England's Goalkeepers by Number of Clean Sheets

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Alphabetically
Appearances
Career
Chronologically
clean sheets
% of clean sheets
Goals Conceded
GA min
Oldest
Youngest

GA: Conceded
GA min: con. per min.
CS: Clean Sheets
CS %: Percentage of CS
Pts %: Playing Success
Pen: Penalties faced
ᵐ: Pen conceded
ˢ: Pen saved

Rank	Player Club	Apps	GA	GA min	CS	CS %	Pts %	Pen	First & Last	Age	Tenure
Rank	Player Club	Apps	GA	GA min	CS	CS %	Pts %	Pen	First & Last	yrs
ten or more clean sheets
1	Peter Shilton Leicester City²⁰, Stoke City³, Nottingham Forest¹⁹, Southampton⁴⁹, Derby Co.³⁴	125	80	134	66	52.8	66.8	15 13ᵍᵃ 1ᵐ1ˢ	25 November 1970 3-1 vs. GDR 7 July 1990 1-2 vs. Italy	21 68 40 292	19 224
2	Joe Hart Manchester City⁶⁴, Torino⁷, West Ham United⁴	75	48	134	43	57.3	75.3	1ˢ	▲1 June 2008 3-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago 14 November 2017 0-0 vs. Brazil	21 43 30 209	9 166
3	David Seaman Queen's Park Rangers³, Arsenal⁷²	75	44	149	40	54.1	68	5 2ᵍᵃ2ᵐ 1ˢ	16 November 1988 1-1 vs. Saudi Arabia 16 October 2002 2-2 vs. Macedonia	25 58 39 27	13 334
4	Gordon Banks Leicester City³⁷, Stoke City³⁶	73	57	115	35	48	77.4	5 4ᵍᵃ1ˢ	6 April 1963 1-2 vs. Scotland 27 May 1972 1-0 vs. Scotland	25 97 34 149	9 51
4	Jordan Pickford Everton	73	53	128	35	47.9	70.5	9 7ᵍᵃ 1ᵐ1ˢ	10 November 2017 0-0 vs. Germany 17 November 2024 5-0 vs. Republic of Ireland	23 248 30 255	7 10
6	Ray Clemence Liverpool⁵⁶, Tottenham Hot.⁵	61	54	101	27	44.3	65.6	8 7ᵍᵃ1ˢ	15 November 1972 1-0 vs. Wales 16 November 1983 4-0 vs. Luxembourg	24 102 35 103	11 1
7	Chris Woods Norwich City⁴, Rangers²⁰, Sheffield Wednesday¹⁹	43	25	137	26	60.5	70.9	2ᵍᵃ	16 June 1985 5-0 vs. United States 9 June 1993 0-2 vs. United States	25 214 33 207	7 358
8	Paul Robinson Leeds United⁴, Tottenham Hotspur³⁷	41	22	151	24	58.3	72	2 1ᵍᵃ1ˢ	▲12 February 2003 1-3 vs. Australia 17 October 2007 1-2 vs. Russia	23 120 29 2	4 247
9	David James Liverpool¹, Aston Villa³, West Ham United¹⁷, Manchester City¹³, Portsmouth¹⁹	53	46	84	21	39.6	65.1	7 5ᵍᵃ2ᵐ	29 March 1997 2-0 vs. Mexico 27 June 2010 1-4 vs. Germany	26 240 39 331	13 91
10	Nigel Martyn Crystal Palace³, Leeds Utd²⁰	23	17	91	13	56.5	56.5	3 2ᵍᵃ1ˢ	▲29 April 1992 2-2 vs. CIS 26 May 2002 2-2 vs. Cameroon	25 262 35 289	10 27
11	Harry Hibbs Birmingham	25	26	87	10	40	72	3 1ˢ2ᵐ	20 November 1929 6-0 vs. Wales 5 February 1936 1-2 vs. Wales	23 177 29 254	6 78

