Ron Adair
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Victoria Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | North Perth | ||
| 1954 | Maccabeans | ||
| 1955 | Perth Azzurri | ||
| 1956 | North Shore | ||
| 1957 | Swan Athletic | ||
| International career | |||
| 1954–1958 | Australia | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ron Adair (born 2 June 1931) is an Australian former footballer.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Club career
[edit | edit source]Adair played his junior football for Victoria Park in Western Australia before joining North Perth in 1952. After playing two season for North Perth he joined Maccabeans for a season before transferring to Azzurri. In 1956 Adair played for North Shore in New South Wales before returning to WA to play for Swan Athletic.[2]
State career
[edit | edit source]Adair played 23 times for Western Australia, captaining the state 11 times.[2][3]
International career
[edit | edit source]Adair played three full international matches for the Australia national association football team between 1954 and 1958, scoring one goal.[4] Adair captained Australia in two B-internationals - against Rapid Vienna in 1955 and Heart of Midlothian in 1959.[3]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Individual
[edit | edit source]- Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 1999[5]
- Western Australian State League Best and Fairest: 1953, 1954, 1955[2]
- Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Inductee: 2005[3]
References
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Categories:
- 1931 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Association footballers from Derry (city)
- Perth SC players
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Australia
- Men's association football defenders
- Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen