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=== Tottenham Hotspur === Clemence left Liverpool to join [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 1981 for a fee of Β£300,000.<ref>{{cite book |title=Tottenham Hotspur Player by Player |first=Ivan |last=Ponting |year=1993 |page=152 |publisher=Guinness |isbn=0851127177}}</ref> The two clubs reached the [[1982 Football League Cup final|1982 League Cup final]], which Liverpool won 3β1. Despite this, they however, won the [[1982 FA Cup final|1982 FA Cup]], defeating [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] 1β0 after a replay. Clemence's first Tottenham appearance was in the [[1981 FA Charity Shield]] against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] at Wembley on 22 August 1981, where [[Mark Falco]] and [[Peter Withe]] each scored twice in an entertaining 2β2 draw. His League debut came a week later with a winning start at [[Ayresome Park]], where they beat [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] 3β1. His first clean sheet came three games later on 12 September at [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]], when he kept [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] off the scoresheet in the 1β0 victory. Tottenham won the UEFA Cup in [[1984 UEFA Cup final|1984]]. Clemence missed the final against [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|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. Clemence reached a fifth FA Cup final in [[1987 FA Cup final|1987]], where his side lost to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]. He is in a select group of players who have appeared in five or more FA Cup finals. Clemence sustained an Achilles tendon injury in Tottenham's away match at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]] in October 1987, which forced his retirement from playing in 1988. Shortly after retiring, Clemence joined the Tottenham coaching staff.
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