He later played soccer for the Corinthians and the Casuals,[3] in the days when the famous amateur side could beat professional teams.

[4] The team which Bury put into the field that day contained nine of the eleven players which had beaten Derby County F.C.

Corbett made one appearance for the English football team, against Wales on 18 March 1901, playing at outside left.

Corbett played cricket for Buckinghamshire and made one appearance for Derbyshire in the 1910 season, a County Championship game against Kent which the team lost by a large margin.

[4] After leaving Shardlow Hall, Corbett retired to Waddon Manor Portesham in Dorset where he farmed 700 acres (2.8 km2).