Willie John McBride Willie John McBride William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940) is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times — a record that gave him 17 Lions Test caps. He also captained the most successful ever Lions side, which toured South Africa in 1974. McBride was born at Toomebridge, County Antrim. Owing to his father's death when he was five years old, he spent most of
James McBride (footballer) James McBride (footballer) 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, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, McBride played for Renton Wanderers and Renton before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna & William Edward Barclay in 1892. McBride made his debut in Liverpool's first ever fixture, a friendly against Rotherham Town on September 1, 1892, which Liverpool won 7-1. He also played in their first ever competitive match, a Lancashire League fixture against Higher Walton two days later. He scored his first goal