John Paul McBride
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Celtic | 3 | (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) |
| Total | 201 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | Scotland U21[1] | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Paul McBride (born 28 November 1978 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer.
Early career
McBride started his career as a youth player with Celtic. McBride was with Celtic's youth team for three years before St Johnstone signed him for £200,000 in 1999.[2] St Johnstone was McBride's first professional club, and he made his debut on July 31, 1999, against Hearts.[3] McBride scored his first professional goal on December 18, 1999, in St Johnstone's game against Kilmarnock.[4] 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.[2] McBride was with Derry City for only three months before returning to Scotland and signing for Partick Thistle in the summer transfer window.[5] McBride made his debut for Partick Thistle against Livingston on August 9, 2003.[3] He was released after a single season with Partick Thistle for not doing enough to secure a new deal.[6]
McBride signed with Stenhousemuir after being released by Partick Thistle.[7] He made his debut with Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League Challenge Cup against Queen's Park, and he remained with the club for three years, scoring 19 goals. McBride left Stenhousemuir in May 2007[8] to join Stirling Albion.[9] He was released by the Binos at the end of the 2007–08 season. He joined Junior side Wishaw on a one-year deal in 2010 after playing at Amateur level with Low Waters Miners Welfare.
References
- ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=318
- 1 2 "McBride signs for Derry". BBC Sport. March 18, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2003.
- 1 2 "John Paul McBride - soccerbase stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ↑ "John Paul McBride - soccerbase stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
- ↑ "Thistle sign up Bonnes". BBC Sport. June 9, 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2003.
- ↑ "Thistle allow trio to leave". BBC Sport. May 14, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2004.
- ↑ "Two sign for Cowden". BBC Sport. August 27, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2004.
- ↑ "McBride leaves as Stenny sign duo". BBC Sport. May 9, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- ↑ "Stirling set to sign midfielder". James Smith, stirlingalbion.com. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
External links
- John Paul McBride career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- John Paul McBride career statistics at Soccerbase
