Bruce
Grobbelaar - Signed from Canadian club Vancouver
Whitecaps for £250,000 by Bob Paisley in
March 1981, Grobbelaar was prematurely plunged
into the daunting role of succeeding Ray Clemence
when the England goalkeeper left for Tottenham
a few months later. But the eccentric South African-born
Zimbabwe international rose to the challenge and
was Liverpool's last line of defence in a stream
of triumphs at home and abroad.
He made more than 600 appearances in 13 years
at Anfield, which brought him 13 major medals
comprising six League titles, a European Cup,
three FA Cup and three League Cup, ironically
a total matched by Clemence over his two-club
career.
Grobbelaar's goal-line "wobble" against
Roma in the dramatic 1984 European Cup Final penalty
shoot-out, which prompted Graziani to miss, is
an enduring memory. He joined Southampton in 1994,
later playing for Plymouth, Bury, Lincoln, Motherwell,
Chesham United and Northwich Victoria, coaching
Zimbabwe and managing in South Africa.
His honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship
1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88 &
1989/90, FA Cup 1986, 1989 & 1992, League
Cup 1982, 1983 & 1984, European Cup 1984,
Charity Shield 1982, 1986 (shared), 1988, 1989,
1990 (shared) |