Josh McPake, a humble product of Scotland, decided to cry his first cry on 31st August 2001. Twenty-three summers have bloomed since then. Agile and strong, this young lad has chosen the forward line to display his footballing prowess, specialising as a right winger at St Johnstone. A decent sinker of a lad he is, standing at 6 feet (1.83m) and maintaining an impressive fighting weight of 11 stone (70kg). You can spot him prancing on the pitch, donned in a number 24 jersey.
With the current market value palpitating around a nerve-wracking £43k, as per the arithmetic done by those at Transfermarkt, our good chum McPake has a fair while left at St Johnstone. Exactly 1 year and three months before he kisses his contract goodbye, which all runs dry by 31st May 2026.
Now, Josh here has a bit of wanderlust in his soul. In July 2017, he joined Rangers as a trainee, full of vim and vinegar. But life in Rangers did a bit of see-sawing between loan stints to Dundee and Greenock Morton. From there, fate took him to England into the arms of Harrogate Town, and subsequently Morecambe and Tranmere Rovers, all the while remaining a loanee dreaming of the Premiership back in Scotland.
In a twist of destiny, this wandering footballer found himself back to Scottish soil in July 2022, with Queen's Park. During the debut season 2022 - 2023 with his new mates at Queen's Park, he attempted, tested, and appeared on the field for a whole 27 times and sent the ball rippling the net thrice in league matches. But all good things, yes even loan periods, must come to an end and he found himself back at Ibrox in June 2023.
Where next? you ask, between sips of your gingerly brewed tea. Well, something went amiss and next thing we know, he hitched his wagon to Stirling Albion in February 2024. But domestic bliss was short-lived. In July 2024, he departed to St Johnstone, surely taking a sigh of relief being in the Scottish Premiership. His current season 2024-25 saw him making seven appearances and scoring one goal.
But there's always more than meets the eye, isn't it? Young McPake tested his might in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 for St Johnstone with two starts. So, here we are, settled in for a tense season, hoping McPake can add a few more notches to his goal posts.
