32 Facts About Billy Bingham

1.

William Laurence Bingham was a Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager.

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Billy Bingham finished his career after breaking his leg in a match for Port Vale in 1964, at the age of 33.

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Billy Bingham had scored 133 goals in 525 appearances in all domestic competitions.

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Billy Bingham was appointed manager of Northern Ireland two years later, after taking the "Sandgrounders" to promotion out of the Fourth Division.

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Billy Bingham returned to Greece for a brief spell in 1977, taking the reins at PAOK.

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Billy Bingham led his nation to the finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986.

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Billy Bingham attended Elmgrove Primary School, and was captain of the school's football team, being selected for Northern Ireland schoolboy games.

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8.

Billy Bingham developed pace, strength and control to enable him to beat full-backs and deliver incisive balls into the box.

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Billy Bingham worked on his shooting from range, and his touch within the six-yard box to enable him to effectively poach goals.

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Billy Bingham left for Southport on a free transfer in April 1965 to become their trainer-coach.

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Billy Bingham was a Northern Ireland international, having won his first cap against France as a 19-year-old.

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Billy Bingham was awarded a total of 56 full caps, a record at the time, and scored 10 goals, half of which were scored in British Home Championship matches against Scotland.

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Billy Bingham played at outside-right and had excellent tactical and positional skills, as well as good scoring ability.

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Billy Bingham became a coach at Southport in June 1965, and was appointed manager at the end of the year, at the expense of Willie Cunningham.

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Billy Bingham left Southport to take charge of the Northern Ireland national team in October 1967.

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Billy Bingham was unable to steer the club away from relegation, as the "Pilgrims" finished bottom of the Second Division.

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Billy Bingham stood down as "Norn Iron" boss in May 1971, and left Linfield as well in August.

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Billy Bingham took charge of the Greece national side in September 1971, replacing Lakis Petropoulos.

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Billy Bingham left his post in February 1973 after two defeats to Spain meant Greece failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

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Immediately after his departure from Greece, Billy Bingham took charge at AEK Athens, who were then looking for a replacement of Branko Stankovic.

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Billy Bingham 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 lead to next season's European competitions.

22.

Billy Bingham returned to English football when he took over as manager at Everton in May 1973, replacing Harry Catterick.

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Billy Bingham returned to Greece in April 1977, taking charge at PAOK at Branko Stankovic's expense.

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Billy Bingham then took charge at Mansfield Town in February 1978, replacing Peter Morris.

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Billy 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.

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26.

Billy Bingham led the nation to victory in the British Home Championship in 1980, only the nation's second outright victory in 96 years, as they beat both Scotland and Wales, whilst holding England to a draw.

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Billy Bingham led Northern Ireland to the 1982 FIFA World Cup, after qualifying, along with Scotland, with unlikely victories over Sweden, Portugal, and Israel.

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Billy Bingham proved that 1982 was no fluke after he led the nation to the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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Billy Bingham's men set out to deny the Irish the point they needed to secure qualification ahead of Denmark, with Northern Ireland unable to qualify.

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Billy Bingham was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to football in the 1981 Birthday Honours.

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Billy Bingham was married and divorced twice, and had a son and daughter from his first marriage.

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Billy Bingham was diagnosed with dementia in 2006, and died at a care home in Southport on 9 June 2022, aged 90.