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Ron Adair

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Ron Adair
Personal information
Full name Ron Adair
Date of birth (1931-06-02) 2 June 1931 (age 93)[1]
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Position(s) 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, correct as of 5 November 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2009

Ron Adair (born 2 June 1931) is a Northern Irish-born Australian former association footballer.

Playing career

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Club career

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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

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Adair played 23 times for Western Australia, captaining the state 11 times.[2][3]

International career

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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

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Stars of Yesteryear: Ron Adair". Football Hall of Fame, Western Australia. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Australian Player Database - A". ozfootball.net. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Hall of Legends". Football Hall of Fame Western Australia. footballwa.net. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ^ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  5. ^ "Ron Adair". Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2009.