David James

Goalkeeper at Retired

Age55

CitizenshipEngland Jamaica

Height0.00 m

FootN/A

BornAugust 1, 1970

👕500+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps ⏳Veteran

Market value —

Rating · 99/00 6.4 Solid

Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

clubs played for

00/01

debut season

goals / match

Liverpool FC

top club · 277 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#93

goals rank

#102

assists rank

season goals

season assists

Among 455 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€4.75m

peak value · 2008

€4.80m

top transfer fee · 01/02

—

best season

64 / 0

int'l caps / goals

867Appearances

0Goals

2Assists

21Yellow cards

0Red cards

866Full matches (90′)

Full name	David James
Name in home country	David Benjamin James
Date of birth	1970-08-01 (55 yrs)
Place of birth	Welwyn Garden City, England
Citizenship	England Jamaica
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	N/A
Height	0.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2015-01-01
Contract expires	—

Jan 2015

Transfer: Kerala Blasters → Retired

14/15 · Transfer

Nov 2014

Injury: unknown

Oct 2014

Injury: unknown

1 games missed

Aug 2014

Transfer: Career break → Kerala Blasters

14/15 · Transfer

Jan 2014

Transfer: ÍBV → Career break

13/14 · Transfer

Jul 2013

13/14 — ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar, Kerala Blasters FC

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2013

2013 — ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar

19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Apr 2013

Transfer: Bournemouth → ÍBV

12/13 · Transfer

Sep 2012

Transfer: Without Club → Bournemouth

12/13 · Transfer

Jul 2012

12/13 — AFC Bournemouth

19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2012

Transfer: Bristol City → Without Club

12/13 · Transfer

Jul 2011

11/12 — Bristol City

38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2010

Transfer: Portsmouth → Bristol City

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2010

10/11 — Bristol City

46 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Portsmouth FC

29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — Portsmouth FC

46 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2007

07/08 — Portsmouth FC

42 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Aug 2006

Transfer: Man City → Portsmouth

06/07 · Transfer · €1.70m

Jul 2006

06/07 — Portsmouth FC

41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2005

05/06 — Manchester City

44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 — Manchester City

39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2004

Transfer: West Ham → Man City

03/04 · Transfer · €2.80m

Jul 2003

03/04 — West Ham United, Manchester City

48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2002

02/03 — West Ham United

42 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2001

Transfer: Aston Villa → West Ham

01/02 · Transfer · €4.80m

Jul 2001

01/02 — West Ham United

29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2000

00/01 — Aston Villa

46 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 1999

99/00 — Aston Villa

38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jun 1999

Transfer: Liverpool → Aston Villa

98/99 · Transfer · €2.40m

Jul 1998

98/99 — Liverpool FC

33 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 1997

97/98 — Liverpool FC

37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 1996

96/97 — Liverpool FC

52 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 1995

95/96 — Liverpool FC

53 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 1994

94/95 — Liverpool FC

57 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 1993

93/94 — Liverpool FC

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 1992

Transfer: Watford → Liverpool

92/93 · Transfer · €1.40m

Jul 1992

92/93 — Liverpool FC

31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 1991

91/92 — Watford FC

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 1990

90/91 — Watford FC

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 1988

Transfer: Watford U18 → Watford

88/89 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €4.75m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 385 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90

Clean sheets16 total · 16.00/90

Minutes played by club

Aston Villa 9.7%

Liverpool FC 31.9%

Watford FC 0.9%

ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 2.6%

Kerala Blasters FC 1.3%

AFC Bournemouth 2.2%

Bristol City 9.6%

Portsmouth FC 18.3%

Manchester City 11.6%

West Ham United 11.9%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Aston Villa	2	00/01	99/00	84	0	7,575
Liverpool FC	7	92/93	98/99	277	1	24,845
Watford FC	2	90/91	91/92	8	0	720
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	2	13/14	2013	23	0	2,025
Kerala Blasters FC	1	13/14	13/14	12	0	1,010
AFC Bournemouth	1	12/13	12/13	19	0	1,710
Bristol City	2	10/11	11/12	84	1	7,486
Portsmouth FC	4	06/07	09/10	158	0	14,294
Manchester City	3	03/04	05/06	100	0	9,030
West Ham United	3	01/02	03/04	102	0	9,240

