EFL Golden Glove

The EFL Golden Glove, formerly Football League Golden Glove, is an annual association football award, given to the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in each of the three EFL divisions. Originally, clean sheets in the league (Championship, League One and League Two), EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and FA Cup all counted towards the Golden Glove but, since 2018, only non-playoff league fixtures qualify.

The award was first given after the 2006–07 season, with sponsorship from Puma. Macron, the official kits and ball supplier of the Football League, later sponsored the award. In the 2010–11 season no Golden Glove award was given. The 2011–12 season saw the introduction of a monthly award in addition to an annual award under new sponsors . In 2018, the EFL and sponsors Sky Bet announced the return of the award.^[1]

Winners[]

Seasonal awards[]

Season	Division	Player	Club	Clean Sheets	Games	Games per clean Sheet	Source
Puma Golden Glove
2006–07	Championship	Matt Murray	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	47	2.76	^[2]
	League One	Joe Murphy	Scunthorpe United	24	52	2.17
	League Two	Steve Phillips	Bristol Rovers	28	56	2
2007–08	Championship	Dean Kiely	West Bromwich Albion	18	53	2.94	^[3]
	League One	Paul Smith	Nottingham Forest	25	52	2.08
	League Two	Willy Guéret	Milton Keynes Dons	23	52	2.26
2008–09	Championship	Radek Černý/ Paddy Kenny	QPR/Sheff. Utd	19	47	2.47	^[4]
	League One	Danny Coyne	Tranmere Rovers	20	47	2.35
	League Two	Ben Hamer	Brentford	20	49	2.45
Macron Golden Glove
2009–10	Championship	Dorus de Vries	Swansea City	25	48	1.92	^[5]
	League One	Fraser Forster	Norwich City	22	46	2.09
	League Two	Kasper Schmeichel	Notts County	24	48	2
Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove
2011–12	Championship	Adam Federici	Reading	20	47	2.35	^[6]
	League One	Chris Day	Stevenage	18	49	2.72
	League Two	Wes Foderingham	Swindon Town	23	40	1.74
Sky Bet Golden Glove
2017–18	Championship	John Ruddy	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	45	1.88	^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
	League One	Christian Walton	Wigan Athletic	19	31	1.63
	League Two	Aaron Chapman	Accrington Stanley	18	45	2.5
2018–19	Championship	Dean Henderson	Sheffield United				^[11]^[12]^[13]
	League One	James Shea	Luton Town
	League Two	Scott Davies	Tranmere Rovers
2019–20	Championship	Bartosz Bialkowski/ David Raya	Millwall/Brentford	16	45/46	2.81/2.87	^[14]
	League One	Christy Pym	Peterborough United	15	35	2.3
	League Two	Alex Palmer	Plymouth Argyle	14	37	2.64
2020-21	Championship	Freddie Woodman	Swansea City	20	45	2.25
	League One	Chris Maxwell	Blackpool	21	43	2.05
	League Two	Vaclav Hladký	Salford City	21	46	2.19

2011–12 monthly awards[]

In addition to the annual award, the 2011–12 season saw the introduction of a monthly award, given to the best performing goalkeeper in the Football League across all three divisions. The monthly award was also known as the "Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove Award". The monthly goalkeeping awards were scrapped after one season.

Winners[]

Month	Player	Club
October	Boaz Myhill	Birmingham City
November	Chris Day	Stevenage
December	Ryan Clarke	Oxford United
January	Ben Hamer	Charlton Athletic
February	Adam Federici	Reading
March	Kelvin Davis	Southampton
April	Wes Foderingham	Swindon Town

Source:^[15]

References[]

^ "Sky Bet and EFL present new Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "League To Honour Golden Six". Football League. 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ "League honour golden six". Football League. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ "League honour golden six". Football League. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ "Macron Golden Glove Winners announced". Football League. 3 June 2010.
^ "Golden Glove Award Winners Announced". Football League. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ "Ruddy on Golden Glove Win". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Wolves' John Ruddy wins Championship Golden Glove award". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "CHRISTIAN WALTON SECURES SKY BET LEAGUE ONE GOLDEN GLOVE". www.wiganathletic.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Chappy wins Golden Glove Award". Accrington Stanley. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Sheffield United FC".
^ "JAMES SHEA AND JAMES COLLINS WIN GOLDEN GLOVE AND GOLDEN BOOT AWARDS! | News | Luton Town FC".
^ https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2019/may/norwood-and-davies-pick-up-golden-efl-awards/
^ "Beware the play-off Kings: Matt Scrafton's verdict on Blackpool guaranteeing top six finish with professional win against Doncaster Rovers" – Blackpool Gazette, 5 May 2021
^ "Golden Glove award". Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[:0-1] "Sky Bet and EFL present new Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[fl-2006-2007-2] "League To Honour Golden Six". Football League. 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[fl-2007-2008-3] "League honour golden six". Football League. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[fl-2008-2009-4] "League honour golden six". Football League. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[fl-2009-10-5] "Macron Golden Glove Winners announced". Football League. 3 June 2010.

[fl-2011-2012-6] "Golden Glove Award Winners Announced". Football League. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[7] "Ruddy on Golden Glove Win". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[8] "Wolves' John Ruddy wins Championship Golden Glove award". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[9] "CHRISTIAN WALTON SECURES SKY BET LEAGUE ONE GOLDEN GLOVE". www.wiganathletic.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[10] "Chappy wins Golden Glove Award". Accrington Stanley. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[11] "Sheffield United FC".

[12] "JAMES SHEA AND JAMES COLLINS WIN GOLDEN GLOVE AND GOLDEN BOOT AWARDS! | News | Luton Town FC".

[13] ttps://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2019/may/norwood-and-davies-pick-up-golden-efl-awards/

[14] "Beware the play-off Kings: Matt Scrafton's verdict on Blackpool guaranteeing top six finish with professional win against Doncaster Rovers" – Blackpool Gazette, 5 May 2021

[15] "Golden Glove award". Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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