also has footballing connections, being the wife of former Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest manager and Scotland striker Dougie Freedman. In February 2005, Clemence announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that he would spend time away from the England squad whilst he received treatment. He was the second member of Eriksson's staff to be diagnosed with prostate cancer; Brian Kidd was diagnosed with the disease prior to Euro 2004. Clemence is held in high regard by both Liverpool and Tottenham fans. He was voted in at No. 11 on the Liverpool Football Club web site poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop; he was also the highest placed goalkeeper. He was also chosen as goalkeeper in the BBC's Merseyside team of the 20th century, and topped Total Footballs poll of the best ever goalkeeper, beating players of the calibre of Peter Shilton, Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks and Pat Jennings. Clemence died on 15 November 2020, after 15 years with prostate cancer. He was 72. Honours Liverpool Football League First Division: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80 FA Cup: 1973–74 League Cup: 1980–81 FA Charity Shield: 1974, 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980 European Cup: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81 UEFA Cup: 1972–73, 1975–76 European Super Cup: 1977 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup: 1981–82 FA Charity Shield: 1981 (shared) UEFA Cup: 1983–84 See also List of men's footballers with the most official appearances References External links Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv England coaches at thefa.com Profile at Liverweb.org.uk Ray Clemence at goalkeepersaredifferent.com List of great players at truegreats.com Player profile at LFChistory.net Ray Clemence @ Goalkeeping Greats 1948 births 2020 deaths People from Skegness Barnet F.C. managers England international footballers England under-23 international footballers English football managers English footballers UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Premier League managers Association football goalkeepers Liverpool F.C. players Members of the Order of the British Empire Scunthorpe United F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. managers English Football League players English Football Hall of Fame inductees English Football League representative players UEFA Champions League winning players UEFA Cup winning players FA Cup Final players Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in England