Ken Aitken | |
Fullname: | Ken Aitken |
Birth Date: | 25 June 1928 |
Originalteam: | South Merlynston[1] |
Height: | 183 cm |
Weight: | 83 kg |
Statsend: | 1952 |
Years1: | 1948–1951 |
Club1: | Carlton |
Games Goals1: | 14 (0) |
Years2: | 1952 |
Club2: | Collingwood |
Games Goals2: | 17 (1) |
Games Goalstotal: | 31 (1) |
Ken Aitken (25 June 1928 – 3 June 2008)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Aitken never played more than nine games in a seasons for the seniors but was a member of Carlton's 1951 premiership team in the league seconds.[3] He joined Collingood the following year and was a reserve in the 1952 VFL Grand Final, which they lost.[3]
He was dropped from Collingwood's list in the pre-season and signed with the Coburg Football Club.[4] After retiring he was coach of the Carlton Under-19s side for four years, from 1956 to 1959