Ron Adair
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 2026 (aged 94) | ||
| 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 (2 June 1931 – 20 May 2026) was an association football player who played as a defender.[1] Born in Northern Ireland, he made 13 appearances for the Australia national team, scoring once.
Club career
[edit]Adair played his junior football for Victoria Park in Western Australia before joining North Perth in 1952. After playing two seasons 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]
Death
[edit]Adair died on 20 May 2026, at the age of 94.[5]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 1999[6]
- Western Australian State League Best and Fairest: 1953, 1954, 1955[2]
- Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Inductee: 2005[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ /news/vale-ron-adair-1931-2026 "Vale Ron Adair (1931-2026) | Football Australia". footballaustralia.com.au. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - 1 2 3 "Australian Player Database - A". ozfootball.net. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Vale Ron Adair (1931-2026) | Football Australia". footballaustralia.com.au. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ron Adair". Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- 1931 births
- 2026 deaths
- Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Australia
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
- Association footballers from Derry (city)
- Men's association football defenders
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Perth SC players
