Ranking the 5 greatest Premier League Golden Glove winners of the last decade

Ederson is a Premier League Golden Glove winner.
Ederson is a Premier League Golden Glove winner.

#3 Petr Cech (Chelsea and Arsenal) - 2013-14, 2015-16

Petr Cech - Chelsea vs Sunderland - Premier League
Petr Cech - Chelsea vs Sunderland - Premier League

One of two goalkeepers to have won the Premier League Golden Glove four times, Petr Cech has arguably been one of the best, if not the best goalkeeper in Premier League history.

Cech arrived at Chelsea in 2004, and spent 11 seasons as the Blues' first-choice goalkeeper. During his time at Stamford Bridge, he won 13 major trophies, including four Premier League titles and a Champions League.

Over the last decade, Cech has won the Golden Glove award twice - once with Chelsea in 2013-14 and once with Arsenal in 2015-16. His win in 2013-14 was impressive given the fact that ten years had passed since he first won the award.

It's no surprise that he did so under the ultra-cautious gaffer Jose Mourinho. He managed to keep 16 clean sheets that season, although Chelsea finished third, with Manchester City winning the title.

Cech won his fourth Premier League Golden Glove award in 2015-16, although this time he did it with Arsenal. He kept 16 clean sheets again, helping Arsenal to a second-placed finish in the Premier League. That over a decade passed between Cech's first Golden Glove and his last is a testament to his longevity at the elite level.

He hung up his boots in 2019, and is currently a technical and performance advisor at Chelsea.


#2 Ederson (Manchester City) - 2019-20, 2020-21

Ederson - Manchester City vs Everton - Premier League
Ederson - Manchester City vs Everton - Premier League

Alongside Alisson, Ederson has arguably been one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League since arriving at Manchester City in 2017. He has won several trophies with the club so far, including three Premier League titles, four League Cups and one FA Cup.

Ederson is widely known for his outstanding shot-stopping ability. He is quick to rush off his line and fits the mould of a sweeper-keeper well. Ederson is also one of the best ball-playing goalkeepers, and is often seen pinging accurate long-range passes to his attackers. He even has two Premier League assists to his name.

Despite being part of one of the most impressive team in the history of the Premier League, it wasn't until the 2019-20 season that Ederson won his first Golden Glove award. He kept 17 clean sheets that season, but Manchester City finished behind champions Liverpool, who clinched their first league title in three decades.

However, City did win the Premier League title last season, and Ederson played a crucial role in that, keeping 19 clean sheets to win his second consecutive Golden Glove award.

An important player of Pep Guardiola's squad, Ederson will look to make it a hat-trick of Golden Gloves as City look to successfully defend their Premier League title.


#1 Joe Hart (Manchester City) - 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15

Joe Hart - Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers - Premier League
Joe Hart - Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers - Premier League

Alongside Petr Cech, Joe Hart is the only goalkeeper to have won the Golden Glove award four times, with three of them coming in the last decade.

Joe Hart's performances in the latter part of the decade with England and then with West Ham and Burnley have drastically caused his reputation to slip. But in his prime, Joe Hart was a great goalkeeper.

In his prime, Hart would show a mix of tremendous reflexes and phenomenal athleticism, allowing him to make saves that would be almost impossible for 'lesser' keepers.

The England international won his first Golden Glove in 2010-11, helping City qualify for the Champions League for the first time in the Premier League era.

He followed that up by winning another Golden Glove in the 2011-12 season, when City won their first-ever Premier League title, courtesy Sergio Aguero's memorable last-minute winner against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the season. Hart was a rock behind a resilient defence in Roberto Mancini's side, conceding just 29 times and keeping17 clean sheets.

Hart won the Golden Glove again in the 2012-13 season, becoming only the second goalkeeper, the first after Pepe Reina, to win three consecutive Golden Glove awards. Manchester City were unable to retain the title that season, though, finishing some way off Manchester United. They did, though, concede the fewest goals in the division that campaign, with Joe Hart keeping 18 clean sheets.

Joe Hart won his fourth Golden Glove in the 2014-15 season, helping City finish second behind Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, who won the league with 87 points. Although Hart kept 14 clean sheets, it was the fewest by any Premier League Golden Glove-winning goalkeeper.

Since departing Manchester City in 2016, Joe Hart has struggled to find the same form and has become an easy target for critics. But despite his lack of form since then, his Golden Glove record during his time at the Etihad earns him the top spot on this list.

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