Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.2
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.11
goals / match
St. Johnstone FC
top club · 70 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#219
goals rank
#225
assists rank
17
season goals
2
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2004
€400k
top transfer fee · 98/99
7
best season · 06/07
3 · 17.6%
pens / of goals
149Appearances
17Goals
2Assists
29Yellow cards
2Red cards
69Full matches (90′)
| Full name | John Paul McBride |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1978-11-28 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2017-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jan 2017
Transfer: Thorniewood Utd → Retired
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Retired → Thorniewood Utd
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Wishaw → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Low Waters MW → Wishaw
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Stirling Albion → Low Waters MW
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Stirling Albion FC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Stenhousemuir → Stirling Albion
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Stenhousemuir FC
26 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Stenhousemuir FC
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Partick Thistle → Stenhousemuir
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Partick Thistle FC
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
2003 — Derry City
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Derry City → Partick Thistle
03/04 · Transfer
Mar 2003
Transfer: Aarhus GF → Derry City
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Aarhus GF
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — St. Johnstone FC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — St. Johnstone FC
27 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — St. Johnstone FC
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 1999
Transfer: Celtic → St. Johnstone
98/99 · Transfer · €400k
Jul 1998
98/99 — Celtic FC, St. Johnstone FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Celtic FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 1995
Transfer: Celtic U20 → Celtic
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.06/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.06/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.12/90
Minutes played by club
St. Johnstone FC
51.1%
Celtic FC
0.0%
Derry City
3.0%
Stirling Albion FC
10.6%
Stenhousemuir FC
11.2%
Partick Thistle FC
24.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johnstone FC | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 3,183 |
| Celtic FC | 2 | 97/98 | 98/99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derry City | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 186 |
| Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 662 |
| Stenhousemuir FC | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 700 |
| Partick Thistle FC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,502 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,469 |
| 99/00 | SFA Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | St. Johnstone FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | SFA Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Premier Division | Derry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Stirling Albion FC | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 662 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Stirling Albion FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Challenge Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | CIS Insur. Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Two | Stenhousemuir FC | 23 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 250 |
| 06/07 | SFA Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Stenhousemuir FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 450 |
| 05/06 | Scottish League One Play-offs | Stenhousemuir FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | CIS Insur. Cup | Partick Thistle FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Partick Thistle FC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,502 |
| 01/02 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,140 |
| 01/02 | Premiership Relegation | St. Johnstone FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | CIS Insur. Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 574 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1995-08-01 | Celtic U20 | Celtic | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-02-01 | Celtic | St. Johnstone | Transfer | 0 | €400k |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | St. Johnstone | Aarhus GF | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-03-01 | Aarhus GF | Derry City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Derry City | Partick Thistle | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Partick Thistle | Stenhousemuir | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Stenhousemuir | Stirling Albion | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Stirling Albion | Low Waters MW | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Low Waters MW | Wishaw | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Wishaw | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Retired | Thorniewood Utd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Thorniewood Utd | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€250k
Low—
Δ since start−€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
No national team data.
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | League Two | Stenhousemuir FC | 7 | 23 |
| 00/01 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 3 | 26 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Stirling Albion FC | 2 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 2 | 26 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 20 | 1,469 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 07/08 | 19 | 662 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 06/07 | 26 | 250 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4.32 |
| 05/06 | 7 | 450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 03/04 | 22 | 1,502 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 01/02 | 21 | 1,140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 00/01 | 27 | 574 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.47 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League Two
28 apps
8 G
0 A
Premiership
87 apps
6 G
2 A
Championship
19 apps
2 G
0 A
Premier Division
3 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is John Paul McBride?
John Paul McBride is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is John Paul McBride?
John Paul McBride is 47 years old. He was born on November 28, 1978 in Hamilton.
What position does John Paul McBride play?
John Paul McBride plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does John Paul McBride play for?
John Paul McBride currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has John Paul McBride scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, John Paul McBride has scored 17 goals in 149 appearances.