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Manager #20

Seasons:

1994-98

Games Managed:

164

Points per Game:

1.52

Win Rate:

41.46%

Brian Little

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From:

Sunday, 27 November 1994

To:

Saturday, 21 February 1998

Seasons:

4

Brian Little

Seasons Quick-View

Seasons

1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98

Age*

40
41
42
43

Division

PL
PL
PL
PL

Position

18th
4th
5th
7th

Games

164
30
51
45
38

Won

68
9
27
19
13

Drew

45
11
12
13
9

Lost

51
10
12
13
16

Win %

41%
30%
53%
42%
34%

Lost %

31%
33%
24%
29%
42%

Unbeaten %

69%
67%
76%
71%
58%

Goals For

206
35
76
54
41

Goals Vs.

163
34
42
40
47

Goal diff

43
1
34
14
-6

Goals / game

1.26
1.17
1.49
1.2
1.08

Conc / game

0.99
1.13
0.82
0.89
1.24

Clean sheets

40.24%
33.33%
43.14%
48.89%
31.58%

Points / game

1.52
1.27
1.82
1.56
1.26

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Brian Little

Full Name

Brian Little

Birth Date

25 November 1953

Birth Place

Peterlee, County Durham

Birth Country

England

Joined Club

November 1994

Appointed Manager

November 1994

Joined From

Leicester City

Aged

40

In

November 1994

Succeeded

Jim Barron (Caretaker)

Left Position

February 1998

Aged

44

Due to

Resigned

Succeeded by

John Gregory

Key Players

1989-99 Dwight Yorke |
1991-03 Steve Staunton |
1991-01 Ugo Ehiogu |
1991-99 Mark Bosnich |
1993-98 Andy Townsend |
1994-03 Ian Taylor |
1994-97 Tommy Johnson |
1994-99 Gary Charles |
1994-03 Alan Wright |
1995-01 Gareth Southgate |
1995-00 Mark Draper |
1995-98 Savo Milošević |
1995-07 Lee Hendrie |

Supported by

Served under

1994-98
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride

Previous Clubs Managed

1980-84 Aston Villa, Coach
1984-86 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coach
1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Caretaker Manager
1986-89 Middlesbrough, Coach
1989-91 Darlington, Manager
1991-94 Leicester City, Manager

Trophies Won

1989-90 Football Conference, Darlington
1990-91 Fourth Division, Darlington
1993-94 First Division Play Off, Leicester City

Villa Management Career

Games

164

Win Rate

41.46%

Loss Rate

31.10%

Unbeaten Rate

68.90%

Points per game

1.52

Honours

1995-96 League Cup

Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

27 November 1994, Villa 1-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Final Villa Managerial Game

21 February 1998, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park

League finishes

1994-95 | 18th Premier League | (Part Season) |
1995-96 | 4th Premier League |
1996-97 | 5th Premier League |
1997-98 | 7th Premier League | (Part Season) |

FA Cup finishes

1994-95 | 4th Round |
1995-96 | Semi Final |
1996-97 | 4th Round |
1997-98 | 5th Round | (Part Season) |

League Cup finishes

1995-96 | Winners |
1996-97 | 4th Round |
1997-98 | 3rd Round |

European finishes

1996-97 | UEFA Cup 1st Round |
1997-98 | UEFA Cup Quarter Final | (Part Season) |

Subsequent Clubs

1998-99 Stoke City, Manager
1999-00 West Bromwich Albion, Manager
2000-02 Hull City, Manager
2003-06 Tranmere Rovers, Manager
2007-08 Wrexham, Manager
2009-11 Gainsborough Trinity, Manager
2014-16 Jersey, Director of Football
2016 Jersey, Manager
2016 Jersey, Director of Football

Trophies Won

Brian Little

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