Charlie Aitken

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Charlie Aitken
Personal information
Full name Charles Alexander Aitken
Date of birth 5 January 1942
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position Defender
Club information
Current club Retired
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1959-1976 Aston Villa 561 (14)
National team
1961-1962 Scotland 1 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.

Charles Alexander Aitken (Charlie) (born 5 January 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer.

He is the all-time record appearance holder at Aston Villa. He played for Villa from August 1959 until May 1976, a period of 17 seasons.

  • League appearances: 559 (2) matches - 14 goals
  • Cup appearances: 97 (1) matches - 2 goals
  • International: Scotland XI (1961-62, 1 app), U23 (1962-63, 2 caps)

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