Hamilton Academical
Which team did the player Chris Aitken belong to from 2003 to 2005?
Chris Aitken Christopher Aitken ( born 21 September 1979 ) is a Scottish retired footballer who is currently assistant manager to his elder brother Stephen at East Kilbride . Stephen is also a former footballer . Playing career . Morton , Clyde & Morton again . Aitken started his professional career at Greenock Morton making his debut against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 1 April 2000 . Aitken was with the Greenock club for only two games before being signed by Clyde on 14 June 2000 . He made his first team debut for Clyde on 5 August 2000 against Falkirk and went on to make a further 23 appearances for Clyde . Aitken scored his first goal of his professional career against Airdrie on 22 November 2000 . Aitken stayed with Clyde for just over a season before returning to play for Greenock Morton on 10 November 2001 . He made his second debut for Morton on 10 November 2001 against Forfar Athletic . Aitken remained with Greenock Morton for two seasons making 19 appearances for the club , before signing for Hamilton Academical in June 2003 . Hamilton . Aitken made his debut for Hamilton and scored his first goal on 2 August 2003 against St Johnstone in the Scottish League Challenge Cup . He went on to make over 50 league appearances , scoring 8 goals for the club during his time there , before he signed for Stirling Albion on 31 January 2005 . Stirling . Aitken made his debut for Stirling Albion against Dumbarton on 5 February 2005 . Aitken scored his first goal for Stirling Albion against Brechin City on 26 February 2005 . Since signing in 2005 , Aitken went on to make over 90 league appearances , scoring over 30 goals for the Binos . Aitken was awarded the Players Player of the Year award for the 2006–07 season . He was made captain of the Stirlingshire side and at the end of the 2007–08 season , Aitken won the Stirling Albion supporters club player of the year award and the Stirling Albion supporters Trust award . Aitken was the leading goal scorer for Stirling Albion in the 2007–08 season . In May 2008 , after Stirling Albion were relegated to the Scottish Second Division , Aitken agreed a two-year deal with Second Division rivals Ayr United , stating that Ayrs ambition is what drew him to Somerset Park . Ayr . In May 2008 , Aitken became Ayrs eighth signing since the end of the 2007–08 season . Chris is widely recognised as one of the best penalty kick takers in Scottish football , having only missed two out of 40 attempts . He played a major part in Ayrs playoff success in the 2008–09 season , scoring three goals against Brechin and captaining the side all the way to the First division . On 13 January 2010 , Chris , by mutual agreement , had his contract ended , and signed for former club Stirling Albion . Stirling ( second spell ) . Aitken made his second début for the Beanos in a 3–3 draw with East Fife on 23 January 2010 . Three goals in his first two games back in an Albion shirt showed that Chris was just as potent a goal threat as ever . It was announced he was to be released from 15 May 2011 . Stranraer . After his release he joined Stranraer for the 2011–12 season , signing a deal in May 2011 . Aitken spent 5 seasons with Stranraer before retiring at the end of the 2015–16 season . Coaching career . After being involved with first-team coaching with Stranraer during the 2015–16 season , Aitken was appointed assistant manager to Brian Reid shortly after announcing his retirement . After Reid left the club by mutual consent in January 2017 , Aitken was made interim manager until Reids successor could be appointed . Not long after this , former Blues assistant Stephen Farrell was named the new manager of Stranraer , taking up the position following on 23 January 2017 . Aitken remained as interim manager for the Scottish Cup match against Aberdeen , which the side lost 4–0 , before returning to his previous position as assistant manager .