Ian_Little_(footballer)

Ian Little (footballer)

Ian Little (footballer)

Scottish footballer and manager

Ian Little (born 10 December 1973) is a former Scottish football player and current manager of Tranent Juniors.

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Career

Starting his career with Meadowbank Thistle, Little appeared in a Scotland u-18 national team fixture vs the Republic of Ireland at the age of 16, which coincided with a run of five goals in his first seven first team matches. [1] He want on to make make close to 200 appearances for Thistle in all competitions, before moving on to represent Stenhousemuir, Livingston, Alloa Athletic, and Berwick Rangers.[2][3][4]

Little had spells as manager of Vale of Leithen, Heriot Watt University, Livingston Under 20s, a brief caretaker role at Tranent Juniors, Whitehill Welfare, and Berwick Rangers.

Little was made caretaker manager of Berwick Rangers after Jimmy Crease left the club in October 2011.[5] After some good results, Berwick announced in mid-November that Little would stay in charge until 31 December, when matters will be re-assessed.[5][6] On 28 December 2011, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager until at least the end of the 2011-12 season.[7][8] On 17 March 2012, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager at least until the end of the 2012-13 season.[9] Berwick finished 4th in the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division, but lost to East Fife in the promotion/relegation play-offs.[10] Little left Berwick in January 2014, with the club citing its lowly league position as the reason for making a managerial change.[11][10]

After a spell as manager of Lowland League club Whitehill Welfare,[12] Little returned to Berwick in May 2019 as assistant to John Brownlie,[13] before returning to his role as manager a month later.[14][15]

Berwick parted company with Little on 28 May 2021.[16]

Little was appointed assistant manager of Bo'ness United in July 2022.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 January 2014

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Honours

Player

Stenhousemuir
Alloa Athletic

References

  1. [1]
    Meadowbank Thistle match programme 24 September 1990 vs Forfar Atheltic.
  2. [2]
    Ian Little at Soccerbase
  3. [3]
    "'I couldn't turn down offer from old pal Max' - Ian Little reveals why he accepted coaching role at Bo'ness United". Falkirk Herald. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Livingston Player Stats". Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Berwick put Little in charge until New Year". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Ian Little to stay in charge of Berwick Rangers until end of the year". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Little to stay in charge to end of the season". Berwick Today. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Ian Little wins permanent Berwick manager's job". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  9. [9]
    "Board back management". The Berwick Advertiser. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. [10]
    "Berwick Rangers sack manager Ian Little". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Berwick and Ian Little Part Company". www.berwickrangersfc.co.uk. Berwick Rangers FC. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  12. [12]
    Savery, Steven. "Whitehill Welfare FC | Official Website". www.whitehillwelfare.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Berwick Rangers: John Brownlie & Ian Little replace manager Johnny Harvey". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Club update". Berwick Rangers. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  15. [15]
    Goldthorp, Craig (20 June 2019). "Berwick Rangers chairman John Bell: Lowland League will be tough". Berwickshire News. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Berwick part company with Little". Berwick Rangers Football Club. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  17. [17]
    "'I couldn't turn down offer from old pal Max' - Ian Little reveals why he accepted coaching role at Bo'ness United". Falkirk Herald. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  18. [18]
    "BELL'S CUP". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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    "BELL'S CUP". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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