Appearances:
660 |
Starts:
656 |
Substitute:
4 |
Unused:
6 |
Goals:
16 |
Games per Goal:
41.25 |
Assists:
29 |
Goal Involvements:
45 |
Player #487
Source: Villa News & Record
Source: Villa News & Record
Born:
Citizenship:
Position:
From:
To:
Seasons:
Bookings:
Red Cards:
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Left Back
1960-61
1975-76
16
14 |
0 |
Charlie Aitken
Charlie Aitken
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1960-61 | 1961-62 | 1962-63 | 1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 |
Age
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D2 | D2 | D2 | D3 | D3 | D2 | D2 | D2 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
# | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Appearances
1 | 42 | 53 | 37 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 35 | 47 | 34 | 55 | 50 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 26 |
Starts
1 | 42 | 53 | 37 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 34 | 55 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 25 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Assists
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Bookings
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Red Cards
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goals
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.00 | 17.67 | 48.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 12.50 | 39.00 |
Goal
Involvements
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1960-61 | 1961-62 | 1962-63 | 1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 |
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🔢
⛔
⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Charles Alexander Aitken
Birth Date
1 May 1942
Birth Place
Edinburgh
Birth Country
Scotland
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🏴
Citizenship
Scotland
Villa Youth
1959-61 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams
Gorebridge Juniors
Edinburgh Thistle
1959-61 Aston Villa Youth
Transfer in
Aged
17
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
August 1959
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
September 1961
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
35
New York Cosmos
To
For
Free
On
December 1977
Under
Ron Saunders 🏴
Subsequent Clubs
1976-77 New York Cosmos
NASL
🕒 24 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1977 Retired aged 37
Died
29 October 2023, Aged 81
Villa Career
1961-76 Youth,
Football League First Division, Second Division, Third Division
🕒 660 | 656 (4) | ⚽ 14 | #487 |
Appearances
Unused
660
6
Goals
16
Played Under
Joe Mercer 🏴 1961-64
Dick Taylor 🏴 1964-67
Tommy Cummings 🏴 1967-68
Arthur Cox 🏴 1968
Tommy Docherty 🏴 1968-70
Vic Crowe 🏴 1970-74
Ron Saunders 🏴 1974-76
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1960-61
29 April 1961
Sheffield Wednesday (h), Division One
18
Joe Mercer 🏴
29 April 1961
Joe Mercer 🏴
7 March 1964
Appearances
Goals
660
16
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1975-76
31 January 1976
Queens Park Rangers (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
Ron Saunders 🏴
33
31 January 1976
Ron Saunders 🏴
Honours
1971-72 Third Division
1974-75 League Cup
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
🏴
Scotland
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 |
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 |
Charlie Aitken
Source: Villa News & Record
Source: Villa News & Record
Player #487 for Aston Villa, Charles Alexander Aitken, known as Charlie Aitken, played as a left back for the club.
Charlie played for Villa between 1960-61 and 1975-76 making 660 appearances and scoring 16 goals.
Charlie was born in Edinburgh on 1 May 1942 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 29 April 1961 aged 19.
Villa had signed Charlie from Edinburgh Thistle on 1 August 1959
Charlie played for Villa for 17 seasons, represented the club in three divisions and played in Villa’s first ever European fixture.
Curiously Charlie’s debut came in the same match that Villa great Johnny Dixon made his final appearance for the club. Incredibly Charlie hardly ever missed a game for Villa - only once playing less than 30 games for the club and that was in his final season.
In total Charlie was an ever present in five campaigns and helped Villa to win the 1975 League Cup, be crowned champions of the Third Division in 1972-73 and secure promotion back to the top flight in 1974-75.
Charlie eclipsed previous record holder Billy Walker’s appearance record in December 1973 before playing his final game for Villa on Saturday, 31 January 1976.
Charlie played under Villa managers Joe Mercer, Dick Taylor, Tommy Cummings, Tommy Docherty, Vic Crowe and Ron Saunders.