Michael McBride (born 20 January 1982) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. He has played his club football for St Colm's Ballinascreen, typically in the half back line. His brother Dermot has also played on occasion for Derry. Revered for his love of Jive, Michael famously won a silver medal for Ireland during the 2012 World Jiving Championships in Nashville, TN.
Playing career Inter-county McBride was a substitute on the Derry panel that finished runners-up to Tyrone in the 2005 Dr McKenna Cup. He was later called up to the Derry panel during the 2007 Championship for cover, but did not play in any games. He worked his way into the Derry team in the 2008 McKenna Cup (where Derry again reached the final) and the 2008 National League, which Derry won defeating Kerry in the final. He made his Championship debut later that year in the defeat to Monaghan.
Details of Championship matches # Date Competition Venue Opponent Result Score Match report 1 19 July 2008 Qualifiers Round 2 St Tiernach's Park, Clones Monaghan 1–12 : 1–13 0–00 RTÉ, BBC, Derry GAA A. Result column lists Derry's score first Statistics accurate as of 19 January 2009
Club McBride won a Derry ACFL Division 2 title with Ballinacreen in 2008, promoting the club back into Division 1.
Honours
Inter-county National Football League: Winner (1): 2008 Dr McKenna Cup: Runner up: 2005, 2008
Club Derry ACFL Division 2: Winner (1): 2008
References
External links Player profiles on Official Derry GAA website