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][9]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Irving Aitken[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Cathcart, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 June 2000 (aged 80)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1939 | Shawfield | ||
| 1939–1944 | Queen's Park | 116 | (29) |
| 1944–1945 | Third Lanark | ||
| 1945–1946 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 1946–1949 | Queen's Park | 56 | (26) |
| International career | |||
| 1948 | Great Britain | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editPrior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell.[10]
References
edit- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Crampsey, Bob (15 August 2000). "Andy Aitken". The Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Aitken, Andrew Irving". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Andy Aitken at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "1945–46". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Aitken, Andy (1945)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Aitken". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Andy Aitken". Team GB. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Andy Aitken". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andy Aitken". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
External links
edit- Andrew Aitken – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andrew Aitken at Olympics.com
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