Billy Bingham

William Laurence Bingham, (5 August 1931 – 9 June 2022) was a Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager.[1]

Billy Bingham
MBE
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Laurence Bingham[1]
Date of birth(1931-08-05)5 August 1931[1]
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Date of death9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 90)
Place of deathSouthport, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Playing positionOutside-right[1]
Youth career
St Donard's Youth Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1950Glentoran60(21)
1950–1958Sunderland206(45)
1958–1961Luton Town87(27)
1961–1963Everton86(23)
1963–1965Port Vale40(6)
Total479(122)
National team
1951–1963Northern Ireland56(10)
Teams managed
1965–1968Southport
1967–1971Northern Ireland
1968–1970Plymouth Argyle
1970–1971Linfield
1971–1973Greece
1973–1977Everton
1977PAOK
1978–1979Mansfield Town
1980–1993Northern Ireland
1987–1988Al-Nassr
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

His first professional club was Glentoran, whom he played for between 1948 and 1950. Between 1951 and 1963, he won 56 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals, and played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

His management career would be as notable as his playing career. He was appointed manager of Northern Ireland two years later. In 1980, he was re-appointed as Northern Ireland manager, his final position, and a post he would hold for the next thirteen years. He led his nation to the finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986.

Death

Bingham died on 9 June 2022 in Southport, England at the age of 90.[2]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Glentoran 1948–49 Irish League
1949–50 Irish League
1950–51 Irish League
Total 60 21 0 0 0 0 60 21
Sunderland 1950–51 First Division 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4
1951–52 First Division 36 7 2 0 0 0 38 7
1952–53 First Division 19 6 2 0 0 0 21 6
1953–54 First Division 19 3 1 0 0 0 20 3
1954–55 First Division 35 10 7 0 0 0 42 10
1955–56 First Division 27 6 6 0 0 0 33 6
1956–57 First Division 27 5 1 1 0 0 28 6
1957–58 First Division 30 4 2 1 0 0 32 5
Total 206 45 21 2 0 0 227 47
Luton Town 1958–59 First Division 36 8 9 6 0 0 45 14
1959–60 First Division 40 16 3 0 0 0 43 16
1960–61 Second Division 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
Total 87 27 12 6 0 0 99 33
Everton 1960–61 First Division 26 9 1 0 3 1 30 10
1961–62 First Division 37 9 3 1 0 0 40 10
1962–63 First Division 23 5 3 1 2 0 28 6
Total 86 23 7 2 5 1 98 26
Port Vale 1963–64 Third Division 35 6 2 1 1 0 38 7
1964–65 Third Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 40 6 2 1 1 0 43 7
Career total 479 122 42 11 6 1 527 134

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Billy Bingham". NFIG. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "Former NI boss Billy Bingham dies". Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.