Andy Aitken (footballer, born 1919)

For other footballers named Andy Aitken, see Andrew Aitken (disambiguation).

Andrew Irving Aitken (15 October 1919 – 8 June 2000) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made over 170 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside right.^[3][4][5][6] He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[7][8][9]

Andy Aitken

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Irving Aitken[1]
Date of birth	(1919-10-15)15 October 1919
Place of birth	Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death	8 June 2000(2000-06-08) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland[3]
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1939	Shawfield
1939–1944	Queen's Park
1944–1945	Third Lanark
1945–1946	Hamilton Academical
1946–1949	Queen's Park	56	(26)
International career
1948	Great Britain	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Prior to and during the Second World War, Aitken worked for David Colville & Sons in Motherwell.^[10]