[1] He was capped by England at amateur level and played one Football League match as an inside forward for Rochdale,[4] for whom he scored two goals.
[6] On 5 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, Crabtree enlisted as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
[6][7] Crabtree was wounded near Morval during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916 and saw further action at Arras and Passchendaele after his recovery.
[6] After being promoted to captain, Crabtree was posted briefly to Central Asia before leaving the army.
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