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Australian rules footballer

Colin Niven

Personal information
Full name	Colin Leslie Niven
Date of birth	6 September 1903
Place of birth	Bealiba, Victoria
Date of death	1 December 1968(1968-12-01) (aged 65)
Place of death	Cowes, Victoria
Original team(s)	Maryborough
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–1932	Fitzroy	059 (16)
1933–1935	Melbourne	044 (13)
Total		103 (29)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1930–1931	Fitzroy	36 (11–25–0)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Career highlights
Fitzroy captain: 1930–1931 Melbourne captain: 1934–1935
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Colin Niven (6 September 1903 – 1 December 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Colin Niven (1870-1938), and Ida Bell Niven (1875-1947), née Lewis, Colin Leslie Niven was born at Bealiba, Victoria on 6 September 1903.

His cousin once removed, Gordon Jones, also played for Melbourne.

He married Ada Dorothy Smith in 1934.

Footballer

Niven, a follower, played with Maryborough in the Ballarat Football League and won their 1927 best and fairest award, 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.

After six months out of the game, Niven was appointed playing coach of Donald in 1936 and he led the team to premierships in 1936, 1937 and 1939 in the North Central Football League before retiring as a player.

Military service

Niven later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

Death

He died at Cowes, Victoria on 1 December 1968.

Footnotes

"Colin Niven - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Deaths: Niven, The Argus, (Friday, 1 July 1938), p.12.
Bealiba, The Age, (Tuesday, 5 July, 1938), p.12.
Marriage: Niven—Lewis, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 December 1897), p.18.
Deaths: Niven, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 February 1947), p.2.
"1927 - What Country People Are Doing". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 18 November 2024. p. 41. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
"Played Senior Football For 23 Years". Weekly Times. No. 3674. Victoria, Australia. 18 November 1939. p. 56.
"World War II Nominal Roll: Corporal Colin Niven (59843)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Deaths: Niven, The Age, (Monday, 2 December 1968), p.18.

References

Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

Colin Niven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Colin Niven at AustralianFootball.com
Colin Niven, at Demonwiki.
Colin Niven, at Boyles Football Photos.

v t e 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 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

v t e Captains of the Melbourne Football Club
Pre-VFA	1859: Wills/T. Smith/Hammersley 1860: Hammersley/T. Smith/Thompson/Wills 1861: Harrison/R. Wardill/T. Smith 1862: T. Smith/Woolley/Nicholls 1863: Harrison/Woolley 1864: Harrison/R. Wardill/Tait 1865: Wills/Harrison/R. Wardill 1866: Harrison/Neal/Conway 1867–1868: Harrison/Freeman 1869–1871: Harrison 1871: Goldsmith 1872–1873: Byrne 1874–1875: Goldsmith 1875: Forrester
VFA	1876–1879: Sillett 1880: Bennie 1881: Lamrock 1882: Rannard 1883: M. McKenzie 1884: John McDonald 1885: G. Aitken/Franks 1886: Morrison 1887: Kelly 1888: King 1889–1891: Fox 1892: W. Aitken 1892–1895: Fox 1895–1896: J. Wilson
VFL/AFL	1897–1898: Sutton 1899: Sholl 1900: D. Wardill 1901–1904: McClelland 1905: Langley 1906: Sowden 1907: Coutie 1908: Purse 1909: Nolan 1910–1911: Coutie 1912–1913: George 1914: Incigneri 1915: J. McKenzie 1919–1920: Heinz 1921–1923: P. Wilson 1924–1927: Chadwick 1928–1931: Warne-Smith 1932–1933: Vine 1934–1935: Niven 1936–1941: La Fontaine 1942–1944: Beames 1945–1947: N. 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: T. Viney 2000–2008: Neitz 2008: Bruce/James McDonald 2009–2010: James McDonald 2011: Green 2012–2013: Grimes/Trengove 2014: Grimes/Jones 2015–2016: Jones 2017–2019: Jones/J. Viney 2020–: Gawn
AFL Women's	2017–2018: Pearce 2019: O'Dea/Scott 2020–2022 (S7): Pearce 2023– : Hore

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

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

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