nine clean sheets
12	Frank Swift Manchester City	19	18	95		47.4	81.6	1ᵍᵃ	28 September 1946 7-2 vs. Northern Ireland 18 May 1949 4-1 vs. Norway	32 276 35 143	2 232

seven clean sheets
=13	Nick Pope Burnley⁸, Newcastle United²	10	5	158	70	87.5	1ᵍᵃ	▲7 June 2018 2-0 vs. Italy 26 September 2022 3-3 vs. Germany	26 59 30 170	4 111
	Vic Woodley Chelsea	19	26	66	36.8	71	0	17 April 1937 1-3 vs. Scotland 24 May 1939 2-0 vs. Romania	27 50 29 87	2 38
	Sam Hardy Liverpool¹⁴, Aston Villa⁷	21	25	76	33.3	69	3 2ᵍᵃ1ˢ	16 February 1907 1-0 vs. Ireland 10 April 1920 5-4 vs. Scotland	24 174 37 228	13 54
	Ron Springett Sheffield Wednesday	33	48	62	21.2	63.6	3 2ˢ1ᵍᵃ	18 November 1959 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland 29 June 1966 6-1 vs. Norway	24 119 30 342	6 223

six clean sheets
17	Tim Flowers Southampton¹, Blackburn Rovers¹⁰	11	9	107		54.6	72.7	0	13 June 1993 1-1 vs. Brazil 27 May 1998 1-0 vs. Morocco	26 130 31 113	4 348

five clean sheets
=18	Peter Bonetti Chelsea	7	4	158	71.4	85.7	0	3 July 1966 2-0 vs. Denmark 14 June 1970 2-3 vs. West Germany	24 279 28 260	3 346
	Jack Butland Birmingham C.¹, Stoke C.⁸	9	4	151	55.6	83.3	1ᵍᵃ	▼15 August 2012 2-1 vs. Italy 11 September 2018 1-0 vs. Switzerland	19 158 25 185	6 27
	Jack Robinson Derby County², New Brighton Tower³, Southampton⁶	11	11	90	45.5	77.3	1ᵐ	20 February 1897 6-0 vs. Ireland 9 March 1901 3-0 vs. Ireland	26 304 30 321	4 17
	Gil Merrick Birmingham City	23	45	46	21.7	63	3ᵍᵃ	14 November 1951 2-0 vs. Northern Ireland 26 June 1954 2-4 vs. Uruguay	29 292 32 151	2 224

four clean sheets
=22	Sam Johnstone West Bromwich Albion³, Crystal Palace¹	4	0	0	100	100	0	6 June 2021 1-0 vs. Romania 13 October 2023 1-0 vs. Australia	28 73 30 202	2 125
	Ben Foster Watford¹, Manchester Utd³, Birmingham City¹, WBA³	8	6	105	50	43.8	1ˢ	7 February 2007 0-1 vs. Spain 24 June 2014 0-0 vs. Costa Rica	23 310 31 82	7 137
	Joe Corrigan Manchester City	9	5	153	44.4	61.1	2ᵍᵃ	▲28 May 1976 3-2 vs. Italy 2 June 1982 1-1 vs. Iceland	27 192 33 196	6 5
	Rob Green Norwich C.¹, West Ham U.¹¹	12	9	97	33.3	75	0	▲31 May 2005 3-2 vs. Colombia 26 May 2012 1-0 vs. Norway	25 133 32 129	6 361
	Eddie Hopkinson Bolton Wanderers	14	24	53	28.6	50	1ᵐ	19 October 1957 4-0 vs. Wales 28 October 1959 2-3 vs. Sweden	21 355 23 364	2 9

