James McBride (30 December 1873 – 25 May 1899) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Liverpool during the latter half of the 19th century.
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, McBride played for Renton Wanderers and Renton before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna and William Edward Barclay in 1892, a short time after he took part in a trial for the Scotland national team and made his sole appearance for the Scottish Football League XI (in the first fixture they played).
He also played in their first ever competitive match, a Lancashire League fixture against Higher Walton two days later.
McBride was a regular during Liverpool's unbeaten debut season in the Football League Second Division, missing just 4 of the 28 games.
Liverpool gained promotion to the top flight of English football, replacing Newton Heath by winning 2–0 in a test (play-off) match.