Barrie George Aitchison (15 November 1937 – 23 November 2021) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Colchester United, where he came through the youth ranks before joining Tottenham Hotspur, but failed to make a first-team appearance.
He spent ten years with the club, mostly in the reserves and other minor sides, during which time they won the Football Combination twice.
A fee of £750 brought Aitchison back to Layer Road in 1964 having failed to make a first-team breakthrough whilst at Tottenham.
[5] In September 1965, during a 2–0 home victory over Rochdale,[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 to Newport County.
[2] As a result of his footballing and injury suffered while with Colchester United, Aitchison underwent a cartilage operation in 1970.