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{{Short description|Irish footballer and manager (1931–2022)}}
{{For|the English footballer of the 2000s|Billy Bingham (footballer, born 1990)}}
{{use British English|date=June 2013}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Billy Bingham<br><small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = William Laurence Bingham<ref name="NFIG Player"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1931|8|5}}<ref name="NFIG Player"/>
| birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland<ref name="NFIG Player"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|6|9|1931|8|5|df=y}}<ref name="bbcdeath">{{cite news |title=Former Northern Ireland manager Bingham dies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61757384 |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2022}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Southport]], England<ref name="bbcdeath"/>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref name="NFIG Player">{{cite web|title=Billy Bingham|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2006/08/billy-bingham.html|work=NFIG|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref>
| position = [[Outside forward|Outside-right]]<ref name="NFIG Player"/>
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = St Donard's Youth Club
| youthyears2 = 1947–1948
| youthclubs2 = [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
| years1 = 1948–1950
| clubs1 = [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
| caps1 = 60
| goals1 = 21
| years2 = 1950–1958
| clubs2 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| caps2 = 206
| goals2 = 45
| years3 = 1958–1960
| clubs3 = [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
| caps3 = 87
| goals3 = 27
| years4 = 1960–1963
| clubs4 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps4 = 86
| goals4 = 23
| years5 = 1963–1965
| clubs5 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
| caps5 = 40
| goals5 = 6
| totalcaps = 479
| totalgoals = 122
| nationalyears1 = 1950
| nationalteam1 = [[Irish League representative team|Irish League XI]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1951–1963
| nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalcaps2 = 56
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| manageryears1 = 1965–1968
| managerclubs1 = [[Southport F.C.|Southport]]
| manageryears2 = 1967–1971
| managerclubs2 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| manageryears3 = 1968–1970
| managerclubs3 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
| manageryears4 = 1970–1971
| managerclubs4 = [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
| manageryears5 = 1971–1973
| managerclubs5 = [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
| manageryears6 = 1973
| managerclubs6 = [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| manageryears7 = 1973–1977
| managerclubs7 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| manageryears8 = 1977
| managerclubs8 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
| manageryears9 = 1978–1979
| managerclubs9 = [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
| manageryears10 = 1980–1993
| managerclubs10 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| manageryears11 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs11 = [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
}}
'''William Laurence Bingham''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (5 August 1931 – 9 June 2022) was a Northern Irish [[Association football|football]] player and [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

As a player, his first professional club was [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]], for whom he played between 1948 and 1950. Making a move to England, he then spent eight years with [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], making 227 appearances. In 1958, he switched to [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], making nearly 100 league appearances in three years. This was followed by a two-year association with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], where he again went close to 100 league appearances. He finished his career after breaking his leg in a match for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in 1964 at 33. He had scored 133 goals in 525 appearances in all domestic competitions. Between 1951 and 1963, he won 56 [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], scoring 10 international goals, and played at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].

His managerial career started at [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] in 1965. He was appointed manager of Northern Ireland two years later after taking the "Sandgrounders" to [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] out of the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]. During his time as an international manager, he also took charge at [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and later [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]. He led Linfield to a quadruple in 1970–71, his only season in charge. In 1971, he was appointed the [[head coach]] of the [[Greece national football team|Greece]] national side. Two years later, he returned to the domestic game with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] of England. He returned to Greece briefly in 1977, taking the reins at [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]. The following year, he returned to England to take charge of [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] for one full season. In 1980, he was re-appointed as Northern Ireland manager, his final position and a post he would hold for the next 13 years. He led his nation to the finals of the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]].