three clean sheets
=27	Ian Walker Tottenham Hotspur³, Leicester City¹	4	1	171	75	75	0	▲18 May 1996 3-0 vs. Hungary ▲5 June 2004 6-1 vs. Iceland	24 200 32 218	8 18
	John Sutcliffe Bolton Wand.⁴, Millwall Ath.¹	5	3	150	60	90	0	13 March 1893 6-0 vs. Wales 2 March 1903 2-1 vs. Wales	24 335 34 324	9 354
	Herby Arthur Blackburn Rovers	7	4	158	42.9	78.6	0	28 February 1885 4-0 vs. Ireland 26 February 1887 4-0 vs. Wales	22 14 24 12	1 363
	Bert Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	34	64	12.5	62.5	2ᵍᵃ	22 May 1949 3-1 vs. France 22 October 1955 1-2 vs. Wales	29 111 35 264	6 153

two clean sheets
=31	Howard Baker Everton¹, Chelsea¹, both with Corinthians²	2	0	0	100	75	0	21 May 1921 2-0 vs. Belgium 24 October 1925 0-0 vs. Ireland	29 97 33 253	4 156
	Dave Beasant Chelsea	2	0	0	100	75	0	▲15 November 1989 0-0 vs. Italy ▲13 December 1989 2-1 vs. Yugoslavia	30 242 30 270	28
	Jimmy Ashcroft Woolwich Arsenal	3	2	135	66.7	66.7	0	17 February 1906 5-0 vs. Ireland 7 April 1906 2-1 vs. Scotland	27 157 27 207	49
	Bill George Aston Villa	3	2	135	66.7	66.7	1ˢ	3 March 1902 0-0 vs. Wales 3 May 1902 2-2 vs. Scotland	27 247 27 308	61
	Scott Carson Aston Villa², West Bromwich Albion¹, Bursaspor¹	4	4	68	50	75	0	16 November 2007 1-0 vs. Austria ▲15 November 2011 1-0 vs. Sweden	22 74 26 73	3 364
	Horace Bailey Leicester Fosse	5	3	150	40	100	1 ᵐ	16 March 1908 7-1 vs. Wales 13 June 1908 4-0 vs. Bohemia	26 257 26 346	89
	Tom Baddeley Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	5	90	40	70	1ˢ	14 February 1903 4-0 vs. Ireland 9 April 1904 1-0 vs. Scotland	28 106 29 161	1 55
	Aaron Ramsdale Arsenal	5	6	75	40	50	0	15 November 2021 10-0 vs. San Marino 7 June 2024 0-1 vs. Iceland	23 185 26 24	1 301
	Jack Brown The/Sheffield Wednesday	6	7	77	33.3	91.7	1ᵍᵃ	12 February 1927 3-3 vs. Wales 19 October 1929 3-0 vs. Ireland	27 330 30 214	2 249
	Ted Ditchburn Tottenham Hotspur	6	9	60	33.3	83.3	1ᵍᵃ	2 December 1948 6-0 vs. Switzerland 5 December 1956 5-2 vs. Denmark	27 39 35 42	8 3
	Albemarle Swepstone Pilgrims & Corinthians	6	18	30	33.3	33.3	0	13 March 1880 4-5 vs. Scotland 10 March 1883 2-3 vs. Scotland	21 59 24 55	2 362
	Tim Williamson Middlesbrough	7	6	105	28.6	64.3	0	25 February 1905 1-1 vs. Ireland 15 February 1913 1-2 vs. Ireland	20 264 28 254	7 356
	Colin McDonald Burnley	8	11	65	25	50	0	18 May 1958 1-1 vs. USSR 26 November 1958 2-2 vs. Wales	27 215 28 42	192

