Andrew Aitken

Goalkeeper Andrew Aitken made his one and only Liverpool appearance in a 3-3 draw away to Blackburn Rovers on 27 December 1930. Arthur Riley was Liverpool's main keeper at the time and Aitken had virtually no chance of establishing himself as the legendary Elisha Scott was Riley's understudy. Aitken's Liverpool career came to an abrupt end the following spring. He was featuring for the reserves against Stockport County's reserves on 4 April 1931 when Liverpool suffered a 6-1 defeat and he sustained a broken leg. After leaving Liverpool, Aitken returned to amateur football in the North East. He later had a brief return to the professional game, making one league appearance for Hartlepools United during the 1935/36 season in Third Division North. He subsequently worked in the building trade and settled in Newcastle.