Steve James
| Date of birth | 29 November 1949 |
| Place of birth | Coseley |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Defender |
A very promising centre-half who took over from the great Bill Foulkes, but was out of favour when Tommy Docherty arrived.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 01 Dec 1966 | 01 Jan 1976 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | Manchester United | European Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1968-69 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 6 | ||||
| 1968-69 | Manchester United | League Division One | 21 | 1 |
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| 1969-70 | Manchester United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1969-70 | Manchester United | League Division One | 2 | ||||
| 1970-71 | Manchester United | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1970-71 | Manchester United | League Division One | 13 | ||||
| 1971-72 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1971-72 | Manchester United | League Cup | 6 | ||||
| 1971-72 | Manchester United | League Division One | 37 | 1 |
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| 1972-73 | Manchester United | League Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1972-73 | Manchester United | League Division One | 22 | ||||
| 1973-74 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1973-74 | Manchester United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1973-74 | Manchester United | League Division One | 21 | 2 |
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| 1974-75 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1974-75 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 13 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1968 | Liverpool v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1968 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Stoke City v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1968 | Manchester United v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1968 | Southampton v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1969 | Exeter City v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Leeds United v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Manchester United v Sunderland | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Jan 1969 | Manchester United v Watford | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1969 | Ipswich Town v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Feb 1969 | Watford v Manchester United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 11 Feb 1969 | Birmingham City v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 15 Feb 1969 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1969 | Manchester United v Birmingham City | W | 6-2 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 26 Feb 1969 | Manchester United v Rapid Wien | W | 3-0 | European Cup | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 01 Mar 1969 | Manchester United v Everton | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 05 Mar 1969 | Rapid Wien v Manchester United | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-3 |
European Cup | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 10 Mar 1969 | Everton v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Chelsea v Manchester United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1969 | Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 8-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1969 | Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1969 | Manchester United v Stoke City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1969 | West Ham United v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1969 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1969 | Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1969 | Manchester United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1969 | Coventry City v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1969 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1969 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 31 Mar 1970 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1970 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1970 | Aldershot v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 26 Sep 1970 | Manchester United v Blackpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1970 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1970 | Manchester United v Chelsea | W | 2-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Oct 1970 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1970 | Manchester United v Stoke City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1970 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1970 | Manchester United v Crystal Palace | W | 4-2 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 21 Nov 1970 | Southampton v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1970 | Manchester United v Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1970 | Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Manchester United v Manchester City | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Manchester United v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 19 Dec 1970 | Manchester United v Arsenal | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1971 | Blackpool v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1971 | Manchester City v Manchester United | W | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Derby County v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Chelsea v Manchester United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1971 | Manchester United v Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1971 | Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Everton v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1971 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1971 | Ipswich Town v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 11 Sep 1971 | Crystal Palace v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1971 | Manchester United v West Ham United | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1971 | Liverpool v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1971 | Manchester United v Sheffield United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1971 | Manchester United v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 09 Oct 1971 | Huddersfield Town v Manchester United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Manchester United v Derby County | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Burnley v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 23 Oct 1971 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1971 | Manchester United v Stoke City | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Oct 1971 | Manchester United v Leeds United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1971 | Manchester City v Manchester United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 08 Nov 1971 | Stoke City v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Cup | 4th round replay |
| 13 Nov 1971 | Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Nov 1971 | Stoke City v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Cup | 4th round 2nd replay |
| 20 Nov 1971 | Manchester United v Leicester City | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1971 | Southampton v Manchester United | W | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1971 | Manchester United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Stoke City v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1971 | Ipswich Town v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1971 | Manchester United v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Jan 1972 | West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Feb 1972 | Preston North End v Manchester United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Feb 1972 | Leeds United v Manchester United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 29 Feb 1972 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | W | 0-3 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 04 Mar 1972 | Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Mar 1972 | Manchester United v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Manchester United v Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Manchester United v Stoke City | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 22 Mar 1972 | Stoke City v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 25 Mar 1972 | Manchester United v Crystal Palace | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1972 | Coventry City v Manchester United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1972 | Manchester United v Liverpool | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1972 | Sheffield United v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1972 | Manchester United v Manchester City | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Manchester United v Southampton | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1972 | Manchester United v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Aug 1972 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Aug 1972 | Liverpool v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1972 | Everton v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1972 | Manchester United v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1972 | Manchester United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1972 | Manchester United v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1972 | West Ham United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1972 | Oxford United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 09 Sep 1972 | Manchester United v Coventry City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1972 | Manchester United v Oxford United | W | 3-1 | League Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 16 Sep 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1972 | Manchester United v Derby County | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1972 | Sheffield United v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1972 | Bristol Rovers v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 07 Oct 1972 | West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Oct 1972 | Manchester United v Bristol Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 03 Mar 1973 | Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1973 | Birmingham City v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1973 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1973 | Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Southampton v Manchester United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1973 | Manchester United v Norwich City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1973 | Manchester United v Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Stoke City v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1973 | Leeds United v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1973 | Manchester United v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1973 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1973 | Manchester United v Stoke City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1973 | Manchester United v Leicester City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1973 | Manchester United v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1973 | Leeds United v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1973 | Manchester United v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1973 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1973 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 13 Oct 1973 | Manchester United v Derby County | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1973 | Manchester United v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1973 | Burnley v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1973 | Manchester United v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1973 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1973 | Manchester United v Norwich City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1973 | Manchester United v Southampton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1973 | Manchester United v Coventry City | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Jan 1974 | Manchester United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1974 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 02 Feb 1974 | Coventry City v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Feb 1974 | Manchester United v Leeds United | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1974 | Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1974 | Chelsea v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Jan 1975 | Manchester United v Norwich City | D | 2-2 | League Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Sunderland v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Jan 1975 | Norwich City v Manchester United | L |
1-0 Agg: 3-2 |
League Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 01 Feb 1975 | Manchester United v Bristol City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Feb 1975 | Oxford United v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Feb 1975 | Manchester United v Hull City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Mar 1975 | Manchester United v Cardiff City | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Mar 1975 | Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Mar 1975 | Manchester United v Norwich City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Mar 1975 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Mar 1975 | Bristol Rovers v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Apr 1975 | Manchester United v Fulham | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Apr 1975 | Notts County v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Apr 1975 | Manchester United v Blackpool | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.