one clean sheet
=44	Robert Barker Herts Rangers & Wanderers	1	0	0	100	50	0	⮀30 November 1872 0-0 vs. Scotland	25 165	45 min
	Bert Coleman Dulwich Hamlet	1	0	0	100	100	0	14 March 1921 0-0 vs. Wales	31 146	1
	Teddy Davison The Wednesday	1	0	0	100	100	0	13 March 1922 1-0 vs. Wales	34 192
	Willie Foulke Sheffield United	1	0	0	100	100	0	29 March 1897 4-0 vs. Wales	22 351
	Harry Hardy Stockport County	1	0	0	100	100	0	8 December 1924 4-0 vs. Belgium	29 329
	Matt Kingsley Newcastle United	1	0	0	100	100	0	18 March 1901 6-0 vs. Wales	26 169	1
	Chris Kirkland Wigan Athletic	1	0	0	100	100	0	▲16 August 2006 4-0 vs. Greece	25 106	45 min
	Alex McCarthy Southampton	1	0	0	100	100	0	▲15 November 2018 3-0 vs. United States	28 347
	John Maynard First Surrey Rifles	1	0	0	100	50	0	⮀30 November 1872 0-0 vs. Scotland	19 257
	Jack Mew Manchester United	1	0	0	100	100	0	23 October 1920 2-0 vs. Ireland	31 207	1
	Phil Parkes Queen's Park Rangers	1	0	0	100	50	0	3 April 1974 0-0 vs. Portugal	23 238
	Harold Pearson West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	100	100	0	9 April 1932 3-0 vs. Scotland	23 338
	John Rawlinson Cambridge University & Old Etonians	1	0	0	100	100	0	18 February 1882 13-0 vs. Ireland	21 59
	John Ruddy Norwich City	1	0	0	100	100	0	▲15 August 2012 2-1 vs. Italy	25 296	45 min
	Nigel Spink Aston Villa	1	0	0	100	50	0	▲19 June 1983 1-1 vs. Australia	24 315	45 min
	Harry Linacre Nottingham Forest	2	1	180	100	100	0	27 March 1905 3-1 vs. Wales 1 April 1905 1-0 vs. Scotland	24 1 24 6	50
	Bill Rowley Stoke	2	1	180	100	100	1ˢ	2 March 1889 6-1 vs. Ireland 5 March 1892 2-0 vs. Ireland	23 172 26 176	3 4
	George Toone Notts County	2	1	180	100	100	0	5 March 1892 2-0 vs. Wales 2 April 1892 4-1 vs. Scotland	23 93 23 121	29
	Richard Wright Ipswich Town¹, Arsenal¹	2	1	132	100	50	2 1ᵍᵃ1ˢ	June 2000 2-1 vs. Malta ▲15 August 2001 0-2 vs. Netherlands	22 211 23 283	1 73
	Dean Henderson Manchester United¹, Crystal Palace¹	2	1	135	50	100	0	▲12 November 2020 3-0 vs. Rep. Ireland 13 October 2024 3-1 vs. Finland	23 235 27 216	3 336
	Ron Baynham Luton Town	3	2	135	100	33.3	0	2 October 1955 5-1 vs. Denmark 30 November 1955 4-1 vs. Spain	26 114 26 173	59
	Tom Heaton Burnley	3	4	23	33.3	50	0	▲27 May 2016 2-1 vs. Australia ▼13 June 2017 2-3 vs. France	30 42 31 59	1 17
	Gordon West Everton	3	2	135	33.3	66.7	0	11 December 1968 1-1 vs. Bulgaria 1 June 1969 0-0 vs. Mexico	25 231 26 38	173
	Ray Wood Manchester United	3	3	90	33.3	100	0	2 October 1954 2-0 vs. Northern Ireland 20 May 1956 5-1 vs. Finland	23 113 24 344	1 232
	Reg Matthews Coventry City	5	5	90	20	70	0	14 April 1956 1-1 vs. Scotland 6 October 1956 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland	23 116 23 291	175
	Frank Moss Arsenal	5	6	75	20	50	0	14 April 1934 3-0 vs. Scotland 14 November 1934 3-2 vs. Italy	24 160 25 9	114
	Billy Rose Swindon Town & Swifts³, Preston North End¹, Wolverhampton Wanderers¹	5	4	113	20	80	0	23 February 1884 8-1 vs. Ireland 7 March 1891 6-1 vs. Ireland	22 84 29 96	7 12
	Fraser Forster Celtic², Southampton⁴	6	7	60	16.7	58	1ᵍᵃ	15 November 2013 0-2 vs. Chile ▼27 May 2016 2-1 vs. Australia	25 243 28 71	2 191
	Billy Moon Old Westminsters & Corinthians	7	8	79	14.3	78.6	0	4 February 1888 5-1 vs. Wales 4 April 1891 2-1 vs. Scotland	19 242 22 301	3 59
	Ted Taylor Huddersfield Town	8	10	72	12.5	56.3	0	21 October 1922 2-0 vs. Ireland 17 April 1926 0-1 vs. Scotland	35 255 39 68	3 178

