Charlie Aitken (footballer, born 1942)
Charles Alexander Aitken (1 May 1942 – 29 October 2023) was a Scottish footballer most associated with Aston Villa. Aitken is the West Midlands club's all-time record appearance-maker, having played 660 times for them — 657 of which were from the start. A left-back, he played for Villa from 1959 to 1976, before embarking on a one-year spell with the New York Cosmos. Aitken played for Villa in the top three tiers of English football, winning the Third Division and the League Cup during his time at the club. He also scored 16 goals for Villa and was capped by the Scotland Under-23s. Aitken's 660 games have him comfortably atop Villa's appearance charts, with club-record scorer Billy Walker on 531 and European Cup winner Gordon Cowans on 527. Charlie Aitken died on 29 October 2023, at the age of 81. References External links nasljerseys.com with Aitken's North American statistics Aston Villa Player Database 1942 births 2023 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Men's association football defenders Scotland men's under-23 international footballers English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Aston Villa F.C. players New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States