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)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Tynecastle
2011–2014 Preston Athletic
2016 Whitehill Welfare (assistant)
2016–2017 Whitehill Welfare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. Bingham helped save coach Stevie Adamson's life when he collapsed with a heart attack after training in December 2014.[5] He resigned from this position in September 2014.[6]

On 31 March 2016, Bingham became assistant manager of Lowland League club Whitehill Welfare.[7] After Steve Hislop resigned from his post, Bingham was appointed manager on 18 November 2016.[8] He was fired by Whitehill at the end of the 2016/17 season.[9]

Honours
Forfar Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Livingston
Inverness CT
Gretna
Queen of the South
Tynecastle
Individual

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. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  4. "Bingham moves to Tynecastle FC". Scotsman Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  5. "ormer Livingston striker David Bingham who saved coach hails Daily Record's target of defibrillators everywhere". Daily Records. 21 April 2014.
  6. "Football | Edinburgh News".
  7. "Manager Vacancy Update". Whitehill Welfare FC. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  8. "Bingham is new boss at Whitehill Welfare". Midlothian Advertiser. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. Whitehill part company with manager David Bingham‚ edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 29 May 2017
  10. "Down Memory Lane – The Day the Title was Won". FAFC. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. "DAVID BINGHAM'S RETURN". DAFC. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. "SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE SPECIAL". Sunday Mirror. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2022 – via The Free Library.
  13. "Bingham appointed assistant manager at Yarrow Park". Border Telegraph. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  14. "Inverness CT claim cup win". BBC Sport. 26 October 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  15. "Gretna 7, Stenhousemuir 0". Chronicle Live. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  16. "Livingston lead Bell's awards". SPFL. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. "Football: Honours just keep coming for Larsson". Daily Record. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2022 – via The Free Library.
  18. "Celtic's Larsson takes the honours". Herald Scotland. 19 April 1999. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  19. "Nicholl is voted top manager". Herald Scotland. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  20. "Old Firm pair call it a draw". Daily Record. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via The Free Library.
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