Each year, the Premier League awards the Golden Glove to the goalkeeper who delivers the best performance by recording the most clean sheets. A “clean sheet” refers to a match in which a team’s defence, led by its goalkeeper, prevents the opposing team from scoring.
Since its inception in the 2004–05 season, the award has undergone several name changes due to sponsorships. It was called the Barclays Glove until the 2015–16 season, then the Cadbury Golden Glove from 2017–18 to 2019–20, followed by the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Glove in 2020–21, and has been known as the Castrol Golden Glove since the 2021–22 season.
Initially, the award was given to a single goalkeeper. In the event of a tie, it went to the player with the superior clean sheet-to-game ratio. However, starting from the 2013–14 season, if multiple goalkeepers finish with the same number of clean sheets, they all share the award, regardless of games played.
Petr Čech was the first recipient of the Golden Glove in 2005 while playing for Chelsea. His record of 24 clean sheets in a single season still stands. Čech is also the only goalkeeper to have won the award with two different clubs—Chelsea and Arsenal—and shares the record for most wins (four) with Joe Hart.
Pepe Reina was the first goalkeeper to win the Golden Glove in three consecutive seasons, from 2005 to 2008. Meanwhile, Edwin van der Sar set a remarkable record by keeping 14 consecutive clean sheets during the 2008–09 campaign, breaking Čech’s earlier streak of ten.
Premier League Golden Glove: List of all winners
| Season | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Petr Čech |
| 2005–06 | Pepe Reina |
| 2006–07 | Pepe Reina |
| 2007–08 | Pepe Reina |
| 2008–09 | Edwin van der Sar |
| 2009–10 | Petr Čech |
| 2010–11 | Joe Hart |
| 2011–12 | Joe Hart |
| 2012–13 | Joe Hart |
| 2013–14 | Petr Čech, Wojciech Szczęsny |
| 2014–15 | Joe Hart |
| 2015–16 | Petr Čech |
| 2016–17 | Thibaut Courtois |
| 2017–18 | David de Gea |
| 2018–19 | Alisson |
| 2019–20 | Ederson |
| 2020–21 | Ederson |
| 2021–22 | Alisson, Ederson |
| 2022–23 | David de Gea |
| 2023–24 | David Raya |
