Billy Bingham

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

Billy Bingham
MBE

Personal information
Full name	William Laurence Bingham
Date of birth	(1931-08-05)5 August 1931
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 90)
Place of death	Southport, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Outside-right
Youth career
	St Donard's Youth Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1950	Glentoran	60	(21)
1950–1958	Sunderland	206	(45)
1958–1961	Luton Town	87	(27)
1961–1963	Everton	86	(23)
1963–1965	Port Vale	40	(6)
Total		479	(122)
National team
1951–1963	Northern Ireland	56	(10)
Teams managed
1965–1968	Southport
1967–1971	Northern Ireland
1968–1970	Plymouth Argyle
1970–1971	Linfield
1971–1973	Greece
1973–1977	Everton
1977	PAOK
1978–1979	Mansfield Town
1980–1993	Northern Ireland
1987–1988	Al-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.

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