In 1979 and 1980, Clemence kept goal as Liverpool clinched the League title in each season. Clemence missed the final against Anderlecht through injury, but was on the bench as substitute goalkeeper in a match famously won when Tony Parks saved twice during the penalty shootout. Unfortunately for Clemence the presence of another great goalkeeper, his rival Peter Shilton, also meant that the England management struggled to decide which keeper was the best, and ended up alternating their selection. Clemence was part of the squad which qualified for Euro 1980 but this ended in failure. Steve McClaren to have the last laugh on his critics. Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers, Wally meets Peter Shilton: England's most capped player and Italia 90 star, Shilton, who used to hang from the bannisters above his dad's greengrocery to extend the length of his arms, says nation should be proud of World Cup showing despite missing out on Maradona revenge, Bruce Grobbelaar lauds Alisson and backs Liverpool No.1 to break host of club records, EXCLUSIVE: Anfield legend Grobbelaar says Alisson can pass himself and Ray Clemence in the record books - and describes Virgil van Dijk as Hansen and Lawrenson rolled into one, Liverpool legend warns they must spend BIG again to catch Man City, EXCLUSIVE: The only arrival at runners-up Liverpool so far this summer is an unknown teenager who cost just over £1m, Gordon Banks was a global footballing icon - but also far more precious than that, Many thousands lined the streets of Stoke on Monday to pay homage to their adopted son, Jamie Carragher names his all-time Liverpool XI - but there's a misunderstanding, The former Liverpool defender wasn't supposed to come up with this team, but he did it anyway, Liverpool's defensive transformation didn't need a whole book, just one sentence, Jurgen Klopp's masterstroke to fix a unit that was costing Liverpool last season?
This remarkable record remains for a 42-match season and endured until beaten in the 2004–05 season by Chelsea, who conceded 15 goals in the 38 League matches. Clemence is still held in very high regard by both Liverpool and Tottenham fans. He is one of only 25 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances. The Liverpool goalkeepers’ union have rallied around Ray Clemence during a bout of illness, with Alisson and Pepe Reina both sending messages to the legendary stopper. England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence backs Joe Hart's international credentials. Not only that, he was arguably the finest stopper in Europe throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, a period in which Liverpool won five league titles and three European Cups. Raymond Neal Clemence, MBE (born 5 August 1948) is a former England international football goalkeeper and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s.