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Irish footballer (1870–1943) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Crone | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1870 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 15 January 1943 73) | (aged||
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 |
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]
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]
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