Dick Little Explained

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]

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.[7] [8] After retiring from football, Little became a greenskeeper at Bothwell Castle Golf Club.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United1912–13[9] First Division200020
1914–15100010
Total300030
Hamilton Academical1919–20[10] Scottish First Division414104[11] 2466
1920–21[12] 4023120453
Total8164162919
Cowdenbeath (loan)1921–22Scottish Second Division37530405
Motherwell1922–23Scottish First Division35141392
1923–2438230412
1924–2526130291
1925–2636410374
1926–2711200112
1927–2821120231
1928–29100010
Total1681113118112
Morton1929–30Scottish First Division34510355
Dunfermline Athletic1930–31Scottish Second Division29320313
1931–3237431405
Total66751718
Career total389342636242139
  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 175.
  2. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  3. Web site: Little, Dick (1919) . 24 October 2019 . Hamilton Academical Memory Bank.
  4. Web site: Dick Little . 24 October 2019 . motherwellnet . en.
  5. Web site: Little Dick Hamilton Academical 1920 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413110406/https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/little-dick-image-1-hamilton-1920/ . 13 April 2021 . 28 May 2020 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Richard Little Service Record . 8 February 2022 . Football and the First World War . en-US.
  7. Web site: Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War . 24 October 2019 . North East War Memorials Project.
  8. Web site: Serving afar . 24 October 2019 . Newcastle United Football Club . en.
  9. Web site: Dick Little . 24 October 2019 . 11v11.com.
  10. Web site: 1919–20 . 24 October 2019 . docs.google.com.
  11. Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup
  12. Web site: 1920–21 . 24 October 2019 . docs.google.com.

Honours

Hamilton Academical