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Freddie Little

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
28-11-1871
N/A
Date unknown.
Unknown.
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
23-11-1889 v Tyldesley
Widnes
1895-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1889-1895
148 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
12
0
0
24

Biography of Freddie Little



HERITAGE NO :
Freddie Little

IRISH LIVE-WIRE HALF BACK

Freddie was a no nonsense scrum half who played for the Saints in the early years both before and after Northern Union.

Freddie was born in Belfast, Ireland on the 28th of November, 1871. His family moved from Belfast in the 1880s and moved to live in Lascelles Street, St. Helens. He took up employment as a labourer in a local glassworks. His brothers, Richard and John Thomas moved with him and also followed him onto the Saints’ rugby pitch.

Freddie joined the Saints just prior to them establishing their new ground at Knowsley Road. He made his debut for the Saints in a loss to top side Tyldesley on the 23rd of November 1889. Up to the days of the Northern Union Freddie played 147 matches and netted 12 tries for the rapidly improving St Helens RFC. This total number of appearances meant that Freddie was always one of the first names on the Saints’ team-sheet.

NORTHERN UNION ERA

Following the establishment of the Northern Union in 1895 Freddie played 48 matches 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.

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.
DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
23rd Nov 1889 1
L
 6 Tyldesley* L A 0 7 VIEW
30th Nov 1889 2
W
 6 Askam* FR H 4 2 VIEW
21st Dec 1889 3
W
 6 Blackley* FR H 4 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1889 4
L
 6 Morley* FR H 0 1 VIEW
28th Dec 1889 5
L
 6 Hunslet* FR A 0 10 VIEW
4th Jan 1890 6
D
 6 Rochdale St Clements* FR H 2 2 VIEW
11th Jan 1890 7
W
 6 Morecambe* FR H 6 0 VIEW
18th Jan 1890 8
W
 6 Widnes* L H 3 0 VIEW
25th Jan 1890 9
L
 6 Leigh* L H 0 2 VIEW
1st Feb 1890 10
L
 6 Tyldesley* L H 1 5 VIEW
8th Feb 1890 11
L
 6 Kendal * FR A 0 6 VIEW
15th Feb 1890 12
L
 6 Radcliffe* FR A 2 3 VIEW
22nd Feb 1890 13
W
 6 Aspull* L H 2 0 VIEW
1st Mar 1890 14
L
 6 Wigan* L H 0 5 VIEW
8th Mar 1890 15
L
 6 Leigh* L A 0 1 VIEW
15th Mar 1890 16
W
 6 Elland* FR H 3 2 VIEW
29th Mar 1890 17
L
 6 Lancaster* FR A 0 3 VIEW
4th Apr 1890 18
W
 6 Ulverston* F H 5 0 VIEW
5th Apr 1890 19
W
 6 Marylebone* FR H 4 0 VIEW
12th Apr 1890 20
L
 6 Hunslet* FR H 2 6 VIEW
19th Apr 1890 21
W
 6 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 1 VIEW
3rd May 1890 22
L
 6 Millom* L A 4 5 VIEW
6th Sep 1890 23
W
 6 Manchester Rangers* FR H 7 1 VIEW
13th Sep 1890 24
L
 6 Wigan* SWLL H 0 8 VIEW
20th Sep 1890 25
W
 6 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 2 VIEW
27th Sep 1890 26
W
 6 Askam* FR H 7 2 VIEW
4th Oct 1890 27
L
 6 Walkden* SWLL H 0 2 VIEW
11th Oct 1890 28
L
 6 Kendal Hornets* FR A 0 2 VIEW
18th Oct 1890 29
W
 6 Leigh* SWLL A 6 2 VIEW
25th Oct 1890 30
L
 6 Aspull* SWLL A 0 2 VIEW
1st Nov 1890 31
W
 6 Blackley Rangers* FR H 3 2 1 VIEW
8th Nov 1890 32
L
 6 Oldham* FR A 3 4 VIEW
15th Nov 1890 33
L
 6 Morecambe* FR A 0 2 VIEW
22nd Nov 1890 34
D
 6 Duckinfield* FR A 1 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1890 35
W
 6 Duckinfield* FR H 3 0 VIEW
13th Dec 1890 36
W
 6 Tyldesley* FR A 1 0 VIEW
25th Dec 1890 37
W
 6 Blackley Rangers* FR H 10 0 1 VIEW
27th Dec 1890 38
W
 6 York* FR H 2 0 VIEW
3rd Jan 1891 39
W
 6 Widnes* FR A 3 0 VIEW
10th Jan 1891 40
W
 6 Salford* FR H 1 0 VIEW
24th Jan 1891 41
D
 6 Aspull* SWLL H 1 1 VIEW
31st Jan 1891 42
W
 6 Rochdale St. Clements* FR H 5 2 VIEW
7th Feb 1891 43
W
 6 Sale* FR A 7 3 VIEW
14th Feb 1891 44
L
 6 Radcliffe* FR A 0 4 VIEW
18th Feb 1891 45
D
 6 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
21st Feb 1891 46
W
 6 Ulverston* FR H 4 2 VIEW
28th Feb 1891 47
D
 6 Lancaster* FR A 0 0 VIEW
7th Mar 1891 48
D
 6 Leigh* SWLL H 0 0 VIEW
14th Mar 1891 49
W
 6 Birkenhead Wanderers* SWLL A 1 0 VIEW
21st Mar 1891 50
L
 6 Morecambe* FR H 1 3 VIEW
27th Mar 1891 51
W
 6 Sutton* FR H 9 0 VIEW
28th Mar 1891 52
W
 6 Radcliffe* FR H 9 4 VIEW
30th Mar 1891 53
W
 6 Mona (Isle of Man)* FR H 1 0 VIEW
4th Apr 1891 54
W
 6 Sale* FR H 9 4 VIEW
11th Apr 1891 55
W
 6 Lancaster* FR H 1 0 VIEW
16th Apr 1891 56
W
 6 Birkenhead Wanderers* SWLL H 3 2 VIEW
18th Apr 1891 57
L
 6 Walkden* SWLL A 0 11 VIEW
22nd Apr 1891 58
W
 6 Wigan* SWLL A 3 1 VIEW
25th Apr 1891 59
D
 6 Rochdale St. Clements* FR A 0 0 VIEW
30th Apr 1891 60
D
 5 Salford* FR A 0 0 VIEW
5th Sep 1891 61
D
 6 Ulverston* FR H 0 0 VIEW
12th Sep 1891 62
D
 6 Wigan* FR H 0 0 VIEW
19th Sep 1891 63
W
 6 Salford* FR A 11 7 VIEW
24th Oct 1891 64
L
 6 Rockcliffe* Tour A 0 14 VIEW
26th Oct 1891 65
W
 6 Percy Park* Tour A 9 7 1 VIEW
31st Oct 1891 66
L
 6 Stockport* FR A 0 10 VIEW
7th Nov 1891 67
L
 5 Aspull* FR H 0 4 VIEW
14th Nov 1891 68
L
 5 Morecambe* FR A 0 14 VIEW
21st Nov 1891 69
W
 5 Tyldesley* FR H 6 2 1 VIEW
28th Nov 1891 70
D
 5 Blackley* FR A 0 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1891 71
L
 6 Wigan* FR A 4 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1892 72
W
 5 Runcorn* FR H 4 2 VIEW
2nd Jan 1892 73
W
 5 Widnes* FR H 4 0 VIEW
9th Jan 1892 74
L
 5 Ulverston* FR A 2 6 VIEW
23rd Jan 1892 75
L
 6 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR A 0 2 VIEW
30th Jan 1892 76
W
 6 Duckinfield* FR H 4 0 1 VIEW
6th Feb 1892 77
W
 6 Stockport* FR H 7 0 1 VIEW
13th Feb 1892 78
W
 5 Sale* FR H 12 2 VIEW
27th Feb 1892 79
D
 6 Rochdale St. Clements* FR A 7 7 VIEW
5th Mar 1892 80
W
 6 Salford* FR H 6 0 VIEW
12th Mar 1892 81
L
 5 Elland* FR A 0 4 VIEW
19th Mar 1892 82
W
 6 Lancaster* FR H 9 5 VIEW
2nd Apr 1892 83
W
 6 Kendal Hornets* FR H 14 2 VIEW
9th Apr 1892 84
W
 6 Tuebrook* FR H 24 0 VIEW
15th Apr 1892 85
W
 6 Aspatria* FR H 6 0 VIEW
16th Apr 1892 86
W
 6 Leicester* FR H 6 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1892 87
W
 6 Leigh* FR A 2 0 VIEW
23rd Apr 1892 88
D
 6 Blackley* FR H 7 7 VIEW
25th Apr 1892 89
W
 6 Grahams Select* Charity H 6 0 VIEW
28th Apr 1892 90
W
 6 Liverpool* Benefit H 20 0 VIEW
30th Apr 1892 91
L
 6 Tyldesley* FR A 0 10 VIEW
1st Sep 1892 92
L
 6 Wigan* FR H 0 5 VIEW
3rd Sep 1892 93