==Club career==

===Glentoran===
Bingham attended [[Elmgrove Primary School|Elmgrove Elementary School]] and was [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the school's football team, also being selected for Northern Ireland schoolboy games.<ref name="page 26">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=26}}</ref> Born in the [[Pottinger (District Electoral Area)|Bloomfield]] area of [[Belfast]], he grew up alongside [[Jackie Blanchflower|Jackie]] and [[Danny Blanchflower]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Bingham obituary: Savvy manager who shaped Northern Irish football |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/06/10/billy-bingham-obituary-savvy-manager-who-shaped-northern-irish-football/ |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> His father worked at the local [[Shipbuilding|shipyards]].<ref name="page 26"/> He began his career with [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]] on [[Pound sterling|£]]6-a-week.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> He made his senior debut on 12 March 1949, in a 1–1 draw with [[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> The "Glens" finished second in the [[NIFL Premiership|Irish League]] in [[1949–50 Irish League|1949–50]]. While with Glentoran, Bingham also made two appearances for the [[Irish League representative team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/2007/09/irish-league-representatives-1893-2007.html|title=Irish League Representatives (1893-2007)|publisher=irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com|date=26 September 2007|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> He said that playing against experienced full-back [[Sammy Cox]] of the [[Scottish Football League XI|Scottish League XI]] gave him "my first real practical football lesson".<ref name="page 28">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=28}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|"Not a natural wing talent like a [[Tommy Lawton]], [[Stanley Matthews]] or [[Tom Finney]], Billy Bingham had realised shortly after his arrival in English football that he would have to work hard, at both the practical and theoretical side of the game. He developed pace, strength and control to enable him to beat full-backs and deliver incisive balls into the box. He worked on his [[Shooting (association football)|shooting]] from range, and his touch within the six-yard box to enable him to effectively poach goals. Above all he was brave enough to take the knocks that were inevitable with his small frame."|Analysis of Bingham's game from the nifootball.blogspot.co.uk website.<ref name="NFIG Player"/>}}

===Sunderland===
Bingham joined [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in October 1950 for [[Pound sterling|£]]10,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-12 |title=Billy Bingham obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/12/billy-bingham-obituary |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> He was first informed of the move by football writer [[Charlie Buchan]], who shook his hand and said "congratulations, you've been transferred to Sunderland".<ref name="page 29">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=29}}</ref> In addition to playing professional football at [[Roker Park]], Bingham continued his shipbuilding apprenticeship on the Sunderland shipyards.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> His speed and ball-control made him a popular player with the "Black Cats", and he gradually worked his way into [[Bill Murray (footballer, born 1901)|Bill Murray]]'s first-team plans in [[1950–51 Football League|1950–51]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> He initially was behind [[Len Duns]] and [[Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1928)|Tommy Wright]] in the pecking order, despite Sunderland's transfer outlay on him as the beginnings of their "Bank of England" team, and he played for the reserves in the [[North Eastern League]].<ref name="page 32">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=32}}</ref> Wright suffered a drop in form, leaving Bingham to make his debut against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in December.<ref name="page 35">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=35}}</ref> He trained hard and also utilised [[Strength training|weight training]] to improve his strength and compensate for his undersized frame.<ref name="page 36">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=36}}</ref> Wright then suffered a serious injury in March, leaving Bingham to take his place for the remainder of the [[1950–51 Football League|1950–51]] season.<ref name="page 37">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=37}}</ref>

He played in all but six games of the [[1951–52 Football League|1951–52]] campaign as Wright recovered from his injury, with the Black Cats labouring to a 12th-place finish.<ref name="page 38">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=38}}</ref> He lost his place to the returning Wright in the [[1952–53 Football League|1952–53]] season.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> He made just 19 appearances in [[1953–54 Football League|1953–54]], as Wright continued to hold on to his first-team place.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> Bingham regained his place in [[1954–55 Football League|1954–55]], scoring ten goals in 42 games, as Sunderland finished fourth in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], four points behind champions [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> His scoring tally included two consecutive braces in victories over [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Tyne–Wear derby]] rivals [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref name="page 67">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=37}}</ref> They also reached the [[FA Cup semi-finals]], where they lost to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on a quagmire of a pitch at [[Villa Park]].<ref name="page 70">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=70}}</ref> They slipped to ninth in [[1955–56 Football League|1955–56]], and again exited the FA Cup at the semi-finals, this time losing 3–0 to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]].<ref name="page 73">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=73}}</ref> The club were heavily punished for making illegal payments to players, and Bingham himself was one of 15 players that had to forfeit six months' qualification for benefit for receiving these payments.<ref name="page 77">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=77}}</ref> The punishment to the players was later recinded.<ref name="page 78">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=78}}</ref>