All other goalkeepers have no clean sheets

Alex Bonsor, a forward, played the first ten minutes in goal for England against Scotland on 6 March 1875, until William Carr's arrival. He kept a clean sheet.
Jack Ball, an inside left, went in goal at halftime for England, in the match against Ireland on 22 October 1927, Ted Hufton injured his wrist and could not play the second half. Both Ball and Hufton conceded one goal each.
Both are essentially outfield players simply covering lateness, or injury, and are therefore not included in this list.

GK
No. Player
Club Apps GA GA min CS CS
% Pts
% Pen Milestone Appearance (min) Age Mins

Evolution of the Longest Clean Sheets by number of minutes

1

2 Robert Barker
Hertfordshire Rangers & Wanderers
John Maynard
First Surrey Rifles 1 0 0 1 100 50 0 ⮀30 November 1872 0-0 vs. Scotland 25 165

19 257 45

3 Alec Morten
Crystal Palace 1 2 45 0 0 100 0 8 March 1873 4-2 vs. Scotland (69) 41/42 69

14 John Rawlinson
Cambridge University & Old Etonians 1 0 0 1 100 100 0 18 February 1882 13-0 vs. Ireland 21 59 90

11 Albemarle Swepstone
Pilgrims & Corinthians 6 18 30 2 33.3 33.3 0 13 March 1882 3-5 vs. Wales (89)
10 March 1883 2-3 vs. Scotland (22) 23 58
24 55 203

16 Herby Arthur
Blackburn Rovers 7 4 158 3 42.9 78.6 0 29 March 1886 3-1 Wales 1 (42)
26 February 1887 4-0 vs. Wales 23 43
24 12 228

23 John Sutcliffe
Bolton Wanderers 5 3 150 3 60 90 0 13 March 1893 6-0 Wales
30 March 1901 2-2 Scotland (48) 24 335
32 352 318

36 Sam Hardy
Liverpool 21 25 76 7 33.3 69 3
2ᵍᵃ1ˢ 4 April 1908 1-1 Scotland (27)
29 May 1909 4-2 vs. Hungary (44) 25 222
26 276 377

69 Frank Swift
Manchester City 19 18 95 9 47.4 81.6 1ᵍᵃ 12 April 1947 1-1 vs. Scotland (15)
21 September 1947 5-2 vs. Belgium (33) 33 107
33 269 378

81 Gordon Banks
Leicester City 73 57 115 35 48 77.4 5
4ᵍᵃ1ˢ 2 April 1966 4-3 vs. Scotland (80)
26 July 1966 2-1 vs. Portugal (83) 28 93
28 208 723

111 Jordan Pickford
Everton 38 29 123 19 50 69.7 5
4ᵍᵃ1ᵐ 15 November 2020 0-2 vs. Belgium (24)
7 July 2021 2-1 vs. Denmark 26 253
27 122 726

Albemarle Swepstone was the first goalkeeper to keep two clean sheets.
Herby Arthur the first to keep three.
Jack Robinson took the record to five, before Sam Hardy took the record to seven.
Harry Hibbs extended the record by being the first goalkeeper to keep ten clean sheets.
Gordon Banks was then the first to keep eleven, extending his record to 35.
Peter Shilton was then the first keeper to keep 36 clean sheets, ending his career with 66.