Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942)

Charlie Aitken
Personal information
Full name	Charles Alexander Aitken
Date of birth	1 May 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Gorebridge Juniors
	Edinburgh Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1976	Aston Villa
1976–1977	New York Cosmos
Total
International career
1961–1962	Scotland U23
1962	SFA trial v SFL
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Charles Alexander Aitken (born 5 January 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.

Aitken is the all-time record appearance holder at English club Aston Villa. He played for Villa from August 1959 until May 1976, a period of 17 seasons. He came to Villa to accompany his friend Wilson Briggs, also a left back, to a trial. They were both taken on, but Briggs ended up playing just two games in his career. Aitken was a member of the 1975 League Cup winning team, having been a runner-up in 1971. He spent the last two seasons of his professional career in the NASL with the New York Cosmos.

Aston Villa Honours

Football League Second Division

Runners-up: 1974–75

Football League Third Division

Champions: 1971–72

Football League Cup

Winners: 1975
Runners-up: 1963, 1971

FA Charity Shield

Runners-up: 1972

Aston Villa Career Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1960–61	Aston Villa	First Division	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
1961–62			35	0	4	0	3	0	–	–	42	0
1962–63			42	0	3	0	8	0	–	–	53	0
1963–64			34	1	2	0	1	0	–	–	37	1
1964–65			42	3	5	0	6	0	–	–	53	3
1965–66			42	1	1	0	5	0	–	–	48	1
1966–67			39	0	2	0	1	0	–	–	42	0
1967–68		Second Division	32	0	2	0	1	0	–	–	35	0
1968–69			42	0	4	0	1	0	–	–	47	0
1969–70			31	0	1	0	2	0	–	–	34	0
1970–71		Third Division	44	0	1	1	10	0	–	–	55	1
1971–72		Third Division	43	4	1	0	6	0	–	–	50	4
1972–73		Second Division	33	1	1	0	4	0	–	–	38	1
1973–74			38	2	4	0	1	0	–	–	43	2
1974–75			42	1	3	0	10	1	–	–	55	2
1975–76		First Division	21	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	26	1
Career total			561	14	35	1	61	1	2	0	659	16

References

^ Scotland U23 player Aitken, Charlie, FitbaStats
^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.

External links

Charlie Aitken at Soccerbase
nasljerseys.com with Aitken's North American statistics
Aston Villa Player Database

[1] Scotland U23 player Aitken, Charlie, FitbaStats

[scot60s-2] Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.

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