Billy Bingham

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

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.

Statistics
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGlentoran1948–49Irish League1949–50Irish League1950–51Irish LeagueTotal602100006021Sunderland1950–51First Division13400001341951–52First Division36720003871952–53First Division19620002161953–54First Division19310002031954–55First Division3510700042101955–56First Division27660003361956–57First Division27511002861957–58First Division3042100325Total206452120022747Luton Town1958–59First Division368960045141959–60First Division4016300043161960–61Second Division1130000113Total8727126009933Everton1960–61First Division269103130101961–62First Division379310040101962–63First Division2353120286Total862372519826Port Vale1963–64Third Division35621103871964–65Third Division50000050Total4062110437Career total479122421161527134

References

Category:1931 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Sportspeople from Belfast
Category:Northern Irish footballers
Category:Northern Irish football managers
Category:PAOK FC managers
Category:Everton F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:AEK Athens F.C. managers
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Association football coaches