| Dean Carney | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Year1start: | 1983 |
| Year1end: | 86 |
| Appearances1: | 72 |
| Tries1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 87 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 286 |
| Club2: | Illawarra |
| Year2start: | 1987 |
| Year2end: | 88 |
| Appearances2: | 35 |
| Tries2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 74 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 2 |
| Points2: | 198 |
| Club3: | Newcastle Knights |
| Year3start: | 1989 |
| Appearances3: | 2 |
| Tries3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 2 |
| Updated: | 6 February 2019 |
| Source: | [1] |
Dean Carney is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 1983 to 1986, the Illawarra Steelers from 1987 to 1988 and finally the Newcastle Knights in 1989.
Carney made his debut for Cronulla in Round 1 1983 against Manly-Warringah. Carney went on to become a regular starter in the team over the next 4 years before joining Illawarra in 1987.
Carney played with Illawarra for 2 years as the club struggled towards the bottom of the ladder. In 1989, Carney signed with Newcastle. Carney only managed to play 2 matches with Newcastle and retired at the end of the season.
In 2015, Carney became coach of the Fingal Bay Bomboras.[2]