They were still vulnerable to physical assault through rushes and charges, and the emphasis, even with the advent of the 3 back game, was still very much on attack.
Here we will look at the international records of 6 notable goalkeepers.
1. Ricardo Zamora - Spain (1920-36)
2. Harry Hibbs - England (1929-36)
3. Josef/ Rudolf Hiden - Austria (1928-33)*
4.Gianpiero Combi - Italy (1924-34)
5. František Plánička - Czechoslovakia (1926-38)
6. Sigge Lindberg - Sweden (1921-30)
Clean sheets
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P
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W
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D
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L
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%W
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GA
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GAPG
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#
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%
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Zamora
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46
|
31
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6
|
9
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67.39
|
42
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0.91
|
20
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43.47
|
Hibbs
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25
|
16
|
4
|
5
|
64
|
26
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1.04
|
10
|
40
|
Hiden*
|
20
|
12
|
4
|
4
|
60
|
25
|
1.25
|
5
|
20
|
Combi
|
47
|
28
|
10
|
9
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59.57
|
65
|
1.38
|
12
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25.53
|
Plánička
|
73
|
35
|
16
|
22
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47.94
|
120
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1.64
|
11
|
15.06
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Lindberg
|
49
|
23
|
12
|
14
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46.93
|
85
|
1.73
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10
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20.4
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Zamora comes out on top. His win percentage, goals against per game and percentage of clean sheets are all superior.
*Hiden played one game for France in 1940 which is not included in these figures.
