When it comes to winning matches, titles and trophies, how many goals a goalkeeper concedes, or doesn’t concede as the case may be, can be influential.
Here is a look at the top ten goalkeepers, who played at least ten games for the Reds leading up to the end of the 2023-2024 campaign, in terms of their clean sheet percentage across all competitions:
| Goalkeeper | Total Starts | Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Ross | 21 | 11 | 52.38% |
| Ray Clemence | 665 | 323 | 48.57% |
| Pepe Reina | 394 | 177 | 44.92% |
| Loris Karius | 49 | 22 | 44.90% |
| Frank Mitchell | 18 | 8 | 44.44% |
| Bruce Grobbelaar | 628 | 267 | 42.52% |
| Alisson Becker | 261 | 110 | 42.14% |
| Sander Westerveld | 103 | 42 | 40.78% |
| Billy McOwen | 27 | 11 | 40.74% |
| Diego Cavalieri | 10 | 4 | 40% |
Harry McNaughton is the best goalkeeper Liverpool have ever had, statistically, having kept a clean sheet in the only game he ever played for the club: a 1-0 win over Everton at Anfield. Of course, the more games you play, the less likely it is that you’re going to keep a clean sheet, which is what makes the 48.57% kept by Ray Clemence an the 42.53% that Bruce Grobbelaar managed all the more impressive.
Starting the new season with a clean sheet 🙌 pic.twitter.com/7gKRMpEnd5
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 17, 2024
Some might be surprised to learn that Loris Karius did as well as he did, but he is perhaps an example of how a good defence is also crucial to being able to keep clean sheets, even when the goalkeeper isn’t all that impressive.
