Ray Niven

Raymond Gordon "Bunty" Niven (6 March 1910 – 26 November 1992)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Ray Niven
Personal information
Full name	Raymond Gordon Niven
Date of birth	(1910-03-06)6 March 1910
Place of birth	Bealiba, Victoria
Date of death	26 November 1992(1992-11-26) (aged 82)
Original team(s)	Maryborough
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1931, 1933–34	Fitzroy	23 (24)
1932	West Perth (WAFL)	18 (23)
1934	Melbourne	02 0(2)
1936–38	Brighton (VFA)	34 (62)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

His brother, Colin Niven played for Fitzroy and Melbourne, and his nephew, Les Reeves, played for North Melbourne.

Football

He left Fitzroy to play with West Perth in 1932,^[3] before returning to Victoria in 1933.

Notes

1. "Ray Niven - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
2. Holmesby & Main (2009), p.621.
3. "Table Talk - 06/07/1933".

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

External links

• Ray Niven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ray Niven's playing statistics from WAFL Footy Facts
• Ray Niven's playing statistics from The VFA Project