Ronnie Blair

Ronnie Blair

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Victor Blair [1]
Date of birth	(1949-09-26) 26 September 1949 (age 75)
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 5 caps for the Northern Ireland national team. ^{[2] [3]}

He later became player-manager at Castleton Gabriels, ^[4] and manager at Bacup Borough. ^[3]

References

1. "Ronnie Blair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
2. "Ronnie Blair". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
3. "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
4. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
5. "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 13 May 2017.