For the Irish landscape painter, see Robert Crone (artist).
 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.
Crone also earned four international caps for Ireland between 1889 and 1890.
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), 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.
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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- 1870 births
- 1943 deaths
- Irish association footballers (before 1923)
- Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers
- Lisburn Distillery F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Burton Swifts F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. non-playing staff
- Western Football League players
- Bedminster F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Brentford F.C. managers
- Brentford F.C. players
- Southern Football League managers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Irish association football managers
- NIFL Premiership players