Colin Nish

Dunfermline Athletic

Nish started his career with Dunfermline, where he made his debut in the 1998–99 season. Nish had two subsequent loan spells with Alloa and a loan spell at Clyde.

Kilmarnock

Nish joined Kilmarnock in 2003 after being released by Dunfermline. Nish initially signed a six-month deal which ran until Christmas 2003, at which point he agreed a new 18-month contract.

Hibernian

In October 2007 Nish rejected Kilmarnock's offer of a new contract which meant that he was able to talk to other clubs from January 2008, with a view to a Bosman transfer in the summer. Nish signed a pre-contract with boyhood heroes Hibernian and the next day the two clubs agreed a deal to transfer Nish immediately. Nish made his debut for Hibernian on 9 February 2008, in a 1–1 draw to Dundee United. Nish scored his first goal for Hibernian ten minutes into his home debut against Gretna at Easter Road. Towards the end of the 2009–10 season, Nish described the Hibernian fans as "moaners" following an Edinburgh derby defeat. Nish soon apologised for those remarks, calling for unity between players and supporters ahead of an important match against Motherwell. Nish scored a hat-trick in the first half of that match, yet Hibernian only managed a 6–6 draw, in the highest scoring SPL match in league history. Nish then scored both goals in a 2–0 win at Tannadice Park that secured a UEFA Europa League place for Hibernian. Early in the 2010–11 season, however, Nish was…

On 2 June 2015, Nish was named as the new player-manager of Scottish League One club Cowdenbeath, following the resignation of Jimmy Nicholl. Nish's tenure lasted only one season however, with the club suffering their second successive relegation, this time to Scottish League Two. His contract was terminated in May 2016, less than a year after his appointment. He then took a position coaching youth players at Hibernian. After a few years of coaching Hibernian youth and reserve teams, Nish became the manager of Lowland League side Tranent Juniors in September 2022. He subsequently left the club when his contract ended in May 2023.

Nish grew up in Musselburgh and was a fan of Hibernian.

In September 2023, Nish was found guilty of assaulting his former partner. Following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, he was banned from having any contact with the woman for 12 months and was fined £500 with a supplement charge of £20.