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For other people with the same name, see Joseph McBride (disambiguation).

Joseph McBride (10 June 1938 – 11 July 2012) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and Dunfermline Athletic. He was a prolific striker and has the third highest tally of goals in the Scottish league since football resumed after the Second World War.[3] McBride also represented both Scotland and the Scottish League.

Career

McBride was born in Govan, just 200 yards from Ibrox Park, the home of Rangers.[4] He attended St. Gerard's RC Secondary, Govan and was a prolific goalscorer for their teams (where he played alongside future banker and football chairman Brian Quinn).[5]

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 Alex Ferguson of Dunfermline, McBride was the top goalscorer in the 1965–66 Scottish League with 31 goals.[9] He again scored prolifically during the first part of the 1966–67 season[10][5] but suffered a serious injury in December 1966,[4] which meant that although part of the Lisbon Lions squad, he did not play in the 1967 European Cup Final.[4]

He never regained a regular place in the Celtic side, and subsequently transferred to Hibernian in 1968.[4][5][8] McBride quickly regained his goalscoring form with Hibs, scoring on his debut against Rangers, followed by a hat-trick in his second match against Lokomotive Leipzig, and four goals in his third match against Morton.[4] He was Hibs' top goalscorer in both the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons,[4][11] and scored a second European hat-trick for the club against Malmö FF.

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 Scotland, both in 1967 British Home Championship matches.[12][5] He also scored eight goals in just four appearances for the Scottish League XI.[1]

Personal life

McBride's son, also named Joe, also became a professional footballer who played as a winger for several clubs including Everton, Rotherham United, Hibernian and Dundee.[4][5]

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

  1. ^ a b "SFL player Joseph McBride". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Scotland – All-Time Topscorers Archived 14 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jeffrey, pp103-104
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Kilmarnock player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
  7. ^ a b c Joe McBride, MotherWELLnet
  8. ^ a b c Funeral held for Celtic and Hibs legend Joe McBride, BBC News, 18 July 2012
  9. ^ Scotland – List of Topscorers Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF
  10. ^ Celtic player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
  11. ^ Hibernian player McBride, Joe, FitbaStats
  12. ^ "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
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