| Dick Little | |
| Fullname: | Richard Little |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Ryton-on-Tyne, England |
| Height: | 1.75m |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthyears1: | 1910–1911 |
| Youthclubs1: | Clara Vale Juniors |
| 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 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United | 1912–13[9] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1914–15 | First Division | 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] | Scottish First Division | 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 | Scottish First Division | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 1924–25 | Scottish First Division | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 1925–26 | Scottish First Division | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 1926–27 | Scottish First Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 1927–28 | Scottish First Division | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 1928–29 | Scottish First Division | 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 | Scottish Second Division | 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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