Schwarzer Closes On Clean Sheet Record

[White Noise]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9628039.stm


MARK SCHWARZER


Goalkeeper


Fulham

The Fulham keeper had to be at his best in the early exchanges against Wigan. Two first-class saves from the Aussie in the first half made him look a formidable obstacle and gave his side the confidence to push on and win away from home.

Did you know? Schwarzer kept his 134th Premier League clean sheet, the fourth highest total of any goalkeeper in the Premier League's history.

[The Equalizer]

Outstanding work Schwarz! Any idea who is above him? (Assuming VDS, Schmeichel, Cech)

[White Noise]

All I could find was this from a quiz which must refelct things from the end of the 08/09 season because Petr Cech has played another 83 Prem Games since these were done which must account for two full season plus the start of this one. I don't think he has been particulalry strong in clean sheets in that time though.

I may have to ask Martin Tyler or Opta??

546 (166) David James Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham, Man City, Portsmouth* (England)
343 (141) David Seaman Arsenal, Man City (England)
367 (137) Nigel Martyn Crystal Palace, Leeds, Everton (England)
310 (128) Peter Schmeichel Man Utd, Aston Villa, Man City (Denmark)
367 (106) Mark Schwarzer Middlesbrough, Fulham* (Australia)
252 (105) Edwin Van der Sar Fulham, Man Utd* (Netherlands)
320 (94) Brad Friedel Liverpool, Blackburn, Aston Villa* (USA)
368 (93) Shay Given Blackburn, Newcastle, Man City* (Ireland)
297 (92) Thomas Sorensen Sunderland, Aston Villa, Stoke* (Denmark)
147 (85) Petr Cech Chelsea* (Czech Republic)
286 (81) Tim Flowers Southampton, Blackburn, Leicester, Man City (England)
312 (77) Ian Walker Spurs, Leicester, Bolton (England)
285 (76) Jussi Jaaskelainen Bolton* (Finland)
140 (74) José Manuel Reina
203 (74) Mark Bosnich Aston Villa, Man Utd, Chelsea (Australia)
247 (64) Neil Sullivan Wimbledon, Spurs, Chelsea (Scotland)
145 (62) Carlo Cudicini Chelsea, Spurs* (Italy)
208 (62) Neville Southall Everton, Bradford (Wales)
263 (61) Paul Robinson Leeds, Spurs, Blackburn* (England)
151 (58) Tim Howard Man Utd, Everton* (USA)
209 (58) Paul Jones Southampton, Liverpool, Wolves (Wales)
219 (58) Shaka Hislop Newcastle, West Ham, Portsmouth, West Ham (Trinidad & Tobago)
201 (55) Kasey Keller Leicester, Spurs, Southampton, Spurs, Fulham (USA)
147 (54) Jens Lehmann Arsenal (Germany)
190 (53) Dean Kiely Charlton, Portsmouth, West Brom* (Ireland)
191 (53) Steve Ogrizovic Coventry (England)
147 (52) John Lukic Leeds, Arsenal (England)
205 (52) Mark Crossley Nottm Forest, Middlesbrough, Fulham (Wales)

[The Equalizer]

I'm incredibly surprised that David James is at the top, and somehow I actually completely forgot that David Seaman had ever even existed!!

Still, it's a pretty impressive record.

[aussierod]

You just beat to it all WN, although like you said, that quiz needs updating
MS could move up to 2nd by the end of the season though!!!

[MJG]

Looking forward another 10 years:   Thats all well and good, but he is 50 odd years old and its time Stockdale (now in his late 30's) replaced him.

[White Noise]

Looking forward another 10 years:   Thats all well and good, but he is 50 odd years old and its time Stockdale (now in his late 30's) replaced him.

David Stockdale - The Prince Charles of Association Football  take a bow