Paul Crarey

Paul Crarey
Personal information
Full namePaul Crarey
Born (1966-01-04) 4 January 1966
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–92 Barrow 167 16 0 0 64
1992–93 Whitehaven 10 2 0 0 8
1993 Carlisle 15 5 0 0 20
1994 Barrow 15 2 0 0 8
Total 207 25 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992 Cumbria 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2005–07 Barrow 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Whitehaven 0 0 0 0
2014– Barrow Raiders 181 82 6 93 45
Total 181 82 6 93 45
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2010– Cumbria 1 1 0 0 100
Source:
As of 19 March 2026

Paul Crarey (born 4 January 1966) also known by the nickname of "Cresta" is an English rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship.

He is also a former semi-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 [1], Barrow (1987-1995, 172 appearances, 20+ tries), and Carlisle, as a hooker 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.