News about Ray Clemence

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Stephen Clemence (left) and Justin Edinburgh (right) had a friendship forged on the fields of Tottenham 's old training grounds at Spurs Lodge and Mill Hill. Both managed Gillingham and when Clemence takes his current side Barrow to Priestfield in League Two on Saturday, Edinburgh will not be far from his thoughts. Edinburgh, who was in charge of Gills from 2015-17, passed away aged 49 in 2019, five days after suffering a cardiac arrest. He had recently guided Leyton Orient back into the Football League.

BRITAIN VINER: If all goes according to plan, Jordan Pickford will become England's fifth most-capped goalkeeper, defeating Ray Clemence and the mighty Gordon Banks. But does the Everton No 1 get even half the respect Clemence received for his sterling international service, let alone Banks? Far from it.

Pearson was the first scorer in the famous 1977 FA Cup final that denied Liverpool a historic Treble, having only been crowned First Division champions with a European Cup final to come. United were trailing their biggest rivals in the league right now, but 'Pancho' Pearson turned the game on its head by launching past Ray Clemence at Wembley to give Tommy Docherty's underdogs a 2-1 victory.

BY IAN HERBERT's EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: It wasn't a masterpiece. Kenny Dalglish scrambling the ball past Ray Clemence at Wembley in 1977 in a way that warranted no mention in any of the striker's subsequent autobiographies. But it's a measure of the deeper, existential importance of the game for those north of the border that the goal - and Scotland's 2-1 victory - carries the same meaning to the man who has interpreted, measured, and reported on England vs Scotland more than anyone else. Dalglish was away for England to replace Kevin Keegan at Liverpool, and Archie Macpherson, like many Scots, was stung by the pain. 'A native born, with oodles of potential, was going to us,' he says. "And there was also the sad inevitability of it." An employee like that would never go south, despite the sad fact that somehow the whole commercial, career trend meant.' Jock Stein, one of the broadcaster and writer's ten books chronicling his life in sport, captures the great manager on the steps of East End Park, Dunfermline, watching Dalglish play their last game for Celtic on August 10, 1977. 'It's like a father's watching his son disappear,' Macpherson says. 'That description of Stein's may have implied that Celtic and the wider Scottish community have unified behind them.'

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MATT BARLOW: Gordon McQueen's unique place in Scottish hearts has been secure ever since the day he sailed across the skies and scored one of the most memorable goals in the history of international football's oldest rivalry. It was pure majesty. From a high peak and a strong header, arrowed down. Ray Clemence, England's goalkeeper, had no intention of failing. I don't know why he bothered diving,' McQueen would joke about that day in 1977. 'He never knew it was on the way back out.' They had worked it out in preparation. Asa Hartford clipped a free-kick into the penalty area, McQueen came in on the running. As he took off, Tall, athletic, and graceful, like a long jumper. He climbed over everyone with his golden locks in bloom.

MIKE KEEGAN: Amid the deep darkness, there was a reminder that the braveheart spirit had remained. Gordon McQueen, the man who rose above English defences, became a head coach over Ray Clemence on the famous June afternoon in 1977 but he couldn't do the simple act of lifting his head from the pillow. Memory had been on full throttle for as long as this chronic illness is concerned, and the descent has been swift. The devastating illness had only lasted for more than two years, but the end seemed to be nigh. Hospice carers were able to be home three times a day, but calls that no one ever wants to make were sent to family members and close friends. Time was taken off work, and those who adored the big man, and there were many of them, fled to North Yorkshire, afraid of the worst.

If captaining England was my proudest moment, Pele came in a close second. I fell in love with him and Brazil as a seven-year-old boy and sporting one of their shirts, much to my grand-dad's annoyance as a proud Englishman. When I finally got the chance to play against England in 1976 against Team America in Philadelphia, Pele was 35 years old; two strong feet, quick as lighting, superb balance, and superb in the air.

Is it possible to win a World Cup without an elite level goalkeeper? Brazil may have been the exception over the years, but recent history shows otherwise. The last four finals have showcased some of the finest of modern times. Hugo Lloris in 2018, Manuel Neuer in 2014, Iker Casillas in 2010 and Gianluigi Buffon in 2006 were among the trophy winners. England hasn't been as well stocked for a while. Goalkeepers of Ray Clemence, Joe Corrigan, and Phil Parkes' abilities were not as important as they seem.