The 2013–14 Northern Ireland Football League was the first season of Northern Ireland's national football league running independently as the Northern Ireland Football League, consisting of the top three levels of the national league system, namely: the Premiership, Championship 1, and Championship 2.
 It was the 113th season of Irish league football overall.
 The season began on 9 August 2013 and concluded on 10 May 2014.
The 2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League was the second season of Northern Ireland's national football league running independently as the Northern Ireland Football League, consisting of the top three levels of the national league system, namely: the Premiership, Championship 1, and Championship 2.
 It was the 114th season of Irish league football overall.
 The season began on 8 August 2014 and concluded on 2 May 2015.
Cochrane started out as a youngster with Derry City F.C. and had been rejected after a months trial with Everton F.C., then managed by Billy Bingham, for "not having the right build" to play in midfield.
 Cochrane returned to the Irish League to play for Linfield F.C., and then Coleraine FC, thinking his dream of playing English football was over.
 At Coleraine, under the tutelage of former Northern Ireland boss, Bertie Peacock, Cochrane developed into a fine winger and was capped by his country for the first time in October 1975 against Norway.
The 2017–18 Northern Ireland Football League Cup will be the 32nd edition of Northern Ireland's football knock-out cup competition for national league clubs, and the fourth edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup.
 This season's League Cup will be contested by all 36 clubs of the three divisions of the Northern Ireland Football League.
 The competition begins on 5 August 2017 with the first round, and will conclude in February 2018 with the final.
 The competition will be sponsored for the first time by McClean Bookmakers and will be called the BetMcClean.com League Cup
The 2014–15 Northern Ireland Football League Cup (known as the WASP Solutions League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 29th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition, and the second season of the competition under the control of the Northern Ireland Football League.
 It was contested by the 12 members of the NIFL Premiership and the 29 members of the NIFL Championship.
 The competition began on 12 August 2014 with the first round, and concluded on 24 January 2015 with the final.
William Laurence Bingham, MBE (born 5 August 1931) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager, who now works as a scout for English Championship side Burnley.
The 2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup (known as the JBE League Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 30th edition of Northern Ireland's football knock-out cup competition for national league clubs, and the third edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup.
 This season's League Cup was sponsored by JBE Mechanical Electrical, and was contested by the 40 clubs in the NIFL Premiership, NIFL Championship 1 and NIFL Championship 2.
 The number of participants fell by one this season following Ballymoney United's relegation from the 2014–15 NIFL Championship 2 to regional football.
 The competition began on 18 August 2015 with the first round, and concluded on 13 February 2016 with the final at Solitude.
The 2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League is the third season of Northern Ireland's national football league running independently as the Northern Ireland Football League, consisting of the top three levels of the national league system, namely: the Premiership, Championship 1, and Championship 2.
 It is also the 115th season of Irish league football overall.
 The season began on 8 August 2015 and will conclude in May 2016.
The 2016–17 Northern Ireland Football League Cup was the 31st edition of Northern Ireland's football knock-out cup competition for national league clubs, and the third edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup.
 This season's League Cup was contested by the 36 clubs in the Northern Ireland Football League.
 The competition began on 6 August 2016 with the first round, and will conclud on 18 February 2017 with the final.
The 2013–14 Northern Ireland Football League Cup (known as the WASP Solutions League Cup in the final for sponsorship purposes) was the 28th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition, and the first season under the control of the Northern Ireland Football League.
 It was contested by the 12 members of the NIFL Premiership and the 30 members of the NIFL Championship.
 The competition began on 13 August 2013 and ended on 25 January 2014 with the final.
 The competition was without a principal sponsor up until the final, as Irn Bru ended their sponsorship following the conclusion of the 2012–13 competition.
 WASP Solutions became the Cup's new sponsor in January 2014.

Question: What footballer was rejected after a trial by former Northern Ireland football manager born 5 August 1931?
Answer: Cochrane