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Player

Alex Stepney

United 1966–1978#1Goalkeeper

174clean sheets
539
apps
1.17
conceded / game
32%
clean sheet rate
2
goals
FirstCareerLatest
1973-74 v Leicester City★ 1974-75v Birmingham City 1973-74

Verified competitive record

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Remember this? · 0–1 v Górnik Zabrze · 13 Mar 1968 · European Cup

Clean sheets and goals conceded by season

Clean sheetsGoals conceded

Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.

Limited coverage of goals during seasons 68/69–69/70, 75/76–76/77.

United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.

Team goals against in matches started — lower is better.

Season by season

174 clean sheets in 538 starts · 12 of 12 seasons covered

Peak clean sheets — 74/75 · 25 clean sheetsFewest conceded — 66/67 · 33 goals

  1. 66/67BEST (GC)37 apps · 16 CS · 33 conc · 43% CS16
  2. 67/6853 apps · 16 CS · 67 conc · 30% CS16
  3. 68/6951 apps · 16 CS · 61 conc · 31% CS16
  4. 69/7053 apps · 18 CS · 59 conc · 34% CS18
  5. 70/7122 apps · 4 CS · 33 conc · 18% CS4
  6. 71/7252 apps · 16 CS · 65 conc · 31% CS16
  7. 72/7343 apps · 11 CS · 62 conc · 26% CS11
  8. 73/7445 apps · 15 CS · 50 conc · 33% CS15
  9. 74/75PEAK (CS)49 apps · 25 CS · 38 conc · 51% CS25
  10. 75/7647 apps · 14 CS · 45 conc · 30% CS14
  11. 76/7757 apps · 17 CS · 74 conc · 30% CS17
  12. 77/7829 apps · 6 CS · 44 conc · 21% CS6
Data coverageshow

Club record — verified competitive apps, starts, and defensive record in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.

Defensive record — United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.

Slice: all competitions, per season

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