NEWTON HEATH &
MANCHESTER UNITED GOALKEEPING CLEAN SHEETS
: FULL RECORD OF SHUTOUTS & STATS

Explore the complete history of Newton Heath and Manchester United goalkeeping clean sheets, covering every era of the club’s development. This archive highlights all-time leaders, seasonal totals and match-by-match shutouts across league, cup and European competition. From the earliest custodians of the Newton Heath years to the legendary goalkeepers of Old Trafford, discover the records and milestones that define Manchester United’s defensive history.

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No	Player Name	Nationality	Years at Club	Total Apps	Total Clean Sheets	Clean Sheets Ratio Sheets/Games
1.	de Gea, David	Spain	2011-2023	545	190	0.349
2.	Schmeichel, Peter	Denmark	1991-1999	398	180	0.452
3.	Stepney, Alex	England	1966-1978	539	175	0.325
4.	Bailey, Gary	England	1978-1987	375	161	0.429
5.	van der Sar, Edwin	Holland	2005-2011	266	135	0.508
6.	Steward, Alfred	England	1920-1932	326	96	0.294
7.	Moger, Harry	England	1903-1912	266	92	0.346
8.	Crompton, Jack	England	1945-1956	212	67	0.316
9.	Wood, Ray	England	1949-1959	208	55	0.264
10.	Barrett, Frank	Scotland	1896-1900	136	54	0.397
11.	Barthez, Fabien	France	2000-2004	139	50	0.360
12.	Mew, John	England	1912-1927	199	49	0.246
13.	Gregg, Harry	Northern Ireland	1957-1966	247	44	0.178
14.	Romero, Sergio	Argentina	2015-2021	61	39	0.639
15.	Carroll, Roy	Northern Ireland	2001-2005	72	38	0.528
16.	Beale, Robert	England	1912-1919	112	35	0.313
17.	Leighton, Jim	Scotland	1988-1991	94	34	0.362
18.	Howard, Tim	USA	2003-2007	77	31	0.403
19.	Kuszczak, Tomasz	Poland	2006-2012	61	28	0.459
20.	van der Gouw, Raimond	Holland	1996-2002	60	27	0.450
21.	Allen, Reg	England	1950-1953	80	27	0.338
22.	Dunne, Patrick	Republic of Ireland	1964-1966	67	26	0.388
23.	Turner, Chris	England	1985-1988	79	24	0.304
24.	Onana, André	Cameroon	2023-Present*	102	24	0.235
25.	Walsh, Gary	England	1986-1995	63	22	0.349
26.	Whitehouse, James "Jimmy"	England	1900-1903	64	21	0.328
27.	Gaskell, David	England	1956-1967	120	21	0.175
28.	Hall, John "Jack" (1932-1936)	England	1932-1936	73	20	0.274
29.	Edmonds, Hugh	Scotland	1910-1912	51	19	0.373
30.	Sealey, Les	England	1989-1992, 1993-1994	56	19	0.339
31.	Bosnich, Mark	Australia	1989-1991, 1999-2000	38	15	0.395
32.	Breen, Thomas	Northern Ireland	1936-1939	71	15	0.211
33.	Lindegaard, Anders	Denmark	2011-2015	29	13	0.448
34.	Henderson, Dean	England	2015-2023	29	13	0.448
35.	Hacking, Jack	England	1934-1935	34	12	0.353
36.	Roche, Paddy	Republic of Ireland	1973-1982	53	11	0.208
37.	Foster, Ben	England	2005-2010	23	10	0.435
38.	Rimmer, Jimmy	England	1968-1974	46	10	0.217
39.	Douglas, William "Hugh"	Scotland	1894-1896	57	10	0.175
40.	Breedon, Jack	England	1935-1945	35	9	0.257
41.	Moody, John	England	1932-1933	51	9	0.176
42.	Birchenough, Herbert	England	1902-1903	30	8	0.267
43.	Lammens, Senne	Belgium	2025-Present*	33	8	0.242
44.	Sutcliffe, John	England	1903-1905	28	7	0.250
45.	Langford, Leonard	England	1934-1937	15	6	0.400
46.	Ridgway, Joseph	England	1895-1901	17	6	0.353
47.	Richardson, Lancelot	England	1926-1929	42	6	0.143
48.	Saunders, James	England	1901-1905	13	5	0.385
49.	Valentine, Robert	England	1903-1908	10	4	0.400
50.	Feehan, John "Sonny"	Republic of Ireland	1948-1950	14	4	0.286
51.	Tapken, Norman	England	1938-1947	16	4	0.250
52.	Fall, Joseph	England	1893-1894	27	4	0.148
53.	Rachubka, Paul	England	2000-2002	3	3	1.000
54.	Heaton, Tom	England	2005-2010, 2021-Present*	3	3	1.000
55.	Amos, Ben	England	2008-2015	7	3	0.429
56.	Wealands, Jeff	England	1983-1985	8	3	0.375
57.	John, Roy	Wales	1936-1938	15	3	0.200
58.	Bayindir, Altay	Turkey	2023-Present*	17	3	0.176
59.	Warner, James "Jimmy"	England	1892-1893	23	3	0.130
60.	Pereira, Joel	Portugal	2017-2021	3	2	0.667
61.	Slater, John Frank	England	1890-1892	4	2	0.500
62.	Brown, Robert	England	1946-1949	4	2	0.500
63.	Lancaster, Joseph	England	1950	4	2	0.500
64.	Ricardo Lopez Felipe	Spain	2002-2005	5	2	0.400
65.	Garvey, James	England	1900-1901	6	2	0.333
66.	Pilkington, Kevin	England	1994-1998	8	2	0.250
67.	Culkin, Nick	England	1995-2002	1	1	1.000
68.	Valdés, Victor	Spain	2015-2016	2	1	0.500
69.	Dubravka, Martin	Slovakia	2022-2023	2	1	0.500
70.	Montgomery, Archibald	Scotland	1905-1906	3	1	0.333
71.	Pears, Stephen	England	1979-1985	5	1	0.200
72.	Collinson, Clifford	England	1946-1947	7	1	0.143
73.	Fielding, William	England	1947-1948	7	1	0.143
74.	Davies, John	England	1892-1893	9	1	0.111
75.	Broomfield, Herbert	England	1907-1908	9	1	0.111
76.	Chesters, Arthur	England	1929-1933	9	1	0.111
77.	Hudson, Edward	England	1912-1919	11	1	0.091
78.	Briggs, Ronnie	Northern Ireland	1960-1962	11	1	0.091
79.	Dawson, Alex	Scotland	1956-1962	93	1	0.011
80.	Greenhoff, Brian	England	1973-1979	271	1	0.004
81.	O'Shea, John	Republic of Ireland	1999-2011	393	1	0.003
82.	Rowley, Jack	England	1937-1955	424	1	0.002