Stephen Aitken

Stephen Aitken

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Aitken
Date of birth	25 September 1976
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dumbarton (manager)
Youth career
–1993	Erskine B.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–2001	Greenock Morton	113	(4)
2001–2007	Stranraer	156	(5)
2007	Stenhousemuir	11	(0)
2007–2009	Arthurlie
2009–2011	Stranraer	19	(0)
Teams managed
2012–2015	Stranraer
2015–	Dumbarton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Stephen Aitken (born 25 September 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who is currently the manager of Dumbarton in the Scottish Championship. Aitken played for Greenock Morton, Stranraer, Stenhousemuir and Arthurlie. He rejoined Stranraer in 2009 as assistant manager to Keith Knox. Aitken retired as a player in 2011 and was appointed manager of Stranraer in October 2012. He left the club for Dumbarton on May the 27th 2015.

Career

Player

Aitken started his senior career with Greenock Morton, where he played for eight years before moving to Stranraer where he stayed for six years. Upon leaving Stranraer he joined Stenhousemuir briefly, before leaving the senior game to join Barrhead side Arthurlie in the junior ranks.

Coaching and Management

In 2009, he returned to Stranraer for a second time at the age of 32, and shortly thereafter took up a role as assistant manager.^[1] On 27 October 2012 Aitken was appointed manager at the club.^[2]

After a successful three years with Stranraer he joined Dumbarton in May 2015, to replace Ian Murray.^[3][4] He won his first competitive game in charge 3-2 against former club^[5] Greenock Morton.

Managerial statistics

As of 1 May 2016

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Stranraer		October 2012	May 2015	124	54	27	43	43.55
Dumbarton		May 2015	Present	43	13	8	22	30.23
Total				167	67	35	65	40.12

Honours and Achievements

Player

Greenock Morton

• Scottish Second Division (1): 1994-95

Stranraer

• Scottish Third Division (1): 2003-04
• Scottish Second Division promotion (1): 2004-05

References

1. "Aitken makes return to Stranraer". BBC Sport. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
2. http://www.stranraerfc.org/index.php/latest-news/240-aitken-takes-charge
3. http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1876
4. "Dumbarton: Stranraer's Stephen Aitken makes managerial switch". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33578665

External links

• Stephen Aitken career statistics at Soccerbase