 Little in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Aston Villa | 247 | (60) |
| International career | |||
| 1975 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1989–1991 | Darlington | ||
| 1991–1994 | Leicester City | ||
| 1994–1998 | Aston Villa | ||
| 1998–1999 | Stoke City | ||
| 1999–2000 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2000–2002 | Hull City | ||
| 2003–2006 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2007–2008 | Wrexham | ||
| 2009–2011 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2016 | Jersey | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Little (born 25 November 1953) is an English football manager and former player.
As a player, Little was a striker who spent his entire career for Aston Villa in a career that spanned from 1971 to 1980. He made 247 league appearances, scoring 60 goals and earning a single cap for England in 1975. As a player he won the Football League Cup on two occasions in 1975 and 1977.
As a manager he has been in charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Darlington before taking a job in with Leicester City, during his tenure he secured promotion to the Premier League by winning the play-offs in 1994. He was then appointed as manager of fellow top flight side Aston Villa where he went on to win the Football League Cup in 1996. He had later spells in charge of Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City, Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham, Gainsborough Trinity and Jersey.