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TheEFL Golden Glove, formerlyFootball League Golden Glove, is an annualassociation football award, given to thegoalkeeper who has kept the mostclean sheets in each of the threeEFL divisions. Originally, clean sheets in the league (Championship,League One andLeague Two),EFL Cup,EFL Trophy andFA Cup all counted towards the Golden Glove but, since 2018, only non-playoff league fixtures qualify.
The award was first given after the 2006–07 season, with sponsorship fromPuma.Macron, the official kits and ball supplier of theFootball League, later sponsored the award. In the 2010–11 season no Golden Glove award was given. The 2011–12 season saw the introduction of a monthly award in addition to an annual award under new sponsors Precision Training. In 2018, the EFL and sponsorsSky Bet announced the return of the award.[1]
In addition to the annual award, the 2011–12 season saw the introduction of a monthly award, given to the best performing goalkeeper in the Football League across all three divisions. The monthly award was also known as the "Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove Award". The monthly goalkeeping awards were scrapped after one season.
| Month[25] | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| October | Birmingham City | |
| November | Stevenage | |
| December | Oxford United | |
| January | Charlton Athletic | |
| February | Reading | |
| March | Southampton | |
| April | Swindon Town |