David Bingham (Scottish footballer)

David Thomas Bingham (born 3 September 1970) is a Scottish football coach and former footballer.

David Bingham
Personal information
Full name David Thomas Bingham
Date of birth (1970-09-03) 3 September 1970
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Oakley United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 St Johnstone 17 (3)
1992–1995 Forfar Athletic 99 (44)
1995–1998 Dunfermline Athletic 62 (9)
1998–2003 Livingston 164 (50)
2003–2004 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 33 (13)
2004–2008 Gretna 57 (28)
2007 → Stirling Albion (loan) 9 (0)
2007 → Queen of the South (loan) 15 (0)
2008 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 8 (0)
Total 464 (147)
Teams managed
2008–2011 Tynecastle
2011–2014 Preston Athletic
2016 Whitehill Welfare (assistant)
2016–2017 Whitehill Welfare
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Youth career

David played for under-12s Oakley United B.C.(Fife), under-13–14 Salveson B.C.(Edinburgh), under-15–16 Crossford B.C. (Fife) and under-18–21 Inverkeithing B.C. (Fife).[1]

Playing

Bingham began his career at St Johnstone in 1991 before moving to Scottish Second Division side Forfar Athletic in 1992. He played in just under 100 matches for the club, helping the side to win the Scottish Third Division in 1995. His performances attracted the attention of Dunfermline Athletic, and he was soon signed by then manager Bert Paton for £100,000. After 3 years with the Pars, Bingham moved to up-and-coming side Livingston in 1998. He scored 50 goals in 148 first team appearances for the Livi Lions, enjoying a great 2001–02 season, when he scored a bagful of goals in their first season in the Scottish Premier League. In 2003, he moved to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, where he won the First Division title in his first season at the club. Instead of staying in the Scottish Premier League with Caley Thistle, he decided to drop down to the Third Division with Gretna, scoring 30 goals in 54 league games helping his side to race up the divisions in consecutive seasons. Bingham then joined Queen of the South on a six-month loan deal in July 2007, and returned to Gretna in December 2007, before being loaned out to Cowdenbeath in January 2008. Due to Gretna's financial difficulties towards the end of the 2007–08 season, Bingham was released from his contract along with all other staff members at the club.[2]

Coaching

Bingham unsuccessfully applied to be manager with Berwick Rangers and Forfar Athletic in 2008, and became coach of the Dunfermline Athletic under-14 side.[3] In August 2008, he became player-coach at East of Scotland League First Division side Tynecastle.[4] In 2011, he became the manager of Preston Athletic. He resigned from this position in September 2014.[5]

On 31 March 2016, Bingham became assistant manager of Lowland League club Whitehill Welfare.[6] After Steve Hislop resigned from his post, Bingham was appointed manager on 18 November 2016.[7] He was fired by Whitehill at the end of the 2016/17 season.[8]

References
  1. "David Bingham". Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  2. "Gretna make 22 players redundant". BBC Sport. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  3. "Gretna fiasco turned me off playing football, admits David Bingham". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  4. "Bingham moves to Tynecastle FC". Scotsman Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  5. http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/local-football/preston-athletic-manager-david-bingham-resigns-1-3534392
  6. "Manager Vacancy Update". Whitehill Welfare FC. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. "Bingham is new boss at Whitehill Welfare". Midlothian Advertiser. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. Whitehill part company with manager David Bingham‚ edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 29 May 2017
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