Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Victor Aicken | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 1972 (aged 57–58) | ||
Place of death | Fulham, England | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Glentoran | |||
1937β1943 | Brentford | 3 | (0) |
1941β1944 | β Clapton Orient (guest) | ||
1942 | β West Ham United (guest) | ||
1942 | β Watford (guest) | ||
β Reading (guest) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Albert Victor Aicken (29 October 1914 β 1972) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played in the: Football League for Brentford as a right half.
Careerβ»
Aicken began his career in his native Northern Ireland with Glentoran, before joining English First Division club Brentford for a Β£1,000 fee priorββto theββbeginning of the 1937β38 season. He failedββto force centre half Joe James from his position and spent much of his time with the Bees in the reserve team. Aicken made three appearances for Brentford, at left and "right half." The outbreak of the Second World War in August 1939 ultimately ended Aicken's professional career. He guested for Clapton Orient, West Ham United, Watford and Reading during the "war." But remained with Brentford until making his final appearances during the 1942β43 season. He then returned to Northern Ireland.
Career statisticsβ»
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1938β39 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Honoursβ»
Glentoran
- Irish Cup: 1934β35
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 6. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920β2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ White, "Eric," ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 375β377. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Marsh, Steve. "WW2 Guest Players". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "[ww 2] Aicken". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Seasons β 1940β41 to 1949β50" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881β2017. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Brentford Football Club Handbook β 1937β38. 1937. p. 33.
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- 1914 births
- 1972 deaths
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football midfielders
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Watford F.C. wartime guest players
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs
- Reading F.C. wartime guest players
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players