The [[1956–57 Football League|1956–57]] campaign started poorly, and Bingham was dropped in October; he put in a [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] request, which was turned down.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> The club later informed him that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] had expressed an interest, though he rebuffed their advances.<ref name="page 91">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=91}}</ref> New boss [[Alan Brown (footballer, born 1914)|Alan Brown]] signed outside-right [[Amby Fogarty]] from Glentoran, and led the club to [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] in [[1957–58 Football League|1957–58]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> Out of the first-team, Bingham fell out with Brown, and left the club in the summer on a £8,000 transfer to top-flight [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> In total he made 227 appearances and scored 47 goals during his time in the North East.<ref name="NFIG Player"/>

===Luton Town===
Bingham had been Luton's second-choice in the transfer market as [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] winger [[Graham Leggat]] had instead gone to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref name="page 128">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=128}}</ref> Manager [[Dally Duncan]] had limited control of the team. Bingham believed that team captain [[Syd Owen]] had greater influence on the board of directors, and indeed Owen was put in charge of the first team after Duncan left [[Kenilworth Road]] in October.<ref name="page 128"/> The "Hatters" finished 17th in the league in [[1958–59 Football League|1958–59]], but reached the [[1959 FA Cup final]] after Bingham scored the winning goal in the semi-final replay against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] at [[St Andrew's (stadium)|St Andrew's]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> Bingham had scored in all the previous rounds as well as Luton had overcome [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (after a replay), [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="page 136">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=136}}</ref> In the [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] final, his [[corner kick|corner]] set up [[Dave Pacey]] for Luton's consolation in a 2–1 defeat to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref name="page 144">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=144}}</ref>

Despite Bingham scoring 16 league goals to become the [[List of Luton Town F.C. seasons|club's top scorer]], Luton were relegated in [[1959–60 Football League|1959–60]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> New [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Sam Bartram]] failed to keep Bingham for long, and after three goals in 11 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] games, including a 35-yard [[Volley (association football)|volley]] against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]], he soon attracted offers from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> He wanted his contract improved to the level of new signing [[Joe McBride (footballer, born 1938)|Joe McBride]], though had to be satisfied when the board instead reduced McBride's contract to the level that the rest of the team were on.<ref name="page 150">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=150}}</ref>

===Everton===
Bingham joined Everton for a fee of £15,000 plus [[John Bramwell (footballer)|John Bramwell]] and Alex Ashworth in October 1960.<ref>[http://www.lutontownyears.com/years/1950-1959starplayers.htm Information on former Luton players] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423184057/http://www.lutontownyears.com/years/1950-1959starplayers.htm |date=23 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name="page 151">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=151}}</ref> He had been signed by manager [[Johnny Carey]] as outside-left [[Tommy Ring]] had broken his leg, with [[Mickey Lill]] being switched to outside-left from right-wing to accommodate.<ref name="page 152">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=152}}</ref> Bingham immediately formed a good understanding with [[Bobby Collins (footballer)|Bobby Collins]], though a poor start to the [[1960–61 Everton F.C. season|1960–61]] campaign left the Toffees unable to get close to runaway First Division champions Tottenham Hotspur.<ref name="page 154">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=154}}</ref> They exited the FA Cup at the third round, with Bingham playing poorly out-of-position on the left following injury to Lill.<ref name="page 155">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=155}}</ref> Carey resigned and was replaced as manager at [[Goodison Park]] by [[Harry Catterick]].<ref name="page 159">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=159}}</ref>

A fourth-place finish followed in [[1961–62 Football League|1961–62]], and the "Toffees" won the league title in [[1962–63 Football League|1962–63]].<ref name="NFIG Player"/> However, Catterick signed Scotsman [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1936)|Alex Scott]] in February 1963 for £40,000, and so Bingham's days at Merseyside were numbered.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> He made 98 appearances and scored 26 goals at Everton.<ref>[http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/players/past-players.asp Appearances and goals from Toffeweb]</ref>

===Port Vale===
Bingham joined [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] for a then joint-[[List of Port Vale F.C. records and statistics|club record]] fee of £15,000 in August 1963.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=30|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He scored seven goals in 38 appearances in [[1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season|1963–64]], as [[Freddie Steele (footballer)|Freddie Steele]]'s "Valiants" finished 13th in the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]].<ref name="kent"/> Johnny Carey, now manager at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], offered £12,000 to take Bingham back into the top-flight, but he elected to remain at [[Vale Park]]. He retired from playing after [[bone fracture|breaking]] his leg in a 4–0 defeat at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on 5 September 1964.<ref name="kent"/> He left for [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] in April 1965 to become their trainer-[[Coach (sport)|coach]].<ref name="kent"/>

==International career==
Bingham became a [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland international]], winning his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] against [[France national football team|France]] as a 19-year-old on 12 May 1951.<ref name="NFIG Player"/> French full-back [[Roger Marche]] said at the end of his career that Bingham was the greatest forward he ever played against.<ref name="page 38">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=38}}</ref> Bingham was less effusive in his praise of the national team, however, stating that "''we had no team-manager, no set tactics – in fact no team-plan at all''".<ref name="page 95">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=95}}</ref> This changed with the appointment of [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]] as manager, and the team went on to defeat [[England national football team|England]] by three goals to two in a [[British Home Championship]] match at Wembley on 6 November 1957.<ref name="page 102">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=102}}</ref>

On 16 January 1957, Bingham scored his country's first goal in World Cup qualification, as they claimed a 1–1 draw away at [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].<ref name="page 103">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=103}}</ref> A subsequent defeat in [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and home win over Portugal, left Northern Ireland needing to beat the Italians at home to win [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8|the group]] and qualify for the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] in Sweden.<ref name="page 106">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=106}}</ref> The originally scheduled fixture was converted into a friendly after the original referee was unable to make it, and though the friendly game was drawn 2–2, Northern Ireland won the re-arranged fixture by two goals to one.<ref name="page 108">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=108}}</ref>

In the tournament itself, Northern Ireland beat [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] by one goal to nil in the opening match of [[1958 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group 1]], with Bingham and [[Wilbur Cush]] forming "an approximation of a double spearhead".<ref name="page 113">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=113}}</ref> The Swedish press wrote that "''[Cush] and Billy Bingham gave an exhibition of fast, clever football never seen before at [[Örjans Vall|the ground]].''"<ref name="page 114">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=114}}</ref> The second game was a 3–1 loss to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], against whom he felt their tactics were ill-suited.<ref name="page 116">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=116}}</ref> They needed to beat [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the final group game to ensure qualification from the group, though the ensuing 2–2 stalemate meant that a play-off match with Czechoslovakia (who had won 6–1 against Argentina) was required to decide who would follow the Germans into the knock-out phase.<ref name="page 119">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=119}}</ref> The game was level at 1–1 at full-time, which meant that [[Overtime (sports)|extra-time]] followed, and Bingham convinced his teammates to perform [[calisthenics]] to demoralise the Czechs.<ref name="page 121">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=121}}</ref> [[Peter McParland]] went on to score his fifth goal of the tournament to give the Irish a 2–1 win.<ref name="page 122">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=122}}</ref> The World Cup jounry ended with a 4–0 defeat to France in the quarter-finals.<ref name="page 125">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=125}}</ref>

