Alexander Aitken (rugby union)

Alexander Aitken (8 January 1869 – 7 July 1925) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Alexander Aitken
Birth nameAlexander Inglis Aitken
Date of birth(1869-01-08)8 January 1869
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death7 July 1925(1925-07-07) (aged 56)
Place of deathHarare, Zimbabwe
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888
1889		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1889 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Aitken played club rugby for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1888 inter-city match.[2]

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 26 January 1889.[3]

International career

He was capped just the once for Scotland, in 1889. He played in the match against Ireland on 16 February.[4]

Family

His father was Alexander Dunn Aitken (1818–1902) and his mother was Elizabeth Smith McClelland (1832-1915). He was one of their ten children.

References
  1. "Alexander Inglis Aitken". ESPN scrum.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Aitken - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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