Glen Little

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Glen Little
Personal information
Date of birth	October 15, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Wimbledon, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nickname	Glenda, Blakey
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Reading
Number	7
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1996 1996 1996–2004 2003 2003 2004–	Crystal Palace Glentoran Burnley →Reading (loan) →Bolton Wanderers (loan) Reading	000 0(0) 006 0(2) 246 (32) 007 0(1) 004 0(0) 093 0(5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Glen Little (born 15 October 1975, Wimbledon, England) is an English footballer. His position is right midfield, and he plays professionally for Reading. He previously played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Derry City, Glentoran and Crystal Palace.

[edit] Club career

While at Irish Premier League club Glentoran, Little gained the status of cult hero. Considered the best footballer to play in the Irish League in the 1990s, Little scored a memorable goal to win the 1996 Irish Cup.

He moved from Glentoran to Burnley, a far cry from his native city of London. 'Glenda' as Little became known was a key player in the Burnley side for many years, despite being frozen out during Chris Waddle's spell as the Clarets' manager. Waddle's assistant, Glenn Roeder (currently Newcastle United boss) famously commented that Little 'wasn't fit to lace Waddle's boots'.

After Stan Ternent's arrival at Turf Moor, Little became a fixture in the right-wing slot, linking up especially well with full-back Dean West. In Burnley's 1999-2000 Division Two promotion season, Little scored a memorable goal at home to Bristol Rovers. He also famously helped Burnley beat Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in 2002 after a magnificent, game turning performance when brought on as a substitute.

In September 2003 he moved to Bolton Wanderers on loan in a deal which involved Delroy Facey and Gareth Farrelly moving to Burnley. Little made his Premiership debut for the Trotters against Wolverhampton Wanderers and set up the equalising goal for Kevin Davies but his time with Sam Allardyce team was brief.

After eight years at Burnley, Little left on a Bosman transfer to sign for Reading. Some Burnley fans felt that Little 'sold out' and left in order to receive a higher wage, leading to a very mixed reaction on his return to Turf Moor.

Little moved to Reading in the summer of 2004, having previously had a loan spell at the club in 2003. Unusually for a player of his height, he is known for his running at defenders and crossing ability. Little's talents were widely regarded as one of the main reasons behind Reading's promotion to the Premiership at the end of the 2005-06 season.

Little started the 2006-07 season on the sidelines due to an injury sustained during the close season. Seol Ki-Hyeon took Little's place in the Reading team while he was out injured, but due to an injury to Dave Kitson, Seol was pushed up front, freeing the right wing for Little to return to the starting line-up.

On 27 November 2006, Little signed a one year extension to his contract with Reading, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2008.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Glen Little profile at readingfc.co.uk
• Glen Little career stats at Soccerbase
• Walking Down The Manny Road profile Unofficial Bolton Wanderers
• Little In The Dark - Sky Sports

Reading F.C. - Current Squad
1 Hahnemann | 2 Murty | 3 Shorey | 4 Sidwell | 5 Sonko | 6 Gunnarsson | 7 Little | 8 Lita | 9 Doyle | 10 Hunt | 11 Oster | 12 Kitson | 14 Halls | 15 Harper | 16 Ingimarsson | 17 Convey | 19 Seol | 22 Bikey | 23 de la Cruz | 24 Long | 25 Bennett | 27 Brown | 28 Halford | 29 Duberry | 32 Federici | 47 Máté | –– Andersen | –– Bozanic | Manager: Coppell

Persondata
NAME	Little, Glen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	15 October 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wimbledon, London
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH