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Kirsty McBride
Personal information
Full name	Kirsty McBride
Date of birth	9 September 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Tranent, Scotland
Position(s)	Left-midfielder
Team information
Current team	Motherwell Ladies
Number	11
Youth career
	Hawthorn Boys' Club
	Leith Athletic
1999–2002	Hibernian Girls
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Hibernian Ladies
2004–2005	Arsenal
2005–2010	Hibernian Ladies
2011–2015	Celtic
2015–	Motherwell Ladies
International career‡
2003–	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

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Kirsty McBride (born 9 September 1985) is a Scottish football midfielder who plays for Motherwell in the SWFL 2nd Division. She has represented the Scotland women's national football team more than 50 times at senior level.

Early life

After taking up football aged eight, McBride had to leave her first club Hawthorn Boys when she was 12, moving on to Leith Athletic. She was educated at Ross High School.^[1]

Club career

McBride joined Hibernian in 1999.^[2] McBride captained Hibs Girls and was promoted to the senior team after season 2001–02.^[3] In October 2004 McBride was subject to a transfer bid from Arsenal Ladies.^[4] She featured as a late substitute in Arsenal's 3–0 FA Women's Premier League Cup final victory over Charlton Athletic at Griffin Park.^[5] She returned to Hibernian after one year away.^[2]

Prior to the 2015 season, McBride joined several of her ex Hibs teammates at ambitious Motherwell. Three months after signing, she formed part of the starting eleven which won the SWFL Second Division Cup, beating Rangers 2-6 in the Final.^[6]

International career

In June 2003, 17–year–old McBride made her senior debut for Scotland in an 8–1 win over Portugal. She won her 50th cap in October 2009; an away victory over Greece at the Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium.^[7]

She was unavailable for the 2008 Cyprus Cup because of work commitments.^[8]

Personal life

McBride is employed by Strathclyde Police. She said: "It's difficult juggling playing football with my job but my sergeant and inspector have been terrific. Football has also allowed me go places I'd never have visited, I just feel lucky to have been able to do so."^[9]

References

^ "Win matters more than raining goals on Georgia". The Scotsman. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b McCann, David (5 November 2009). "50-cap cop is bursting with national Mc-Bride". East Lothian Courier. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Players who have moved on from 2001/2002". Hibernian Girls FC. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Arsenal go gunning for Hibees ace McBride". The Scotsman. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "White-hot Arsenal recapture League Cup". Women's Soccer Scene. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Ladies team win League Cup". Motherwell fc. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Victory in Athens for Scotland Women". Scottish Football Association. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Hibs Ladies hogging the sunlight as Scotland jet out for Cyprus Cup bid". The Scotsman. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Win matters more than raining goals on Georgia". The Scotsman. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

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[1] "Win matters more than raining goals on Georgia". The Scotsman. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[cop-2] McCann, David (5 November 2009). "50-cap cop is bursting with national Mc-Bride". East Lothian Courier. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Players who have moved on from 2001/2002". Hibernian Girls FC. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[4] "Arsenal go gunning for Hibees ace McBride". The Scotsman. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[5] "White-hot Arsenal recapture League Cup". Women's Soccer Scene. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[6] "Ladies team win League Cup". Motherwell fc. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[7] "Victory in Athens for Scotland Women". Scottish Football Association. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[8] "Hibs Ladies hogging the sunlight as Scotland jet out for Cyprus Cup bid". The Scotsman. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[9] "Win matters more than raining goals on Georgia". The Scotsman. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

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-McBride joined Hibernian in 1999.<ref name="cop">{{cite news|url=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/05/393781-50cap-cop-is-bursting-with-national-mcbride|title=50-cap cop is bursting with national Mc-Bride|accessdate=2012-05-12|date=2009-11-05|work=East Lothian Courier|last=McCann|first=David}}</ref> McBride [[Captain (sports)|captain]]ed Hibs Girls and was promoted to the senior team after season 2001&ndash;02.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hibs-girls.co.uk/archive/01_02/playersmovingon.html|title=Players who have moved on from 2001/2002|accessdate=2012-05-12|publisher=Hibernian Girls FC}}</ref> In October 2004 McBride was subject to a transfer bid from [[Arsenal L.F.C.|Arsenal Ladies]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/arsenal-go-gunning-for-hibees-ace-mcbride-1-1027905|title=Arsenal go gunning for Hibees ace McBride|accessdate=2012-05-12|date=2004-10-09|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> She featured as a late substitute in Arsenal's 3&ndash;0 [[FA Women's Premier League Cup]] final victory over [[Charlton Athletic L.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] at [[Griffin Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2004-2005/050306-0.htm|title=White-hot Arsenal recapture League Cup |accessdate=2012-05-12|date=2005-03-06|publisher=Women's Soccer Scene}}</ref> She returned to Hibernian after one year away.<ref name="cop" />
+McBride joined Hibernian in 1999.<ref name="cop">{{cite news|url=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/05/393781-50cap-cop-is-bursting-with-national-mcbride |title=50-cap cop is bursting with national Mc-Bride |accessdate=2012-05-12 |date=2009-11-05 |work=East Lothian Courier |last=McCann |first=David |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711055724/http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/05/393781-50cap-cop-is-bursting-with-national-mcbride |archivedate=11 July 2015 |df= }}</ref> McBride [[Captain (sports)|captain]]ed Hibs Girls and was promoted to the senior team after season 2001&ndash;02.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hibs-girls.co.uk/archive/01_02/playersmovingon.html|title=Players who have moved on from 2001/2002|accessdate=2012-05-12|publisher=Hibernian Girls FC}}</ref> In October 2004 McBride was subject to a transfer bid from [[Arsenal L.F.C.|Arsenal Ladies]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/arsenal-go-gunning-for-hibees-ace-mcbride-1-1027905|title=Arsenal go gunning for Hibees ace McBride|accessdate=2012-05-12|date=2004-10-09|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> She featured as a late substitute in Arsenal's 3&ndash;0 [[FA Women's Premier League Cup]] final victory over [[Charlton Athletic L.F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] at [[Griffin Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2004-2005/050306-0.htm|title=White-hot Arsenal recapture League Cup |accessdate=2012-05-12|date=2005-03-06|publisher=Women's Soccer Scene}}</ref> She returned to Hibernian after one year away.<ref name="cop" />
 Prior to the 2015 season, McBride joined several of her ex [[Hibernian L.F.C.|Hibs]] teammates at ambitious [[Motherwell L.F.C.|Motherwell]]. Three months after signing, she formed part of the starting eleven which won the [[Scottish Women's Football League Second Division Cup|SWFL Second Division Cup]], beating Rangers 2-6 in the Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2015/06/24/ladies-team-win-league-cup/|title=Ladies team win League Cup|publisher=Motherwell fc|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>