Editing Ray Clemence (section)

{{Short description|English footballer (1948–2020)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ray Clemence <br /> <small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image = Ray Clemence (1981).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Clemence with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 1981
| full_name = Raymond Neal Clemence<ref>{{Hugman|3645|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|8|5|df=y}}<ref name="FA"/>
| birth_place = [[Skegness]], [[Lincolnshire]], England<ref name="FA"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|15|1948|8|5|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Corby]], [[Northamptonshire]], England
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}<ref name="World Football">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ray-clemence/ | title=Ray Clemence | work=worldfootball.net | access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
| years1 = 1965–1967
| clubs1 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1967–1981
| clubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps2 = 470
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1981–1988
| clubs3 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps3 = 240
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 758
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1967–1971
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-23 football team|England U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1972–1983
| nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2 = 61
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1992–1993
| managerclubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (joint manager)
| manageryears2 = 1994–1996
| managerclubs2 = [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]]
}}

'''Raymond Neal Clemence''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (5 August 1948 – 15 November 2020)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ray Clemence obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/16/ray-clemence-obituary |access-date=16 November 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Mason |date=16 November 2020}}</ref> was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is one of the few players to have made over [[List of men's footballers with the most official appearances|1,000 career appearances]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/23/italy-juventus-gianluigi-buffon-1000th-game|title=Gianluigi Buffon's 1,000th career game is testament to a beacon of stability|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Louise|last=Taylor|date=23 March 2017|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/juventus/111/blog/post/3087608/gianluigi-buffon-still-wants-the-champions-league-and-still-going-strong-after-1000-games|title=Gianluigi Buffon is far from finished after 1,000 games between the posts|publisher=ESPN FC|first=James|last=Horncastle|date=23 March 2017|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/zanetti-inters-captain-and-gentleman-joins-the-1000-matches-club-2290045.html|title=Zanetti, Inter's captain and gentleman, joins the 1,000 matches club|newspaper=The Independent|first=Glenn|last=Moore|date=27 May 2011|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref> and holds the record for the most clean sheets in the history of football (460).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://xtrahistory.blogspot.com/2014/04/Record-Statistics.html|title=World Football Historic Center: World Record and Statistics|first=Naratorn|last=Wirunhchatapant|website=Xtrahistory.blogspot.com|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>

As part of the [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] team of the 1970s,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Clemence|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/ray-clemence|website=Liverpool FC|access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> Clemence won three [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]], five [[List of English football champions#Total titles won|League titles]], two [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]s, a [[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]], an [[FA Cup]] and a [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]; the last of his 665 appearances for the club was the victorious [[1981 European Cup final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool FC deeply saddened by Ray Clemence passing |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/416045-liverpool-fc-deeply-saddened-by-ray-clemence-passing |access-date=15 November 2020 |publisher=Liverpool F.C.}}</ref> In 1981, after being phased out at Liverpool, Clemence joined [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], winning a UEFA Cup, an FA Cup, and a Charity Shield with them, before retiring from football in 1988. Clemence played internationally for [[England national football team|England]] from 1972 to 1983, and represented the country at [[UEFA Euro 1980]] and the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]].

After brief spells as joint-manager at Tottenham (alongside [[Doug Livermore]]) and sole manager at [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] in the first half of the 90s, he acted as head of the FA Development Team, overseeing the development made by players in the England youth teams from under-16 to 21 level, having previously been part of the England senior team's backroom staff.<ref name="FA">{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Staff/ray-clemence | title=Ray Clemence | work=The FA | access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref>