Ron Lord
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ron Brian Lord | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 2024 (aged 94) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946– | Rozelle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949 | Drummoyne | ||
| 1950–1957 | Auburn | ||
| 1957–1965 | Sydney Prague | ||
| Total | 339 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1964 | Australia | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ron Lord (25 July 1929 – 8 April 2024) was an Australian international soccer player who played as a goalkeeper during the 1950s. He appeared for the host nation in the 1956 Olympic Games staged in Melbourne.[1] Lord played well in the defeat of Japan, but Australia was well-defeated by India where Neville D'Souza scored the first and, so far, only hat-trick by an Asian football team in either a FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games tournament.
Lord initially played for Australia in 1951, taking over goalkeeping duties from the well-known Norman Conquest in the Third Test against England played in Brisbane.[2]
Lord died on 8 April 2024, at the age of 94.[3]
Lord was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for "service to football".[4]
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