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Bryan Small

English footballer

Summary

English footballer

Field	Value
name	Bryan Small
image	Small, Bryan (cropped).jpg
caption	Small in 2007
image_size	200
fullname	Bryan Small
birth_date
birth_place	Birmingham, England
height
youthclubs1	Aston Villa
position	Defender
years1	1990–1996	clubs1 = Aston Villa	caps1 = 35	goals1 = 0
years2	1994	clubs2 = → Birmingham City (loan)	caps2 = 3	goals2 = 0
years3	1996–1998	clubs3 = Bolton Wanderers	caps3 = 17	goals3 = 0
years4	1997	clubs4 = → Luton Town (loan)	caps4 = 16	goals4 = 0
years5	1997–1998	clubs5 = → Bradford City (loan)	caps5 = 5	goals5 = 0
years6	1998	clubs6 = → Bury (loan)	caps6 = 8	goals6 = 0
years7	1998	clubs7 = → Bury (loan)	caps7 = 10	goals7 = 1
years8	1998–2001	clubs8 = Stoke City	caps8 = 45	goals8 = 0
years9	2001	clubs9 = Walsall	caps9 = 0	goals9 = 0
years10	2001	clubs10 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan)	caps10 = 5	goals10 = 0
years11	2001–2002	clubs11 = Kettering Town	caps11 = 7	goals11 = 0
years12	2002–2003	clubs12 = Hednesford Town	caps12 = 20	goals12 = 0
totalcaps	171	totalgoals = 1
nationalyears1	1993
nationalteam1	England U21
nationalcaps1	12
nationalgoals1	0

Bryan Small (born 15 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

He started out as a trainee at his hometown club Aston Villa and played for a total of 11 clubs in a series of free transfers and loan deals. Small played for Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town, Bradford City, Bury, Stoke City and Walsall. At international level he was capped 12 times for the England under-21 team.

Playing career

Small was born in Birmingham and began his career as a trainee at Aston Villa making his debut away at Everton in 1991–92. He played in 13 matches that season and made 15 appearances in 1992–93.

In 1993–94 Small played 12 times for Villa including two against Deportivo de La Coruña in the UEFA Cup. In the 1994–95 season he played five matches for Villa and had a loan spell at second city rivals Birmingham City where he played three times.

He left Villa in March 1996 for Bolton Wanderers where he made 16 appearances helping the club win the First Division in 1996–97. Small was unable to force his way into the team in the Premier League and spent time out on loan at Luton Town, Bradford City and Bury. At Bury he scored his only goal of his career against Sunderland.

In the summer 1998 Small moved to Stoke City where he made 43 appearances in 1998–99 as Stoke failed to claim a play-off place. In 1999–2000 he made nine appearances before being released in the summer of 2000. Following his release from Stoke Small had unsuccessful trials at Carlisle United and Brentford.

Another free transfer followed to Walsall but he failed to make the first team. After a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers he moved to Kettering Town before he finished his career at Hednesford Town.

Later career

Small began his coaching career with Stourport Swifts and in July 2008 turned out for old club Bolton in the Masters Tournament.

Personal life

Small's nephew, Thierry Small, became Everton's youngest first-team debutant when he made a brief appearance in the FA Cup as a 16-year-old in early 2021, and turned professional later that year with Southampton.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
Aston Villa	1991–92	First Division	8	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
1992–93	Premier League	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
1993–94	Premier League	9	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
1994–95	Premier League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Birmingham City (loan)	1994–95	Second Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Bolton Wanderers	1995–96	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1996–97	First Division	11	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
Luton Town (loan)	1997–98	Second Division	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Bradford City (loan)	1997–98	First Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bury	1997–98	First Division	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
Stoke City	1998–99	Second Division	37	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	43	0
1999–2000	Second Division	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
Walsall	2000–01	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2001–02	Football Conference	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Kettering Town	2002–03	Football Conference	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Football League First Division: 1996–97

References

Lowe, Simon. (2000). "Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record". Desert Island Books.
"Bryan Small". The Football Association.
"Masters 2008". Masters Football.
McNamara, Paul. (25 January 2021). "Record-breaker Small explains 'sacrifice' after debut". Everton F.C..
House, Alfie. (24 August 2021). "Southampton FC sign young Everton left-back Thierry Small". Daily Echo.
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