- Chris Aitken
-
Chris Aitken Personal information Full name Christopher Aitken Date of birth 21 September 1979 Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Stranraer Youth career –1998 Erskine B.C. 1998–2000 Greenock Morton Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000 Greenock Morton 2 (0) 2000–2001 Clyde 23 (2) 2001–2003 Greenock Morton 19 (1) 2003–2005 Hamilton Academical 50 (8) 2005–2008 Stirling Albion 101 (37) 2008–2010 Ayr United 42 (6) 2010–2011 Stirling Albion 46 (10) 2011– Stranraer 8 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:17, 16 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Chris Aitken (born 21 September 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Stranraer.
Contents
Career
Morton, Clyde & Morton again
Aitken started his professional career at Greenock Morton making his debut against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 1 April 2000. Aitken was with the Greenock club for only two games before being signed by Clyde on 14 June 2000.[1]
He made his first team debut for Clyde on 5 August 2000 against Falkirk[2] and went on to make a further 23 appearances for Clyde. Aitken scored his first goal of his professional career against Airdrie on 22 November 2000.[3] Aitken stayed with Clyde for just over a season before returning to play for Greenock Morton on 10 November 2001.
He made his second debut for Morton on 10 November 2001 against Forfar Athletic. Aitken remained with Greenock Morton for two seasons making 19 appearances for the club, before signing for Hamilton Academical in June 2003.
Hamilton
Aitken made his debut for Hamilton and scored his first goal on 2 August 2003 against St. Johnstone in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.[4] He went on to make over 50 league appearances, scoring 8 goals for the club during his time there, before he signed for Stirling Albion on 31 January 2005.
Stirling
Aitken made his debut for Stirling Albion against Dumbarton on 5 February 2005. Aitken scored his first goal for Stirling Albion against Brechin City on 26 February 2005. Since signing in 2005, Aitken went on to make over 90 league appearances, scoring over 30 goals for the Binos. Aitken was awarded the Players Player of the Year award for the 2006–07 season. He was made captain of the Stirlingshire side and at the end of the 2007–08 season, Aitken won the Stirling Albion supporters club player of the year award and the Stirling Albion supporters Trust award. Aitken was the leading goal scorer for Stirling Albion in the 2007–08 season.[5] In May 2008, after Stirling Albion were relegated to the Scottish Second Division, Aikten agreed a two-year deal with Second Division rivals Ayr United, stating that Ayr's ambition is what drew him to Somerset Park.[6]
Ayr
In May 2008, Aitken became Ayr's eighth signing since the end of the 2007–08 season.[6] Chris is widely recognised as one of the best penalty kick taker's in Scottish football, having only missed 2 out of 40 attempts.
He played a major part in Ayr's playoff success in the 08/09 season, scoring 3 goals against Brechin and captaining the side all the way to the 1st division.
On 13 January 2010, Chris, by mutual agreement, had his contract ended, and signed for former club Stirling Albion.
Stirling (second spell)
Aitken made his second début for the Beanos in a 3–3 draw with East Fife on 23 January 2010. Three goals in his first two games back in an Albion shirt showed that Chris was just as potent a goal threat as ever. It was announced he was to be released from 15 May 2011.[7]
Stranraer
After his release he joined Stranraer for the 2011/12 season, signing a deal in May 2011.
References
- ^ "Summer Signings". BBC Sport. 12 August 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/876185.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Clyde 3–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 5 August 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/867500.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Airdrieonians 1–3 Clyde". BBC Sport. 22 November 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/1036225.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Hamilton Accies 2–3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 2 August 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3117829.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Player of the Year Awards 2007/2008". James Stewart. http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/playerawards/review0708.htm. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Ayr sign Aitken from Stirling". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/ayr_united/7422359.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Playing staff update". Stirling Albion FC. 8 May 2011. http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
External links
Stranraer F.C. – current squad Categories:- Scottish footballers
- Living people
- 1979 births
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Association football midfielders
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Stranraer F.C. players
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