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
99/00	FA Cup	Aston Villa	5	0	0	480
99/00	League Cup	Aston Villa	4	0	0	390
99/00	Premier League	Aston Villa	29	0	0	2,565
98/99	FA Cup	Liverpool FC	2	0	0	180
98/99	League Cup	Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0
98/99	Premier League	Liverpool FC	26	0	1	2,340
98/99	UEFA Cup	Liverpool FC	5	1	0	423
97/98	FA Cup	Liverpool FC	1	0	0	90
97/98	League Cup	Liverpool FC	5	0	0	480
97/98	Premier League	Liverpool FC	27	0	1	2,430
97/98	UEFA Cup	Liverpool FC	4	0	1	360
96/97	Cup Winners' Cup	Liverpool FC	8	0	0	720
96/97	FA Cup	Liverpool FC	2	0	0	180
96/97	League Cup	Liverpool FC	4	0	0	360
96/97	Premier League	Liverpool FC	38	0	0	3,420
95/96	FA Cup	Liverpool FC	7	0	0	630
95/96	League Cup	Liverpool FC	4	0	0	360
95/96	Premier League	Liverpool FC	38	0	1	3,420
95/96	UEFA Cup	Liverpool FC	4	0	0	360
94/95	FA Cup	Liverpool FC	7	0	0	660
94/95	League Cup	Liverpool FC	8	0	0	720
94/95	Premier League	Liverpool FC	42	0	0	3,780
93/94	FA Cup	Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0
93/94	League Cup	Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0
93/94	Premier League	Liverpool FC	14	0	0	1,171
92/93	Charity Shield	Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0
92/93	Cup Winners' Cup	Liverpool FC	1	0	0	90
92/93	League Cup	Liverpool FC	1	0	0	90
92/93	Premier League	Liverpool FC	29	0	1	2,581
91/92	League Cup	Watford FC	2	0	0	180
91/92	Second Division	Watford FC	2	0	0	180
90/91	Rumbelows Cup	Watford FC	2	0	0	180
90/91	Second Division	Watford FC	2	0	0	180
2013	Besta deild	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	17	0	1	1,485
2013	Borgunarbikar	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	2	0	0	180
13/14	Europa League Qualifying	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	4	0	0	360
13/14	Indian Super League	Kerala Blasters FC	11	0	1	920
13/14	ISL Play-Offs	Kerala Blasters FC	1	0	0	90
12/13	FA Cup	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0
12/13	League One	AFC Bournemouth	19	0	1	1,710
11/12	Championship	Bristol City	36	1	1	3,212
11/12	FA Cup	Bristol City	1	0	0	90
11/12	League Cup	Bristol City	1	0	0	45
10/11	Championship	Bristol City	45	0	2	4,049
10/11	FA Cup	Bristol City	1	0	0	90
10/11	League Cup	Bristol City	0	0	0	0
09/10	FA Cup	Portsmouth FC	4	0	0	390
09/10	Premier League	Portsmouth FC	25	0	3	2,234
08/09	Community Shield	Portsmouth FC	1	0	0	120
08/09	FA Cup	Portsmouth FC	3	0	0	270
08/09	League Cup	Portsmouth FC	1	0	0	90
08/09	Premier League	Portsmouth FC	36	0	2	3,240
08/09	UEFA Cup	Portsmouth FC	5	0	0	480
07/08	FA Cup	Portsmouth FC	6	0	0	540
07/08	League Cup	Portsmouth FC	1	0	0	90
07/08	Premier League	Portsmouth FC	35	0	2	3,150
06/07	FA Cup	Portsmouth FC	2	0	0	180
06/07	League Cup	Portsmouth FC	1	0	0	90
06/07	Premier League	Portsmouth FC	38	0	2	3,420
05/06	FA Cup	Manchester City	5	0	0	450
05/06	League Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	120
05/06	Premier League	Manchester City	38	0	1	3,420
04/05	FA Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	90
04/05	Premier League	Manchester City	38	0	0	3,420
03/04	FA Cup	West Ham United	1	0	0	90
03/04	First Division	West Ham United	27	0	0	2,430
03/04	League Cup	West Ham United	3	0	0	300
03/04	Premier League	Manchester City	17	0	0	1,530
02/03	FA Cup	West Ham United	2	0	0	180
02/03	League Cup	West Ham United	2	0	0	210
02/03	Premier League	West Ham United	38	0	0	3,420
01/02	FA Cup	West Ham United	3	0	0	270
01/02	Premier League	West Ham United	26	0	0	2,340
00/01	FA Cup	Aston Villa	3	0	0	270
00/01	League Cup	Aston Villa	1	0	0	90
00/01	Premier League	Aston Villa	38	0	0	3,420
00/01	UI Cup	Aston Villa	4	0	0	360

