Ronnie Blair
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Victor Blair[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Coleraine, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Coleraine | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1970 | Oldham Athletic | 77 | (1) |
| 1969–1970 | → Preston North End (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Rochdale | 70 | (3) |
| 1972–1981 | Oldham Athletic | 295 | (21) |
| 1978 | → Colorado Caribous (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Blackpool | 36 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Rochdale | 3 | (0) |
| Castleton Gabriels | |||
| Total | 499 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Castleton Gabriels | |||
| Bacup Borough | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Victor Blair (born 26 September 1949) is a Northern Irish former professional football player and manager.
Career
Born in Coleraine, Blair played for Coleraine, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Rochdale, Colorado Caribous and Blackpool.[1][2][3][4][5] He also earned one cap for the Northern Ireland national team.[2][3]
He later became player-manager at Castleton Gabriels,[4] and manager at Bacup Borough.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Ronnie Blair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Ronnie Blair". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
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- Blackpool F.C. players
- Rochdale Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
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