John A. Aitken (c. 1894 – 13 July 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Hibernian.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John A. Aitken | ||
Date of birth | c. 1894[1] | ||
Date of death | 13 July 1917 | (aged 22–23)||
Place of death | Ypres, Belgium[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Perth Violet | |||
1913–1915 | Hibernian | 18 | (2) |
Broxburn United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
editAitken served as a lance corporal in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War.[2] Deployed to the Western Front in February 1915, he was killed in action at Ypres on 13 July 1917.[1][2][3] Aitken is buried at Vlamertinge New Military Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | Division | League | Scottish Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Hibernian | 1913–14 | Scottish Division One[1] | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
1914–15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Club career total | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Hibernian Player John Aitken". Fitbastats. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: J Aitken". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ John A. Aitken on Lives of the First World War