George Niven

George Niven
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-06-11)11 June 1929
Place of birth Blairhall, Scotland
Date of death 17 July 2008(2008-07-17) (aged 79)
Place of death Kingussie, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Coupar Angus
1951–1962 Rangers 221 (0)
1962–1969 Partick Thistle 182 (0)
Total 403 (0)
International career
1953–1960 Scottish League XI 7 (0)
1955[1] Scotland B vs A trial 1 (0)
1960[2] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Niven (11 June 1929 – 17 July 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played during the 1950s and 1960s as a goalkeeper for Rangers and Partick Thistle.

  1. ^ Easter Road game should not have been played, Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
  2. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]

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