# Kevin Cawley

Kevin Cawley (born 17 March 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic.

## 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. 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.
He spent the 2010–11 season at East Stirlingshire, then in June 2011 he signed for Alloa Athletic.
After four years with Alloa, Cawley signed for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 friendly win over Hearts. His first competitive goal came in a 1–1 draw with East Fife in the Scottish League Cup on 1 August 2015
Cawley was released by Dumbarton in May 2016, subsequently re-signing for recently relegated Alloa Athletic.

## 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 16 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2009–10 | Scottish First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| East Stirlingshire | 2010–11 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2011–12 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2012–13 | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Alloa Athletic | Total | 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 | 1 | 49 | 7 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 6 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 5 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | Total | Total | 162 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 214 | 28 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 393 | 67 | 27 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 492 | 85 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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

* Scottish Third Division: 2011–12