Past playersDavid James

    • Years: 1992-1999

    • Appearances: 277

    • Honours: League Cup (1995)

    Although Liverpool perhaps did not get the best years out of David James, he made 277 appearances for the Reds and collected a League Cup medal.

    Graeme Souness brought bright young talent James to Anfield from Watford for £1 million in July 1992. The goalkeeper outlined his intentions to claim both the Liverpool and England No.1 jerseys within two years, but could not back up his ambitions on the pitch.

    He made his Reds debut in August 1992 in a 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest. After conceding 20 goals in 11 games at the start of the 1993-94 season, James lost his first-team place to veteran 'keeper Bruce Grobbelaar.

    James started in Liverpool's victorious League Cup final against Bolton Wanderers in 1995, but was on the losing side as the Reds were defeated by Manchester United in the FA Cup final the following season.

    After being a regular under Roy Evans, James left Liverpool for Aston Villa in a £1.8 million deal in June 1999. Over the next decade and more, he carved out an impressive Premier League career that later took him to Portsmouth via West Ham United and Manchester City.