Personal information | |||
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Full name | John A. Aitken | ||
Date of birth | c. 1894 | ||
Date of death | 13 July 1917(1917-07-13) (aged 22–23) | ||
Place of death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Perth Violet | |||
1913–1915 | Hibernian | 18 | (2) |
Broxburn United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John A. Aitken (c. 1894 – 13 July 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian.
Personal life
Aitken served as a lance corporal in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War. Deployed to the Western Front in February 1915, he was killed in action at Ypres on 13 July 1917. Aitken is buried at Vlamertinge New Military Cemetery.
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | Scottish Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Hibernian | 1913–14 | Scottish Division One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
1914–15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Club career total | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Hibernian Player John Aitken". Fitbastats. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Casualty Details: J Aitken". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- John A. Aitken on Lives of the First World War
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