Ron Adair
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Ron Adair is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n former association footballer.

Club career

Adair played his junior football for Victoria Park in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 before joining North Perth in 1952. After playing two season for North Perth he joined Maccabeans for a season before transferring to Azzurri
Perth SC
Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:...

. In 1956 Adair played for North Shore in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 before returning to WA to play for Swan Athletic.

State career

Adair played 23 times for Western Australia
Western Australia state association football team
The Western Australia state association football team is an association football team representing the Australian state of Western Australia. The state team is currently administered by Football West.-Competitions:...

, 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 Rapid Vienna
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...

 in 1955 and Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

 in 1959.

Individual

  • Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame
    Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame
    The Football Federation Australia's Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to association football in Australia....

     Inductee: 1999
  • Western Australian State League Best and Fairest: 1953, 1954, 1955
  • Football Hall of Fame Western Australia
    Football Hall of Fame Western Australia
    Football Hall of Fame Western Australia was formed in 1996 to honour service to association football in Western Australia.- Hall of Legends :-Hall of Champions:-Hall of Merit for Players:-Hall of Recognition:...

    Inductee: 2005
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