Qualification for the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] went poorly, with three defeats in the four games of the [[1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|qualification group]].<ref name="page 181">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=181}}</ref> Bingham was awarded a total of 56 full caps, a record at the time, and also scored 10 goals, half of which were scored in British Home Championship matches against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} Most of his caps came alongside inside-forward partner [[Jimmy McIlroy]], who played domestically for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref name="page 96">{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=96}}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===Southport===
Bingham became a coach at [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] in June 1965 and was appointed manager at the end of the year, at the expense of [[Willie Cunningham (footballer, born 1925)|Willie Cunningham]].<ref name="NFIG manager">{{cite web|title=Managers – Billy Bingham|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/managers-billy-bingham.html|work=NFIG|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref> He led the team to a tenth-place finish in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] in [[1965–66 Football League|1965–66]]. In his first full season in charge, [[1966–67 Football League|1966–67]], he led the "Sandgrounders" to [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] as runners-up – the club's first-ever promotion. He departed [[Haig Avenue]] in October 1967,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> with Southport in safe hands as they finished the [[1967–68 Football League|1967–68]] [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] campaign in 13th place under [[Don McEvoy]]'s stewardship.

===Northern Ireland, Plymouth & Linfield===
He left Southport to take charge of the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] national team in October 1967.<ref name=":0" /> The position was not a taxing one, however, and Bingham took charge at [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in February 1968,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> replacing [[Derek Ufton]]. He was unable to steer the club away from relegation, as the "Pilgrims" finished bottom of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. He took the club to fifth in the third tier in [[1968–69 Football League|1968–69]], some 15 points behind second-placed [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]. A battle against relegation followed in [[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]], and Bingham departed [[Home Park]] in March 1970;<ref name="NFIG manager"/> the club went on to finish 17th under [[Ellis Stuttard]]'s stewardship. Still Northern Ireland's boss, he took charge of the country's biggest club, [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]], in August 1970.<ref name="NFIG manager"/> His one season at [[Windsor Park]] was highly successful, as he led the "Blues" to the [[1970–71 Irish League]] title, three points ahead of rivals [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]].<ref name="NFIG manager"/> The club also lifted a treble of trophies, in the form of the [[Ulster Cup]], [[Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)|Gold Cup]], and [[Blaxnit Cup]].<ref name="NFIG manager"/> He stood down as "Norn Iron" boss in May 1971, and left Linfield as well in August.<ref name="NFIG manager"/> During his time as national team coach, Northern Ireland played 20 games, winning eight, drawing three and losing nine games. They had missed out on [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]] to the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] after losing to the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] in Moscow. In the [[British Home Championship]] tournaments, they finished third in [[1968–69 British Home Championship|1968–69]], fourth in [[1969–70 British Home Championship|1969–70]], and second in [[1970–71 British Home Championship|1970–71]].

===Greece===
Bingham took charge of the [[Greece national football team|Greece]] national side in September 1971,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> replacing [[Lakis Petropoulos]]. The Greeks lost 2–0 to [[England national football team|England]] at the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] on 1 December, [[Geoff Hurst]] and [[Martin Chivers]] the scorers, to ensure English [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying|qualification]] to [[UEFA Euro 1972|Euro 1972]]. He left his post in February 1973 after two defeats to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] meant Greece failed to [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualify]] for the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="NFIG manager"/>

===AEK Athens===
Immediately after he departed from Greece, Bingham took charge at [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]], who were then looking for a replacement of [[Branko Stanković]]. He stayed at the club for three months before he was sacked due to the bad results that kept the club out of the spots that led to next season's European competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billy Bingham|url=http://www.kitrinomavro.gr/aekpedia/2015/05/28/%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%af%ce%bb%ce%bb%cf%85-%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%af%ce%bd%ce%b3%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%bc/|work=kitrinomavro.gr|date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

===Everton===
Bingham returned to English football when he took over as manager at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in May 1973,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> replacing [[Harry Catterick]]. Signing players such as [[Martin Dobson]] and [[Bob Latchford]], he led the "Toffees" to seventh in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in [[1973–74 Football League|1973–74]], two points off a place in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Everton seemed likely to win the title again in [[1974–75 Football League|1974–75]] but only won once in the last five games to finish a disappointing fourth, three points behind champions [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]. In [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]], Everton finished eleventh, as a period of decline set in at [[Goodison Park]]. A run of eight league games without a win resulted in Bingham being sacked in January 1977;<ref name="NFIG manager"/> the club went on to finish [[1976–77 Football League|1976–77]] in ninth place under [[Gordon Lee (footballer)|Gordon Lee]]'s stewardship, and also finish as runners-up in the [[1977 Football League Cup final|League Cup final]] and [[FA Cup]] semi-finalists.

