| Walter Borthwick | |
| Fullname: | Walter Ross Borthwick |
| Birth Date: | 1948 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Tynecastle Boys Club |
| Years1: | 1965–1966 |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Clubs1: | Greenock Morton |
| Years2: | 1966–1967 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years3: | 1967–1974 |
| Caps3: | 184 |
| Goals3: | 34 |
| Clubs3: | East Fife |
| Years4: | 1974–1976 |
| Caps4: | 62 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Clubs4: | St Mirren |
| Years5: | 1976–1977 |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Clubs5: | St Johnstone |
| Years6: | 1977–1978 |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | St Mirren |
| Years7: | 1978–1981 |
| Caps7: | 83 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Clubs7: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Totalcaps: | 361 |
| Totalgoals: | 57 |
| Manageryears1: | 1991 |
| Managerclubs1: | Arbroath |
Walter Ross Borthwick (4 April 1948 – 24 April 2021)[1] 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.[2] Borthwick subsequently worked for the Scottish Football Association in East Lothian, before retiring in March 2013.[2] [3]