Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1919)
Scottish footballer
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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]
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]
| 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 | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1939 | Shawfield | ||
| 1939–1944 | Queen's Park | ||
| 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
Prior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell.[10]
