Joe McBride (footballer, born 1938)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph McBride[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 July 2012 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1953–1957 | Kilmarnock | ||
→ Shettleston (loan) | |||
→ Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (loan) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1959 | Kilmarnock | 57 | (24) |
1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1959–1960 | Luton Town | 25 | (9) |
1960–1962 | Partick Thistle | 59 | (31) |
1962–1965 | Motherwell | 88 | (51) |
1965–1968 | Celtic | 55 | (54) |
1968–1971 | Hibernian | 67 | (44) |
1971 | Dunfermline Athletic | 20 | (8) |
1971–1972 | Clyde | 12 | (5) |
Total | 383 | (226) | |
International career | |||
1964[2] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (2) |
1964–1966 | Scottish Football League XI | 4 | (8) |
1966 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph McBride (10 June 1938 – 11 July 2012) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including
.Career
McBride was born in
He signed for Kilmarnock when he was 15, and was loaned out to Junior sides Shettleston[5] and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.[4] He made an immediate impact when he was brought into the Kilmarnock first team in late 1957,[6] and was sold to Wolves two years later for £12,500, a significant transfer fee at the time.[4] He was unable to break into the Wolves team in his short period with the club and moved to Luton Town for £8,000[7] but he was unsettled and made little impact, soon returning to Scotland to join Partick Thistle in a swap deal involving Jim Fleming.[7]
He rediscovered his scoring form with the Jags, with a ratio of over a goal every two games, and his reputation improved further when he signed for Motherwell in 1962 for another £8,000 fee.[7] McBride was Motherwell's top goalscorer in three successive seasons,[8] which attracted the attention of new Celtic manager Jock Stein, who signed him for a fee of £22,000 in 1965.[4]
Along with
He never regained a regular place in the Celtic side, and subsequently transferred to
McBride left Hibs in 1971, apparently because the club were unhappy that he did not want to move from his home in Glasgow.[4] He ended his playing career in 1972 after short spells with Dunfermline and Clyde.[5]
International
McBride won two caps for
Personal life
McBride's son, also named
McBride died on 11 July 2012, days after suffering a stroke at his home in Glasgow; his funeral took place in Bishopbriggs.[5][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "SFL player Joseph McBride". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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- ^ Scotland – All-Time Topscorers Archived 14 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jeffrey, pp103-104
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hannan, Martin (13 July 2012). "Obituary: Joe McBride, footballer". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Kilmarnock player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
- ^ a b c Joe McBride, MotherWELLnet
- ^ a b c Funeral held for Celtic and Hibs legend Joe McBride, BBC News, 18 July 2012
- ^ Scotland – List of Topscorers Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF
- ^ Celtic player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
- ^ Hibernian player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
- ^ "Scotland player Joseph McBride". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.
- Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
External links
- Joe McBride at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database