Creag Little (born 16 April 1993, in
Greenock
Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic ...
) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Darvel
Darvel
( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town).
The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...
.
He began his senior career with
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...
, after coming through the youth system of rivals
St Mirren. He has also played for
Largs Thistle and
Queen's Park.
Club career
Little started his career with
St Mirren before transferring to
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...
in the June 2011.
He made his first team début from the substitutes bench in a 5–0 win over
Forfar Athletic
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...
in the second round of the
Challenge Cup
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in August 2011, replacing
Stuart McCaffrey
Stuart McCaffrey (born 30 May 1979) is a Scottish former professional football defender, who last played for Scottish club Greenock Morton.
Playing career
McCaffrey began his career as a trainee with Hibernian, before signing for Aberdeen in ...
after 77 minutes.
In March 2012, Little was loaned to
Largs Thistle. He made his début in a home 1–1 draw with
Petershill.
He was released by Morton in May 2012. After this he made his loan spell to Largs Thistle permanent. He was sent off in his first league game of his second spell at the club, in a 1–1 draw with
Kilsyth Rangers
Kilsyth Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ''The Wee Gers'', they were formed in 1913 and play at Duncansfield Park, which used to be one of the bigger ''non-league'' f ...
.
In 2019, Little returned to senior football signing for Glasgow side
Queen's Park.
On 1 July 2020, Little signed for
Scottish League Two
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side
Stenhousemuir
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.
Little then signed a two-year contract with
Elgin City
Elgin City Football Club (also known as City or The Black and Whites) is a professional senior football club based in Elgin, Moray.
Elgin was founded in 1893 and originally played their football in the Highland Football League. The club was g ...
on 14 May 2021. On 12 October 2021, Little joined
West of Scotland Football League
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Founded in 202 ...
side
Darvel
Darvel
( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town).
The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...
on loan until January 2022. On 11 January 2022, Little signed for
Darvel
Darvel
( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town).
The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...
on a permanent basis.
International career
Little represented
Scotland
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at under-17 level, whilst on the books of St Mirren.
References
External links
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See also
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Greenock Morton F.C. season 2011-12
St Mirren F.C. players
Living people
Greenock Morton F.C. players
1993 births
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Greenock
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Largs Thistle F.C. players
Queen's Park F.C. players
Elgin City F.C. players
Darvel F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Stenhousemuir F.C. players
People educated at Largs Academy
West of Scotland Football League players
Scotland men's youth international footballers
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