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David James
| Born | 01 August 1970, Welwyn Garden City |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| Height | 1.96 m |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
David's career began at Watford in 1988, before securing a £1million move to Liverpool in 1992.
Unfortunately, he is was haunted by some inconsistent displays during his Anfield tenure but has since worked hard to restore his reputation at Aston Villa, West Ham United and Manchester City.
David won his first full international caps against Mexico at Wembley in 1997.
Following David Seaman's retirement in January 2004, Manchester City immediately signed David with a contract to June 2006 that was extended to June 2007 in October 2005.
David travelled to the World Cup in Germany in 2006 as England's second-choice keeper to Paul Robinson.
He joined Portsmouth in August 2006 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2009 in May 2007 then to June 2010 in March 2008.
David joined Bristol City in July 2010 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2012 in February 2011.
Career stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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| 1990-91 | England | Toulon Under-21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1990-91 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1991-92 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1991-92 | England | Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Liverpool | Coca-Cola League Cup | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Liverpool | European Cup Winners Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Liverpool | Premier League | 29 | 7 | 34 |
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| 1993-94 | Liverpool | Premier League | 13 | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | England | B International | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | Liverpool | Coca-Cola League Cup | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1994-95 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1994-95 | Liverpool | Premier League | 42 | 12 | 36 | |||
| 1995-96 | Liverpool | Coca-Cola League Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1995-96 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1995-96 | Liverpool | Premier League | 38 | 12 | 34 |
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| 1995-96 | Liverpool | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | England | International | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Liverpool | Coca-Cola League Cup | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Liverpool | European Cup Winners Cup | 8 | 7 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1996-97 | Liverpool | Premier League | 38 | 9 | 37 | |||
| 1997-98 | Liverpool | Coca-Cola League Cup | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1997-98 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1997-98 | Liverpool | Premier League | 27 | 9 | 25 |
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| 1997-98 | Liverpool | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1998-99 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1998-99 | Liverpool | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 33 |
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| 1998-99 | Liverpool | UEFA Cup | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1999-00 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1999-00 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 29 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 1999-00 | Aston Villa | Worthington Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2000-01 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2000-01 | Aston Villa | Intertoto Cup | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 38 | 6 | 39 | |||
| 2000-01 | Aston Villa | Worthington Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | England | International | 2 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | England | International | 5 |
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| 2001-02 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2001-02 | West Ham United | Premier League | 26 | 9 | 32 | |||
| 2002-03 | England | European Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2002-03 | England | International | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 2002-03 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 2002-03 | West Ham United | Premier League | 38 | 7 | 58 | |||
| 2002-03 | West Ham United | Worthington Cup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2003-04 | England | European Championship | 7 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2003-04 | England | International | 4 | 6 |
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| 2003-04 | England | Summer Tournament | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Manchester City | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 21 | |||
| 2003-04 | West Ham United | Carling Cup | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2003-04 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | West Ham United | League Division 1 | 27 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 2004-05 | England | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | England | International | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2004-05 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Manchester City | Premier League | 38 | 8 | 37 | |||
| 2005-06 | England | B International | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | England | International | 2 |
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| 2005-06 | Manchester City | Carling Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2005-06 | Manchester City | Premier League | 38 | 3 | 48 |
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| 2006-07 | Portsmouth | Carling Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 38 | 6 | 42 |
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| 2007-08 | England | International | 4 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Portsmouth | Carling Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2007-08 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 35 | 11 | 33 |
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| 2008-09 | England | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2008-09 | England | International | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | Carling Cup | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | FA Community Shield | 1 | |||||
| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 36 | 4 | 55 |
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| 2008-09 | Portsmouth | UEFA Cup | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 2009-10 | England | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | England | International | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2009-10 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 25 | 2 | 44 |
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| 2010-11 | Bristol City | FA Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Bristol City | League Championship | 45 | 12 | 64 |
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| 2011-12 | Bristol City | Carling Cup | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Bristol City | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Bristol City | League Championship | 36 | 4 | 53 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Match history
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 07 Aug 2010 | Bristol City v Millwall | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Bristol City v Barnsley | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Ipswich Town v Bristol City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Scunthorpe United v Bristol City | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Bristol City v Watford | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Bristol City v Coventry City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Burnley v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Portsmouth v Bristol City | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Bristol City v Norwich City | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Cardiff City v Bristol City | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Bristol City v Reading | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Middlesbrough v Bristol City | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Bristol City v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Swansea City v Bristol City | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Leeds United v Bristol City | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Bristol City v Leicester City | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Bristol City v Sheffield United | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Bristol City v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Hull City v Bristol City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Reading v Bristol City | L | 4-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Bristol City v Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Bristol City v Cardiff City | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 03 Jan 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Bristol City v Middlesbrough | L | 0-4 | League Championship | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Crystal Palace v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Nottingham Forest v Bristol City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Bristol City v Swansea City | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Preston North End v Bristol City | W | 0-4 | League Championship | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Bristol City v Leeds United | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Feb 2011 | Leicester City v Bristol City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Watford v Bristol City | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Bristol City v Scunthorpe United | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Coventry City v Bristol City | W | 1-4 | League Championship | |
| 08 Mar 2011 | Bristol City v Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Mar 2011 | Norwich City v Bristol City | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Bristol City v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Bristol City v Doncaster Rovers | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Barnsley v Bristol City | L | 4-2 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2011 | Millwall v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Bristol City v Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sheffield United v Bristol City | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Bristol City v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 07 May 2011 | Bristol City v Hull City | W | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Aug 2011 | Bristol City v Ipswich Town | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 14 Aug 2011 | Cardiff City v Bristol City | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Bristol City v Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | Carling Cup | 1st round |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Bristol City v Brighton and Hove Albion | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Leeds United v Bristol City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Bristol City v Hull City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 27 Sep 2011 | Bristol City v Reading | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Bristol City v Peterborough United | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Oct 2011 | Crystal Palace v Bristol City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 23 Oct 2011 | Bristol City v Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Barnsley v Bristol City | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 01 Nov 2011 | West Ham United v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Nov 2011 | Bristol City v Burnley | W | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Nov 2011 | Millwall v Bristol City | W | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Bristol City v Southampton | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 29 Nov 2011 | Watford v Bristol City | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Bristol City v Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Dec 2011 | Derby County v Bristol City | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Bristol City v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Coventry City v Bristol City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Dec 2011 | Southampton v Bristol City | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Jan 2012 | Bristol City v Millwall | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 07 Jan 2012 | Crawley Town v Bristol City | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Bristol City | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Bristol City v Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Jan 2012 | Reading v Bristol City | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 04 Feb 2012 | Bristol City v Leeds United | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Hull City v Bristol City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 14 Feb 2012 | Bristol City v Crystal Palace | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Peterborough United v Bristol City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Bristol City v Blackpool | L | 1-3 | League Championship | |
| 03 Mar 2012 | Ipswich Town v Bristol City | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 06 Mar 2012 | Bristol City v Leicester City | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Bristol City v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Portsmouth v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | Bristol City v Watford | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Burnley v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Watford | 01 Jul 1988 | 06 Jul 1992 | |
| Liverpool | 06 Jul 1992 | 23 Jun 1999 | |
| Aston Villa | 23 Jun 1999 | 17 Jul 2001 | |
| West Ham United | 17 Jul 2001 | 14 Jan 2004 | |
| Manchester City | 14 Jan 2004 | 11 Aug 2006 | |
| Portsmouth | 11 Aug 2006 | 30 Jun 2010 | |
| Bristol City | 30 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2012 |