Charlie Aitken

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Charlie Aitken
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Personal information
Full name Charles Alexander Aitken
Date of birth January 5, 1942 (1942-01-05) (age 66)
Place of birth    Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1959-1976
1976-1977
Aston Villa
New York Cosmos
561 (14)
024 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

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

He is the all-time record appearance holder at English club Aston Villa. He played for Villa from August 1959 until May 1976, a period of 17 seasons. He spent the last two seasons of his professional career in the NASL with the New York Cosmos.

  • 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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