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
88/89	1988-07-01	Watford U18	Watford	Transfer	0	—
92/93	1992-07-06	Watford	Liverpool	Transfer	0	€1.40m
98/99	1999-06-17	Liverpool	Aston Villa	Transfer	0	€2.40m
01/02	2001-07-11	Aston Villa	West Ham	Transfer	0	€4.80m
03/04	2004-01-14	West Ham	Man City	Transfer	0	€2.80m
06/07	2006-08-12	Man City	Portsmouth	Transfer	3500000	€1.70m
10/11	2010-07-30	Portsmouth	Bristol City	Transfer	3000000	—
12/13	2012-07-01	Bristol City	Without Club	Transfer	250000	—
12/13	2012-09-28	Without Club	Bournemouth	Transfer	0	—
12/13	2013-04-02	Bournemouth	ÍBV	Transfer	100000	—
13/14	2014-01-01	ÍBV	Career break	Transfer	0	—
14/15	2014-08-21	Career break	Kerala Blasters	Transfer	0	—
14/15	2015-01-01	Kerala Blasters	Retired	Transfer	0	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
14/15	unknown injury	2014-10-31	2014-11-05	6	1
14/15	unknown injury	2014-11-27	2014-11-27	1	0

Current€100k

Peak€4.75m

Low—

Δ since start−€3.40m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.75m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.90m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.60m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m

Team	Shirt	Matches	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #52786	—	1	—	—	former national player
Team #9565	—	10	—	—	former national player
Team #3299	#1	53	—	—	former national player

No teammate data.

Teams faced most often by David James's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Manchester United	120	29	16	75	117	212	-95	24%
Tottenham Hotspur	120	34	28	58	141	164	-23	28%
Everton FC	120	40	33	47	156	160	-4	33%
Arsenal FC	120	18	34	68	117	216	-99	15%
Chelsea FC	120	27	20	73	99	217	-118	23%
Newcastle United	114	43	33	38	163	140	+23	38%
Fulham FC	112	51	35	26	187	122	+65	46%
Middlesbrough FC	106	42	35	29	135	115	+20	40%
Blackburn Rovers	104	45	30	29	159	127	+32	43%
Bolton Wanderers	104	42	21	41	154	136	+18	40%
Sunderland AFC	96	49	26	21	141	80	+61	51%
Wigan Athletic	82	37	20	25	108	80	+28	45%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
00/01	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	Cards / 90′
98/99	33	2,943	1	0	0.03
97/98	37	3,360	2	0	0.05
95/96	53	4,770	1	0	0.02
92/93	31	2,761	1	1	0.07
2013	19	1,665	1	0	0.05
13/14	16	1,370	1	0	0.07
12/13	19	1,710	1	0	0.05
11/12	38	3,347	1	0	0.03
10/11	46	4,139	2	0	0.04
09/10	29	2,624	3	0	0.1
08/09	46	4,200	2	0	0.04
07/08	42	3,780	2	0	0.05
06/07	41	3,690	2	0	0.05
05/06	44	3,990	1	0	0.02

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
99/00	38	3,435	16	42%	32	0.84
98/99	33	2,943	8	24%	42	1.28
97/98	37	3,360	16	43%	37	0.99
96/97	52	4,680	16	31%	56	1.08
95/96	53	4,770	26	49%	39	0.74
94/95	57	5,160	25	44%	45	0.78
93/94	14	1,171	3	21%	15	1.15
92/93	31	2,761	10	32%	39	1.27
91/92	4	360	0	0%	7	1.75
90/91	4	360	0	0%	8	2
2013	19	1,665	5	26%	23	1.24
13/14	16	1,370	7	44%	13	0.85
12/13	19	1,710	6	32%	22	1.16
11/12	38	3,347	7	18%	57	1.53
10/11	46	4,139	15	33%	67	1.46
09/10	29	2,624	5	17%	48	1.65
08/09	46	4,200	12	26%	71	1.52
07/08	42	3,780	21	50%	39	0.93
06/07	41	3,690	12	29%	48	1.17
05/06	44	3,990	7	16%	54	1.22
04/05	39	3,510	11	28%	40	1.03
03/04	48	4,350	13	27%	52	1.08
02/03	42	3,810	9	21%	69	1.63
01/02	29	2,610	10	34%	36	1.24
00/01	46	4,140	11	24%	51	1.11