Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets
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Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets? Wich is the goalkeeper with most clean sheets in the Premier League? Have you ever wondered who has the best record ? we have compiled a list using official statistics. The first goalkeepers to go on record with a Premier League clean sheet were Tim Flowers and Erik Thorstvedt this happened the opening day of the season in a 0-0 draw between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, all the other goalkeepers on other teams conceded a goal that day.
Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets
Chelsea Football Club goalkeeper Petr Cech and former Manchester United goalkeeping legend Edwin Van der Sar together held the joint record for the most clean sheets that was kept in a single season with 21 . Cech set this record in 2004-05 season, Thus becoming the first Premier League goalkeeper to keep 10 consecutive clean sheets in a single season. He then did it again in 2008-09, Van der Sar notched 21 clean sheets which made him the record holder for the most clean sheets in a season,While Petr Cech notched up 14 consecutive clean sheets that same season.
10. Tim Howard – 122 clean sheets
Starting the list of Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets is non other than Tim Howard, Currently playing for Everton Football Club, Howard has made a huge 366 appearances in the Premier League and has kept 122 clean sheets, The American has played for two Premier League Clubs, though he only got 16 clean sheets for Manchester United, The big man has 106 clean sheets with current Club Everton Football Club.
9. Peter Schmeichel – 129 clean sheets
Listed in number nine of our list of Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets, The big Dane is one of the ten goalkeepers who in our list is currently retired from playing football. He was voted the World’s Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993,
Schmeichel has played for three Premier League Clubs keeping 113 clean sheet for The Red Devils, 9 clean sheets for former city rivals Manchester City and 7 clean sheets for Aston Villa.
8. Brad Friedel – 132 clean sheets
Friedel has played for four premier league clubs, keeping his most of clean sheets for Blackburn Rovers (77) then 6 clean sheets for his first premier league club Liverpool F.C , 35 for Aston Villa and then onto 14 clean sheets for Tottenham Hotspur .
The American has made 450 appearances in the premier league and has a total of 132 clean sheets. Friedel (43) is currently the holder of the premier league record for most consecutive appearances on 310. He is officially Aston Villa’s oldest ever player and proudly sits 8th on the list of Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets.
7. Edwin Van der Sar – 134 clean sheets
Van der Sar is the most capped player in the history of the Netherlands National Team and has 134 clean sheets to his name making him the 7th player on the list of Top 10 Goalkeepers In The Premier League with Most Clean Sheets, Van der Sar is the current goalkeeper with most premier league consecutive clean sheets ( 14 ) which he set in 2008-09 premier league season. He played for two premier league clubs keeping 42 clean sheets for Fulham and 92 clean sheets for Manchester United.
6. Jose Reina – 134 clean sheets
The Spanish international made a little less appearances than Edwin Van der Sar and this got him above him on the list even though they are level with 134 premier league clean sheets. Not as the other players / goalkeepers that you read about before, Jose Pepe Reina ( 32 ) played for only one premier league club Liverpool F.C . 285 appearances make him the record holder of the Spanish player with most premier league appearances in his first five seasons.
5. Nigel Martyn – 138 clean sheets
Nigel made his most premier league clean sheets while at Leeds United keeping 82 clean sheets, he also played for three premier league clubs Leeds United for six seasons , then Crystal Palace keeping 25 clean sheets, and 31 clean sheets for Everton. On 8th June 2006, Martyn announced his retirement from football due to an ankle injury. David Moyes said that “ he was to miss Martyn as he was his greatest ever signing ” .
4. David Seaman – 142 clean sheets
Seaman played for only two premier league clubs Arsenal F.C where he kept 138 clean sheets, but only made only 4 clean sheets for Manchester City. The English goalkeeper played 344 games in the premier league and he kept a total of 142 clean sheets.
3. Mark Schwarzer – 152 clean sheets
Currently at Leicester Football Club, the Australian goalkeeper has been in the premier league for a while now making 514 appearances , he is among the goalkeepers with the most premier league appearances second only to David James. Mark has played for four premier league clubs enjoying a good career at first club Middlesbrough where notched up 93 clean sheets, 56 clean sheets over at Fulham, and 2 clean sheets for Chelsea Football Club, so far he has made only 1 clean sheet for current club Leicester City.
2. Petr Cech – 168 clean sheets
Cech and Reina are the only two goalkeepers onour list who played for only one premier league club. Cech is currently playing for Chelsea Football Club, Petr Cech kept 10 consecutive premier league clean sheets in the 2004-05 season, making him the first premier league goalkeeper to hit that milestone, However, Van der Sar later in the 2008-09 season kept 14 consecutive clean sheets. Cech is just two clean sheets away from holding the record of the goalkeeper with most clean sheets in the premier league.
1. David James – 170 clean sheets
Finally at the top of the list is David James , totaling 170 clean sheets in 572 appearances for five different premier league clubs making him the only goalkeeper in the list who has played for over four clubs, those being Liverpool F.C where he kept 72 clean sheets, Aston Villa ( 21 ) , Westham United ( 18 ) , Manchester City ( 20 ) and Portsmouth where he kept 39 clean sheets, The Englishman holds the record of the premier league goalkeeper with the most clean sheets only two above Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. James was the first premier league stopper to hit a milestone of 150 clean sheets.