England goalkeeper Fraser Forster entered Celtic’s history books on Sunday after keeping a club record 11th consecutive clean sheet in the league.
The 25-year-old, who made his Three Lions debut against Chile in November, was between the sticks at Parkhead as the Hoops edged St Mirren 1-0, courtesy of Kris Commons’ early strike.
Forster's record run
Dec 6: Motherwell (A) 5-0
Dec 14: Hibernian (H) 1-0
Dec 21: Hearts (H) 2-0
Dec 26: St Johnstone (A) 1-0
Dec 29: Inverness CT (A) 1-0
Jan 1: Partick Thistle (H) 1-0
Jan 5: St Mirren (A) 4-0
Jan 18: Motherwell (H) 3-0
Jan 26: Hibernian (A) 4-0
Jan 29: Kilmarnock (H) 4-0
Feb 2: St Mirren (H) 1-0
Forster’s most recent shut-out has taken him past previous record holder Charlie Shaw, who kept 10 successive clean sheets in 1913-14 and again in 1921-22.
Forster's record run began with a 5-0 victory at Motherwell on 6 December.
And Celtic boss Neil Lennon was quick to praise his No.1.
He said: "It's testament to him and the players in front of him.
"There's a real edge and incentive for them to keep the run going. He wasn't overly worked today but what he had to do he did very well.
"We certainly don’t take it for granted and these are special times for the players. When they look back on their time here they can look back on it as quite an achievement.
"It´s been a long time coming obviously and to break it is absolutely fantastic."
