Watty Borthwick

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

Honours

Partick Thistle

• Scottish Cup: 1920–21