Ray Clemence was a reassuring and extremely gifted constant during Liverpool's days as Europe’s dominant force... his roll call of honours reads like a schoolboy's fantasy and he'll always be remembered by the club as one of their own

Daily Mail | November 15, 2020

When Ray Clemence first played in goal for Liverpool, his standing at the club was so uncertain he wasn’t even given his own jersey.

‘They gave me Tommy Lawrence’s,’ recalled Clemence back in 1999.

‘It was so big that when it was wet it came down to my knees.’

Ray Clemence will always be remembered by Liverpool supporters as one of their own

When Clemence (left) first joined he had to share jerseys with Tommy Lawrence (right)

During the mid-late 1970s when Liverpool were peerless, Clemence was in the vanguard

With news of his passing at the age of 72 today, Liverpool will mourn a footballer who was to become and remain one of their own.

From the moment he took the great Lawrence’s place for good in 1970 to leaving for Tottenham after the 1981 European Cup Final win against Real Madrid in Paris, Clemence played more than 650 games and missed just six.