The Best And Worst Goalkeepers We've Had.

[Parafox]

I go back to Banks and Shilton as the best I can remember and it seems like we have been a club that have had more good keepers than most. Or maybe that's a fallacy or miss-remembering and a bias from my love of being a goalkeeper back in the day.

 

Pegguy Arphexstad (sp) was kind of unique and entertaining in a strange way. (I wonder what he's doing these days).

 

Ward will be be an obvious choice as the worst in the recent club history.

Edited 3 May 2025 by Parafox

[Parafox]

Honourable mention to Schmeichel, obvs.

[C.J]

Ricardo & Ward for the worst. 

[honeybradger]

Best overall - Banks and Shilton

 

Best for Leicester - Schmeichel

 

You cant ignore Schmeichel's heroics in the FA cup final, champions league etc. No one has had more impact for the club between the sticks than him.

[Pliskin]

Best ever, Danny Ward. 

[urban.spaceman]

Wasn’t born when Banks or Shilton played for us (though the latter was definitely still playing somewhere)

 

Kasper was here for a decade and won a Premier League title, an FA Cup (with some extremely pivotal saves) and a Community Shield. Played almost 500 matches and even scored a goal. Can only be him in my 30 years as a fox. 
 

Ward is beyond the worst. Just horrible. 

[Pita]

Worst has got to be Ward

Best Banks. Used to love watching him. 

[Parafox]

1 minute ago, Pita said:

Worst has got to be Ward

Best Banks. Used to love watching him. 

 

Incredible to watch. His positioning and reactions were just top drawer.

 

Goalkeepers over the years have made some incredible saves but the one by Banks in 1966 v Germany is a moment in footballing history

[bovril]

Flowers was great. Commanded his box, unreal shot stopper sometimes, and came across as a bit of a mad bastard in a very good way. A lot of bottle. 

[Ormondroyd8ftTall]

I think we should have some honourable mentions...

 

Best - Marton Fulop, Tim flowers, Ian Walker.

 

Worst - Kevin Pressman, Rab Douglas, Ian Walker.

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, bovril said:

Flowers was great. Commanded his box, unreal shot stopper sometimes, and came across as a bit of a mad bastard in a very good way. A lot of bottle. 

 

First position I played as a kid was in goal. Gavin Ward, Peggy, Flowers and Kasey 'USA' Keller were all big heroes of mine.

 

But it just absolutely has to be Kasper in my lifetime. I've seen "that" Banks save a thousand times and, I'm sorry, I still think Schmeichel's in the FA Cup Final was better. He'd literally just stepped in the opposite direction, the shot was properly fizzed, the reaction, the reach and the strength to stop it one handed full stretch? ****ing bonkers.

 

[Jon the Hat]

I really liked Keller, but somehow Flowers and Walker felt like an upgrade at the time as they had won the Premier league and been first choice for Spurs for years respectively, and both around the England team albeit without many caps. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

It’s either banks or Shilton, it’d be Kasper for me though. Worst I think Ricardo was worse than Ward ngl

[AshbyBlue]

Mark Wallington think he never missed a game for about 3years might be wrong.

[Finnegan]

 

[PAULCFC]

1 hour ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

It’s either banks or Shilton, it’d be Kasper for me though. Worst I think Ricardo was worse than Ward ngl

Yeah Ricardo for me too.....when the crowd are calling for Chris Wheale to come back you know your in trouble!

[SK3Blue]

Mark Wallington was a great keeper, Ian Andrews showed lots of promise but then the media were talking him up for England and his form dropped. 
 

Other decent keepers, Paul Cooper (penalty saving) Kevin Poole wasn’t bad, Tim Flowers, Pegguy Arphexad. 
 

Never rated Douglas, Henderson, Chris Weale, Pressman, Gavin Ward, Martin Hodge. 
 

Banks and Shilton before my time so I’ll go with Kasper as the best. 
 

Ward and Ricardo the worst. 

Edited 4 May 2025 by SK3Blue

[teblin]

Kasper in my time supporting the club. 
 

Worst I remember are Mike Hooper, Martin hodge. Then Douglas was pretty poor.

[murphy]

We had a truly great lineage of goalkeepers for 20+ years with Banks, followed by Shilton, followed by Wallington. 

 

Wallington was the keeper I grew up with as a child and was often called England's best uncapped keeper. 

[CrazyKopCorner]

Danny Ward - No one compares - How he is a professional footballer I'll never understand. 

 

Best I'd go with Wallington in my LCFC lifetime. 

 

I'd also give a mention to Kasey Keller who was fantastic for us. 

 

Clearly Kasper was brilliant but for us and is the obvious choice. 

[surrifox]

6 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

Incredible to watch. His positioning and reactions were just top drawer.

 

Goalkeepers over the years have made some incredible saves but the one by Banks in 1966 v Germany is a moment in footballing history

Almost certainly will be this club’s only ever WC winner .

[CrazyKopCorner]

4 hours ago, AshbyBlue said:

Mark Wallington think he never missed a game for about 3years might be wrong.

I think it was near 6 seasons something like 330 games until that bastard Bates put a hole in his leg - even now I'm raging about that 'challenge' 

 

I think every Leicester fan absolutely loved Wallington - He played like it really mattered to him. He's still my favourite player of all time. 

[Soar Fox]

4 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

It’s either banks or Shilton, it’d be Kasper for me though. Worst I think Ricardo was worse than Ward ngl

No denying he wasn’t very good for us. But he was ahead of his time, he’d be a £30 million pound goalkeeper nowadays.

[Monk]

Conrad Logan. loyal club servant. Probably not a very good goalkeeper. 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Ward is decent in games against League One/Two sides in cup games. Atrocious in PL games and it can only be a mental thing about not being able to handle the pressure imo. But truly an abomination he’s been here this long on the sizeable wage he’s on, but at the same time not surprising - its a bit of a trend…