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Best GoalkeepersThe 20 best goalkeepers in English Football history, as ranked by our panel.
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Clubs: Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Leyton Orient Appearances: 1005 Honours: Football League Division 1 (1), League Cup (1) Football League Division 2 (1), European Cup (2) Legendary England keeper and holder of a record 125 caps. Back-to-back European Cups with Forest.
Clubs: Bury, Everton, Port Vale, Southend United, Stoke City, Torquay United, Bradford City Appearances: 701 Honours: Football League Division 1 (2), FA Cup (2), Cup Winners Cup (1) Everton's last-line of defense during their most succesful period. Almost single-hanedly won the 1995 FA Cup final against Manchester United.
Clubs: Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal Appearances: 757 Honours: FA Cup (2), League Cup (2), UEFA Cup Loved by both Spurs and Arsenal fans. One of the few goalkeepers to be voted Footballer of the Year.
Clubs: Chesterfield, Leicester City, Stoke City Appearances: 565 Honours: League Cup (2) World Cup (1) England's World Cup winning keeper - and then there was that stupendous save from Pele at Mexico 1970.
Clubs: Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur Appearances: 953 Honours: Football League Division 1 (5), FA Cup (2), League Cup (1), European Cup (3), UEFA Cup (3) A key member of Liverpool's dominant 80's side, he is one of the most decorated 'keepers of all time.
Clubs: Manchester City Appearances: 553 Honours: FA Cup (1) A brilliant shot stopper also noted for his bravery, Trautmann broke his neck diving at the feet of an opponent in the 1956 FA Cup final, but still completed the game.
Clubs: Brondby, Manchester United, Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa, Manchester City Appearances: 643 Honours: Premier League (5), FA Cup (3), League Cup (1) Champions League (1), Portuguese Supaliga (1) European Championship (1) A commanding keeper who was a stalwart of Man United's brilliant 90's side. Known for his forays upfield, he also scored 11 goals during his career.
Clubs: Sparta Prague, Stade Rennais, Chelsea Appearances: 319 Honours: Premier League (3), FA Cup (3), League Cup (2) Imposing Czech international who continues to impress despite a near fatal head injury in 2006.
Clubs: Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Fulham, Manchester United Appearances: 572 Honours: Premier League (3), League Cup (1), UEFA Champions League (2), UEFA Cup (1), Dutch Eredivisie (4), Dutch Cup (3) Current appearance record holder for the Netherlands and two-time Champions League winner.
Clubs: Chelsea Appearances: 600 Honours: FA Cup (1), League Cup (1), Cup Winners Cup (1), World Cup (1) Forget Mexico 1970, 'The Cat' was second only to Banks during the Sixties and early Seventies.
Clubs: Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Everton Appearances: 667 Honours: None Britain's first million pound keeper, key member of the excellent late-nineties Leeds side.
Clubs: Liverpool, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle Appearances: 562 Honours: Football League Division 1 (6), FA Cup (3), League Cup (3), European Cup (1) The flamboyant Zimbabwean was Liverpool's No.1 throughout the ultra-successful eighties.
Clubs: Peterborough United, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal, Manchester City Appearances: 731 Honours: Premier League (3), FA Cup (4), League Cup (1), Cup Winners Cup (1) Arsenal keeper during the successful 90's, as well as England's No.1, although he was prone to the odd high-profile lapse.
Clubs: Manchester City Appearances: 510 Honours: Football League Division 1 (1), FA Cup Imposing keeper known for his huge hands. A pioneer of throwing, rather than kicking, the ball out of defense.
Clubs: Doncaster Rovers, Manchester United, Stoke City Appearances: 306 Honours: None One of United's greatest ever 'keepers. A Northern Ireland international who was voted best goalkeeper at the 1958 World Cup.
Clubs: Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Newcastle United, Manchester City Appearances: 428 Honours: Football League First Division (Level 2) (1) An outstanding keeper for club an country. Ireland's most capped player.
Clubs: Bronby, Galatasaray, Columbus Crew, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa Appearances: 456 Honours: League Cup (1), Turkish Cup (1) The big American has been a stand-out keeper in the Premier League for over a decade.
Clubs: Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers Appearances: 384 Honours: World Cup (1) First choice keeper for England in World Cup 1962, and a member of the 1966 World Cup winning squad.
Clubs: Walsall, Wolverhampton Wanderers Appearances: 406 Honours: Football League Division 1 (1), FA Cup (1) Keeper in Wolves first championship side and an England regular - despite being only 5 ft 9!
Clubs: Manchester City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Norwich City, Stoke City Appearances: 553 Honours: League Cup (2), Cup Winners Cup (1) Along with Trautmann and Swift, one of Man City's greatest ever keepers. Submit your own "Best Goalkeepers" List.No-one said you have to agree with us! Here's your chance to comment on our selections, or submit a list of your own. Return from Best Goalkeepers to English Football Lists Return from Best Goalkeepers to The Football Club Home Page or Search the site
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1. Peter Shilton
2. Neville Southall
3. Pat Jennings
4. Gordon Banks
5. Ray Clemence
6. Bert Trautmann
7. Peter Schmeichel
8. Petr Cech
9. Edwin Van der Sar
10. Peter Bonetti
11. Nigel Martyn
12. Bruce Grobbelaar
13. David Seaman
14. Frank Swift
15. Harry Gregg
16. Shay Given
17. Brad Friedel
18. Ron Springett
19. Bert Williams
20. Joe Corrigan
