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=== Liverpool === {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 210 | image1 = FC Zürich gegen Liverpool - Ray Clemence.jpg | caption1 = Clemence celebrating Liverpool's [[1976–77 European Cup|European Cup semi-final]] victory over [[FC Zürich]], 1977 | image2 = Amsterdam 702 voetbaltoernooi Ajax tegen Liverpool, Geels springt mee met doelm, Bestanddeelnr 929-2965.jpg | caption2 = Clemence claiming the ball in a match against [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], during the 1977 [[Amsterdam Tournament]] }} Clemence was signed by Liverpool manager [[Bill Shankly]] on 24 June 1967 from Scunthorpe United for a fee of £18,000.<ref name="Telegraph" /><ref name="Shankly">{{cite web | url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/ray-clemence-on-shankly | title=Ray Clemence on Shankly | publisher=Liverpool F.C. | date=12 February 2010 | access-date=4 November 2013 | first=Paul |last=Hassall | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104215250/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/ray-clemence-on-shankly | archive-date=4 November 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He made his debut and kept his first clean sheet in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] third round tie at [[Anfield]] on 25 September 1968,<ref name="Soccerbase">{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=517 | title=English League Cup | work=Soccerbase | access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Month">{{cite web | url=http://tomkinstimes.com/2012/08/ttt-top-20-players-ray-clemence/ | title=TTT Top 20 Players – Ray Clemence | work=The Tomkins Times | access-date=5 November 2013 | first=Chris |last=Rowland}}</ref><ref name="Liverpool Echo Debut">{{cite web | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-legend-ray-clemence-3458736 | title=Liverpool FC legend Ray Clemence clean sheets record still a benchmark | work=The Liverpool Echo | date=5 February 2009 | access-date=5 November 2013 | first=David |last=Prentice}}</ref> [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] were the visitors and were beaten 2–0.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html | title=Round 3 | work=RSSSF | access-date=6 November 2013 | first=Dinant |last=Abbink}}</ref> He was nurtured through the reserve side over the next two years, with the occasional senior appearance, until 1970, at which point he became the club's first choice goalkeeper. In 1971, Liverpool reached the [[1971 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]], where Clemence played well but [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] scored twice in extra time to overcome Liverpool's lead and win the game 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/facup/story/0,8224,486514,00.html |title=Have a double on George |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |first=Hugh |last=McIlvanney |authorlink=Hugh McIlvanney |date=9 May 1971 |access-date=21 November 2020 }}</ref> There would be joy for Clemence two seasons later in 1973, when Liverpool won both the [[1972–73 in English football|League]] title and [[1972–73 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], with Clemence saving a penalty from [[Jupp Heynckes]] in the [[1973 UEFA Cup final|final]] of the latter against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]. The penalty save meant that Liverpool took a 3–0 lead to Germany with them, rather than 3–1. Gladbach went on to win 2–0 in the second-leg; had Heynckes scored the penalty, then with the same second-leg result the tie would have finished 3–3 on aggregate, Gladbach would have won on the away goals rule. The [[1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season|1973–74]] season saw Liverpool claim yet more silverware winning the [[1974 FA Cup final|FA Cup]] with a comprehensive 3–0 victory over [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Liverpool won another League and UEFA Cup double in 1976 and then made a bid for a unique treble a year later. They achieved the first leg when they won the League title, but lost the [[1977 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] 2–1 to rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. A few days later, Liverpool won the [[1977 European Cup final|European Cup]] for the first time in Rome, defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1. In the second half Clemence made a magnificent save against [[Uli Stielike]] when the score was 1–1. Liverpool retained the European Cup in [[1978 European Cup final|1978]] with a narrow 1–0 win over [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] at Wembley, but conceded their League title to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], to whom they also lost in the [[1978 Football League Cup final|League Cup final]]. In 1979 and 1980, Clemence kept goal as Liverpool clinched the League title in each season. The 1978–79 League success saw Clemence set a record that was never beaten under the two points for a win system, conceding only 16 goals in the 42 league matches (and just four at Anfield).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fl125.co.uk/records/league-goals|title=Goals: Fewest goals conceded in a season (in 42 games or more)|website=fl125.co.uk|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> This remarkable record remains for a 42-match season and endured until beaten in the 2004–05 season by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], who conceded 15 goals in the 38 League matches. In 1981, Liverpool won the [[1981 Football League Cup final|League Cup]], and for the third time the [[1981 European Cup final|European Cup]], the latter with a 1–0 win over [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in a dour contest at the [[Parc des Princes]] on 27 May. It turned out to be Clemence's last game for the club. The emergence of [[Bruce Grobbelaar]] put Clemence's place in the side under threat for the first time in eleven years (during which period he played in more than 650 matches and missed a mere six), and he decided to leave Liverpool to join [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] for a fee of £300,000.
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