EAST RIDGE, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Red Wolves have appointed Danny McBride as the new Head Coach of their USL W side.
McBride takes over from Luke Winter who in 2025 led the Lady Red Wolves to 4th place in the USL W South Central Division. Last year, the side featured eight current Academy players on the roster, who collectively earned 28 starts and made 28 substitute appearances across 11 USL W matches. These graduates will be well known to McBride, who has worked with the Red Wolves Academy since the franchise’s birth in 2019.
Most recently, he coached the Red Wolves’ 2007/08 Girls side, guiding them to two Tennessee State Championships, a USYS Southern Regional Championship, and back-to-back Final Four appearances at the USYS National Championships. Back in November, he was named Girls Competitive Coach of the Year by the Tennessee State Soccer Association.
Prior to coming to the Red Wolves, McBride held various college coaching roles with UT Chattanooga, Eastern Florida State, and King University (Bristol, TN), and worked with the Chattanooga FC and FC Dallas academies.
As a youth, he was on the books at both Dundee United F.C. and Dundee F.C in his native Scotland. A defender/midfielder, he went on to play one season with Arbroath F.C. in the Scottish Second Division where he represented Tayside Region Select Team and the Scottish Schoolboys U18 National Team. After coming to the United States, McBride played for the King University team and with the Red Wolves’ nearby rivals Chattanooga FC in 2016.
Winter, who leaves the role after five years but will remain Academy Director, hailed his successor’s appointment. “Danny will bring new energy and life to the Lady Red Wolves. He has a genuine care for his players—not only for their immediate performance and competitiveness in games, but also for the long-term direction of their careers and the ways he can help them reach goals. I am extremely excited about this appointment for Danny, for the players, and for the club, and I have no doubt he will continue moving the program forward.”
Red Wolves men’s Head Coach and Club Technical Director, Scott Mackenzie, said, “We are thrilled to have Danny leading our USLW team in 2026. A first-class coach and a long-standing, positive member of our community, Danny brings the leadership and values that align perfectly with our club. We are confident his guidance will be critical as we push toward a conference title in the upcoming season”.
McBride himself commented on his new role with the organization: “I’m really thankful to the Red Wolves for the opportunity to lead our USLW team this coming summer. I am looking forward to the new challenge and committed to bringing pride to the club while developing individual players, playing an exciting brand of football for the fans, and leading the team to success. I am passionate about the growth of the women’s game in this area and hope the community will get behind us this summer”.
