Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1919)

Andrew Irving Aitken (15 October 1919 – 8 June 2000) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made over 170 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside right.[3][4][5][6] He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Andy Aitken
Personal information
Full name Andrew Irving Aitken[1]
Date of birth (1919-10-15)15 October 1919
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death 8 June 2000(2000-06-08) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland[3]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1939 Shawfield
1939–1944 Queen's Park 116 (29)
1944–1945 Third Lanark
1945–1946 Hamilton Academical
1946–1949 Queen's Park 56 (26)
National team
1948 Great Britain 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Prior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell.[9]

References

  1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. Crampsey, Bob (15 August 2000). "Andy Aitken". The Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. "Aitken, Andrew Irving". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. Andy Aitken at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  5. "1945–46". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. "Aitken, Andy (1945)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Andrew Aitken". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. "Andy Aitken". Team GB. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. "Andy Aitken". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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