Walter Aitkenhead
| Walter Aitkenhead | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead | |
| birthday | May 21, 1887 | |
| place of birth | Glasgow , Scotland | |
| date of death | July 19, 1966 | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| Maryhill Harp | ||
| 1905-1906 | Partick Thistle | 4 (0) |
| 1906-1918 | Blackburn Rovers | 210 (75) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1912 | Scotland | 1 (2) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead (born May 21, 1887 in Glasgow , † July 19, 1966 ) was a Scottish football player .
For his first club Partick Thistle , Aitkenhead only played four games. In September 1906 he then signed with the English club Blackburn Rovers , where he played until the end of his career in 1918. With Blackburn he won the English championship in 1911/12 and 1913/14 . During the First World War he played several seasons at Preston North End .
Aitkenhead also played an international match for the Scottish football team in 1912 : In the 4-1 win over Ireland on March 16, 1912, he scored two goals.
After retiring in 1918, Aitkenhead worked in the cotton industry in Lancashire . He ran a company there for almost 40 years.
Walter Aitkenhead died in 1966 at the age of 79.
Web links
- Profile on the Scottish Football Association website
Individual evidence
- ^ Douglas Lamming: A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986 (), Hutton Press, 1987, ISBN 0-907033-47-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aitkenhead, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aitkenhead, Walter Campbell Allison (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1966 |