| Kevin Cawley | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height: | [1] |
| Currentclub: | Alloa Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Celtic |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Ayr United |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Stranraer (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2011–2015 |
| Caps4: | 138 |
| Goals4: | 36 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Dumbarton |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2016– |
| Caps6: | 229 |
| Goals6: | 28 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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]
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.
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ayr United | 2009–10 | Scottish First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[10] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2009–10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| East Stirlingshire | 2010–11[11] [12] | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2011–12 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[13] | 1 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[14] | 0 | 47 | 5 | |||
| Total | 138 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 168 | 38 | |||
| Dumbarton | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[15] | 1 | 49 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[16] | 1 | 45 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | |||