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The Premier League is an association football competition which forms the top level of the English football league system. It was founded in 1992, [1] and in that time, only six goalkeepers have scored a goal in the competition. [2] [3] In 2001, Peter Schmeichel became the first goalkeeper to score in the Premier League, and the most recent ...
By the time of his retirement, he was the fifth oldest player ever to have played in the Football League or Premier League. Shilton recovered from financial troubles caused by business decisions and gambling, [ 17 ] [ 18 ] and became a prolific after-dinner speaker .
The all-time Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season.
During the 2011–12 campaign, Friedel also became the oldest player to make an appearance in the Premier League. The arrival of the French national team 's goalkeeper and captain, Hugo Lloris , to the end of the 2012 summer transfer window cast some doubt on Friedel's status as Tottenham's first-choice goalkeeper for the 2012–13 season .
He is also the oldest player to win the Premier League, having done so in 2011 at the age of 40 years and 205 days. Van der Sar has won several individual awards, including Best European Goalkeeper in 1995 and 2009, and UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year in 2009.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain (born 20 June 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper . He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.
All three goalkeepers picked up injuries, leaving manager Paul Jewell no choice but to play Southall at Valley Parade on 12 March 2000, against Leeds United. [96] At the age of 41 years and 178 days he became the fourth oldest player in Premier League history. [96]
John Burridge (born 3 December 1951), [1] nicknamed Budgie, is an English former goalkeeper. In his senior career he played for 29 clubs, 18 of them in the Football League, in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 768 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non-league level.