Ronnie Blair

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1970 Oldham Athletic 77 (1)
1969–1970Preston North End (loan) 0 (0)
1970–1972 Rochdale 70 (3)
1972–1981 Oldham Athletic 295 (21)
1978Colorado Caribous (loan) 18 (1)
1981–1982 Blackpool 36 (3)
1982–1983 Rochdale 3 (0)
Castleton Gabriels
Total499(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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ronnie Blair". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "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.