ˈæftɚ stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn nˈɑːnlˈiːɡ fˈʊtbɔːl wɪð ɹˈɔsəndˌeɪl juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ænd hˈaɪd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd, lˈɪɾəl dʒˈɔɪnd kɹˈuː ˌælɪɡzˈændɹə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
After starting in non-league football with Rossendale United and Hyde United, Little joined Crewe Alexandra in 1996.