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Career & Clubs
Crystal Palace and Northern Ireland
Little made his Derry City debut on 20 November 1994 on loan from Palace. While at Irish League club Glentoran, Little scored a memorable goal to win the 1995–96 Irish Cup. At Glentoran Glen is regarded as one of the finest players to wear the Glentoran shirt.
Burnley
Little moved from Glentoran to Burnley in November 1996 for a £100,000 fee. After Stan Ternent's arrival at Turf Moor in summer 1998, he became a fixture in the right-wing slot, linking up especially well with full-back Dean West. In Burnley's 1999–2000 Second Division promotion season, Little scored a memorable goal at home to Bristol Rovers. He also helped Burnley beat Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup in 2002 after a game-turning performance when brought on as a substitute. Little attracted attention during this time, and his club was reported to have turned down big money offers for his signature. In early 2003, Little joined Reading on loan. In September 2003 he moved to Premier League club Bolton Wanderers on loan in a deal which involved Delroy Facey and Gareth Farrelly moving to Burnley. Little made his Premiership debut for the Trotters against Wolverhampton Wanderers and set up the equalising goal for Kevin Davies but his time with Sam Allardyce's team was brief.
Reading
After eight years at Burnley, Little left on a Bosman transfer to sign for Reading in the summer of 2004. Little's talents were widely regarded as one of the main…
On 8 October 2018, Little was appointed joint-manager of Wingate & Finchley, along with Nicky Shorey. On 29 October Shorey resigned, leaving Little in sole charge. Despite leading the club to their best ever performance in the FA Trophy, Little was sacked in January 2019 due to their lowly league position.
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- Burnley F.C. (1997–2004)
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- Bolton Wanderers F.C. (2003–2003)
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- Reading F.C. (2003–2003)
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- Portsmouth F.C. (2008–2009)
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- Glentoran F.C. (1995–1997)
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- Wrexham A.F.C. (2011–2013)
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- Aldershot Town F.C. (2010–2011)
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- Derry City F.C. (1994–1995)
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- Sheffield United F.C. (2009–2010)
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- Crystal Palace F.C. (1994–1996)
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- Reading F.C. (2004–2008)
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- Reading F.C. (2009–2009)
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- Wealdstone F.C. (2013–2014)
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- Heybridge Swifts F.C. (2014–2014)
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- Grays Athletic F.C. (2014–2014)
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- Welling United F.C. (2015–2015)
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- Grays Athletic F.C. (2015–)
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- Premier League
Legacy
Glentoran Irish Cup: 1995–96 Burnley Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1999–2000 Reading Football League Championship: 2005–06 Wrexham FA Trophy: 2012–13 Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 1999–2000 Second Division
Clubs
- Grays Athletic F.C.2015current
- Crystal Palace F.C.1994–1996
- Derry City F.C.1994–1995
- Glentoran F.C.1995–1997
- Burnley F.C.1997–2004
- Bolton Wanderers F.C.2003–2003
- Reading F.C.2003–2003
- Reading F.C.2004–2008
- Portsmouth F.C.2008–2009
- Reading F.C.2009–2009
- Sheffield United F.C.2009–2010
- Aldershot Town F.C.2010–2011
- Wrexham A.F.C.2011–2013
- Wealdstone F.C.2013–2014
- Grays Athletic F.C.2014–2014
- Heybridge Swifts F.C.2014–2014
- Welling United F.C.2015–2015
Played together with
- Aaron BrownAldershot Town F.C. · 2010–2010
- Aaron BrownAldershot Town F.C. · 2011–2012
- Aaron BrownReading F.C. · 2005–2008
Aaron BrownWrexham A.F.C. · 2010–2010- Aaron CookCrystal Palace F.C. · 1999–1999
- Aaron CookPortsmouth F.C. · 1998–1999
- Aaron FlahavanPortsmouth F.C. · 1994–2001
Aaron KuhlReading F.C. · 2008
Aaron KuhlReading F.C. · 2013
Aaron KuhlReading F.C. · 2014
Aaron LennonBurnley F.C. · 2018–2020
Aaron LennonBurnley F.C. · 2021–2022
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Identifiers & aliases
Glen Matthew Little is an English former footballer who played as a winger. Born in Wimbledon, London, he began his career in Northern Ireland with Derry City and Glentoran, before returning to England to play for Burnley, Reading, Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Aldershot Town. He finished his career in non-league football with Wrexham, Wealdstone, Grays Athletic and Heybridge Swifts.
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