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Stephen Neal Clemence (born 31 March 1978) is an English
football
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coach and former player, who made nearly 250 appearances in the
Premier League
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and
Football League
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playing as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Clemence began his career with
Tottenham Hotspur
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, where he spent six years as a professional but never established himself as a regular first-team player. He was capped once for
England at under-21 level. He moved on to
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
in 2003, where he was chosen player of the 2006–07 season, at the end of which he signed for Leicester City. An injury prone player, Clemence was well known for his passion, drive, leadership and commitment on the pitch.
He suffered a series of long-term injuries in his career, the worst being a damaged heel while at Leicester, which brought his career to an end after 18 months on the sidelines. After retirement he joined the coaching staff at
Sunderland
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before moving to
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...
as reserve-team manager and as first-team coach, and continued to follow
Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Br ...
to
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
,
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
,
Newcastle United
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and
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...
as first-team coach or assistant manager.
Club career
Tottenham Hotspur
The first team Clemence played for was Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he made his debut against
Manchester United
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on 10 August 1997, a match Tottenham lost 2–0. His season was cut much shorter by a four-day spell in February 1998, during which time Clemence picked up a red card against
Barnsley
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. He involved himself to a greater degree the following season, displaying more of the form which won him a place in the
England U21
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This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...
side. He scored three times during his spell at Spurs, his first coming in the
1997–98 FA Cup
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against
Fulham
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, followed by two league goals against Derby County and Sunderland. Despite not being part of Tottenham's squad for the
1999 Football League Cup Final he made three appearances during their victorious League Cup campaign.
[
Clemence's injury woes started when he suffered a torn medial ligament in his left knee, following a collision with ]Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
midfielder Garry Flitcroft in a match at Ewood Park
Ewood Park () is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and the home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., founding members of the Football League and Premier League, who have played there since 1890. It is an all seater multi-sports facili ...
in August 2001. His injury required surgery and was thought he would be out for three months. However, despite clocking up a few hours of football in the reserves, he played only three first-team matches at the end of the 2001–02 season.[ Further injuries prevented his returning to training until October 2002. In what turned out to be his last season at Tottenham, Clemence played only once, in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to ]Burnley
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on 6 November 2002, in which he picked up a calf injury.
Birmingham City
When Clemence recovered from the calf injury, Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
manager Joe Kinnear
Joseph Patrick Kinnear (born 27 December 1946) is an Irish former football manager and player. Kinnear played as a defender, spending the majority of his career—ten seasons—with Tottenham Hotspur. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the EFL ...
had expressed interest in signing him on loan, but when the transfer window opened in January 2003, Premier League
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newcomers Birmingham City
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agreed a fee, believed to be in the region of £1.3 million, for a permanent transfer. The move was completed, for a fee reported by the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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as £900,000, on 10 January; Clemence signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut two days later in a 4–0 defeat to
Arsenal
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at
St Andrew's.
In July 2003, Birmingham City participated in the
Premier League Asia Trophy
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in
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; they failed to reach the final, but Clemence scored the third goal as they beat the
Malaysian national team 4–0 to secure third place. Injury struck again in the 2003–04 season, meaning that once again he had to sit several games out. He also found himself competing with
David Dunn
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Dunn played as an attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career representing ...
and
Robbie Savage
Robert William Savage (born 18 October 1974) is a Welsh former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, now a association football, football pundit and director of football at club Macclesfield F.C., Macclesfie ...
for a central midfield spot. Nonetheless, he finished the season by making his 50th appearance for the club.
In the 2004–05 season, Clemence's first team chances were again in the balance when the club signed
Muzzy Izzet
Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet (; tr, İzzet; born 31 October 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City. Born in England, he represented the Turkey national team internationa ...
, but he stated he would fight for his place in the team. The club opened talks with Clemence in May 2005, and he signed a new three-year contract on 14 October. Clemence suffered a calf problem in a 1–0 defeat to
Aston Villa
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two days later, and on 4 April 2006, he tore a hamstring in a 1–0 win over
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
, sidelining him for the remainder of the season as Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League.
He contemplated leaving the club after being dropped twice in 2006–07,
but later became an integral part of the team, helping the club win promotion back to the Premier League. For his contributions, Clemence won both the club's player of the year and players' player of the year awards that season.
He played his last match for Birmingham in a 1–0 defeat to
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
on 6 May 2007, missing out on the Championship title.
In July 2007, Bruce confirmed that Clemence would be leaving the club because he could not guarantee him first-team football.
He was linked with a £500,000 move to
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
,
Southampton
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were also believed to be monitoring him, while
Leicester City
Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
were seeking a double signing with teammate
DJ Campbell
Dudley Junior Campbell (born 12 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Campbell's early career was in non-League football between 2000 and 2005, during which time he was capped by England C. Follo ...
.
Leicester City
![Oakley & Clemence](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Oakley_%26_Clemence.png)
On 9 July,
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
made an offer for Clemence, which Birmingham rejected, demanding an increased bid for the player.
On 13 July, Clemence signed a three-year contract with Leicester in a deal which "could rise to £1m".
DJ Campbell
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Campbell's early career was in non-League football between 2000 and 2005, during which time he was capped by England C. Follo ...
joined him at the club seven days later. Clemence was named the new team
captain
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on 28 July, and was picked by the BBC as Leicester's key player for the
2007–08 season. Clemence later admitted that "when
anagerMartin Allen
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was here, we didn't have a settled team and we were not sure if our jobs were safe."
