George Aitken (other)
George Aitken may refer to: * George Aitken (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2003), Scottish footballer (East Fife, Sunderland and Scotland) * George Aitken (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2006), Scottish football player (Middlesbrough and Workington) and manager (Workington) * George Aitken (politician) (1836–1909), merchant and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada * George Aitken (rugby union) (1898–1952), rugby union player who represented New Zealand then Scotland * George Atherton Aitken George Atherton Aitken CB, MVO (1860–1917) was a British civil servant, author, scholar, a literary biographer and a book collector. During his lifetime, Aitken became an expert on the Queen Anne period of English literature. Public serv ...

George Aitken (footballer, Born 1925)
George Graham Aitken (28 May 1925 – 22 January 2003) was a Scottish international footballer, who played for clubs including East Fife and Sunderland. Aitken was part of the East Fife's famous half back line of Philp, Finlay and Aitken. He became the club's most capped Scotland player of all time, picking up five caps in 1949 and 1950. He always played for winning Scotland sides while with the Fifers. Aitken was among the players to have played for the club in their successful post war era when they enjoyed creditable league and cup success. Aitken won a further three caps after his transfer to Sunderland. Following his retirement as a player, Aitken spent six years as a coach at Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a .... References External links * * {{ ...
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George Aitken (footballer, Born 1928)
George Bruce Aitken (13 August 1928 – August 2006) was a Scottish people, Scottish professional association football, football player and manager. Playing career Aitken started his career with Edinburgh Thistle F.C., Edinburgh Thistle, essentially a junior side for Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, but in June 1946 was signed by David Jack (footballer), David Jack for Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough. The first person to score in a Wembley final and the first player to be sold for £10,000, Jack was already a legend by the time he took over as Middlesbrough manager in 1944. As for Aitken he made his debut against Fulham F.C., Fulham in the 1951–52 season, but struggled to establish himself at Ayresome Park and moved to Workington A.F.C., Workington for a fee of £5,000 in July 1953. He quickly established himself in the Workington defence, going on to make 262 league appearances before retiring in 1960. Coaching and managerial career On his retirement he became trainer at Worki ...
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George Aitken (politician)
George Beairsto. Aitken (20 May 1836 – 18 February 1909) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1893 to 1897 as a Liberal councillor. He was born in Lower Montague and was of Scottish descent. In 1868, Aitken married Jane Shaw. He was a justice of the peace. In the 1897 election, Murdock MacKinnon and George Aitken polled an equal number of votes for the council seat in 4th Kings. MacKinnon was declared elected by Justice E. J. Hodgson under the Controverted Elections Act. Aitken died of pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ... in Lower Montague at the age of 72. References''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill 1836 births 1909 ...
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George Aitken (rugby Union)
George Gothard Aitken (2 July 1898 – 8 July 1952) was a rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand – known as the All Blacks – and then Scotland. He was born in Westport, New Zealand, and was selected to play provincially for Buller at the age of 16. After moving to Wellington, Aitken played for the province from 1917, and from there was selected for the All Blacks side that faced South Africa when they toured New Zealand in 1921. After only two Test matches for the All Blacks, both as captain, he was dropped from the team. In 1922 Aitken was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and travelled to England to study at the University of Oxford. He played for the university's rugby club, and from there he was selected for Scotland. He first represented the country in 1924, and in 1925 appeared in all of their Five Nations matches; Scotland won all four of those games, and in doing so achieved their first ever Grand Slam. Early life and rugby career Aitken was born in We ...
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