Andy Aitken (footballer born 1978)
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| Andy Aitken | ||
 Andy Aitken celebrating Queen of the South's run to the 2008 Scottish Cup Final |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andrew Robert Aitken | |
| Date of birth | February 2, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Queen of the South | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-2004 2004-2006 2006- |
Queen of the South Gretna Queen of the South |
206 (4) 41 (2) 41 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew "Andy" Robert Aitken (born 2 February 1978, in Dumfries) is a Scottish professional footballer who plys his trade with Scottish First Division side Queen of the South. A left sided central defender, he has also previously played for Annan Athletic and Gretna.
Aitken returned to the Queens following two seasons of missionary work at Gretna, and immediately brought some pace to the defence and helped make a back three work for the side for the first time in a number of years of trying. In combination with Stuart Lovell and Jim Thomson the Annan native managed to secure one of the tightest defences in the league over the last three months of last season.
In pre-season 2006, Aitken sustained a knee ligament injury in a friendly match against Coleraine that meant a lengthy spell on the treatment table.
Andy Aitken was a mainstay of the Queens side that made it to final of the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, where they faced Rangers. The Doonhamers lost 3–2.
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