Shirt Stories: Brian Little, England v Scotland 1972 (Youth)

Brian Little had a memorable seven days in the spring of 1972. 

A breakthrough from the Villa youth team to the senior squad saw him make his full debut in a third division match against Torquay on Saturday 29th April. Not only did he score one of the goals in a 5-1 win, the game saw an already promoted Villa side clinch the third division title. 

Only four days earlier Little had helped the Villa Youth team to victory in the FA Youth Cup final over Liverpool. An enthralling second leg performance saw Villa clinch the trophy 5-2 on aggregate. 

The following Tuesday, Little represented England at Youth level in a friendly fixture against Scotland at Villa Park. Pictured below is the shirt Brian wore in the game which ended in a 1-0 defeat for the England team.