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 | |||
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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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Prior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell.[10]
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Great Britain squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – fourth place | ||
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