===PAOK & Mansfield===
Bingham returned to Greece in April 1977,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> taking charge at [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] at [[Branko Stanković]]'s expense. He lasted just six months in the job, however,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> before being replaced by Lakis Petropoulos, who led the club to a second-place finish in [[Super League Greece|Alpha Ethniki]] in [[1977–78 Alpha Ethniki|1977–78]]. He then took charge at [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] in February 1978,<ref name="NFIG manager"/> replacing [[Peter Morris (English footballer)|Peter Morris]]. He could not prevent the "Stags" from suffering relegation from the Second Division at the end of [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]]. The [[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]] season would be his last as a club manager, and he led Mansfield to 18th in the Third Division before he left [[Field Mill]] in the summer.<ref name="NFIG manager"/>

===Northern Ireland (second spell)===
Bingham was appointed manager of Northern Ireland for a second time in March 1980, and it would be in this second spell that his managerial career would be best remembered.<ref name="NFIG manager"/> He led the nation to victory in the British Home Championship in [[1979–80 British Home Championship|1980]], only the nation's second outright victory in 96 years, as they beat both [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]], whilst holding England to a draw. However, they only managed a point in [[1981–82 British Home Championship|1982]]. He led Northern Ireland to the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]], after [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying]], along with [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], with unlikely victories over [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], and [[Israel national football team|Israel]]. In the tournament itself, despite a limited squad with only a few genuine world-class players at his disposal (goalkeeper [[Pat Jennings]], captain [[Martin O'Neill]], and 17-year-old [[Norman Whiteside]]), Bingham's team stunned the host nation, Spain with a 1–0 victory at the [[Mestalla Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luney |first1=Luney |title=Billy Hamilton: Billy Bingham was a manager ahead of his time |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/billy-hamilton-billy-bingham-was-a-manager-ahead-of-his-time-41740923.html |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=10 June 2022}}</ref> Their draws with [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] and [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] meant they shocked the world by finishing top of their group with only two goals from [[Gerry Armstrong (footballer)|Gerry Armstrong]]. They exited in the Second Round with a 2–2 draw with [[Austria national football team|Austria]] and a 4–1 defeat to [[France national football team|France]].

He led Northern Ireland to third in the British Home Championship in [[1982–83 British Home Championship|1983]], before they won the last ever edition of the tournament in [[1983–84 British Home Championship|1984]] with a 2–0 win over the Scots. However, Northern Ireland failed in [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying|qualifying]] for [[UEFA Euro 1984]], despite winning their [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 6|group]] games 1–0 over [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] both at [[Belfast]] and at the [[Volksparkstadion]]. They were ten minutes away from qualification when, in the final group game, Germany's [[Gerhard Strack]] hit a winner past [[Albania national football team|Albania]] to claim the only qualification spot in the group for the Germans; they finished ahead of Northern Ireland on [[goal difference]].

Bingham proved that 1982 was no fluke after he led the nation to the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]. They [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualified]], along with England, after beating [[Romania national football team|Romania]], [[Finland national football team|Finland]], and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] to claim second spot in [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|their group]]. They faced an insurmountable challenge, however, in [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and Spain in [[1986 FIFA World Cup Group D|group D]], and exited the tournament with only a point against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]]. He also coached [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] in the [[Saudi Pro League|Saudi Professional League]] during the [[1987–88 Saudi Premier League|1987–88]] season, and led the club to their fifth [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]] title in [[1987 King Cup|1987]].<ref name="fcalnassr.com">{{cite web|title=Official Al Nassr FC site|url=http://www.fcalnassr.com/manager.php?do=show&id=46|website=www.fcalnassr.com|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>