He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to
Blackpool
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at the
Walkers Stadium
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on 11 August 2007. Clemence scored his first goal with the stoppage-time winner for Leicester in a 3–2 League Cup win over
Nottingham Forest
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on 18 September, and his second in a 1–1 draw with Charlton Athletic on 29 December.
[ He suffered a calf strain in January 2008, followed by a thigh injury in early March, though he was sidelined for only a short while. On 29 March, Clemence tore a calf muscle in a 1–0 win over ]Scunthorpe United
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which kept him out for what remained of the season, as Leicester were relegated from the Championship
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. It proved to be the final competitive match of his career.
Clemence underwent an operation in April and was expected to recover in time for pre-season training. However, he suffered complications following surgery on his Achilles tendon
The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (h ...
. As a result, Clemence played no part in the 2008–09 season, while vice-captain Matthew Oakley
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As a player, he was a midfielder, notably in the Premier League with Southampton playing there for over a decade, including their defeat to A ...
took over the armband and helped the club regain promotion from League One
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. He had a second operation in October 2008, in which "the surgeon had to take the Achilles off the heel-bone, clear out the rubbish and then sew it back on. He also had to shave some of the bone off the heel." As of July 2009, Clemence was yet to recover from his heel injury, an ordeal he considered "tough to deal with mentally because this is the longest time I've had out of the game."
He marked his return to action in a 3–1 win over Derby County
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Founded in 1884 ...
reserves on 8 September 2009, playing for 30 minutes as a substitute. He played his first full game in a 1–0 win over Barwell
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reserves on 13 October, and scored the match-winning penalty. Manager Nigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player, currently the manager of Championship club Bristol City. During his playing career, he was a defender and played for Shrewsbury Town, Shef ...
, however, said on 26 November that Clemence would not be rushed back into the first team, adding he wanted him to be "absolutely spot on" before returning. He returned to training intermittently with the squad in early December. On Easter Monday
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2010 however, Clemence announced his retirement from football after failing to fully recover from his heel injury, and he was released by Leicester at the end of the season.
After playing
In the summer of 2010, Clemence joined Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Br ...
's staff at Sunderland
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as a development coach with the reserve team. Bruce was the manager who signed him for Birmingham City.
On 2 July 2012, it was announced that Clemence had taken up the post of reserve-team manager at Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...
, again under Bruce.
In October 2016, Clemence left Hull City and reunited with Bruce again, this time as Aston Villa
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's first-team coach. On 3 October 2018, Bruce, Colin Calderwood
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As a player, he was a centre-back who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hots ...
, Steve Agnew
Stephen Mark Agnew (born 9 November 1965) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, he is interim assistant manager of Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.
As a player, he was a midfielder from 1983 to 2002, notably in t ...
, Gary Walsh
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As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1985 to 2006, not ...
and Clemence himself, were all fired.
On 2 January 2019, Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
announced the appointment of Steve Bruce as the club's head coach from 1 February 2019. Long-time coaching associates Clemence and Agnew would be in charge of the team until his arrival, from which point Clemence functioned as first-team coach. He resigned on 15 July to accept the position of head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
, where he was again accompanied by Clemence and Agnew. After Bruce left by mutual consent in October 2021 following a change of ownership, Clemence and Agnew remained in post for a further month until a new permanent manager was appointed.
Bruce was named manager of West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...
in February 2022, and Clemence and Agnew became his assistants. When Bruce was sacked eight months later, his staff left with him.
International career
Clemence was capped by the England national under-18 team, scoring two goals in seven appearances, between 1995 and 1996. He was capped once by the under-21 team, as a substitute in a 2–0 away win over Sweden
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on 4 September 1998. He was eligible to play for Northern Ireland
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through his Northern Ireland-born grandmother. Clemence rejected the chance to represent the country in both May and July 2004, a decision which manager Lawrie Sanchez
Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born 22 October 1959) is a Northern Irish football manager and former international footballer.
The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup Final, when he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon ag ...
said he would respect. Sanchez did ask Clemence to reconsider in October 2006, but he never represented a national team at senior level.
Personal life
Clemence was born in Liverpool
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. He is the son of England
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international goalkeeper
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Ray Clemence
Raymond Neal Clemence, (5 August 1948 – 15 November 2020) was an England international football goalkeeper and part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s. He is one of only 31 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances, and holds the r ...
, who was then a Liverpool
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player.[ In 2003, he married model and actress ]Angela Saunders
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. The couple had two children together. Clemence married former ''Brookside Brookside may refer to:
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in June 2017. When asked to name a favourite book as part of a 2005 scheme to promote reading, organised by the National Literacy Trust
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in conjunction with the Premier League, Clemence chose ''The Twits
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'' by Roald Dahl
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, which he had enjoyed as a child.
Clemence is the brother-in-law of former footballer Dougie Freedman
Douglas Alan Freedman (born 25 May 1974) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is the current sporting director of Crystal Palace.
Freedman played as a striker, primarily for Crystal Palace and also had spells as ...
, married to his sister Sarah, and of golfer Brian Davis, married to Julie.
On 21 November 2004, Clemence and Birmingham City teammate Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester Uni ...
had two Blackburn Rovers supporters arrested by police for racist abuse during a match at Ewood Park
Ewood Park () is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and the home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., founding members of the Football League and Premier League, who have played there since 1890. It is an all seater multi-sports facili ...
, before pressing charges against them.
Career statistics
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
*Football League Cup
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Winner: 1998–99
Birmingham City
*Football League Championship
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runners-up: 2006–07
References
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1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Liverpool
English footballers
England youth international footballers
England under-21 international footballers
Association football midfielders
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
Hull City A.F.C. non-playing staff
Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff
Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff
West Bromwich Albion F.C. non-playing staff