David McNiven (footballer born 1978)

David McNiven

McNiven with Hyde in 2012
Personal information
Full name	David Jonathan McNiven
Date of birth	(1978-05-27) 27 May 1978 (age 39)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Y.M.C.A. Juniors
1992–1995	Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2000	Oldham Athletic	21	(2)
1997	→ Vasalunds (loan)	?	(?)
2000	→ Scarborough (loan)	5	(2)
2000	Southport	12	(1)
2000–2001	York City	41	(8)
2001	Chester City	3	(0)
2001–2002	Hamilton Academical	26	(6)
2002–2003	Northwich Victoria	23	(5)
2002–2003	→ Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)	?	(?)
2003–2004	Leigh RMI	41	(25)
2004–2006	Queen of the South	47	(14)
2006	Scarborough	18	(6)
2006–2007	Morecambe	27	(3)
2007	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)	9	(9)
2007–2009	Stafford Rangers	23	(5)
2009–2010	Hyde	39	(12)
2010–2011	Droylsden	10	(4)
2011	Hyde	6	(1)
2011–2012	Workington	0	(0)
2012	Bradford Park Avenue	0	(0)
2012–?	Hyde	3	(0)
National team‡
2004	England C	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:32, 22 April 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:55, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

David Jonathan McNiven (born 27 May 1978) is an English footballer. He played as a striker and is now a sports scientist/ PE teacher. He is a well traveled player, he has predominantly played in England but has also played football in Scotland and Sweden.

Born in Leeds, McNiven was raised in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, where he played junior football for the Y.M.C.A. juniors alongside Gavin McCann who went on to play for Bolton Wanderers and John Hills who went on to play for Blackpool.

McNiven came through the ranks at Oldham Athletic alongside his brother Scott, but struggled to establish himself with the Latics. After loan spells with Scarborough and in Sweden. He eventually signed for Southport in the closing months of the 1999–2000 season. He joined York City in the summer of 2000, going on to spend just over a year with the Minstermen, and netting eight times. A month with Chester City followed, before he moved to Scotland to play for Hamilton Academical.

At the end of the season, McNiven was on the move yet again, this time back to England and Northwich Victoria. He played 23 times for the Vics, scoring five goals, but left at the conclusion of the 2002–03 season to join Leigh RMI. He came to prominence with the Railwaymen, scoring 25 goals in just 41 games before he took the chance to move back into the Scottish Football League with Queen of the South where he spent 18 months, scoring 14 goals.