Josh McPake
Personal information
Full name Joshua McPake[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Rangers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Dundee (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Greenock Morton (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Harrogate Town (loan) 23 (4)
2021–2022 → Morecambe (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 14 (1)
2022–2023 → Queen's Park (loan) 27 (3)
International career
2017–2018 Scotland U17 7 (1)
2015–2017 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U19 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Joshua McPake (born 31 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger.

McPake started his career at Rangers and has had several loans spells with Dundee, Greenock Morton, Harrogate Town, Morecambe, Tranmere Rovers and Queen's Park respectively. McPake is now a free agent having left Rangers on deadline day of 2023.

Club career

Rangers

Early career

A youth product of Rangers who was their Academy Player of the Year for 2018–19[2] having won the SPFL Reserve League, the Under-18 League and the Scottish Youth Cup in that season[3] plus the Glasgow Cup in the prior campaign,[2] McPake signed a new contract on 10 July 2019, which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2022.[3] A week later he made his debut in a qualifying match against Gibraltese St Joseph's at Ibrox, coming on as a 67th minute substitute for Greg Docherty.[4]

Loan spells

On 20 August 2019, McPake joined Scottish Championship side Dundee on a loan until the following January.[5][6] After an ankle injury hindered his progress with the Dark Blues, McPake spent the last few weeks of his loan spell back at Rangers, and officially returned in January.[7]

In September 2020, McPake joined Greenock Morton on loan until January with an option to extend.[8] On 8 January 2021, McPake joined League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[9] McPake impressed during his loan spell with Harrogate, making 21 appearances for the club.[10]

On 1 July 2021, McPake signed a new contract with Rangers until summer 2024 and immediately joined newly-promoted League One side Morecambe, with a recall option in January 2022.[10]

On 5 January 2022, McPake joined EFL League Two side Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of 2021–22 season.[11]

On 23 July 2022, McPake joined Scottish Championship side Queen's Park on a season-long loan.[12] He would make his debut for the club the same day in a Scottish League Cup group stage game against Hamilton Academical.[13] McPake would net his first and second goals for the Spiders in a thrashing away victory over Partick Thistle in October.[14]

On 1 September 2023, McPake left Rangers by mutual consent.[15]

International career

He has played for Scotland at youth level.[16]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2023[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2019–20 Scottish Premiership –––1[lower-alpha 1]010
Dundee (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 7000000070
Greenock Morton (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 60004000100
Harrogate Town (loan) 2020–21 League Two 234––1[lower-alpha 2]0244
Morecambe (loan) 2021–22 League One 5000101070
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2021–22 League Two 141000000141
Queen's Park (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Championship 27310104[lower-alpha 3]1334
Career total 828106071969
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in delayed 2019–20 FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Three appearances in the Challenge Cup and one appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Harrogate Town

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Tranmere Rovers – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 136. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 McPake Is Academy POTY, Rangers FC, 7 April 2019
  3. 1 2 "McPake Signs Contract Extension". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 10 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Lyall, Jamie (18 July 2019). "Rangers 6-0 St Joseph's". BBC Sport.
  5. ↑ "Josh joins on loan". dundeefc.co.uk. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Josh McPake: Rangers winger joins Dundee on loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Josh returns to Rangers". dundeefc.co.uk. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Josh McPake signs on-loan deal with 'Ton". gmfc.net. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Exciting winger Josh McPake joins from Rangers". Harrogate Town FC. 8 January 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Josh McPake Signs New Deal". Rangers F.C. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Josh McPake joins on loan from Rangers". Tranmere Rovers FC. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Cairns, Ian (23 July 2022). "Josh McPake signs on Season Long loan". Queen's Park Football Club. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Hamilton Academical v Queen's Park". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "McPake brace helps Queen's Park hammer Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Rangers confirm Josh McPake contract decision as winger exits Ibrox". HeraldScotland. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Joshua McPake, Scottish Football Association
  17. ↑ "J. McPake". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Harrogate Town stayed patient to beat spirited underdogs Concord Rangers in the 2019-20 FA Trophy final at Wembley". BBC. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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