Charlie Aitken
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Charles Alexander Aitken | |
| Date of birth | January 5, 1942 | |
| Place of birth |  Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1959-1976 1976-1977 |
Aston Villa New York Cosmos |
659 (16) 24 (0) |
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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 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.
[edit] Aston Villa Honours
Football League Second Division
- Runners-up: 1974–75
Football League Third Division
- Champions: 1971–72
- Runners-up: 1972
[edit] 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 | |||||||
| 1960–61 | Aston Villa | First Division | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 1961–62 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 53 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 1964–65 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 53 | 3 | ||
| 1965–66 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 1 | ||
| 1966–67 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | |
| 1968–69 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Third Division | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 55 | 1 | |
| 1971–72 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 4 | ||
| 1972–73 | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 | |
| 1973–74 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 55 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 561 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 659 | 16 | ||
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