Billy Little
Billy Little (born 3 February 1940) in Dumfries is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager best known for his time at Aberdeen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1940[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dumfries Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1969 | Aberdeen | 199 | (61) |
| 1969–1970 | Caledonian | ||
| 1970–1971 | Falkirk | 4 | (1) |
| 1971–1972 | Stirling Albion | 18 | (3) |
| 1972–1973 | East Stirlingshire | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 239 | (66) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1979 | Falkirk | ||
| 1979–1980 | Queen of the South | ||
| 1983–1985 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1990 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1993–1997 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Little joined Aberdeen in 1957, having played for Scottish School boys defeat of England schools at Parkhead in that year. He made over 300 appearances for Aberdeen scoring 98 goals over 12 years.[2] While at Aberdeen Little was a Scottish League and under 23 internationalist.[3] Little moved to Australia in 1969.[2] He returned to Scotland a year later signing for Highland Football League Club, Inverness Caledonian FC. He then moved back into the Scottish League and had spells with Falkirk, Stirling Albion, East Stirlingshire and Alloa Athletic.[2]
Management
Little managed Falkirk[4] and hometown club Queen of the South. It was he who as Queen's manager signed Jimmy Robertson for the Palmerston Park club.[5]
References
- "Billy Little". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- "Club News". Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "Capped Queens". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- Falkirk FC Managers
- "Jimmy Robertson interview on "Queens Legends"".