Holding in Company

John David Sports PLC
20 September 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     JOHN DAVID SPORTS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS PER 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     CHASE NOMINEES LTD     6,025,289
     SCHRODER NOMINEES LTD  1,992,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     90,000

6)   (0.193%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     18 SEPTEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     8,017,289
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     17.153%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     T J HUNT - FINANCIAL CONTROLLER - 01706-628000

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ..19 SEPTEMBER 2001