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Scottish footballer (1890–1969) For the East Fife, St Mirren and Dunfermline player, see Walter Borthwick.

Watty Borthwick
Personal information
Full name Walter Borthwick
Date of birth 9 January 1890
Place of birth Leith, Scotland
Date of death 15 March 1969(1969-03-15) (aged 79)
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
0000–1916 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

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.

Personal life

Borthwick's older brother Jack also became a footballer. He later worked as a school janitor and died of cardiac arrest in 1969.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leith Athletic 1909–10 Scottish Division Two 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
Hibernian 1916–17 Scottish League 27 0 ― ― 27 0
1917–18 27 0 ― ― 27 0
Total 54 0 ― ― 54 0
Partick Thistle 1918–19 Scottish League 25 1 ― ― 25 1
1919–20 20 0 3 0 ― 23 0
1920–21 13 0 4 0 ― 17 0
1921–22 Scottish Division One 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
Total 115 1 7 0 ― 122 1
Nithsdale Wanderers 1923–24 Scottish Division Three 4 0 ― 1 0 5 0
Career total 176 1 7 0 1 0 184 1
  1. Appearance in Scottish Qualifying Cup

Honours

Partick Thistle

References

  1. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ "Watty Borthwick". The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. Partick Thistle F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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