United (19) [17]
15 Thomas Sørensen 364 107 29.40% Sunderland (35), Aston Villa (46), Stoke City (26) [18]
(Bold denotes goalkeeper currently playing in the Premier League)
Statistics correct as of 25 June 2020.

References

  1. "Petr Cech Statistics – 2004/05". premierleague.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. "Alisson joins goalkeeping legends with clean sheets". premierleague.com. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "van der Sar record" 9 September 2013. Independent.
  4. "Petr Čech" 11 February 2014. Premier League.
  5. "David James" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  6. "Mark Schwarzer" 26 March 2015. Premier League.
  7. "David Seaman" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  8. "Nigel Martyn" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  9. "Pepe Reina" 16 February 2020. Premier League.
  10. "Edwin van der Sar" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  11. "Tim Howard" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  12. "Brad Friedel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  13. "Peter Schmeichel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  14. "Joe Hart" 23 December 2019. Premier League.
  15. "Shay Given" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  16. "David de Gea" 1 February 2020. Premier League.
  17. "Jussi Jääskeläinen" 26 March 2015. Premier League.
  18. "Thomas Sørensen" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
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