Kevin Cawley

Kevin Cawley

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Alloa Athletic
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	149	(38)
2015–2016	Dumbarton	32	(2)
2016–	Alloa Athletic	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Kevin Cawley (born 17 March 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for 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. 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.

In June 2011 he signed for Alloa Athletic. After four years with Alloa, Cawley signed for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 friendly win over Hearts. His first competitive goal came in a 1-1 draw with East Fife in the Scottish League Cup on August 1, 2015 He was released in May 2016, subsequently re-signing for recently relegated Alloa Athletic.

Nickname

Due to his small stature, Alloa Athletic fans have compared Cawley to the clubs 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.

Honours

Alloa Athletic

• Scottish Third Division: 2011–12
• Scottish First Division play-offs : 2012–13
• Scottish Championship play-offs 2014–15

External links

• Kevin Cawley career statistics at Soccerbase
• Craig Cawley career statistics at Soccerbase (Alloa stats, incorrect name)