Tommy Little
English footballer
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| Intro | English footballer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 19 June 1893, Ilford |
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Biography
Thomas Stewart Colquhoun "Tommy" Little (19 June 1893 – 1927) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue and Stoke.
Career
Little began his career with his hometown club Ilford and Southend United before joining Football League Second Division side Bradford Park Avenue in 1908. He was a decent forward as a teenager and he helped Bradford gain promotion in 1913–14 scoring 24 goals in 39 games. His career was interrupted by World War I but he returned to Bradford once the League was restored in 1919–20. With Bradford heading for relegation he joined Stoke in 1920–21 where he played 21 times for the "Potters" scoring once against Clapton Orient.
Career statistics
- Sourced from Tommy Little profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1908–09 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| 1909–10 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
| 1910–11 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 21 | |
| 1911–12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
| 1912–13 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 18 | |
| 1913–14 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | |
| 1914–15 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 15 | |
| 1919–20 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 13 | |
| 1920–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 231 | 106 | 16 | 5 | 247 | 37 | |
| Stoke | 1920–21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 1921–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 252 | 107 | 16 | 5 | 268 | 38 | |
Honours
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1913–14
- Stoke
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1921–22