Billy Little

Billy Little
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-02-04)4 February 1940
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Date of death 6 November 2026(2026-11-06) (aged 86)
Place of death Larbert, Scotland
Position 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

Billy Little (4 February 1940 – 6 November 2026) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. A forward, he spent most of his playing career at Aberdeen.

Playing career

Little joined Aberdeen in 1957, having played in Scottish School Boys' defeat of England Schools at Parkhead that year. He made over 300 appearances for Aberdeen, scoring 98 goals over 12 years. While at Aberdeen, Little was a Scottish League and under-23 internationalist. Little moved to Australia in 1969. He returned to Scotland a year later, signing for Highland Football League club Caledonian. He then moved back into the Scottish League and had spells with Falkirk, Stirling Albion, East Stirlingshire and Alloa Athletic.

Managerial career

Little managed Falkirk and hometown club Queen of the South. It was he who, as Queen's manager, signed Jimmy Robertson for the Palmerston Park club.

Personal life and death

Little was born in Dumfries, Scotland, on 4 February 1940. He died at a hospital in Larbert on 6 November 2026, aged 86.

Playing statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 84101000104
1958–59 29134261003916
1959–60 309303000369
1960–61 29121031003313
1961–62 30175553004025
1962–63 166005200218
1963–64 100306100191
1964–65 213000000213
1965–66 34104161004412
1966–67 1411010300254
1967–68 153100010173
1968–69 1000000010
Total 2377823845121030698
Caledonian 1969–70 Highland League
Falkirk 1970–71 Scottish Division One 6100110072
Stirling Albion 1971–72 Scottish Division Two 18318+3+
East Stirlingshire 1972–73 Scottish Division Two 18118+1+
Career total 2798323+8+46+13+10349+104+

Managerial statistics

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%

Honours

East Stirlingshire

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Club News". Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Capped Queens". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Falkirk FC Managers". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jimmy Robertson interview on "Queens Legends"".
  5. ↑ "Billy Little". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Billy Little – Former Alloa Athletic Manager". Alloa Athletic F.C. 7 November 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  7. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "bettermeddle..." bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Falkirk Manager Billy Little Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Queen of the South Manager Billy Little Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "East Stirlingshire Manager Billy Little Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.