fullname years death_date clubs caps birth_place nationalteam position nationalcaps manageryears nationalyears birth_date managerclubs article_title name nationalgoals
william crone 1881-1893 8 november 1944 distillery 35 belfast , ireland ireland defender 12 1896-19xx 1897 1882-1890 31 august 1863 distillery ireland billy crone
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billy crone

billy crone -lrb- 31 august 1863 -- 8 november 1944 -rrb- also referred to as william crone was an irish footballer who played for distillery and ireland during the 1880s and 1890s .
after retiring as a player he also coached both distillery and ireland .
on february 20 , 1897 he became the first coach in the history of modern football to take charge of a national team .
crone 's younger brother bob crone was also a notable footballer , playing for glentoran , middlesbrough , west bromwich albion and notts county , as well as distillery and ireland .
crone , an all-round athletic , was also a useful cricketer and distance runner .
