Freddie Little | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Freddie Little |
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HERITAGE NO : 19 Freddie was a no nonsense scrum half who played for the Saints in the early years of the Northern Union. He moved from Belfast in the late 1880s and joined the Saints just prior to them establishing their new ground at Knowsley Road. Up to the days of the Northen Union Freddie played 147 matches and netted 12 tries for the rapidly improving St Helens RFC. Following the establishment of the Northern Union in 1895 Freedie played 48matched for the Club including the first Challenge Cup Final in 1897 when the Saints lost to Batley by 10 points to 3. Freddie scored two tries for the Saints in matches against Salford and Swinton. He played his last official match for the club against Stockport in April 1899. The subsequently story of Freddie Little and his family demonstrates how hard yet fragile life was in St Helens in the early part of the twentieth century. Freddie married Sintelliner Mary Ellen Birchall in 1896 when his rugby career was at its zenith. By 1898 they had a daughter Minnie and the 1901 Census finds them living at 42 Lascelles Street, St Helens. Freddie`s job was reported to be a Labourer in a Glassworks. By that time his rugby playing days in the Saints first team were over. In 1911, the Little family were resident at 1 Park Road, St Helens. Freddie was still working in a Glassworks but his job title was Sheet Glass Counter. The Census that year indicated an addition to the household, namely Frederick Charles Junior (Born in 1903). Sometime later the family moved to 165 Charles Street, St Helens. In March 1925, Minnie Little died aged just 27. Six years later, on April the 5th. 1933, Freddie died aged 61. The probate reference cited an amount of just over '315 to be left to his Mary Ellen, a tidy amount in those days but of course no consolation to his widow. The passing of Frederick Junior in June 1936 at the tender age of 33 left a solitary Mary Ellen Little. Mrs Little passed away in 1951 aged 79. The whole family are buried together in St Helens Cemetery. Dave Dooley |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1895~96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
1896~97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
1897~98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1898~99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
1900~01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TOTALS: | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1895~96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1896~97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1898~99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1900~01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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5th Oct 1895 | 1 | W |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 5 | 3 | VIEW | |||
7th Oct 1895 | 2 | L |
7 | Bradford | L | A | 4 | 15 | VIEW | |||
12th Oct 1895 | 3 | W |
6 | Warrington | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
19th Oct 1895 | 4 | W |
6 | Hull | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
26th Oct 1895 | 5 | D |
6 | Tyldesley | L | H | 3 | 3 | VIEW | |||
2nd Nov 1895 | 6 | D |
7 | Leigh | L | H | 6 | 6 | VIEW | |||
16th Nov 1895 | 7 | D |
7 | Wigan | L | H | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
21st Dec 1895 | -- | W |
7 | Broughton Rangers * | Fr | H | 13 | 10 | VIEW | |||
11th Jan 1896 | 8 | W |
7 | Halifax | L | H | 6 | 3 | VIEW | |||
1st Feb 1896 | 9 | L |
7 | Hull | L | A | 0 | 9 | VIEW | |||
29th Feb 1896 | 10 | D |
7 | Warrington | L | A | 5 | 5 | VIEW | |||
7th Mar 1896 | 11 | W |
7 | Bradford | L | H | 11 | 5 | VIEW | |||
14th Mar 1896 | 12 | L |
7 | Leigh | L | A | 3 | 11 | VIEW | |||
19th Sep 1896 | 13 | D |
6 | Salford | L | A | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
25th Dec 1896 | -- | L |
7 | Halifax* | Fr | A | 0 | 4 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1896 | 14 | D |
7 | Widnes | L | A | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1897 | 15 | L |
7 | Oldham | L | H | 5 | 17 | VIEW | |||
2nd Jan 1897 | 16 | L |
7 | Runcorn | L | A | 0 | 20 | VIEW | |||
9th Jan 1897 | 17 | W |
7 | Morecambe | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
30th Jan 1897 | 18 | W |
7 | Salford | L | H | 9 | 3 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Feb 1897 | 19 | L |
7 | Wigan | L | A | 0 | 4 | VIEW | |||
13th Feb 1897 | 20 | L |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 10 | 20 | VIEW | |||
20th Feb 1897 | 21 | L |
7 | Tyldesley | L | A | 9 | 12 | VIEW | |||
22nd Feb 1897 | 22 | L |
7 | Warrington | L | A | 3 | 7 | VIEW | |||
27th Feb 1897 | 23 | L |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 0 | 10 | VIEW | |||
6th Mar 1897 | 24 | D |
7 | Leigh | L | A | 6 | 6 | VIEW | |||
11th Mar 1897 | 25 | W |
7 | Wigan | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
13th Mar 1897 | 26 | W |
7 | Stockport | L | H | 9 | 0 | VIEW | |||
20th Mar 1897 | 27 | W |
7 | Lees | CC1 | H | 58 | 0 | VIEW | |||
27th Mar 1897 | 28 | W |
7 | Castleford | CC2 | H | 17 | 3 | VIEW | |||
3rd Apr 1897 | 29 | W |
7 | Wigan | CC3 | H | 11 | 0 | VIEW | |||
10th Apr 1897 | 30 | W |
7 | Tyldesley | CC4 | H | 12 | 0 | VIEW | |||
19th Apr 1897 | 31 | W |
7 | Swinton | CCSF | N | 7 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
24th Apr 1897 | 32 | L |
7 | Batley | CCF | N | 3 | 10 | VIEW | |||
16th Oct 1897 | 33 | L |
6 | Widnes | L | H | 3 | 13 | VIEW | |||
13th Nov 1897 | 34 | L |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 0 | 13 | VIEW | |||
19th Nov 1898 | 35 | L |
6 | Leigh | L | A | 2 | 5 | VIEW | |||
24th Dec 1898 | 36 | L |
6 | Salford | L | A | 2 | 13 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1898 | 37 | W |
6 | Tyldesley | L | H | 9 | 5 | VIEW | |||
7th Jan 1899 | 38 | D |
6 | Salford | L | H | 8 | 8 | VIEW | |||
14th Jan 1899 | 39 | W |
6 | Swinton | L | H | 6 | 5 | VIEW | |||
21st Jan 1899 | -- | W |
7 | Birkenhead* | Fr | A | 9 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
11th Feb 1899 | 40 | W |
6 | Tyldesley | L | A | 6 | 3 | VIEW | |||
18th Mar 1899 | 41 | W |
6 | Whitworth | CC1 | H | 12 | 3 | VIEW | |||
25th Mar 1899 | 42 | D |
7 | Morecambe | CC2 | H | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
20th Apr 1899 | 43 | W |
6 | Stockport | L | H | 13 | 10 | VIEW | |||
8th Dec 1900 | -- | L |
7 | Batley* | Fr | A | 0 | 5 | VIEW | |||
15th Dec 1900 | 44 | L |
7 | Oldham | L | H | 5 | 15 | VIEW | |||
22nd Dec 1900 | 45 | L |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 0 | 29 | VIEW | |||
24th Dec 1900 | 46 | L |
7 | Warrington | BTCSF | A | 5 | 6 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1900 | 47 | L |
7 | Leigh | L | H | 0 | 12 | VIEW | |||
29th Dec 1900 | 48 | L |
7 | Widnes | L | A | 0 | 8 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 21 | LOSSES : 22 | DRAWS : 9 |
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