Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942)

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Charlie Aitken
Personal information
Full name Charles Alexander Aitken
Date of birth (1942-01-05) 5 January 1942
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position Left back
Youth career
Gorebridge Juniors
Edinburgh Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1976 Aston Villa 561 (14)
1976–1977 New York Cosmos 24 (0)
Total 585 (14)
National team
1961–1962 Scotland U23 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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

Aitken 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 came to Villa to accompany his friend Wilson Briggs, also a left back, to a trial. They were both taken on, but Briggs ended up playing just two games in his career. Aitken was a member of the 1975 League Cup winning team, having been a runner-up in 1971. He spent the last two seasons of his professional career in the NASL with the New York Cosmos.

Aston Villa Honours

Football League Second Division

Football League Third Division

Football League Cup

FA Charity Shield

Aston Villa Career Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1960–61Aston VillaFirst Division1010
1961–623504030420
1962–634203080530
1963–643412010371
1964–654235060533
1965–664211050481
1966–673902010420
1967–68Second Division3202010350
1968–694204010470
1969–703101020340
1970–71Third Division44011100551
1971–724341060504
1972–73Second Division3311040381
1973–743824010432
1974–7542130101552
1975–76First Division211102020261
Career total 561143516112065916
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