Walter Borthwick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Ross Borthwick | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 2021 (aged 73) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | Greenock Morton | 8 | (4) |
| 1966–1967 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 1967–1974 | East Fife | 184 | (34) |
| 1974–1976 | St Mirren | 62 | (11) |
| 1976–1977 | St Johnstone | 22 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | St Mirren | 1 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Dunfermline Athletic | 83 | (6) |
| Total | 361 | (57) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Arbroath | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Ross Borthwick (4 April 1948 – 24 April 2021) was a Scottish football player and coach. He played for Greenock Morton, Brighton & Hove Albion, East Fife, St Mirren, St Johnstone, and Dunfermline Athletic. He later managed Arbroath and was the first team coach at Hearts during most of the 1980s. Borthwick subsequently worked for the Scottish Football Association in East Lothian, before retiring in March 2013.