John Nilen

John William Nilen (30 January 1878 – 11 July 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

John Nilen
Personal information
Full name	John William Nilen
Born	(1878-01-30)30 January 1878 Alexandra, Victoria
Died	11 July 1963(1963-07-11) (aged 85) Bunbury, Western Australia
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910	St Kilda	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Patrick Nilen, and Elizabeth Nilen, née McElroy, John William Nilen was born on 30 January 1878.

Football

Cleared from Kalgoorlie to St Kilda on 18 May 1910,^[2] he played his only VFL First XVIII match for St Kilda, aged 32, against Collingwood, as a forward-pocket ruckman, at Victoria Park, on 21 May 1910 (round 3).^[3]