Billy Little (rugby league, born 1911)
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Full name | William Little | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Great Clifton, England | 26 January 1911|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 December 2004[1] Barrow-in-Furness, England | (aged 93)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Little (26 January 1911 – 17 December 2004) was an English professional
Background
Little was born in the small mining village of Great Clifton, Cumberland, and in his early days he played for the village's club, and he died aged 93 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
Playing career
International honours
Little won caps for England while at Barrow in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and in 1934 against Australia, and France.[3]
County honours
Little represented
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Little played
County Cup Final appearances
Little played
Testimonial match
Little's testimonial matches at Barrow were shared with Bob Ayres, Val Cumberbatch, John Higgin and Dan McKeating, and took place against Swinton on 27 April 1946, and against Oldham on 27 January 1947.[6]
Contemporaneous article extract
On 25 January 1947, Little was described in the programme of the Big Five Benefit as "the man who spelt the end to Halifax R.L. Cup hopes in 1938. Member of a famous Great Clifton football family. International and Cumberland County man."[6]
References
- ^ "Billy Little". Barrow Raiders RLFC. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ISBN 978-1909133044.
- ^ "Barrow Make Two Finals In One Year". nwemail.co.uk. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Barrow Testimonial Game for Big Five". cumberbatch.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail
- (archived by web.archive.org) Barrow RLFC > Hall Of Fame > Billy Little