Bob Crone
Crone while with Brentford in 1902
Personal information
Full name Robert Crone
Date of birth (1870-01-04)4 January 1870
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 15 January 1943(1943-01-15) (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.

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

  1. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
  2. ↑ "NIFG: Bob Crone". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ White 1989, p. 86-87.
  4. ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 136. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
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