John Lambie "Ian" Ormond (5 August 1949 – 8 October 2021) was an

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player who represented

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at international level.

Biography

Ormond was born in Harthill, Scotland, on 5 August 1949, and migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1961. He became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1975. Ormond scored a

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on his full

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debut in a 4–1 win over

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on 17 September 1971 and ended his international playing career with ten A-international caps and five goals to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 1–0 loss to

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on 2 March 1976. Ormond was from good football pedigree: his uncle

Willie Ormond William Esplin Ormond (23 February 1927 – 4 May 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s an ...

represented

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at the

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as a player and the

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as manager, while his father Bert Ormond and brother

Duncan Ormond Thomas Duncan Ormond (born 10 October 1950) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Biography Ormond was born in Harthill, Scotland, on 10 October 1950, and migrated with his family to New Z ...

also represented New Zealand, as did Duncan's daughter

Vicki Ormond Vicki Ormond (born 29 September 1982) is an association football player who represented New Zealand. A forward, Ormond made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Japan on 2 June 2000 and finished her international ca ...

. Ormond died in

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on 8 October 2021.

References

1949 births 2021 deaths New Zealand association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Stop Out Sports Club players Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Naturalised citizens of New Zealand Footballers from North Lanarkshire Men's association football forwards North Shore United AFC players {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub