Alan Cawley (born 3 January 1982 in Sligo) is a retired Irish footballer.

Before signing for Leeds United Cawley attended Summerhill College in Sligo.

[2] He began his career at Leeds United and had a spell at Sheffield Wednesday before returning to Ireland to sign for UCD.

His impressive performances for the students earned him a move to Shelbourne where he won a league winners medal.

Cawley made his debut for St Patrick's Athletic on 18 February 2009 vs a Chelsea XI, when he scored his first goal for the club, a wonderful free kick into the top left corner.