James earns Barclays award
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Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has secured a Barclays Merit Award after setting a new Premier League appearance record.
The England international made his 536th appearance in Pompey's 2-0 victory over Manchester City last Saturday to surpass Gary Speed's tally.
James has made at least 14 appearances in every season since the inception of the Premier League in 1992.
The former Watford shot-stopper made his Liverpool debut on the opening weekend of the new-look top-flight in August 1992 and went on to make 215 appearances for the Anfield outfit before joining Aston Villa.
James made 67 Premier League outings for the Midlands club before joining West Ham in July 2001 and racking up a further 63 top-flight appearances.
After a brief spell in the Championship with the Hammers, the giant goalkeeper returned to the highest level of English club football with Manchester City.
After 93 league displays for the Blues he headed for the South Coast to join Portsmouth in August 2006 where he has, to date, made 98 appearances.
James said: "To reach this landmark is a huge personal achievement and hopefully I can keep going for a while yet.
"I am very proud to receive this merit award from Barclays in recognition for all the hard work I've put in over the past 17 years."
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David James' Premier League appearances:
1992/93: Liverpool, 29 appearances
1993/94: Liverpool, 14 appearances
1994/95: Liverpool, 42 appearances
1995/96: Liverpool, 38 appearances
1996/97: Liverpool, 38 appearances
1997/98: Liverpool, 27 appearances
1998/99: Liverpool, 27 appearances
1999/00: Aston Villa, 29 appearances
2000/01: Aston Villa, 38 appearances
2001/02: West Ham United, 25 appearances
2002/03: West Ham United, 38 appearances
2003/04: Manchester City, 17 appearances
2004/05: Manchester City, 38 appearances
2005/06: Manchester City, 38 appearances
2006/07: Portsmouth, 38 appearances
2007/08: Portsmouth, 35 appearances
2008/09: Portsmouth: 25 appearances
All-time Premier League appearances
1. David James 536
2. Gary Speed 535
3. Ryan Giggs 511
4. Sol Campbell 470
5. Alan Shearer 441 -
Fucking hell, Sir Giggs will make a new record! He is the King of Kings in the EPL.
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Lolx so where David Seaman?