Bob Crone

For the Irish landscape painter, see Robert Crone (artist).

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.

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

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.

External links

• NIFG
• Bob Crone at National-Football-Teams.com