Scott Crabbe is a retired Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer.

A veteran of many clubs, Crabbe started his career with Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

 and made his debut for the club shortly after the team famously blew the Championship and Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...

. A big Hearts fan, he started as a midfielder but the switch to striker transformed his career. He joined Hearts from Tynecastle Boys Club

Tynecastle F.C.

Tynecastle F.C. are an association football team playing in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division.The club were formed by the merger of Tynecastle Boys Club and Tollcross United in 2005...

 in 1986 and made his league debut against Clydebank F.C.

Clydebank F.C.

Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...

 in January 1987.

He was a regular at the Gorgie club for a couple of years forming a partnership with club legend John Robertson

John Grant Robertson

John Robertson is a former professional association football player and is currently the manager of East Fife. His playing career included spells at Newcastle United, Dundee and Livingston but he is best known for his two spells at Heart of Midlothian...

. Honours came his way and he became a first-choice striker for the Scotland Under-21's side. The youth team did very well in those early 90's under Craig Brown

Craig Brown (football)

James Craig Brown CBE is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He is currently manager of Aberdeen....

, and not surprisingly Crabbe managed to pick up the Scottish PFA Young Player of the year.

However he decided to leave Hearts in 1992 to join Dundee United

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...

 who still had Jim McLean

Jim McLean

James Yuill McLean is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best known for his 22-year spell as manager of Dundee United; the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, he led them to three major honours and established them as a force in European competitions...

 as their manager. His time at Tannadice though was not the best of times. He was injured for their 1994 Scottish Cup win and in 5 years at the club played about 60 matches scoring just 6 goals which was hardly prolific.

In 1997 he joined Falkirk

Falkirk F.C.

Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

, and this came at just the right time for the player who played in the team's famous Scottish Cup run. He managed an appearance against Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...

 in the final which Falkirk lost 1-0 thanks to a goal by Paul Wright

Paul Wright (footballer)

Paul Hamilton Wright is a retired Scottish football player. He played for seven clubs in a fourteen-year career, beginning with Aberdeen in 1988. It was in the mid-to-late '90s, however, that he was at the peak of his career, firstly with St. Johnstone and then Kilmarnock. He was transferred from...

 to bring the 1997 trophy back to Rugby Park.

He was at Falkirk for a couple more year before he became a journeyman playing for a host of clubs without realising the potential that he had at such an early age.

He played for Livingston

Livingston F.C.

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...

, being part of the team to win the First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

 in 2000-01

2000-01 in Scottish football

The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock...

. He would play no part in the SPL though and he moved to Ayr United

Ayr United F.C.

Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...

 after a brief spell at Raith Rovers

Raith Rovers F.C.

Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...

 on loan. Once again he made the right decision to move to a so-called 'wee' team and was part of the team to make the run to the Scottish Cup Semi-Final against Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 which Ayr lost 3-0. Crabbe himself put out former club Dundee United in the Quarter-Final and was able to make an appearance at the famous Hampden Park

Hampden Park

Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...

.

He then went on to play for Alloa Athletic

Alloa Athletic F.C.

Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division....

, Albion Rovers

Albion Rovers F.C. (Scotland)

Albion Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football team from the North Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge, who are currently playing in the Scottish Football League Second Division...

 and Raith Rovers again, where he was released in the summer of 2006, subsequently joining East Fife

East Fife F.C.

East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...

 in the Third Division

Scottish Football League Third Division

The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....

. He retired on 1 June 2007 after playing just 10 times for the Fifers.

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