- 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
Melbourne59 (16)
44 (13)
103 (29)Coaching career3 Years Club Games (W–L–D) 1930–31 Fitzroy 36 (11) 1 Playing statistics 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-SmithMelbourne Football Club captain
1934–1935Succeeded by
Allan La FontaineCaptains 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: Parratt • 1921: Parratt/Lethbridge • 1922: Lethbridge • 1923: Rattray • 1924–1925: Atkinson • 1926: Adams • 1927: Wigraft • 1928: Rattray • 1929: Chapman • 1930–1931: Niven • 1932: Bunton/Sexton • 1933: Sexton/Moriarty • 1934: Cashman/Davies • 1935: Cameron • 1936–1937: Bunton • 1938–1941: Curcio • 1942: Hearn • 1943–1947: Hughson • 1948: Ruthven • 1949: Smith • 1950: Smith/Ruthven • 1951–1954: Ruthven • 1955–1957: Stephen • 1958–1961: Gale • 1962: Abrahams • 1963–1964: Murray • 1965: Rogerson • 1966: Rogerson/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: BoydCaptains 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 • 1928–1933: Warne-Smith • 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 • 2009–2010: McDonald • 2011: GreenCoaches 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: Len Smith|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: McConnellItalics denote caretaker coachCategories:- 1903 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club coaches
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Melbourne Football Club captains
- Maryborough Football Club players
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