Colin Niven

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Colin Niven
Personal information
Full name	Colin Niven
Date of birth	6 September 1903
Original team	Maryborough
Height/Weight	183 cm / 90 kg
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–32 1933–35 Total -	Fitzroy Melbourne	59 (16) 44 (13) 103 (29)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1930–31	Fitzroy	36 (11)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1935 season.

Colin Niven (born 6 September 1903, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Niven, a follower, played in the Ballarat Football League prior to joining Fitzroy. He captain-coached Fitzroy in 1930 and 1931 before crossing to Melbourne, which he captained in 1934 and 1935. His brother Ray, who played beside Colin in 1931, later reunited with him at Melbourne where they again appeared together in the same side.

References

Colin Niven's statistics from AFL Tables
Full Points Footy: Colin Niven
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ivor Warne-Smith	Melbourne Football Club captain 1934–1935	Succeeded by Allan La Fontaine

Captains of the Fitzroy Football Club

1897: Cleary
1898–1900: Sloan
1901–1902: McSpeerin
1903–1905: Brosnan
1906–1907: Jenkins
1908–1910: Sharp
1911: McLennan
1912: Cooper
1913: Walker
1914–1915: Parratt
1916: Johnson
1917–1918: Holden
1919: Johnson
1920–1921: Parratt
1921–1922: Lethbridge
1923: Rattray
1924–1925: Atkinson
1926: Adams
1927: Wigraft
1928: Rattray
1929: Chapman
1930–1931: Niven
1932: Bunton
1932–1933: Sexton
1933: Moriarty
1934: Cashman
1934: Davies
1935: Cameron
1936–1937: Bunton
1938–1941: Curcio
1942: Hearn
1943–1947: Hughson
1948: Ruthven
1949–1950: Smith
1950–1954: Ruthven
1955–1957: Stephen
1958–1961: Gale
1962: Abrahams
1963–1964: Murray
1965–1966: Rogerson
1966: Hayes
1967–1972: Murray
1973–1977: Murphy
1978: Merrigan
1979–1980: Alexander
1981–1984: Wilson
1985–1987: Rendell
1988–1990: Roos
1991: Osborne
1992–1994: Roos
1995–1996: Boyd

Captains of the Melbourne Football Club

1897–1898: Sutton
1899: Sholl
1900: Wardill
1901–1904: McClelland
1905: Langley
1906: Sowden
1907: Coutie
1908: Purse
1909: Nolan
1910–1911: Coutie
1912–1913: George
1914: Incigneri
1915: McKenzie
1919–1920: Heinz
1921–1923: Wilson
1924–1927: Chadwick
1928–1931: Warne-Smith
1932–1933: Vine
1934–1935: Niven
1936–1941: La Fontaine
1942–1944: Beames
1945–1947: Smith
1948–1949: Don Cordner
1950: McGrath
1951–1953: Denis Cordner
1954: Collins
1955–1956: McMahen
1957–1959: Beckwith
1960–1964: Barassi
1965–1969: Mann
1970: Johnson
1971–1972: Davis
1973–1976: Alves
1977–1978: Wells
1979–1980: Ditterich
1981–1987: Flower
1988–1990: Healy
1991–1997: Lyon
1998–1999: Viney
2000–2008: Neitz
2008: Bruce/McDonald
2009–2010: McDonald
2011: Green
2012–2013: Grimes/Trengove
2014–: Grimes/Jones

v t e Coaches of the Fitzroy Football Club

1911–1912: Moriarty 1913–1915: Parratt 1916–1919: Holden 1919: Melling 1920–1921: Parratt 1922–1924: Belcher 1925: Lethbridge 1926–1927: Belcher 1928: Rattray 1929: Ringrose 1929: Freake 1930–1931: Niven 1932–1933: Maher 1934: Wigraft 1934: Cashman 1935: Rowe 1936: Bunton 1937–1939: Rattray 1940–1942: Minogue 1943–1947: Hughson 1945: Hillard 1948: Cameron 1949–1951: N. Smith 1952–1954: Ruthven 1955–1957: Stephen 1956: Curcio 1958–1962: L. Smith 1961: Edwards 1963–1964: Murray 1963: Clark 1964: Williams 1965–1970: Stephen 1968: Slocum 1971–1974: Donaldson 1974: Campbell 1975–1977: Rose 1978: Campbell 1979–1980: Stephen 1981–1985: Walls 1986–1988: Parkin 1989–1990: Austin 1991–1994: Shaw 1995: Quinlan 1995: McConnell 1996: Nunan 1996: McConnell

Italics denote caretaker coach

Persondata
Name	Niven, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer and coach
Date of birth	6 September 1903
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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