David James

English association football player

David James (born 1 August 1970) is an English retired footballer. He last played for Kerala Blasters FC and England national team.

David James
MBE
James in 2009
Personal information
Full name David Benjamin James[1]
Date of birth (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Watford 89 (0)
1992–1999 Liverpool 214 (0)
1999–2001 Aston Villa 67 (0)
2001–2004 West Ham United 91 (0)
2004–2006 Manchester City 93 (0)
2006–2010 Portsmouth 134 (0)
2010–2012 Bristol City 81 (0)
2012–2013 AFC Bournemouth 19 (0)
2013 ÍBV 17 (0)
2014 Kerala Blasters 12 (0)
Total 817 (0)
National team
1990–1992 England U21 10 (0)
1997–2010 England 53 (0)
Teams managed
2014 Kerala Blasters (player-manager)
2017–2018 Kerala Blasters
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1990–91 Second Division 46 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 49 0
1991–92 Second Division 43 0 1 0 4 0 1[b] 0 49 0
Total 89 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 98 0
Liverpool 1992–93 Premier League 29 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 31 0
1993–94 Premier League 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1994–95 Premier League 42 0 7 0 8 0 57 0
1995–96 Premier League 38 0 7 0 4 0 4[d] 0 53 0
1996–97 Premier League 38 0 2 0 4 0 8[c] 0 52 0
1997–98 Premier League 27 0 1 0 5 0 4[d] 0 37 0
1998–99 Premier League 26 0 2 0 0 0 5[d] 0 33 0
Total 214 0 19 0 22 0 22 0 277 0
Aston Villa 1999–2000 Premier League 29 0 5 0 5 0 39 0
2000–01 Premier League 38 0 3 0 1 0 4[e] 0 46 0
Total 67 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 85 0
West Ham United 2001–02 Premier League 26 0 3 0 0 0 29 0
2002–03 Premier League 38 0 2 0 2 0 42 0
2003–04 Championship 27 0 1 0 3 0 31 0
Total 91 0 6 0 5 0 102 0
Manchester City 2003–04 Premier League 17 0 17 0
2004–05 Premier League 38 0 1 0 0 0 39 0
2005–06 Premier League 38 0 5 0 1 0 44 0
Total 93 0 6 0 1 0 100 0
Portsmouth 2006–07 Premier League 38 0 2 0 1 0 41 0
2007–08 Premier League 35 0 6 0 1 0 42 0
2008–09 Premier League 36 0 3 0 1 0 5[d] 0 1[f] 0 46 0
2009–10 Premier League 25 0 4 0 0 0 29 0
Total 134 0 15 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 158 0
Bristol City 2010–11 Championship 45 0 1 0 0 0 46 0
2011–12 Championship 36 0 1 0 1 0 38 0
Total 81 0 2 0 1 0 84 0
AFC Bournemouth 2012–13 League One 19 0 0 0 19 0
ÍBV 2013 Úrvalsdeild 17 0 2 0 4[g] 0 23 0
Kerala Blasters 2014 Indian Super League 12 0 12 0
Career total 817 0 60 0 44 0 35 0 2 0 958 0
  1. Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup
  2. Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  6. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1997 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 3 0
2002 5 0
2003 11 0
2004 9 0
2005 3 0
2006 1 0
2007 1 0
2008 10 0
2009 4 0
2010 4 0
Total 53 0

Managerial

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Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kerala Blasters   20 August 2014 20 December 2014 17 6 4 7 035.29
Kerala Blasters   3 January 2018 28 December 2018 24 6 9 9 025.00
Total 41 12 13 16 029.3

Honours

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Liverpool[8]

Portsmouth[8]

AFC Bournemouth

Individual

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. "BBC profile". BBC Sport. 1 August 1970. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  3. "JAMES (David James) – Portsmouth and England". Footballdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  4. "David James Career Stats". Soccerbase. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  5. "David James Career Stats (2)". Premier League. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. "David Benjamin James". ksi.is. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  7. "David James". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "D. James". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
  10. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1996). The 1996–97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1.
  11. "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. "Youthful talents convene in Toulon". Eurosport. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.