 Crone while with Brentford in 1902 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Crone | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 1943 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886–1889 | Distillery | 30 | (4) |
| 1889–1890 | Glentoran | 3 | (0) |
| 1890–1891 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1891–1894 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | (0) |
| 1894–1895 | Burton Swifts | 30 | (2) |
| 1895–1897 | Notts County | 32 | (0) |
| 1897–1901 | Bedminster | ||
| 1902–1903 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 137 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1889–1890 | Ireland | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1906 | Brentford (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Crone (4 January 1870 – 15 January 1943) was an Irish football player and coach. He was the younger brother of fellow player Billy Crone.
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Playing career
Crone, who played as a full-back, played club football in both Ireland and England for Distillery, Glentoran, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, Burton Swifts, Notts County, Bedminster and Brentford.[1]
Crone also earned four international caps for Ireland between 1889 and 1890.[2]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 1901, Crone became a coach at Bristol City (1901–1903), Brentford (1902–1908, also serving briefly as caretaker manager in 1906),[3] West Bromwich Albion (1908–1909) and Workington (1909–1910). He served as trainer at Southern League side Swansea Town between 1912 and 1914, working under former Brentford colleague Walter Whittaker.[4]
References
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "NIFG: Bob Crone". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ White 1989, p. 86-87.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 136. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
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This page was last edited on 19 September 2023, at 09:27