Kevin Cawley
Scottish footballer (born 1989)
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Kevin Cawley (born 17 March 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 as of 12:27, 22 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
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
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the First Division play-offs
- Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
- Three appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Championship play-offs
- Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Championship play-offs
Honours
- Alloa Athletic