Dick Little

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*
Years Team Apps (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]

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
Club Season League National cup[a] 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[9] 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[b] 2 46 6
1920–21[11] Scottish First Division 40 2 3 1 2[9] 0 45 3
Total 81 6 4 1 6 2 91 9
Cowdenbeath (loan) 1921–22[3] Scottish Second Division 37 5 3 0 — 40 5
Motherwell 1922–23[3] Scottish First Division 35 1 4 1 — 39 2
1923–24[3] Scottish First Division 38 2 3 0 — 41 2
1924–25[3] Scottish First Division 26 1 3 0 — 29 1
1925–26[3] Scottish First Division 36 4 1 0 — 37 4
1926–27[3] Scottish First Division 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
1927–28[3] Scottish First Division 21 1 2 0 — 23 1
1928–29[3] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 168 11 13 1 — 181 12
Morton 1929–30[3] Scottish First Division 34 5 1 0 — 35 5
Dunfermline Athletic 1930–31[3] Scottish Second Division 29 3 2 0 — 31 3
1931–32[3] 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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

Hamilton Academical

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 175. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Dick Little". motherwellnet. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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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