Colin Crowley

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Colin Crowley
Personal information
Irish name Cóilín Ó Crualaoich
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1977
Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Wellness centre owner
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
1995-2008
Castlehaven 47 (16-101)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2002-2005
Cork 11 (0-06)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:25, 17 April 2020.

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]

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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

TeamSeason Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Castlehaven 1995-96 10-0310-03
1996-97 20-0020-00
1997-98 63-0631-0920-03114-18
1998-99 30-0230-02
1999-00 20-0320-03
2000-01 52-1852-18
2001-02 21-0121-01
2002-03 23-0723-07
2003-04 51-1610-0661-22
2004-05 21-0721-07
2005-06 43-1143-11
2006-07 20-0120-01
2007-08 21-0521-05
2008-09 30-0330-03
Career total4115-8341-1520-034716-101

Inter-county

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2002 Division 1A 70-0740-0120-02130-10
200372-0510-0010-0192-06
200450-0410-0020-0280-06
200520-0500-0000-0020-05
Career total212-2160-0150-05322-27

Honours

Castlehaven
Cork

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References

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