John Little (footballer)
Robert John Little (born 7 July 1930 in Calgary, Canada), known as John Little or Johnny Little, is a retired Scottish football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers, Morton and the Scotland national team.
Little was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but grew up in Scotland in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. He started his career with Queen's Park, making 55 league appearances. He joined Rangers in 1951, and he made a total of 275 appearances, scoring once. His only ever goal for the club came in a 1–1 draw with Hamilton Academical in March 1954. During his time at Ibrox he won four League championships and two Scottish Cups. He left Rangers at the end of the 1961-62 season, moving to Morton, where he finished his career.
Little won one cap for the Scotland national team, against Sweden in 1953. Little also played for the Scottish League XI twice.[1]
Little went on to teach physical education at St Columba's Greenock in the late 1960s and at the Sacred Heart Secondary in Paisley in the early 1970s.