Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead (21 May 1887 – 19 July 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 1966 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Cheadle, Cheshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maryhill Harp | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Partick Thistle | 4 | (0) |
| 1906–1918 | Blackburn Rovers | 210 | (75) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1912 | Scotland | 1 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 07 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 07 | |||
Aitkenhead was born in Maryhill, Glasgow and played just four matches for his first club Partick Thistle before being signed by English club Blackburn Rovers in September 1906.[1] He remained with Blackburn for the remainder of his career, winning the 1911-12 and 1913-14 league championships. He made just one appearance for Scotland, scoring twice in a 4–1 win against Ireland on 16 March 1912. He also took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match in 1911[2] and 1914.[3]
During the First World War he "guested" for Preston North End for several seasons.[4] After retiring in 1918 he worked at management level in the Lancashire cotton industry, serving as chairman of a local firm in Blackburn for almost 40 years.[4] He died at Cheadle Royal Hospital in Cheshire.[5]
References
edit- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Football. | Anglo-Scots v. Home Scots, The Scotsman, 21 March 1911, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Association Trial Match At Glasgow., The Scotsman, 16 March 1914, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ a b Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
External links
edit- Walter Aitkenhead at the Scottish Football Association
- Wattie Aitkenhead at Spartacus Educational
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