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Charlie Aitken

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Charlie Aitken
Aitken in 2006
Personal information
Date o birth 1 Mey 1942(1942-05-01)
Place o birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date o daith 29 October 2023(2023-10-29) (aged 81)
Playin poseetion Left-back
Hauflin career
Gorebridge Juniors
Edinburgh Thistle
1959–1961 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1976 Aston Villa 660 (16)
1976–1977 New York Cosmos 24 (0)
Total 680 (14)
Naitional team
1961–1962[1] Scotland U23 3 (0)
1962[2] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly

Charles Alexander Aitken (1t Mey 1942 – 29t October 2023) wis a Scottish fitbawer maist likent wi Aston Villa. Aitken is the Wast Midlands club's aw-time record ootcomer, haein played 660 times fur thaim. A left-back, he jyned Villa as a hauflin in 1959. He debutit fur the first team in the 1960-61 saison an played fur the club til 1976, afore beginnin on a ane-year speel wi the New York Cosmos whaur he made 24 ootcomes.

Aitken's 660 gemmes haes him atap Villa's ootcome chairts, wi Billy Walker on 531 an Gordon Cowans on 527.[3]

Charlie Aitken deed on the 29t October 2023, at the age o 81.[4]

References

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  1. Scotland U23 player Aitken, Charlie, FitbaStats
  2. Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[deid airtin]
  3. "Aston Villa legend Aitken dies, aged 81". BBC Sport. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. "Tribute to Charlie Aitken". Aston Villa Football Club. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.


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