This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30109281
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Bankrupt keeper David James: Football memorabilia sold off | Bankrupt keeper David James: Football memorabilia sold off |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Former England goalkeeper David James' football memorabilia has been auctioned off after the star went bankrupt. | Former England goalkeeper David James' football memorabilia has been auctioned off after the star went bankrupt. |
| James, 44, who played for Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth, was declared bankrupt in May despite earning around £20m. | James, 44, who played for Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth, was declared bankrupt in May despite earning around £20m. |
| Signed shirts, shorts and balls were amongst the items sold by auctioneer Hilco at a sale registered in Kent. | |
| An England shirt the player wore in the Three Lions' 1-0 World Cup win over Argentina in 2002 fetched £672. | An England shirt the player wore in the Three Lions' 1-0 World Cup win over Argentina in 2002 fetched £672. |
| A Liverpool FC goalkeeper's jersey worn during the Reds' 1995/96 season sold for more than £160 while a Portsmouth No 1 top James wore in 2008 went for £480. | A Liverpool FC goalkeeper's jersey worn during the Reds' 1995/96 season sold for more than £160 while a Portsmouth No 1 top James wore in 2008 went for £480. |
| Other goods included a boxed and unused retro Raleigh Chopper bike, which went for more than £1000. | |
| Hilco's Spencer Chapman said there had been "interest from around the world with more than 1,000 registrants across the 10-day sales period". | |
| "We've not really dealt with a sale on behalf of a sporting celebrity like this before and clearly that had added some value to the lots," he said. | |
| "Sports memorabilia is a very popular market and signed shirts are the kind of items you can't really put a price on, but there were also some very quirky lots in there too. | |
| "There were more than 1,800 vinyl records, DJ decks and a customised Vauxhall Astra van, which attracted a lot of interest and sold for a very reasonable price." | |
| The lots also included a chainsaw, an exercise bicycle, a Korg synthesiser, a giant I Love NY mug sculpture and three flat screen televisions. | |
| The star, who now plays for and manages Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League, won 53 England caps during a career that also saw spells at Watford, Bristol City and Bournemouth. |