John Paul McBride (born 28 November 1978 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mill United Boys Club | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| 1995–1998 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Celtic | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | St Johnstone | 69 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | Aarhus Fremad | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | Derry City | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Partick Thistle | 21 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Stenhousemuir | 89 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | Stirling Albion | 19 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Low Waters M.W. | ||
| 2010–2011 | Wishaw | ||
| Total | 202 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Scotland U21[1] | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA childhood friend of future Rangers captain Barry Ferguson,[2] McBride started his career as a youth player with Celtic after leaving Holy Cross High School. He was with Celtic's reserve team for three years before St Johnstone signed him for £200,000 in 1999.[3] He made his debut on 31 July 1999 against Hearts.[4] McBride scored his first professional goal on 18 December 1999 in St Johnstone's game against Kilmarnock.[5]
After suffering injury problems, he joined Danish club Aarhus Fremad on a non-contract basis before joining up with Derry City in Northern Ireland in 2003.[3] McBride was with Derry City for only three months before returning to Scotland and signing for Partick Thistle in the summer transfer window.[6] McBride made his debut for the Jags against Livingston on 9 August 2003.[4] He scored twice for Partick; once in a 1-0 league win over Motherwell and the other in a Scottish Cup tie against Hamilton Academical.[7][8] He was released after a single season with Partick after not doing enough to secure a new deal.[9]
McBride signed with Stenhousemuir after being released by Partick Thistle.[10] He made his debut with Stenhousemuir under manager Des McKeown in the Scottish League Challenge Cup against Queen's Park, and remained with the club for three years, scoring 19 goals. McKeown formed the opinion that McBride could have performed at the highest levels of football had he shown the required application and attitude to match his talent, but acknowledged that he had to cope with various issues in his personal life.[11]
McBride left Stenhousemuir in May 2007[12] to join Stirling Albion.[13] He was released by the Binos at the end of the 2007–08 season.
After a period without a club, McBride joined Junior side Wishaw on a one-year deal in 2010 after playing at Amateur level with Low Waters Miners Welfare.
Later years
editIn summer 2014, he was appointed as assistant to new manager Alan Frame at Thorniewood United.[14] A few months later he was convicted for possession of cocaine.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Scotland U21 Player John McBride Details".
- ^ "The Barry Ferguson story: part 1". The Herald. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "McBride signs for Derry". BBC Sport. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2003.
- ^ a b "John Paul McBride - soccerbase stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ "John Paul McBride - soccerbase stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ "Thistle sign up Bonnes". BBC Sport. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2003.
- ^ "Thistle claim first victory". BBC. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Partick Th 5-1 Hamilton". BBC. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Thistle allow trio to leave". BBC Sport. 14 May 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2004.
- ^ "Two sign for Cowden". BBC Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2004.
- ^ "Once in a lifetime: Des McKeown". Tell Him He's Pele. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "McBride leaves as Stenny sign duo". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ "Stirling set to sign midfielder". James Smith, stirlingalbion.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
- ^ "Frame puts United in the picture". Evening Times. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Former Celtic starlet John Paul McBride given 32 weeks to pay £160 fine for possessing cocaine". Daily Record. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
External links
edit- John Paul McBride at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- John Paul McBride at Soccerbase