Dick Little

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Dick Little
Personal information
Full name Richard Little [1]
Date of birth 30 May 1895
Place of birth Ryton-on-Tyne, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1910–1911 Clara Vale Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1911–1912 Jarrow Croft
1912–1914 Newcastle United 3 (0)
1919–1921 Hamilton Academical 81 (6)
1921–1922 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 37 (5)
1922–1929 Motherwell 168 (11)
1929–1930 Morton 34 (5)
1930 Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
1930–1932 Dunfermline Athletic 66 (7)
1932 Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
1932–1933 Glentoran
Newry Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Little was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Dunfermline Athletic, Cowdenbeath and Morton. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Personal life

Little served as an able seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War. [6] He served on HMS Ferret, HMS Nepean, HMS Excellent and saw action at the Battle of Jutland. [6] [7] [8] After retiring from football, Little became a greenskeeper at Bothwell Castle Golf Club. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 1912–13 [9] First Division 2000—20
1914–15 [9] First Division1000—10
Total3000—30
Hamilton Academical 1919–20 [10] Scottish First Division414104 [lower-alpha 2] 2466
1920–21 [11] Scottish First Division402312 [9] 0453
Total8164162919
Cowdenbeath (loan) 1921–22 [3] Scottish Second Division 37530—405
Motherwell 1922–23 [3] Scottish First Division35141—392
1923–24 [3] Scottish First Division38230—412
1924–25 [3] Scottish First Division26130—291
1925–26 [3] Scottish First Division36410—374
1926–27 [3] Scottish First Division11200—112
1927–28 [3] Scottish First Division21120—231
1928–29 [3] Scottish First Division1000—10
Total16811131—18112
Morton 1929–30 [3] Scottish First Division34510—355
Dunfermline Athletic 1930–31 [3] Scottish Second Division 29320—313
1931–32 [3] Scottish Second Division37431—405
Total66751—718
Career total389342636242139
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

Hamilton Academical

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 175. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Dick Little". motherwellnet. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. 1 2 3 "Little, Dick (1919)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Little Dick Hamilton Academical 1920". Vintage Footballers. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Richard Little | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Serving afar". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 "Dick Little". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "1919–20". docs.google.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "1920–21". docs.google.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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