| Paul Crarey | |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1966[1] |
| Birth Place: | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England |
| Club1: | Barrow |
| Year1start: | 1987 |
| Year1end: | 92 |
| Appearances1: | 167 |
| Tries1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 64 |
| Year2start: | 1992 |
| Year2end: | 93 |
| Appearances2: | 10 |
| Tries2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 8 |
| Club3: | Carlisle |
| Year3start: | 1993 |
| Appearances3: | 15 |
| Tries3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 20 |
| Club4: | Barrow |
| Year4start: | 1994 |
| Appearances4: | 15 |
| Tries4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 8 |
| Coachteam1: | Barrow |
| Coachyear1start: | 2005 |
| Coachyear1end: | 07 |
| Coachgames1: | 0 |
| Coachwins1: | 0 |
| Coachdraws1: | 0 |
| Coachlosses1: | 0 |
| Coachteam2: | Whitehaven |
| Coachyear2start: | 2007 |
| Coachyear2end: | 08 |
| Coachgames2: | 0 |
| Coachwins2: | 0 |
| Coachdraws2: | 0 |
| Coachlosses2: | 0 |
| Coachteama: | Cumbria |
| Coachyearastart: | 2010 |
| Coachyearaend: | present |
| Coachgamesa: | 1 |
| Coachwinsa: | 1 |
| Coachdrawsa: | 0 |
| Coachlossesa: | 0 |
| Coachyear3start: | 2014 |
| Coachyear3end: | present |
| Coachgames3: | 135 |
| Coachwins3: | 59 |
| Coachdraws3: | 5 |
| Coachlosses3: | 71 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | no |
| Source: | [2] [3] |
| Updated: | 18 Aug 2024 |
Paul Crarey (born 4 January 1966) also known by the nickname of "Cresta", is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for Dalton ARLFC http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/daltonarlfc, Barrow (1987-1995, 172 appearances, 20+ tries), and Carlisle, as a, i.e. number 9, and coached at representative level for Cumbria and British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) Great Britain Lions, and at club level for Barrow (2005–07, 2014–present), and Whitehaven (?-2008).
He won a Shooting Star award in 1988.[4] [5] [6]