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

List of Premier League goalkeepers with 100 or more clean sheets

Rank	Player	Apps	Clean sheets	Average	Club(s)	Ref.
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