Jim Aitken (born 22 November 1947)[1] is a British businessman and former Scotland international rugby union player.
Aitken won 24 international caps and scored one try, playing at loose head prop, between 1977 and 1984,[1] and captained the Scottish Grand Slam side in the 1984 Five Nations Championship.
[4] Aitken won his first cap for Scotland at the age of 29 against England in 1977, but was then replaced by the legendary two-time Lion, Ian McLauchlan, because of concerns about his scrummaging.
[5] In recent years he has been critical of the state of Scottish rugby, describing it as "a mess", particularly former Scotland coaching duo, Ian McGeechan and Jim Telfer.
[5] He is now a successful businessman, owning one of Scotland's largest grain merchants and having sold his previous company, Scotmalt, in 2003.