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Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1932)

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Charlie Aitken
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-07-19)19 July 1932
Place of birth Gorebridge, Scotland
Date of death 12 January 2008(2008-01-12) (aged 75)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1966 Motherwell 314 (38)
International career
1957 Scotland B[2] 1 (0)
1958 Scottish Football League XI[3] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charlie Aitken (19 July 1932 – 12 January 2008) was a Scottish professional football player who spent his entire career with Motherwell, making 314 appearances in the Scottish Football League between 1950 and 1966.[4]

He was voted Motherwell Player of the Year twice.[5]

Aitken died on 12 January 2008, at the age of 75.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Aitken". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Charlie Aitken". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Charlie Aitken". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ^ "These Four Gelebrities Have Proved 'Capital Buys For Motherwell'". Motherwell Times. 1 March 1963. Retrieved 18 May 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Robert McElroy (23 January 2008). "Charlie Aitken". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 25 February 2011.


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