D.O.B.                 6/2/82

Nationality    -      Great Britain (UK)

City of Birth   -   Bromsgrove

Weight   -     83kg

Height    -   173cm / 5ft 8in

Team     -     Manchester United Reserves

Position  -   Forward

Nationality: English
Place of Birth: Bromsgrove
Date of Birth: 6 February 1982 
Height: 5' 8'' 
Weight: 11 05 
Club: Manchester United
Position: Forward
  England youth international Jimmy signed as a trainee on 6 July 1999, and turned professional just eight weeks later on 31 August 1999.

During his second season, 2000/01, Davis made ten appearances and scored two goals for United Reserves.

Jimmy made his first team debut for Manchester United on 5 November 2001, in the Worthington Cup third round defeat against Arsenal at Highbury.

Jimmy spent time on loan with Swindon, and at the start of the 2003/04 season was due to link up with First Division Watford. On his way down to their first match of the season, Jimmy was tragically killed in a car crash.

"You couldn't meet a more bubbly person than Jimmy," said Sir Alex Ferguson as he paid tribute to the young star.

"I could not believe it. I was coming across from Old Trafford to Carrington and had just come on to the pitch to see the youth team play against a Nigerian youth team.

"Ken Ramsden [assistant Club Secretary] phoned me and it was like I had been hit in the chest with a hammer. I just couldn't believe it.

"All the players are devastated because he was one of the loveliest guys you could ever meet. He was a bubbly character, always playing pranks, he was effervescent. And he would have had a good career in the game and that is why we put him to Watford," the manager added.

Rest in peace, Jimmy.

The latest generation of young Old Trafford talent has gatecrashed the first team scene this pre-season, but spare a thought for one notable absentee.

On 9 August 2003, United's promising 21-year-old prodigy Jimmy Davis was killed in a car accident.

The likes of Spector, Eagles, Richardson, Bardsley and McShane have recently pushed their claims for first-team action and, but for the accident, Jimmy would almost certainly have been among that crop.

The young striker spent periods on loan at Swindon, Antwerp and Watford. He made one senior start for United, against Arsenal in the League Cup on Bonfire Night in 2000.

Swindon and Redditch United, Davis' hometown side, recently staged a match for the 'Jimmy Davis Memorial Trophy.' The event is set to become annual, and will raise funds for local junior football clubs.

That follows on from United's FA Cup triumph last season, which featured a moving tribute to Jimmy as the entire squad donned 'Davis 36' shirts as they collected the trophy.

Following the moving display, Sir Alex Ferguson said: "Jimmy was a young and bubbly character, someone that everyone wanted to be around. He was bright, innovative, and showed great potential as a player.