Ron Adair (born 2 June 1931) is a Northern Irish-born Australian former association footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ron Adair | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1931[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 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2009 | |||
Playing career edit
Club career edit
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
Adair played 23 times for Western Australia, captaining the state 11 times.[2][3]
International career edit
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
Individual edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Our Stars of Yesteryear: Ron Adair". Football Hall of Fame, Western Australia. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Australian Player Database - A". ozfootball.net. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ a b c "Hall of Legends". Football Hall of Fame Western Australia. footballwa.net. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Ron Adair". Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2009.