Ron Lord (born 25 July 1929) is a former Australian international football (soccer) goalkeeper during the 1950s, appearing for the host nation in the

1956 Olympic Games 1956 Olympics refers to both: *The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy *The 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport even ...

staged in Melbourne. Lord played well in the defeat of the Japanese side, but the Australians were well-defeated by India where

Neville D'Souza Neville Stephen J. D'Souza (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer who played as a striker. During the "golden era of Indian football" under legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim, he was recognised one of the finest strikers of In ...

scored the first and, so far, only hat-trick by an Asian football in either a FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games tournament. Lord initially played for Australia in the early-1950s taking over duties ''between-the-posts'' from the famous Norman Conquest.

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1929 births Living people Soccer players from New South Wales Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Australia Men's association football goalkeepers Sydney FC Prague players {{Australia-footy-goalkeeper-stub