Dick Little | |
Fullname: | Richard Little |
Birth Date: | 30 May 1895 |
Birth Place: | Ryton-on-Tyne, England |
Position: | Right back |
Years1: | 1911–1912 |
Clubs1: | Jarrow Croft |
Years2: | 1912–1914 |
Clubs2: | Newcastle United |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1919–1921 |
Clubs3: | Hamilton Academical |
Caps3: | 81 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Years4: | 1921–1922 |
Clubs4: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
Caps4: | 37 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 1922–1929 |
Clubs5: | Motherwell |
Caps5: | 168 |
Goals5: | 11 |
Years6: | 1929–1930 |
Clubs6: | Morton |
Caps6: | 34 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Years7: | 1930 |
Clubs7: | Hamilton Academical |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1930–1932 |
Clubs8: | Dunfermline Athletic |
Caps8: | 66 |
Goals8: | 7 |
Years9: | 1932 |
Clubs9: | Hamilton Academical |
Caps9: | 0 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 1932–1933 |
Clubs10: | Glentoran |
Clubs11: | Newry Town |
Youthyears1: | 1910–1911 |
Youthclubs1: | Clara Vale Juniors |
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]
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.[7] [8] After retiring from football, Little became a greenskeeper at Bothwell Castle Golf Club.
Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Newcastle United | 1912–13[9] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
1914–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Hamilton Academical | 1919–20[10] | Scottish First Division | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[11] | 2 | 46 | 6 | |
1920–21[12] | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||
Total | 81 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 9 | |||
Cowdenbeath (loan) | 1921–22 | Scottish Second Division | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
Motherwell | 1922–23 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
1923–24 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
1924–25 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
1925–26 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
1926–27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
1927–28 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
1928–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 168 | 11 | 13 | 1 | — | 181 | 12 | ||||
Morton | 1929–30 | Scottish First Division | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | 1930–31 | Scottish Second Division | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
1931–32 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | ||||
Total | 66 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 71 | 8 | ||||
Career total | 389 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 421 | 39 |
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