Dick Little

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]

Dick Little
Personal information
Full name Richard Little[1]
Date of birth 30 May 1895
Place of birth Ryton-on-Tyne, England
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

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.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[9] 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[lower-alpha 1] 2 46 6
1920–21[11] 40 2 3 1 2[9] 0 45 3
Total 81 6 4 1 6 2 91 9
Cowdenbeath (loan) 1921–22[2] Scottish Second Division 37 5 3 0 — 40 5
Motherwell 1922–23[2] Scottish First Division 35 1 4 1 — 39 2
1923–24[2] 38 2 3 0 — 41 2
1924–25[2] 26 1 3 0 — 29 1
1925–26[2] 36 4 1 0 — 37 4
1926–27[2] 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
1927–28[2] 21 1 2 0 — 23 1
1928–29[2] 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 168 11 13 1 — 181 12
Morton 1929–30[2] Scottish First Division 34 5 1 0 — 35 5
Dunfermline Athletic 1930–31[2] Scottish Second Division 29 3 2 0 — 31 3
1931–32[2] 37 4 3 1 — 40 5
Total 66 7 5 1 — 71 8
Career total 389 34 26 3 6 2 421 39
  1. Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

Hamilton Academical

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 175. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. "Little, Dick (1919)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Dick Little". motherwellnet. 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. "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. "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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