Colin Crowley Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Colin Crowley
Irish:Cóilín Ó Crualaoich
Birth Date:1977
Occupation:Wellness centre owner
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Castlehaven
Clyears:1995-2008
Clapps(Points):47 (16-101)
Clcounty:1
Clprovince:1
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icyears:2002-2005
Icapps(Points):11 (0-06)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:15:25, 17 April 2020
Birth Place:Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland

Colin Crowley (born 1977) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side Castlehaven, at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team and with Munster.[1]

Career

Crowley first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Castlehaven before joining the club's senior team as a 17-year-old.[2] His performances in these grades resulted in his inclusion on the Cork minor and under-21 teams. Crowley enjoyed his first major club success when Castlehaven won the Munster Club Championship in 1997. He won a County Under-21 Championship medal the following year. Crowley joined the Cork senior football team in 2002 and won a Munster Championship medal in his debut year. He won a County Senior Championship title with Castlehaven in 2003, a victory which resulted in him taking over the captaincy of the Cork senior team in 2004.[3]

Career statistics

Club

TeamSeasonCorkMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Castlehaven1995-9610-0310-03
1996-9720-0020-00
1997-9863-0631-0920-03114-18
1998-9930-0230-02
1999-0020-0320-03
2000-0152-1852-18
2001-0221-0121-01
2002-0323-0723-07
2003-0451-1610-0661-22
2004-0521-0721-07
2005-0643-1143-11
2006-0720-0120-01
2007-0821-0521-05
2008-0930-0330-03
Career total4115-8341-1520-034716-101

Inter-county

TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork2002Division 1A70-0740-0120-02130-10
200372-0510-0010-0192-06
200450-0410-0020-0280-06
200520-0500-0000-0020-05
Career total212-2160-0150-05322-27

Honours

Castlehaven

1997

2003

1998

Cork

2002

Notes and References

  1. News: Sporting justice delayed. Irish Independent. 13 June 2004. 17 April 2021. Éamonn. Sweeney.
  2. News: The Castlehaven forward who turned defenders inside out for fun. The Southern Star. 29 July 2020. 17 April 2021. Kieran. McCarthy.
  3. News: One of Castlehaven’s stars shines across the Atlantic. West Cork People. August 2020. 17 April 2021.