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 staged in Melbourne.[1] Lord played well in the defeat of the Japanese side, but the Australians were well-defeated by India where Neville D'Souza scored the first and, so far, only hat-trick by an Asian football in either a FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games tournament.
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Full name | Ron Brian Lord | ||
Date of birth | (1929-07-25) 25 July 1929 (age 92) | ||
Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1946– | Rozelle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949 | Drummoyne | ||
1950–1957 | Auburn | ||
1957–1965 | Sydney Prague | ||
– | Career Total: | 339 | (0 ) |
National team | |||
1951–1964 | Australia | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lord initially played for Australia in the early-1950s taking over duties between-the-posts from the famous Norman Conquest.
Australia squad – 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Football Australia Hall of Fame | |||||
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