 Ironically, Crawley rejoined Shelbourne in January 2009 with the aim of winning his second successive First Division title.He made 30 league and cup appearances scoring one goal in his second spell at Shelbourne as he finished a First Division runner-up with Shels as they once again just missed out on promotion to the Premier Division.Following the end of the 2009 League of Ireland season, Crawley called time on his successful football career to play Gaelic football for Seán O'Mahony's club in Dundalk.