Kevin Cawley

Kevin Cawley
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2009 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Ayr United 11 (0)
2010 → Stranraer (loan) 15 (2)
2010–2011 East Stirlingshire 35 (8)
2011–2015 Alloa Athletic 138 (36)
2015–2016 Dumbarton 32 (2)
2016– Alloa Athletic 229 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:27, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Kevin Cawley (born 17 March 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Cawley started his career at Celtic, where he was a high goal scorer for their reserve side.

After being released by Celtic in 2009, Cawley signed for Ayr United on a one-year contract.[2] Cawley made his debut for the Honest Men on 25 July 2009 against Albion Rovers in the Challenge Cup. In March 2010, Cawley was loaned out for a month to Stranraer (in the Third Division) to get some match practice.[3]

He spent the 2010–11 season at East Stirlingshire, then in June 2011 he signed for Alloa Athletic.[4]

After four years with Alloa, Cawley signed for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 friendly win over Hearts.[6] His first competitive goal came in a 1–1 draw with East Fife in the Scottish League Cup on 1 August 2015[7]

Cawley was released by Dumbarton in May 2016,[8] subsequently re-signing for recently relegated Alloa Athletic.[9]

Nickname

Due to his small stature, some Alloa Athletic fans have compared Cawley to the club's top goalscorer for a single season Willie Crilley, referring to him as 'The Mighty Atom' – a term which Wasps fans of the 1920s also used for Crilley.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr United 2009–10[10] Scottish First Division 11 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 14 0
Stranraer (loan) 2009–10[10] 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
East Stirlingshire 2010–11[11][12][13][14] 35 8 4 4 1 1 2[a] 1 42 14
Alloa Athletic 2011–12[15][14] 35 9 2 1 1 0 1[a] 0 39 10
2012–13[16][14] Scottish Second Division 34 13 1 0 1 0 5[b] 1 41 14
2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 35 8 3 1 2 0 1[a] 0 41 9
2014–15[18] 34 5 3 0 2 0 8[c] 0 47 5
Total 138 35 9 2 6 0 15 1 168 38
Dumbarton 2015–16[19] Scottish Championship 32 2 4 0 1 1 2[a] 0 39 3
Alloa Athletic 2016–17[20] Scottish League One 35 6 2 0 5 0 7[d] 1 49 7
2017–18[21] 33 5 2 0 4 0 6[e] 1 45 6
2018–19[22] Scottish Championship 34 1 2 1 4 1 4[a] 2 44 5
2019–20[23] 26 3 2 1 4 1 2[a] 0 34 5
2020–21[24] 27 5 1 0 5 0 — 33 5
2021–22[25] Scottish League One 7 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 9 0
Total 162 20 9 2 23 2 20 4 214 28
Career total 393 67 27 8 32 4 40 6 492 85
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the First Division play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Three appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Alloa Athletic

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Cawley". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ex-Celtic youngster Kevin Cawley signs for Ayr United". Daily Record. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Blues' in Ayr raid". stranraerfc.org. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Manager adds to squad". alloaathletic.co.uk. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Signing news: Delight at new signing". dumartonfootballclub.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ Stewart, Craig P. (9 July 2015). "Dumbarton 2–0 Hearts: Jambos beaten in friendly". The Scotsman.
  7. ^ "East Fife 1–1 Dumbarton (4–3 pens)". BBC Sport. 1 August 2015.
  8. ^ Findlay, Alan (3 May 2016). "MANAGER STARTS NEW SEASON PROCESS". Dumbarton F.C.
  9. ^ "Kevin Cawley returns home". alloaathletic.co.uk. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Forres Mechanics F.C. 0–0 East Stirlingshire F.C." Scottish Football Association. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  13. ^ "East Stirlingshire 4–0 Forres Mechanics". ESPN. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b c Kevin Cawley at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Kevin Cawley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2021.