Kevin McBride
Personal information
Full name Kevin McBride
Date of birth (1981-06-14) 14 June 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Celtic 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Motherwell (loan) 25 (5)
2005–2007 Motherwell 38 (1)
2007–2008 Darlington 6 (1)
2008–2009 Falkirk 43 (0)
2009–2011 Hibernian 37 (0)
2011 → Raith Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 Hamilton Academical 6 (0)
2012–2015 Dundee 66 (3)
2015–2016 Airdrieonians 4 (0)
Total 231 (10)
Managerial career
2016 Airdrieonians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin McBride (born 14 June 1981) is a Scottish football player and coach.

Career

Playing

McBride started his career with Celtic, but did not make a first team appearance for the club.[1] He moved to Motherwell, initially on loan, and made 63 league appearances for the Fir Park club.[1]

McBride then had a brief spell with Darlington making 6 league appearances and scoring 1 goal. He returned to Scotland with Falkirk in January 2008.[2] McBride had a public dispute with the Falkirk fans towards the end of the 2008–09 season, after the supporters' trust had called for manager John Hughes to be sacked.[3]

McBride was released by Falkirk on 27 June 2009. He then followed Falkirk manager Hughes by signing for Hibernian.[1] He featured in every game for Hibs at the start of the 2009–10 season, forming a midfield partnership with Liam Miller, but was subsequently hampered by a longstanding ankle injury.

On 22 August 2010, McBride was sent off, along with opponent Kyle Lafferty, in a match against Rangers.[4] Manager John Hughes was "bemused" by both red cards.[4] Three weeks later, McBride was temporarily handed the captain's armband, with captain Chris Hogg and vice-captain Ian Murray dropped to the bench for the match against Inverness CT.[5] McBride lost his place in the side after Colin Calderwood was appointed manager.[6]

On 24 March 2011, it was reported by the Edinburgh Evening News that McBride had joined Raith Rovers on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[7] During his spell at Raith Rovers McBride was advised that his contract with Hibs will not be renewed.[8]

McBride signed for Hamilton Academical on a short-term contract in October 2011.[9] Dundee signed McBride on a short-term contract in March 2012, after a successful trial period at the club.[10] He helped Dundee win the 2013–14 Scottish Championship, scoring two goals in 27 appearances.[11] After three seasons with Dundee, McBride left the club by "mutual consent".[12] In July 2015, he signed for Scottish League One side Airdrieonians.[13]

McBride made the decision to retire from playing at the end of December 2015 to concentrate on a coaching role at Airdrieonians. In May 2016, McBride was promoted to the position of first team coach at Airdrieonians.[14] He was given responsibility for managing first team affairs while Eddie Wolecki Black continued his recovery from a stroke.[14] McBride left this position on 31 October, when the club brought in Gordon Dalziel as director of football and Mark Wilson as first team coach.

On 17 February 2017 it was announced that McBride had joined Raith Rovers as assistant manager.[15] McBride left Raith on 13 May 2017, after they were relegated to League One.[16]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 October 2016
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Airdrieonians May 2016 October 2016 17 7 3 7 041.18
Total 17 7 3 7 041.18

References

  1. ^ a b c Kevin McBride at Soccerbase
  2. ^ "McBride completes Falkirk switch". BBC Sport. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  3. ^ Cameron, Neil (13 May 2009). "Falkirk boss John Hughes backs underfire Kevin McBride to win over boo-boys". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b Pattullo, Alan (23 August 2010). "Kyle Lafferty told to curb temper after striker sees red in Rangers victory". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  5. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (18 September 2010). "Liam Miller played key role in Kevin McBride being handed Hibs captaincy". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  6. ^ Hardie, David (22 December 2010). "Adams insists McBride still part of Hibs' first-team plans". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  7. ^ Hardie, David (24 March 2011). "McBride relishing switch from Hibs to Raith". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Hibs release ten players". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  9. ^ "McBride joins Accies". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Payback time for McBride". Dundee Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Kevin McBride extends Dens Park contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Hearts: Robbie Neilson extends trio's contracts at TynecastleDundee: Kevin McBride exits Dundee 'by mutual consent'". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Kevin McBride joins the Diamonds". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  14. ^ a b "MCBRIDE TAKES FIRST TEAM COACH ROLE". Airdrieonians FC. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Kevin McBride Confirmed As Assistant Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  16. ^ "John Hughes leaves Raith Rovers after relegation to League One". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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