Walter Aitkenhead
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| Walter Aitkenhead | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead | |
| Date of birth | 21 May 1887 | |
| Place of birth | Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Date of death | July 19, 1966 (aged 79) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Maryhill Harp | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1906 1906-1918 |
Partick Thistle Blackburn Rovers |
4 (?) ? (?) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1912 | Scotland | 1 (2) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead (born 21 May 1887 in Maryhill, Glasgow; died 19 July 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national team.
Aitkenhead played just 4 matches for his first club Partick Thistle before being signed by English club Blackburn Rovers in September 1906. He remained with Blackburn for the remainder of his career, winning the 1911-12 and 1913-14 league championships. He made just one appearance for Scotland, and scored twice in a 4-1 win against Ireland on 16 March 1912.
During the First World War he "guested" for Preston North End for several seasons.[1] After retiring in 1918 he worked at management level in the Lancashire cotton industry, serving as chairman of a local firm for almost 40 years.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 (Hardback), Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).
