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Australian footballer
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Male
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Birth:
25 June 1928
Death:
3 June 2008
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Biography
Ken Aitken (25 June 1928 – 3 June 2008) 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. He joined Collingood the following year and was a reserve in the 1952 VFL Grand Final, which they lost.
He was dropped from Collingwood's list in the pre-season and signed with the Coburg Football Club. After retiring he was coach of the Carlton Under-19s side for four years, from 1956 to 1959