Scott Crabbe (born 12 August 1968 in

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) is a Scottish retired

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. he played for several Scottish clubs, including Heart of Midlothian,

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and

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. He represented the Scotland under-21 team and was named

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in 1990.

Career

Crabbe started his career with Heart of Midlothian. He joined Hearts from

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in 1986 and made his league debut against

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in January 1987. He started as a midfielder but the switch to striker transformed his career. Becoming a regular first team player, he formed a successful striking partnership with

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. He was selected for the Scotland under-21 team and awarded the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year. Crabbe left Hearts in 1992 to join

. His time at the club was disrupted by a broken leg which caused him to miss United's 1994 Scottish Cup win. In five years at the club, Crabbe played around sixty matches, scoring six goals. In 1997, he joined

. Later that year he appeared in the

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against

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, which Falkirk lost 1–0. Crabbe's next club was

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, where he was part of the team to win the First Division in 2000-01. Soon after, however, he moved to

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after a brief spell at

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on loan. At Ayr he was part of the team to make the run to the Scottish Cup Semi-Final against

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which Ayr lost 3–0. Crabbe himself put out former club Dundee United in the Quarter-Final. He then went on to play for

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and Raith Rovers again, where he was released in the summer of 2006, subsequently joining East Fife in the Third Division. He retired on 1 June 2007 after making ten appearances for the club. He went into become strikers coach and assistant manager at East Fife then in 2010-11 season was replaced by team player

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therefore left the club.

Honours

Livingston *

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: 2000–01

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