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Vic Aicken
Personal information
Full name Albert Victor Aicken[1]
Date of birth 29 October 1914
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 1972 (aged 57–58)[2]
Place of death Fulham, England
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glentoran
1937–1943 Brentford 3 (0)
1941–1944 → Clapton Orient (guest)
1942 → West Ham United (guest)
1942 → Watford (guest)
→ Reading (guest)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Victor Aicken (29 October 1914 – 1972) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a right half.[2]

Career

Aicken began his career in his native Northern Ireland with Glentoran, before joining English First Division club Brentford for a £1,000 fee prior to the beginning of the 1937–38 season.[3] He failed to force centre half Joe James from his position and spent much of his time with the Bees in the reserve team.[3] Aicken made three appearances for Brentford, at left and right half.[4] The outbreak of the Second World War in August 1939 ultimately ended Aicken's professional career.[3] He guested for Clapton Orient, West Ham United, Watford and Reading during the war,[5][6][7][8] but remained with Brentford until making his final appearances during the 1942–43 season.[4] He then returned to Northern Ireland.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1938–39[4] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

Honours

Glentoran

References

  1. ^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 6. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 375–377. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ Marsh, Steve. "WW2 Guest Players". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ^ "[ww 2] Aicken". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Seasons – 1940–41 to 1949–50" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. ^ Brentford Football Club Handbook – 1937–38. 1937. p. 33.
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