Isaac Begbie

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Isaac Begbie

| birth_date = 4 June 1868

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1958|9|30|1868|6|4}}

| death_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| position = {{ublist|Defender|Right half}}

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Pentland

| youthyears2=

| youthclubs2= Edinburgh Western

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Dalry Albert

| years2 = 1888–1900

| clubs2 = Heart of Midlothian

| caps2= 141

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1900–1901

| clubs3= Leith Athletic

| caps3= 13

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1901–1902

| clubs4 = Bathgate

| caps4=

| goals4 =

| years5 = 1902–1903

| clubs5= Falkirk

| caps5= 6

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1890–1894

| nationalteam1 = Scotland

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1893–1894

| nationalteam2 = Scottish Football League XI

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

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).[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/newplayers/h00222.html (Hearts player) Isaac Begbie], London Hearts Supporters Club During this decade he also won four caps for Scotland,[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/isaacbegbie.html (Scotland player) Isaac Begbie], London Hearts Supporters Club plus three for the Scottish Football League XI.[https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/isaacbegbie.html (SFL player) Isaac Begbie], London Hearts Supporters Club

Near the end of his career he played briefly for Leith Athletic, Bathgate and Falkirk.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}