Billy Aitken
| Billy Aitken | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | William Robert Crawford Aitken | |
| birthday | January 11, 1951 | |
| place of birth | Dumfries , Scotland | |
| size | 157 cm | |
| position | Half-striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Castle Douglas High School | ||
| 1966-1968 | Oldham Athletic | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1968-1969 | Oldham Athletic | 1 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
William Robert Crawford "Billy" Aitken (born January 11, 1951 in Dumfries ) is a former Scottish football player .
Career
Aitken, the son of a professional footballer from FC Motherwell (possibly Charlie Aitken ), narrowly missed the leap into the Scottish national school team before joining the north-west English third division club Oldham Athletic in August 1966 as an apprentice (German apprentice) . In January 1968 he received his first professional contract.
For his competitive debut for the first team, the only 157 cm tall half-striker came to the league opener in August 1968 in a 4-0 away defeat at promoted Luton Town , coach Jimmy McIlroy only offered him one more time - as a substitute for one 0-1 defeat in the League Cup against second division club Preston North End . In January 1969 he left the club and then did not appear in higher-class football.
Individual evidence
- ↑ barryhugmansfootballers.com: Profile Billy Aitken , accessed June 25, 2020
- ^ Garth Dykes: The Who's Who of Oldham Athletic . Breedon Books, Derby 2008, ISBN 978-1-85983-635-4 , pp. 10 .
- ^ Garth Dykes: Oldham Athletic: A Complete Record 1899-1988 . Breedon Books, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-36-4 , pp. 374 f .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aitken, Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aitken, William Robert Crawford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dumfries |