Joe Little
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Little | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 1965 | ||
| Playing position | Outside left / left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Castleford Town | ||
| 1920–1925 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | (0) |
| 1925–1927 | Darlington | 62 | (13) |
| 1927–1929 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | (1) |
| 1929–1930 | Rotherham United | 24 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joseph Little (25 January 1902 – 1965) was an English footballer who made 95 appearances in the Football League playing at outside left or left half for Plymouth Argyle, Darlington, Bradford Park Avenue and Rotherham United in the 1920s. He also played non-league football for Castleford Town.
Little was born in Leeds, and began his senior football career with Midland League club Castleford Town. Together with teammates Walter Cook and Cecil Eastwood, he transferred to Plymouth Argyle in May 1920, ahead of the club's first season in the newly formed Football League Third Division. The players were allowed to remain with Castleford to play in the remaining rounds of the West Riding Senior Cup; they won the semifinal, but lost 3–1 to Huddersfield Town in the final.
He made his Football League debut on 8 September for an injury-hit Argyle team at home to Crystal Palace, forming a new left-wing pairing with Billy Kellock; the Daily Express reporter felt their inclusion "did not improve the combination" between the forwards. Little himself was injured during the match, and did not play again that season. Cartilage problems in both knees restricted him to just seven appearances in four seasons – the Derby Daily Telegraph described him as "well known in the South as one of the unluckiest men who ever received a pay packet from the Plymouth Argyle club" – and he was made available on a free transfer in 1924.
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