Chelsea Keeper Posted 24 Clean Sheets in Single Season
Published on January 12th, 2023 8:05 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
During his time at Chelsea (2004-05 to 2014-15), goalkeeper Petr Cech posted a total of 162 clean sheets (Cech would ultimately tally 202 clean sheets during his time in the Premier League). Cech's 2004-05 campaign with Chelsea, however, was particularly remarkable, as he posted an incredible 24 clean sheets.
This is a record that will very likely never be broken.
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Given that Cech posted 24 clean sheets in 2004-05, you shouldn't be surprised to learn that Chelsea broke the record (which has since been broken) for most points in a single EPL season.
Chelsea won the title by a mile, as they posted a 29-8-1 record for a total of 95 points.
This was 12 points more than the second-place finishers from Arsenal, and 18 points more than third-place Manchester United.
The statistic that really stands out is that Chelsea allowed just 15 goals over the course of their title-winning campaign.
The next closest team in terms of defensive efficiency, Manchester United, allowed 26 goals.
In total, Chelsea allowed just 0.394 goals per game in 2004-05, which is an astonishingly low figure.
When you combined Chelsea's defense with Petr Cech in goal, opposing offenses had fits trying to score goals.
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The season started off well for Cech and Chelsea, as there were seven clean sheets posted in their first eight games.
Just two clubs - Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal - were able to score two goals on Chelsea in a single game.
Chelsea lost neither of these games.
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Chelsea's defense started to crack in their Champions League matches, as they allowed four goals to Barcelona in the Round of 16, five goals to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
The ironic thing is that Chelsea would win both of their rounds, though they would end up losing to Liverpool in the semi-finals while allowing just 1 goal.
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As a result of his incredible campaign, Cech would win the PFA Team of the Year and Golden Glove awards in 2004-05.
