Stuart Littler (born 19 February 1979) is the head coach of

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. He is a former

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international

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footballer and a former head coach of

. Littler played for the

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in the Super League, playing for his hometown club, Leigh Centurions and finishing his career with Swinton Lions, retiring at the end of the 2016 season. Littler's position of choice was as a . He could also operate in the and also played some games on the

Background

Littler was born in

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, England. He is of Irish descent. He is a lifelong resident of

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Career

Littler is an

international. Littler was expected to leave the club following

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's relegation to National League One. Littler was expected to seal a move to

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, however Chairman

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decided not to offer him a deal. Littler joined Salford in 1998 – his first professional club and is equal top-try scorer in a season for the club, alongside David Watkins. He was named in the Ireland training squad for the

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, and the

squad for the

. In October and November 2014, Stuart played in the

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competition. In 2016, he was called up to the

squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.

Coaching

Swinton Lions

After retiring with Swinton he remained with the club as an assistant coach under head coach John Duffy. When Duffy left the club in July 2017, he stepped into the head coach's shoes commencing with an away match at

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' Odsal Stadium on 23 July 2017. He parted company with Swinton in July 2021.

Oldham RLFC

On 6 October 2021, he was reported as the new head coach for

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References

External links

Salford City Reds profile
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Ireland profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Littler, Stuart 1979 births Living people English people of Irish descent English rugby league coaches English rugby league players Ireland national rugby league team captains Ireland national rugby league team coaches Ireland national rugby league team players Leigh Centurions players Oldham R.L.F.C. coaches People from Higher End Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league players from Wigan Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils players Swinton Lions coaches Swinton Lions players