Wally Little

Walter James Little (10 November 1897 – 15 August 1976) was an English professional footballer who made 309 appearances in the Football League playing as a left back or left half for Brighton & Hove Albion and Clapton Orient.

For other people with similar names, see Walter Little.

Wally Little
Personal information
Full name Walter James Little
Date of birth (1897-11-10)10 November 1897[1]
Place of birth Southall, England
Date of death 15 August 1976(1976-08-15) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Exeter, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1929 Brighton & Hove Albion 308 (32)
1929–1930 Clapton Orient 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Little was born in Southall, Middlesex. He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, then a Southern League club, in September 1919 after his demobilisation from the Army. He established himself as a first-team regular in the 1922–23 season, by which time Albion were playing in the Football League Third Division South, after switching from left back to left half, and by the time he left the club in 1929 had made 332 appearances in first-team competition. He scored 36 goals, most of which were penalties. He finished his career with a season at another Southern Section club, Clapton Orient. Little died in Exeter, Devon, in 1976 at the age of 78.[1][2]

References
  1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
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