Bob Crone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Crone | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 1943 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1889–1890 | Ireland | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1906 | Brentford (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert "Bob" Crone (4 January 1870 – 15 January 1943) was an Irish football player and coach. He was the younger brother of fellow player Billy Crone.
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.
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.
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