Senior Debut
Little makes his first-team debut during Villa's record-breaking promotion campaign.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Brian Little Biography and Timeline
Follow Brian Little through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Brian Little, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1972–1996Years on this page
1972
1975
Little Young Villa Cup Final Forward
Little works across the forward line during Villa's 1975 League Cup triumph, the first of two competition wins under Saunders.
1977
Little Hat-Trick in League Cup Replay
Little scores a hat-trick against Everton in the second replay of the League Cup final, securing a 3–2 victory for Saunders's Villa.
League Cup Final Deciding Goal
Brian Little scored the extra-time winner against Everton in a second replay, bringing Aston Villa the 1977 League Cup.
1994
1994 Play Off Final Promotion
Little guides Leicester City to Premier League promotion by defeating Derby County 2-1 in the 1994 First Division play-off final at Wembley.
1995
Villa Return As Manager
Brian Little took over Aston Villa after having represented the club as a forward, undertaking a rebuilding programme that soon produced silverware.
1996
Fifth League Cup Victory
Little manages Villa to a 3-0 League Cup final victory over Leeds United.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.