John Borthwick (footballer)

John Robert Borthwick[1] (born 24 March 1964) is an English former professional footballer who made 225 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for Hartlepool United, Darlington and York City.[2]

John Borthwick

Personal information
Full name	John Robert Borthwick
Date of birth	(1964-03-24) 24 March 1964
Place of birth	Hartlepool, England
Playing position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Owton Manor SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1989	Hartlepool United	117	(14)
1989–1992	Darlington	117	(34)
1992–1993	York City	33	(8)
1993–1994	Gateshead	7	(0)
Total		274	(56)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Borthwick was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, and made his Football League debut for his local club, Hartlepool United, on 3 January 1983 in a 4–1 defeat away at Colchester United.[1] He spent six seasons with Hartlepool, scoring 16 goals from 135 games in all competitions,[1] before moving on to Darlington, newly relegated to the Conference for the 1989–90 season. His 19 goals made him Darlington's leading scorer as they won the Conference title to return to the Football League,[3] and was again their top scorer as they won back-to-back titles to gain promotion to the Third Division.[1] He had one more season with Darlington, then spent the 1992–93 season with York City[2] before moving into non-League football with Gateshead.[4]

References

1. "John Borthwick". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
2. "John Borthwick". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
3. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 914. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
4. "Gateshead F.C. Season 1993/94". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Alan Percival. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2010.