Walter Borthwick (9 January 1890 – 15 March 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Nithsdale Wanderers and Leith Athletic as a right back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Borthwick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Leith, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 1969 (aged 79)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Loanhead, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1910 | Leith Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 1910– | Broxburn Shamrock | ||
| East Fife | |||
| –1916 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1916–1918 | Hibernian | 54 | (0) |
| 1918–1922 | Partick Thistle | 115 | (1) |
| 1920 | → Dalbeattie Star (loan) | ||
| 1923–1925 | Nithsdale Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Borthwick's older brother Jack also became a footballer.[2] He later worked as a school janitor and died of cardiac arrest in 1969.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leith Athletic | 1909–10[1] | Scottish Division Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | |
| Hibernian | 1916–17[1] | Scottish League | 27 | 0 | ― | ― | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1917–18[1] | 27 | 0 | ― | ― | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | ― | ― | 54 | 0 | ||||
| Partick Thistle | 1918–19[1] | Scottish League | 25 | 1 | ― | ― | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1919–20[1] | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ― | 23 | 0 | |||
| 1920–21[1] | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ― | 17 | 0 | |||
| 1921–22[1] | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 115 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ― | 122 | 1 | |||
| Nithsdale Wanderers | 1923–24[1] | Scottish Division Three | 4 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 176 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 1 | ||
Honours
Partick Thistle