| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barrie George Aitchison[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1937-11-15)15 November 1937[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 2021(2021-11-23) (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Colchester Casuals | 0 | (0) | |
| 1954–1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Colchester United | 50 | (6) |
| 1966–1967 | Cambridge City | ||
| Bury Town | |||
| Total | 50 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Barrie George Aitchison (15 November 1937 – 23 November 2021) was an Englishfootballer who played as awinger inthe Football League forColchester United, where he came through the youth ranks before joiningTottenham Hotspur, but failed to make a first-team appearance. His older brotherPeter also played professionally for Colchester United.
Born inColchester, Aitchison followed in his brotherPeter's footsteps by joiningColchester United fromBorder League football in 1953, but was considered too slight and was released in 1954, joiningTottenham Hotspur. He spent ten years with the club, mostly in the reserves and other minor sides, during which time they wonthe Football Combination twice. A fee of £750 brought Aitchison back toLayer Road in 1964 having failed to make a first-team breakthrough whilst at Tottenham.[2]
Aitchison made his Colchester debut on 22 August 1964 in a 1–0 defeat at home toCarlisle United.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 2 September of the same year in a 1–1League Cup draw withTorquay United,[4] going on to score six goals inthe Football League in 50 games for the club.[5] In September 1965, during a 2–0 home victory overRochdale,[6] Aitchison suffered an injury that would ultimately lead to his retirement from the full-time game,[2] as he went on to play his final Football League and final professional game on 28 May 1966, a 2–1 away defeat toNewport County.[7]
After declining Colchester's offer of a part-time contract for the1966–67 season, Aitchison moved to non-leagueCambridge City before transferring toBury Town a season later.[2]
As a result of his footballing and injury suffered while with Colchester United, Aitchison underwent a cartilage operation in 1970. Following his retirement from the professional game, he worked for Alston's in Colchester, a furniture upholsterers.[2]