Isaac Begbie

Isaac Begbie
Personal information
Date of birth 4 June 1868
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 30 September 1958(1958-09-30) (aged 90)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)
Youth career
Pentland
Edinburgh Western
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dalry Albert
1888–1900 Heart of Midlothian 141 (4)
1900–1901 Leith Athletic 13 (0)
1901–1902 Bathgate
1902–1903 Falkirk 6 (1)
International career
1890–1894 Scotland 4 (0)
1893–1894 Scottish Football League XI 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Isaac Begbie (4 June 1868 – 30 September 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Leith Athletic, Bathgate, Falkirk and the Scotland national team.

Born in Edinburgh, Begbie made his name with local club Hearts where he played right back and right half, and was captain in the successful team of the 1890s which won the Scottish Cup twice (1891 and 1896) and the Scottish Football League championship twice (1894–95 and 1896–97).[1] During this decade he also won four caps for Scotland,[2] plus three for the Scottish Football League XI.[3]

Near the end of his career he played briefly for Leith Athletic, Bathgate and Falkirk.[4]

  1. ^ (Hearts player) Isaac Begbie, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ (Scotland player) Isaac Begbie, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. ^ (SFL player) Isaac Begbie, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)