David James was beaten six times in a charity game on Saturday as Tekkers Town were thrashed by Hashtag United in the EE Wembley Cup.
James was on the same team as fellow ex-England stars Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey in front of 34,172 fans in the name of Sport Relief.
But the trio, who won 229 international caps between them, were all on the losing side as Hashtag dominated the battle of the social media brands and won 6-1.
David James had a day to forget in goal for Tekkers Town against Hashtag United on Saturday
The former England goalkeeper was beaten six times, with Ryan Adams starting the rout
James made two howlers as Hashtag won 6-1 in the EE Wembley Cup, supporting Sport Relief
Former Liverpool, Manchester City and West Ham stopper James did not start the game but he was on the pitch when all six goals were conceded.
The 47-year-old picked up the nickname ‘Calamity James’ after making multiple high-profile errors during his professional career. And his lived up to his billing here, with two howler that led to goals.
His first mistake came just before half time when he came to gather a cross but only diverted it into the path of Dan Brown, who headed into an empty net for 2-1.
James did make a few decent saves, notably a fine fingertip stop to deny Charlie Morley from long range.
But his appearance in this event will be remembered for what went wrong after Morley got the better of him late on.
His biggest error came on 86 minutes when he fouled Charlie Morley just outside the box
Instead of accepting the free kick and a likely red card for James, Morley got up and scored
James had earlier made multiple saves, including one with his fingertips to keep out Morley
But he also produced another costly mistake as he failed to gather a cross from the right
Hashtag’s fifth goal saw James rush out of his penalty area on 86 minutes and foul Morley, who played on, got back to his feet and finished into the unguarded goal.
Phil Martin completed the rout with goal No 6 moments later, after Ryan Adam and Theo Baker (twice) had also got on the scoresheet for Hashtag.
Tekkers Town’s only goal of the day came in the first half when Jeremy Lynch – of F2Freestylers fame – converted a penalty kick which had been won by Heskey.
Robbie Savage, Robbie Fowler and William Gallas all turned out for Hashtag.
To view the last episode in the Wembley Cup online series and watch footage of the match, head to www.ee.co.uk/wembleycup.
James flapped at the cross and diverted it into the path of Dan Brown who headed in for 2-1
The 47-year-old looked embarrassed as he lined up to be presented with his runners-up medal
The game was played in front of 34,172 fans at the national stadium, where tickets had cost £10
Steven Gerrard also played for Hashtag. He crossed for Emile Heskey, who won a penalty