 Crone while withBrentford 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 Irishfootball player and coach. He was the younger brother of fellow playerBilly Crone.
Crone, who played as afull-back, played club football in both Ireland and England forDistillery,Glentoran,Middlesbrough,West Bromwich Albion,Burton Swifts,Notts County,Bedminster andBrentford.[1]
Crone also earned four international caps forIreland between 1889 and 1890.[2]
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) andWorkington (1909–1910). He served as trainer atSouthern League sideSwansea Town between 1912 and 1914, working under former Brentford colleagueWalter Whittaker.[4]