Anthony Little (rugby)
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Andrew Walter Little (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish
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and professional
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footballer.Bath, p87


Rugby union

He was capped once for in 1905. He also played for
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.


Rugby league

Little transferred to
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in 1905–6.


County Cup Final appearances

Jack Barton played Prop, i.e. number 3 (in a 15-player team), in
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's 0–0 draw with
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in the
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Final during the 1905–06 season at
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, Broughton, on Saturday 2 December 1905, but was replaced by Peter Vickers

in the 8–0 victory over
Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...
in the
1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
County Cup The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player ...
Final replay during the 1905–06 season at
Wheater's Field Wheater's Field was a rugby ground in Broughton, Salford, England. It was home to the Broughton Rangers rugby league club of the Northern Union. On 19 October 1907, the stadium hosted a match between Rangers and the New Zealand All Golds. It ...
, Broughton, on Monday 11 December 1905.


References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )


External links


Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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