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Most Clean Sheets in Premier League History:
Petr Cech: 202David James: 169Mark Schwarzer: 151David de Gea: 147David Seaman: 140Nigel Martyn: 137Pepe Reina: 136Edwin van der Sar: 132Brad Friedel: 132Tim Howard: 132
Petr Cech: 202 Clean Sheets
When Chelsea handed over £7 million for a goalkeeper who had played just over 50 games in Ligue 1 for Rennes, a few eyebrows were raised. Especially as Manchester United had paid just £800,000 more four years previously to secure the services of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship winner Fabien Barthez.
But while the Frenchman would only keep 30 clean sheets for the Red Devils, Petr Cech went on to set the record for the most in Premier League history.
It had not been expected that Cech would make an immediate impact at Stamford Bridge with Carlo Cudicini firmly established as number one heading into the 2004-2005 season. But an elbow injury to the Italian saw Cech given a baptism of fire: he recorded the first of his 202 clean sheets against Manchester United in a 1-0 victory, which was also Jose Mourinho’s first game in charge of the Blues.
And having snaffled the starting spot, Cech never looked back, eventually recording a Premier League record 24 clean sheets during the 2004-2005 season, three more than any other goalkeeper before or since in a single campaign.
A move to north London could not slow Cech down either. He recorded another 40 clean sheets for Arsenal as he became the only goalkeeper to surpass the 200 mark in the Premier League, winning four Premier League Golden Glove awards in the process.
That wasn’t the end of Cech’s career in nets. He occasionally played for Chelsea’s development squad following his retirement, notably in the game where Danny Drinkwater slightly lost his head and caused a melee.
Thankfully for Cech, he was used to the occasional fight breaking out during play as he had also been a netminder for the Chelmsford Chieftains in the third tier of British Ice Hockey, moving up from playing a key role for the Guildford Phoenix in the division below.
There, he enjoyed further success, recording a 93.4% save percentage in 12 matches, compared to 75.4% across his Premier League career.
Possibly the only time the Guildford Spectrum/British Ice Hockey will appear on Opta Analyst.David James: 169 Clean Sheets
Perhaps it’s not too much of a surprise that David James sits second on this list considering he holds the record for the most appearances made by a goalkeeper in Premier League history at 572.
But while Cech enjoyed an impressive hit rate for converting appearances into clean sheets, it is a little different for the former Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City and Portsmouth glovesman, with those 169 clean sheets coming in 29.5% of his Premier League appearances.
Unfortunately, this also means James holds the record for conceding the most goals in the competition, picking the ball out of the back of the net on 665 occasions.
Mark Schwarzer: 151 Clean Sheets
Another one for longevity fans here. Mark Schwarzer’s final Premier League appearance came at the age of 42 years and 159 days old, keeping a clean sheet for Leicester City as they played out a goalless draw with Hull City on 14 March 2015.
Schwarzer made 514 appearances in the Premier League representing Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea and Leicester City, keeping 151 clean sheets.
David de Gea: 147 Clean Sheets
During his 12-year spell with Manchester United, David de Gea amassed 147 Premier League clean sheets, putting him fourth on the all-time list, where he’ll likely remain for some time.
De Gea holds the record for the most shutouts at the Red Devils, surpassing Peter Schmeichel (112), but his departure in 2023 prevented him from challenging those further up the list.
David Seaman: 140 Clean Sheets
Despite a penchant for being lobbed in key moments of the biggest matches on a continental and international stage, ‘safe hands’ was as reliable as they came in the Premier League for both Arsenal and, briefly, Manchester City, with his 137 clean sheets for the Gunners third only to Cech and De Gea for a single club in the Premier League.
Seaman played on the opening weekend of the Premier League in August 1992, although he would not enjoy the honour of a first-day clean sheet in the competition, as his Arsenal side let a two-goal lead slip in a surprising 4-2 defeat against Norwich City.
Instead, that milestone was shared by Tim Flowers and Ian Walker after their respective sides, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, played out a goalless draw.
Nigel Martyn: 137 Clean Sheets
Britain’s first £1m goalkeeper at the tail end of the 1980s, Nigel Martyn went on to have a long Premier League career for Crystal Palace, Everton and most notably at Leeds United, where his performances saw him named in the club’s official greatest all-time XI. He was the only selection not to have played for the club during the Don Revie era.
Most impressively, as well as recording 137 clean sheets, Martyn was never sent off in his 372 appearances in the Premier League (although he did pick up seven yellow cards along the way).
Rolling through the rest of the top 10, Pepe Reina was the first goalkeeper to record 20 or more clean sheets in multiple Premier League seasons, helping him reach a total of 136 in 297 appearances
There are three goalkeepers who have kept a total of 132 clean sheets in their Premier League careers, with two of them (Brad Friedel and Tim Howard) being American. Edwin van der Sar completes the trio.
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