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Billy Little
Scottish footballer and manager
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 | (1940-02-03) 3 February 1940 (age 84)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dumfries Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1969 | Aberdeen | 237 | (78) |
| 1969–1970 | Caledonian | ||
| 1970–1971 | Falkirk | 4 | (1) |
| 1971–1972 | Stirling Albion | 18 | (3) |
| 1972–1973 | East Stirlingshire | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 277 | (83) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1979 | Falkirk | ||
| 1979–1980 | Queen of the South | ||
| 1983–1985 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1990 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1993–1997 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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]
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1957-58 | Scottish Division One | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 1958-59 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | ||
| 1959-60 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 1960-61 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 1961-62 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 | ||
| 1962-63 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | ||
| 1963-64 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1964-65 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 1965-66 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | ||
| 1966-67 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 1967-68 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 1968-69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 237 | 78 | 23 | 8 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 98 | ||
| Caledonian | 1969-70 | Highland League | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Falkirk | 1970-71 | Scottish Division One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Stirling Albion | 1971-72 | Scottish Division Two | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18+ | 3+ |
| Total | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18+ | 3+ | ||
| East Stirlingshire | 1972-73 | Scottish Division Two | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18+ | 1+ |
| Total | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18+ | 1+ | ||
| Career total | 279 | 83 | 23+ | 8+ | 46+ | 13+ | 1 | 0 | 349+ | 104+ | ||
Managerial record
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Falkirk | 1977 | 1979 | 99 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 38.38% |
| Queen of the South | 1979 | 1980 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 31.11% |
| East Stirlingshire | 1983 | 1985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alloa Athletic | 1990 | 1990 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14.29% |
| East Stirlingshire | 1993 | 1997 | 146 | 49 | 62 | 35 | 33.56% |
| Career total | 304+ | 103+ | 120+ | 81+ | 29.40% | ||
- East Stirlingshire
- Stirlingshire Cup : 1984-85
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- "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". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "bettermeddle..." bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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- "East Stirlingshire Manager Billy Little Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.