Queen of The South (2nd Spell)
Aitken returned to Palmerston Park & immediately brought some pace to the defence. In combination with Stuart Lovell and Jim Thomson the Annan native managed to secure one of the tightest defences in the league over the last three months of last season.
In pre-season 2006, Aitken sustained a knee ligament injury in a friendly match 3–0 victory away against Coleraine on 22 July that meant a lengthy spell on the treatment table.
Andy Aitken was a mainstay of the Queens side that made it to final of the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, where they faced Rangers. The Doonhamers lost 3–2.
His appearances for Queen of the South have placed him 15th within the club's record appearances list. Along with Jim Thomson they are the only Queens players to earn four senior Scottish football medals while playing for the club – (winners of the 2001/02 Second Division and 2002/03 Scottish Challenge Cup; runners up in the 1997/98 Scottish Challenge Cup and 2007/08 Scottish Cup).
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