Managerial statistics
As of 13 January 2014 [update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Berwick Rangers |  | December 2011 | January 2014 | 88 | 30 | 23 | 35 | 34.09 |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Little | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tranent Juniors (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990 | Meadowbank Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | Meadowbank Thistle | 175 | (33) |
| 1995–1998 | Stenhousemuir | 20 | (8) |
| 1998–2000 | Livingston | 17 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Alloa Athletic | 138 | (23) |
| 2004–2012 | Berwick Rangers | 164 | (24) |
| Total | 534 | (93) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 2018–2019 | Whitehill Welfare | ||
| 2019–2021 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 2023 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2023– | Tranent | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 29 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ian Little (born 10 December 1973) is a former Scottish football player and current manager of Tranent Juniors.
Starting his career with Meadowbank Thistle, Little appeared in a Scotland u-18 national team fixture vs the Republic of Ireland at the age of 16, which coincided with a run of five goals in his first seven first team matches. [1] He want on to make make close to 200 appearances for Thistle in all competitions, before moving on to represent Stenhousemuir, Livingston, Alloa Athletic, and Berwick Rangers. [2] [3] [4]
Little had spells as manager of Vale of Leithen, Heriot Watt University, Livingston Under 20s, a brief caretaker role at Tranent Juniors, Whitehill Welfare, and Berwick Rangers.
Little was made caretaker manager of Berwick Rangers after Jimmy Crease left the club in October 2011. [5] After some good results, Berwick announced in mid-November that Little would stay in charge until 31 December, when matters will be re-assessed. [5] [6] On 28 December 2011, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager until at least the end of the 2011-12 season. [7] [8] On 17 March 2012, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager at least until the end of the 2012-13 season. [9] Berwick finished 4th in the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division, but lost to East Fife in the promotion/relegation play-offs. [10] Little left Berwick in January 2014, with the club citing its lowly league position as the reason for making a managerial change. [11] [10]
After a spell as manager of Lowland League club Whitehill Welfare, [12] Little returned to Berwick in May 2019 as assistant to John Brownlie, [13] before returning to his role as manager a month later. [14] [15]
Berwick parted company with Little on 28 May 2021. [16]
Little was appointed assistant manager of Bo'ness United in July 2022. [17]
As of 13 January 2014 [update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Berwick Rangers | | December 2011 | January 2014 | 88 | 30 | 23 | 35 | 34.09 |
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