The retirements of O'Neill, Jennings and Whiteside (the latter due to injury) robbed Bingham of his best players. Northern Ireland failed to reach the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] finals, and he stepped down in November 1993. The final game of the 1994 World Cup qualification campaign was against [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], and was to be marred by sectarianism and controversy. Bingham's men set out to deny the Irish the point they needed to secure qualification ahead of [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], with Northern Ireland unable to qualify. [[Jimmy Quinn (footballer, born 1959)|Jimmy Quinn]]'s strike was cancelled out by a late Irish [[Equaliser (sports)|equaliser]]. After the game there was an ugly exchange between Bingham and Ireland manager, [[Jack Charlton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.soccer-ireland.com/irish-soccer-managers/jack-charlton.htm|title=Jack Charlton – Irish Soccer Manager|work=soccer-ireland.com|access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> Both [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1990]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1994]] qualification groups ended with Spain and the Republic qualifying, with Northern Ireland finishing some distance short of the mark.

Bingham later served Blackpool as [[director of football]].<ref name="NFIG manager"/> In May 2008 he came out of retirement to become a talent spotter in Ireland for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7423287.stm|title=Bingham delighted to help Burnley |date=28 May 2008|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Bingham played at [[Outside forward|outside-right]] and had excellent tactical and positional skills and good scoring ability.<ref name="dies"/><ref name="bbcdeath"/>

==Personal and later life==
Bingham was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) for services to football in the [[1981 Birthday Honours]].<ref name=Bingham>{{London Gazette |issue=48639 |date=12 June 1981 |page=12 |supp=y }}</ref> He was married and divorced twice and had a son and daughter from his first marriage.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/12/billy-bingham-obituary Billy Bingham Obituary], ''[[The Guardian]]'', June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.</ref> He published his autobiography, ''Soccer with the Stars'', in 1964; journalist [[Brian Glanville]] contributed the foreword.<ref>{{harvnb|Bingham|1964|p=1}}</ref>

He was diagnosed with [[dementia]] in 2006 and died at a care home in [[Southport]] on 9 June 2022, aged 90.<ref name="dies">{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title=Tributes as former Port Vale record signing Billy Bingham dies at 90 |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/billy-bingham-tributes-vale-ireland-7192618 |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=StokeonTrentLive |date=10 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Glanville |first= Brian |date= 12 June 2022 |title= Billy Bingham obituary |url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/12/billy-bingham-obituary |work= The Guardian |access-date= 18 June 2022}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
|[[1948–49 Irish League|1948–49]]<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>
|[[NIFL Premiership|Irish League]]
|||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||||
|-
|[[1949–50 Irish League|1949–50]]<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>
|Irish League
|||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||||
|-
|[[1950–51 Irish League|1950–51]]<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>
|Irish League
|||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!60!!21!!0!!0!!0!!0!!60!!21
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|[[1950–51 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1950–51]]<ref name="ENFA">{{ENFA}}</ref>
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|13||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||13||4
|-
|[[1951–52 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1951–52]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|36||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||38||7
|-
|[[1952–53 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1952–53]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|19||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||21||6
|-
|[[1953–54 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1953–54]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|19||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||20||3
|-
|[[1954–55 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1954–55]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|35||10||7||0||colspan="2"|—||42||10
|-
|[[1955–56 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1955–56]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|27||6||6||0||colspan="2"|—||33||6
|-
|[[1956–57 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1956–57]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|27||5||1||1||colspan="2"|—||28||6
|-
|[[1957–58 Sunderland A.F.C. season|1957–58]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|30||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!206!!45!!21!!2!!0!!0!!227!!47
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
|[[1958–59 Luton Town F.C. season|1958–59]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|36||8||9||6||colspan="2"|—||45||14
|-
|[[1959–60 Luton Town F.C. season|1959–60]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|40||16||3||0||colspan="2"|—||43||16
|-
|[[1960–61 Luton Town F.C. season|1960–61]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|11||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!87!!27!!12!!6!!0!!0!!99!!33
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[1960–61 Everton F.C. season|1960–61]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|26||9||1||0||3||1||30||10
|-
|[[1961–62 Everton F.C. season|1961–62]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|37||9||3||1||0||0||40||10
|-
|[[1962–63 Everton F.C. season|1962–63]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|First Division
|23||5||3||1||2||0||28||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!86!!23!!7!!2!!5!!1!!98!!26
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
|[[1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season|1963–64]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|35||6||2||1||1||0||38||7
|-
|[[1964–65 Port Vale F.C. season|1964–65]]<ref name="ENFA"/>
|Third Division
|5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!40!!6!!2!!1!!1!!0!!43!!7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!479!!122!!42!!11!!6!!1!!527!!134
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|title=Billy Bingham|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/20123/Billy_Bingham.html|website=national-football-teams.com|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
|1951||3||0
|-
|1952||4||0
|-
|1953||3||0
|-
|1954||3||1
|-
|1955||3||1
|-
|1956||3||0
|-
|1957||7||1
|-
|1958||10||0
|-
|1959||3||1
|-
|1960||4||1
|-
|1961||5||0
|-
|1962||4||2
|-
|1963||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!56!!8
|}

:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bingham goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Billy Bingham
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 3 November 1954 || [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–2 || [[1954–55 British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 8 October 1955 || [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–1 || [[1955–56 British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 16 January 1957 || [[Lisbon]], Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–1 || [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 5 October 1957 || Belfast, Northern Ireland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|1–1 || [[1957–58 British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || 15 October 1958 || [[Madrid]], Spain || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|2–6 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 18 November 1959 || London, England || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–2 || [[1959–60 British Home Championship]]
|- 
| align="center"|7 || 6 April 1960 || [[Wrexham]], Wales || {{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|2–3 || 1959–60 British Home Championship
|-
| align="center"|8 || 7 November 1962 || Glasgow, Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|1–1 || [[1962–63 British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || 28 November 1962 || Belfast, Northern Ireland || {{fb|POL}} || align="center"|2–0 || [[1964 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 12 October 1963 || Belfast, Northern Ireland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–1 || [[1963–64 British Home Championship]]
|}

===Managerial===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Southport F.C.|Southport]]
|align=left|1 June 1965
|align=left|14 February 1968
{{WDL|134|58|32|44|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|align=left|14 February 1968
|align=left|1 March 1970
{{WDL|104|35|29|40|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
|align=left|1 August 1970
|align=left|28 May 1971
{{WDL|56|40|7|9|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align=left|28 May 1973
|align=left|8 January 1977
{{WDL|171|63|55|53|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
|align=left|23 February 1978
|align=left|9 July 1979
{{WDL|71|21|24|26|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
|align=left|23 February 1987
|align=left|9 July 1979
{{WDL|25|15|7|3|decimals=1}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total<ref name="ENFA"/>
{{WDLtot|561|232|154|175|decimals=1}}
|}

==Honours==
===As player===
'''Luton Town'''
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[1958–59 FA Cup|1958–59]]<ref name="Rothmans"/>

'''Everton'''
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[1962–63 Football League|1962–63]]<ref name="Rothmans">{{cite book |title=Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77 |date=1976 |publisher=London : Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-0-362-00259-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000unse_x5p3/page/142/mode/2up?q=port+vale |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>

===As manager===
'''Southport'''
*[[Football League Fourth Division]] second-place promotion: [[1966–67 Football League|1966–67]]<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk">{{cite web|title=Managers - Billy Bingham|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/managers-billy-bingham.html|website=nifootball.blogspot.co.uk|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>

'''Linfield'''
*[[NIFL Premiership|Irish League]]: [[1970–71 Irish League|1970–71]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Ulster Cup]]: 1971<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>
*[[Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)|Gold Cup]]: 1971<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>
*[[Blaxnit Cup]]: 1971<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>

'''Northern Ireland'''
*[[British Home Championship]]: [[1979–80 British Home Championship|1980]], [[1983–84 British Home Championship|1984]]<ref name="nifootball.blogspot.co.uk"/>

'''Al-Nassr'''
*[[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]]: [[1987 King Cup|1987]]<ref name="fcalnassr.com"/>

==References==
'''Specific'''
{{reflist}}

'''General'''
*{{citation |last=Bingham|first=Billy|title= Soccer with the Stars |publisher=Soccer Book Club |year=1964 |ref=none}}

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