Joe McBride (footballer, born 1960)

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Joe McBride
Personal information
Full name Joseph McBride [1]
Date of birth (1960-08-07) 7 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Scotland U17 (coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1982 Everton 57 (9)
1982–1984 Rotherham United 45 (12)
1984–1985 Oldham Athletic 36 (5)
1985–1988 Hibernian 81 (11)
1988–1991 Dundee 49 (5)
1991–1994 East Fife 88 (19)
1994–1996 Albion Rovers 56 (10)
1996 Livingston 2 (0)
1996 Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
International career
1980 Scotland U21 [2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph McBride (born 7 August 1960) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for several clubs, including Everton, Rotherham United, Hibernian, and Dundee. McBride's father, also named Joe, was a prolific goalscorer during the 1960s. [3]

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Playing career

Born in Glasgow, McBride junior started his career with Everton in the late 1970s, and he scored on his debut for the club, against Bolton. [3] After spells with Rotherham and Oldham, McBride signed for Hibernian in 1985. [4] McBride's new manager was John Blackley, who had played with McBride's father for Hibs during the late 1960s and early 1970s. [3] His most significant contribution for Hibs was scoring two goals in an Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle. [3] McBride subsequently had spells with Dundee, East Fife, Albion Rovers, Livingston and Hamilton.

Coaching career

McBride became a coach during his time at Albion Rovers, and was made caretaker manager when Jimmy Crease resigned as manager in December 1995. [5] He subsequently became a youth coach at Celtic, developing players including Aiden McGeady,[ citation needed ] and Cillian Sheridan. [6] A reorganisation of Celtic's coaching staff in 2008 meant that McBride left the club. [7]

McBride subsequently assisted Willie McStay at Újpest FC in Budapest, Hungary and in June 2010, joined Watford as a youth coach, working under the management of fellow Scot Malky Mackay. [8] McBride followed Mackay to Cardiff City and was appointed first team coach on 30 June 2011.

On 3 October 2014, McBride was named as Hibernian under-20 player development coach. [9]

As of 2018, he was the dedicated coach for the Scottish Football Association's Performance Schools project based at Holyrood Secondary School in south Glasgow. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joe McBride". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Scotland U21 Player Joe McBride Details".
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jeffrey, pp103-104
  4. ↑ Hibernian player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
  5. ↑ "FOOTBALL ROUND UP" . The Independent . 23 December 1995. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Celtic rookie Cillian Sheridan tipped for surprise role against Man Utd". Daily Record . Trinity Mirror. 20 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "McBride out of Parkhead but upbeat". Edinburgh Evening News . Johnston Press. 3 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "Watford appoint youth team coach". Watford FC. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Wales, Peter (3 October 2014). "Hibs appoint Joe McBride as Under-20s coach". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "JD Performance Schools: Holyrood Secondary - Glasgow". Scottish Football Association . Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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