Goalkeeping in the Women’s Premier League is as strong as ever.
Shooting guards are reaping the benefits of improved facilities and specialized training and all aspects of the WSL have stars capable of making remarkable saves. There have been plenty of goalkeepers over the years who have pulled off saves after saves to deny their opponents and keep their team ahead.
Here are the cleanest goalkeepers in the history of the Women’s Premier League.
Rachel Laws arrived at Liverpool in 2020 on a permanent deal after impressing with Breadding and developing into an excellent shot-stopper, winning the club’s Player of the Year award for 2021/22.
Laws was in fact part of the 2013 Women’s Football League title-winning Liverpool side, joining on loan from Sunderland to play nine matches.
Lydia Williams has an impressive resume, having previously played for Melbourne City, OL Reign and Pitea before joining Arsenal in 2020.
Australia could not land the starting role, however, and their quest for more WSL clean sheets will continue in Brighton, as they moved on in January 2023.
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin mainly made her name on the European circuit but played an important role when Arsenal won the WSL title in 2018/19.
She has since moved to Italy with Juventus, where the France international won Serie A, Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana.
An England legend with 82 international appearances from 1997 to 2013, Rachel Brown-Fiennes came through the US college system before signing with Everton in 2003.
She would claim an FA Cup winners’ medal when Everton beat Arsenal 3-2 in 2010, having lost in their previous appearance in 1996.
Finnish legend Tinja-Riikka Korpela has twice won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich twice, debuting in the WSL for Everton.
She spent two years with the Toffees before signing for Tottenham in 2021.
Manchester City re-signed Sandy McIver in 2022 after she previously spent a year in their academy in 2015.
She was remarkable in the case of Everton losing against City in the 2020 FA Cup Final, which was ultimately decided in extra time.
Marie Hourihane was born in London but played for the Republic of Ireland, keeping ten clean sheets in 24 international matches.
She kept regular clean sheets in the WSL for the likes of Birmingham, Chelsea and Manchester City, winning the FA Women’s Cup with each team.
Hannah Hampton is still a baby in terms of goalkeeping but is already a WSL regular, England international and UEFA Women’s Championship winner.
Hampton has been given more playing time at Birmingham following the departure of Anne-Kathine Berger and has made regular appearances before moving to Aston Villa in 2021.
Grace Moloney first joined Reading aged nine and developed into a first-choice goalkeeper.
Moloney is also likely to go to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with the Republic of Ireland following their play-off win over Scotland.
Arsenal legend Emma Byrne played a huge part in Arsenal’s glorious era in the 2000s, being named the club’s Player of the Year twice.
The former Republic of Ireland international spent nearly 17 years with the North London side before ending her career in England with WSL 2 side Brighton.
Manchester United goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley impressed greatly during his time as manager with Bristol City, often keeping her team up in matches single-handedly with the amount of her saves.
The former England youth international started out at Old Trafford as an understudy to Marie Erbis but slowly started getting opportunities.
Legendary Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl guarded the Chelsea penalty area between 2015 and 2019, achieving domestic success with the Blues.
She has won two WSL titles along with two FA Cups, and later enjoyed success in Germany with Wolfsburg.
Having become Yeovil’s number, Megan Walsh joined Brighton in 2019/20 and joined
However, recent transfer moves mean Walsh now has a new teammate in Lydia Williams to compete with for a place in goal for the Seagulls.
Former Netherlands international Sarri van Veenendaal spent four years with Arsenal, where she enjoyed domestic success along with titles won at international level with the Dutch.
She left for Atlético Madrid before ending her career at PSV Eindhoven, having previously kept 23 clean sheets of the Premier League.
Rebecca Spencer has recently enjoyed more playing time with Tottenham, having found regular appearances to be more difficult at big clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea.
Having previously proven her worth at West Ham and Birmingham, Spencer is now a key part of a Tottenham side looking to move up the ranks.
Austrian international Manuela Zinsberger picked up the 2021/22 Premier League Women’s Premier League Golden Glove award thanks to 13 clean sheets.
She is yet to win a WSL title with Arsenal, with her most recent success coming in 2018/19 – before signing from Bayern Munich.
Siobhan Chamberlain has jumped around a number of ends, playing at the top level for Chelsea, Fulham and Arsenal along with North American club Vancouver Whitecaps.
She went to Liverpool in 2015 before wrapping up her playing days at the newly reintroduced Manchester United, collecting clean sheets throughout.
Carly Telford made her England debut in 2007 and has been a fixture in The Lionesses ever since.
She often had to play backup behind Ann-Katrin Berger in Chelsea and is now out of the states with Casey Stoney’s San Diego Wave.
Karen Bardsley, who participated with the former England national team 81 times, joined Manchester City in 2014, having previously played in America and Sweden before a short stay with Lincoln.
She won the WSL title with City in 2016, and also won the Women’s League Cup four times and the Women’s FA Cup three times before announcing her retirement.
Ellie Roebuck seized her chance to establish herself at Manchester City when Karen Bardsley was injured and has since made the position her own.
One of the youngest goalkeepers in the WSL, Roebuck will add to her clean sheet tally for years to come.
Ann-Katrin Berger has grown into one of the WSL greats since being replaced by Birmingham by Chelsea in 2019.
The Germany international has found success domestically as he was voted into the WSLPFA Team of the Year for the 2017/18, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons.
No goalkeeper in WSL history has featured more scores than Marie Erpes, Manchester United and England number one.
She previously played for Birmingham before joining United in 2020, having also played in Germany with Wolfsburg. As the leader of an exciting United team, Earps will likely continue to blow sides with her excellent volleying.
