| 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 | |||
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 life
Prior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell. [10]
References
- ^ 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
- Andrew Aitken – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andrew Aitken at Olympics.com
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- 1919 births
- 2000 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- People from Cathcart
- Shawfield F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. wartime guest players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs
| 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 | |||
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 life
Prior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell. [10]
References
- ^ 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
- Andrew Aitken – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andrew Aitken at Olympics.com
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| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1910s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1919 births
- 2000 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- People from Cathcart
- Shawfield F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. wartime guest players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs