Dick Little
English footballer
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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]
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]
| 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 | 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 | |||
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
| 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 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup
Honours
Hamilton Academical
- Lanarkshire Cup: 1919–20[4]