W
 6 Kendal* FR H 6 2 VIEW
10th Sep 1892 94
W
 6 Lancaster* FR H 8 0 VIEW
12th Sep 1892 95
D
 6 Leigh* FR A 2 2 VIEW
17th Sep 1892 96
W
 6 Duckinfield* FR A 19 0 VIEW
24th Sep 1892 97
W
 6 Ulverston* FR H 16 0 2 VIEW
1st Oct 1892 98
W
 6 Manchester Rangers* FR A 4 0 VIEW
8th Oct 1892 99
D
 6 Aspull* FR A 4 4 VIEW
15th Oct 1892 100
W
 6 Sale* FR A 4 0 VIEW
22nd Oct 1892 101
W
 6 Stockport* FR H 17 0 1 VIEW
29th Oct 1892 102
W
 6 Sale* FR H 22 0 VIEW
5th Nov 1892 103
W
 6 Morecambe* FR A 11 9 VIEW
12th Nov 1892 104
W
 6 Tyldesley* FR A 2 0 VIEW
19th Nov 1892 105
D
 6 Runcorn* FR H 0 0 VIEW
3rd Dec 1892 106
D
 6 Leigh* FR H 0 0 VIEW
17th Dec 1892 107
D
 6 Tyldesley* FR H 0 0 VIEW
24th Dec 1892 108
L
 6 Tottington* Exhibition A 0 2 VIEW
31st Dec 1892 109
D
 6 Rockcliffe* Tour N 0 0 VIEW
2nd Jan 1893 110
W
 6 West Hartlepool* Tour A 4 0 VIEW
3rd Jan 1893 111
W
 6 South Shields* Tour A 2 0 VIEW
7th Jan 1893 112
W
 6 Tottington* FR H 4 0 VIEW
14th Jan 1893 113
W
 6 Aspull* FR H 14 0 VIEW
21st Jan 1893 114
D
 6 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
28th Jan 1893 115
W
 6 Widnes* FR A 5 0 VIEW
4th Feb 1893 116
W
 6 Lancaster* FR A 2 0 VIEW
11th Feb 1893 117
W
 6 Kendal* FR A 9 0 VIEW
18th Feb 1893 118
W
 6 Duckinfield* FR H 25 0 VIEW
25th Feb 1893 119
W
 6 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 20 0 VIEW
4th Mar 1893 120
W
 6 Tuebrook* FR A 27 0 2 VIEW
11th Mar 1893 121
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets* FR A 5 0 1 VIEW
31st Mar 1893 122
W
 6 Barton* FR H 15 0 VIEW
3rd Apr 1893 123
D
 6 Runcorn* FR A 0 0 VIEW
8th Apr 1893 124
L
 6 Salford* FR A 2 6 VIEW
15th Apr 1893 125
W
 6 Widnes* FR H 9 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1893 126
L
 6 Wigan* FR A 0 2 VIEW
20th Apr 1893 127
W
 6 Liverpool* Charity H 17 0 VIEW
22nd Apr 1893 128
D
 6 Tuebrook* FR H 4 4 VIEW
24th Apr 1893 129
W
 6 Swinton* FR H 4 2 VIEW
27th Apr 1893 130
W
 6 Wigan* FR H 2 0 VIEW
29th Apr 1893 131
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets* FR H 10 0 VIEW
2nd Sep 1893 132
W
 7 Holbeck* FR H 17 4 VIEW
9th Sep 1893 133
W
 7 Wigan* FR H 6 0 VIEW
23rd Sep 1893 134
L
 7 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
30th Sep 1893 135
L
 7 Lancaster* LCC A 0 6 VIEW
7th Oct 1893 136
W
 7 Aspull* LCC H 8 5 VIEW
14th Oct 1893 137
W
 7 Walkden* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
21st Oct 1893 138
W
 7 Mossley* LCC A 16 0 VIEW
28th Oct 1893 139
W
 7 Widnes* LCC H 3 0 VIEW
4th Nov 1893 140
W
 7 Morecambe* FR H 8 0 VIEW
25th Nov 1893 141
D
 7 Swinton* FR A 6 6 VIEW
2nd Dec 1893 142
L
 7 Ulverston* LCC A 3 18 VIEW
6th Apr 1895 143
D
 4 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
13th Apr 1895 144
W
 6 Morecambe* FR A 8 0 VIEW
15th Apr 1895 145
W
 6 Broughton Rangers* FR H 23 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1895 --
L
 6 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
25th Apr 1895 --
L
 7 Wigan* FR H 3 7 VIEW
27th Apr 1895 --
W
 6 Widnes* FR H 18 0 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 85 | LOSSES : 39 | DRAWS : 24




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