Mark Little (footballer)

Mark Daniel Little (born 20 August 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers as a defender.

Mark Little
Personal information
Full name Mark Daniel Little[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-20) 20 August 1988
Place of birth Worcester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 (0)
2008 → Northampton Town (loan) 17 (0)
2008 → Northampton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2009–2010 → Chesterfield (loan) 12 (0)
2010 → Peterborough United (loan) 9 (0)
2010–2014 Peterborough United 148 (3)
2014–2017 Bristol City 88 (1)
2017–2019 Bolton Wanderers 30 (1)
2019– Bristol Rovers 11 (0)
National team
2006–2007 England U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Born in Worcester and educated at Nunnery Wood High School, Little began his career as a youth player in Wolves' Academy and played a major role in the side who made it to the last four of the FA Youth Cup in 2005. He signed a three-year professional contract in August 2005 and had become a regular in the reserve side by the end of the 2005–06 season, and featured as an unused substitute for the first team throughout April 2006.

He made his first team debut in the League Cup at Chesterfield on 23 August 2006.[3] This was followed by his league debut off the bench (on the opposite flank at left-back) at Leeds United on 10 September 2006.[4]

Little went on to feature regularly throughout the season but didn't manage to continue this in the 2007–08 campaign. He was sent out on loan to League One side Northampton Town for a month in January 2008,[5] later extended to three months.[6] After beginning the following season with his parent club, but without breaking into the first team, he again returned to Sixfields on loan until the end of October.[7] In late 2009, Little went out on loan again, this time for two months at League Two side Chesterfield.[8]

Peterborough United

In March 2010 Little joined Championship strugglers Peterborough United on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] After he was not offered a new contract at Wolves,[10] Little signed for Peterborough in a three-year deal on 25 May 2010.

Bristol City

On 5 June 2014, Little left Peterborough after turning down a new contract offer. On 25 June 2014 it was confirmed Little would join Bristol City on a three-year contract from 1 July 2014.[11] Little was part of the Bristol City squad that won League One (securing promotion to the Championship) and the Football League Trophy (meaning Little had been part of the winning side of the cup competition for two years running), scoring City's second goal and winning man of the match in the final of the latter.[12][13] He was a regular starter in the Championship for Bristol City under Steve Cotterill and later, Lee Johnson.

Bolton Wanderers

His contract with Bristol City was not renewed after the 2016–17 season and he joined Bolton Wanderers.[14]

Bristol Rovers

On 4 June 2019, Little joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer.[15] He scored his first goal for Rovers when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 13 November 2019.[16]

Career statistics
As of end of 2019-20 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2006–07[17] Championship 26030101[lower-alpha 1]0310
2007–08[18] Championship 100000—10
2008–09[19] Championship 000000—00
2009–10[20] Premier League 000000—00
Total 270301010320
Northampton Town (loan) 2007–08[18] League One 170000000170
2008–09[19] League One 9000201[lower-alpha 2]0120
Total 260002010290
Chesterfield (loan) 2009–10[20] League Two 12010001[lower-alpha 2]0140
Peterborough United (loan) 2009–10[20] Championship 900000—90
Peterborough United 2010–11[21] League One 35040104[lower-alpha 3]1441
2011–12[22] Championship 3511020—381
2012–13[23] Championship 4011020—431
2013–14[24] League One 38140207[lower-alpha 4]0511
Total 1573100701111854
Bristol City 2014–15[25] League One 37130003[lower-alpha 2]1432
2015–16[26] Championship 2302000—250
2016–17[27] Championship 2802040—340
Total 8817040311022
Bolton Wanderers 2017–18[28] Championship 2811020—311
2018–19[29] Championship 201010—40
Total 3012030—351
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[30] League One 110300021161
Career total 35152601701934138
  1. Appearance in the Championship play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
  4. Five appearances in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs

Honours

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Mark Little player profile". Bristol Rovers F.C. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Chesterfield 0–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 23 August 2006.
  4. "Leeds 0–1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 10 September 2006.
  5. "Northampton sign Wolves defender". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008.
  6. "Wolves defender stays at Cobblers". BBC Sport. 11 February 2008.
  7. "Little leaves Wolves for Cobblers". BBC Sport. 22 August 2008.
  8. "Chesterfield sign Wolves defender". BBC Sport. 5 October 2009.
  9. "Peterborough United loan Wolves defender Mark Little". BBC Sport. 2 March 2010.
  10. "Wolverhampton Wanderers release trio of squad players". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010.
  11. "Bristol City: Mark Little and Wade Elliott agree deals". BBC Sport. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  12. "Football League Trophy final: Bristol City 2-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 22 March 2015.
  13. "Bristol City 0-0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015.
  14. "Mark Little: Bolton Wanderers agree two-year deal for former Bristol City right-back". BBC Sport. 16 June 2017.
  15. "Mark Little: Bristol Rovers sign Bolton Wanderers right-back on free transfer". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  16. "Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon Town RECAP: Reaction as Gas qualify from EFL Trophy group stage". bristolpost.co.uk. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  17. "Games played by Mark Little in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  18. "Games played by Mark Little in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  19. "Games played by Mark Little in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  20. "Games played by Mark Little in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  21. "Games played by Mark Little in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  22. "Games played by Mark Little in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  23. "Games played by Mark Little in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  24. "Games played by Mark Little in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  25. "Games played by Mark Little in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  26. "Games played by Mark Little in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  27. "Games played by Mark Little in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  28. "Games played by Mark Little in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  29. "Games played by Mark Little in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  30. "Games played by Mark Little in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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