Ron Adair (born 1931 in

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. Th ...

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) is an Australian former

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er.

Playing career

Club career

Adair played his junior football for Victoria Park in

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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

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before returning to WA to play for Swan Athletic.

State career

Adair played 23 times for

, captaining the state 11 times.

International career

Adair played three full international matches for the Australia national association football team between 1954 and 1958, scoring one goal. Adair captained Australia in two B-internationals - against

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in 1955 and Heart of Midlothian in 1959.

Honours

Individual

Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame The aims of the Football Australia Hall of Fame are to celebrate and highlight the achievements of retired players and other participants who have contributed significantly to the game. These are made up of either Australian and/or non-Austral ...

Inductee: 1999 * Western Australian State League Best and Fairest: 1953, 1954, 1955 * Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Inductee: 2005

References

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