John McBride (footballer)

McBride played as a goalkeeper for Reading and Shrewsbury Town, and also served as head coach and selector of the Pakistan national team between 1957 and 1959.

[1] He signed for Reading in March 1948, and played until and 1953 making a total of 106 appearances throughout various competitions.

[3][4][5][6] He volunteered to play for a month before leaving to work in Egypt as coach for National Sporting Club of Cairo.

[3][4][7] Along with his playing career, McBride served simultaneously as coach of the British Army Western Command Sports Board and in schools in Shropshire.

[8] On 10 October 1957 at the age of 33, McBride was signed as coach for the Pakistan national team on a two-year contract.