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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 Precision Training. 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 England Matt Murray Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 47 2.76 [2]
League One Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy Scunthorpe United 24 52 2.17
League Two England Steve Phillips Bristol Rovers 28 56 2
2007–08 Championship Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely West Bromwich Albion 18 53 2.94 [3]
League One England Paul Smith Nottingham Forest 25 52 2.08
League Two France Willy Guéret Milton Keynes Dons 23 52 2.26
2008–09 Championship Czech Republic Radek Černý /Republic of Ireland Paddy Kenny Queens Park Rangers / Sheffield United 19 47 2.47 [4]
League One Wales Danny Coyne Tranmere Rovers 20 47 2.35
League Two England Ben Hamer Brentford 20 49 2.45
Macron Golden Glove
2009–10 Championship Netherlands Dorus de Vries Swansea City 25 48 1.92 [5]
League One England Fraser Forster Norwich City 22 46 2.09
League Two Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Notts County 24 48 2
Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove
2011–12 Championship Australia Adam Federici Reading 20 47 2.35 [6]
League One England Chris Day Stevenage 18 49 2.72
League Two England Wes Foderingham Swindon Town 23 40 1.74
Sky Bet Golden Glove
2017–18 Championship England John Ruddy Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 45 1.88 [7][8][9][10]
League One England Christian Walton Wigan Athletic 19 31 1.63
League Two England Aaron Chapman Accrington Stanley 18 45 2.5
2018–19 Championship England Dean Henderson Sheffield United [11][12][13]
League One England James Shea Luton Town
League Two England Scott Davies Tranmere Rovers
2019–20 Championship Poland Bartosz Bialkowski / Spain David Raya Millwall / Brentford 16 45/46 2.81/2.87 [14]
League One England Christy Pym Peterborough United 15 35 2.3
League Two England Alex Palmer Plymouth Argyle 14 37 2.64
2020–21 Championship England Freddie Woodman Swansea City 20 45 2.25
League One Wales Chris Maxwell Blackpool 21 43 2.05
League Two Czech Republic Vaclav Hladký Salford City 21 46 2.19
2021–22 Championship Republic of Ireland Mark Travers AFC Bournemouth 20 45 2.25 [15][16]
League One England David Stockdale / England Michael Cooper Wycombe Wanderers / Plymouth Argyle 18 46 2.56
League Two England Liam Roberts Northampton Town 21 46 2.19
2022–23 Championship England Ben Wilson Coventry City 20 43 2.15
League One England Christian Walton Ipswich Town 23 46 2
League Two Chile Lawrence Vigouroux Leyton Orient 24 44 1.83

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

Source:[17]

References

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  2. ^ "League To Honour Golden Six". Football League. 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ "League honour golden six". Football League. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "League honour golden six". Football League. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Macron Golden Glove Winners announced". Football League. 3 June 2010.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "Sky Bet EFL Golden Boot and Golden Glove winners revealed". EFL. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ Wanderers, Wycombe. "Stocko claims Golden Glove trophy". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Golden Glove award". Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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