Freddie Little

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
28-11-1871
N/A
Date unknown.
Unknown.
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
05-10-1895 v Broughton Rangers
Stockport
1899-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1895-1898
48 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
2
0
0
6

Biography of Freddie Little



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

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1895~960 0 0 12
1896~972 0 0 20
1897~980 0 0 2
1898~990 0 0 9
1900~010 0 0 5
TOTALS:2 0 0 48
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1895~96 0001
1896~970001
1898~991001
1900~010001
TOTALS:1004

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
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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