Scott Andrew McNiven is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

-born Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer who is currently a free agent after being released by Hyde

Hyde F.C.

Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...

.He started his career at Oldham Athletic

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...

 in 1995 before moving on to Oxford United in 2002. He jointly managed Hyde with Steve Halford

Steve Halford

Stephen Paul "Steve" Halford is an English footballer currently playing for Mossley. He joined them in July 2011 from Hyde, where he was also player-manager...

 at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Career

Born in Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, he progressed through the youth ranks at Oldham Athletic

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...

 in the Football League where he eventually went on to make 222 appearances, before leaving in 2002 after ten years at the club. He then joined Oxford United

Oxford United F.C.

Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...

 where he stayed for two years making 85 appearances, before in 2004, he left the club and went on to play for Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town F.C.

Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...

 and then Chester City

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

, but he was released by Chester in 2006 and was unable to find a new club. After his release from Chester McNiven spent time with Morecambe

Morecambe F.C.

Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...

, Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood Town F.C.

Fleetwood Town F.C. is an English football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire. They currently play in the Conference National having been defeated in the Conference National play-off semi-final by AFC Wimbledon in the 2010–11 season.-History:...

 and Guiseley respectively.

McNiven joined Conference National

Conference National

Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 newcomers Farsley Celtic ahead of the 2007-08

2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...

 season. His debut on 11 August 2007 saw him come up against his twin brother who was playing for Stafford Rangers

Stafford Rangers F.C.

Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...

. It was Scott who came out on top, as Farsley clinched a 1–0 win. In July 2008 Scott joined Fylde

A.F.C. Fylde

A.F.C. Fylde is a football club based at Warton in the Borough of Fylde in the English county of Lancashire. The club were known as Kirkham & Wesham F.C. until the end of the 2007-08 season...

 on a Free Transfer from Farsley Celtic.

At the start of the 2009–10 season he joined up with his twin brother David

David McNiven (footballer born 1978)

David Jonathan McNiven is an English-born Scottish footballer. He plays as a striker and is a well travelled player, he has predominantly played in England but has also played football in Scotland and Sweden.-Early life:...

 at Hyde. Scott made his debut aganst Stafford Rangers which Scott's Hyde

Hyde F.C.

Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...

 won 1–0. On 17 October 2010, he scored his first goal for Hyde in a 3–1 defeat to Corby Town

Corby Town F.C.

Corby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire. They will be members of the Conference North for the 2011–12 season. The Steelmen play their home games at the newly built Steel Park, adjacent to their previous ground, Rockingham Triangle Sports Stadium, which is...

. He scored once more that season in a 4–3 defeat to the hands of Blyth Spatrans

Blyth Spartans A.F.C.

Blyth Spartans A.F.C. are a professional football club who play in the Conference North, and are based in the town of Blyth, Northumberland, England. They are often the most Northerly team in whichever league or cup they are playing in. They are managed by former Spartans player Steve Cuggy.They...

. He finished the 2009–2010 season with Hyde having played 42 games in all competitions scoring 2 goals. On 3 October 2010, McNiven was made assistant manager to Neil Tolson

Neil Tolson

Neil Tolson is a former English footballer who is currently assistant manager to Lee Sinnott at Conference North side Altrincham after being sacked as manager of Hyde in May 2011.-Career:...

 at Hyde

Hyde F.C.

Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...

 following the departure of former assistant manager Glynn Hurst

Glynn Hurst

Glynn Hurst is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.-Early and personal life:Born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Hurst moved to South Africa at a young age.-Early career:...

 to FC United of Manchester

F.C. United of Manchester

F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester that plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the...

. He took over as joint player-manager with Steve Halford

Steve Halford

Stephen Paul "Steve" Halford is an English footballer currently playing for Mossley. He joined them in July 2011 from Hyde, where he was also player-manager...

 after the sacking of Neil Tolson

Neil Tolson

Neil Tolson is a former English footballer who is currently assistant manager to Lee Sinnott at Conference North side Altrincham after being sacked as manager of Hyde in May 2011.-Career:...

 on 4 April 2011. He was replaced as the joint-manager of Hyde before the start of the 2011–12 season by Gary Lowe.

Personal life

His father

David McNiven (footballer born 1955)

David Scott McNiven is a Scottish former footballer who played for Leeds United, Bradford City, Blackpool and Morecambe. His sons David and Scott are both football players as well.‎-Sources:*...

 and twin brother

David McNiven (footballer born 1978)

David Jonathan McNiven is an English-born Scottish footballer. He plays as a striker and is a well travelled player, he has predominantly played in England but has also played football in Scotland and Sweden.-Early life:...

, both named David, were also footballers. In 2007 whilst he was at Mansfield Town he was diagnosed with testicular cancer

Testicular cancer

Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system.In the United States, between 7,500 and 8,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. In the UK, approximately 2,000 men are diagnosed each year. Over his lifetime, a man's risk of...

, but luckily for Scott he made a full recovery. After his time with Cancer, he went out to help others with the same illness.

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