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Charles Alexander Aitken (born 1 May 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.

Charlie Aitken
Personal information
Full name Charles Alexander Aitken
Date of birth (1942-05-01) 1 May 1942 (age 80)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Gorebridge Juniors
Edinburgh Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1976 Aston Villa 561 (14)
1976–1977 New York Cosmos 24 (0)
Total 585 (14)
National team
1961–1962[1] Scotland U23 3 (0)
1962[2] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, playing alongside the greats of Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer.


Aston Villa Honours


Football League Second Division

Football League Third Division

Football League Cup

FA Charity Shield


Aston Villa Career Statistics


Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1960–61Aston VillaFirst Division1010
1961–623504030420
1962–634203080530
1963–643412010371
1964–654235060533
1965–664211050481
1966–673902010420
1967–68Second Division3202010350
1968–694204010470
1969–703101020340
1970–71Third Division44011100551
1971–724341060504
1972–73Second Division3311040381
1973–743824010432
1974–7542130101552
1975–76First Division211102020261
Career total 561143516112065916

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[de] Charlie Aitken (Fußballspieler, 1942)

Charles „Charlie“ Alexander Aitken (* 5. Januar 1942 in Edinburgh) ist ein ehemaliger schottischer Fußballspieler auf der Position eines Abwehrspielers. Die meiste Zeit seiner aktiven Karriere als Fußballspieler verbrachte er bei Aston Villa bei denen er den Klubrekord für die meisten Pflichtspieleinsätze hält.
- [en] Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942)

[it] Charlie Aitken (calciatore 1942)

Charlie Aitken (Edimburgo, 5 gennaio 1942) è un ex calciatore scozzese, di ruolo difensore. Detiene il record assoluto di presenze con la maglia dell'Aston Villa (561).

[ru] Эйткен, Чарли

Чарльз Александр Эйткен (родился 1 мая 1942 года, Эдинбург, Шотландия) — шотландский футболист, защитник. Почти всю карьеру провёл за английский клуб «Астон Вилла», является рекордсменом по количеству матчей за этот клуб[1].



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