| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Roger William Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bromsgrove, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 2003 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Oxfordshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2][3] | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger[1] Forward[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Watford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 17 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | England U20 | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Roger William Davis (6 February 1982 – 9 August 2003) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He signed for Manchester United as a youth trainee in July 1999 and the following month he signed professional terms with the club. He played numerous times for the youth and reserve sides at United and was part of the team that won the Manchester Senior Cup in May 2000. He had a short spell on loan at Belgian club Royal Antwerp in 2001 before returning to United and making his senior debut in a League Cup tie against Arsenal during the 2001–02 season. He was an England youth international as he progressed from the under-16s to the under-20s during his time at Old Trafford.
Davis spent three months on loan with Second Division club Swindon Town in 2002 and scored three goals in 15 appearances. He was a mainstay in the reserves on his return to United; his only involvement with the first team after returning was as an unused substitute in a league game against West Ham United and a Champions League second group stage match against Deportivo La Coruña. In July 2003, he joined First Division club Watford on season-long loan.
On 9 August 2003, Davis was travelling to Watford for their opening game of the season when he collided with a lorry on the M40 in Oxfordshire, and he was killed.