Billy Bingham (footballer, born 1990)

Billy Bingham
Personal information
Full name Billy Christopher Bingham[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-15) 15 July 1990[2]
Place of birth Welling, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2008 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2009–2015 Dagenham & Redbridge 117 (8)
2009 → Sutton United (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Grays Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2017 Crewe Alexandra 51 (0)
2017– Gillingham 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 3 August 2017 (UTC).

Billy Christopher Bingham (born 15 July 1990) is an English professional football midfielder, born in Welling, Kent. He made his first senior appearance playing for Dagenham & Redbridge. He currently plays for Gillingham in League One.

Career

Bingham started his career as a youth player at Crystal Palace starting a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2006.[3] Upon its completion in April 2009, he signed a six-month deal on a non-contractual basis.[3]

Dagenham & Redbridge

In January 2009 when his contract expired, Bingham joined Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on trial.[4] He was immediately loaned out to Isthmian League Premier Division side Sutton United on loan along with Jacob Erskine, making his debut in a 0–0 draw with Canvey Island.[5] His only other appearance for the club came in a 3–2 defeat to Horsham in the Isthmian League Cup.[6] In February 2009, he signed an eighteen-month contract by Dagenham after impressing on trial.[4] He made his professional debut for the Daggers in August 2009, coming on as a last minute substitute for Jon Nurse in a 3–0 home win over Lincoln City. At the start of November 2009 after impressing in his first two appearances for the club, he signed a new two-year contract extension until 2012.[7] Later in the month he signed for Conference Premier side Grays Athletic on a one-month loan.[8] He returned to Dagenham in December having made six appearances in all competitions.

The Daggers were promoted at the end of the campaign beating Rotherham United in the 2010 Football League Two play-off Final, however, he failed to make any more appearances. In the 2010–11 season Bingham again failed to make an impact after suffering a medial ligament injury, only making six appearances as the Daggers were relegated in their maiden season in Football League One.[9] He scored his first senior goal in Dagenham's 2–1 victory over Gillingham in December 2011, scoring an equalising volley.[10] Bingham established himself at the club during the 2011–12 season making 32 appearances despite having a few injury setbacks.[11] His thirty-yard strike in the 1–1 draw with Crawley Town in April 2012 was voted the club's goal of the season and also secured the club's place in League Two.[11] He was rewarded in July 2012 with a new three-year contract.[11] He started the 2012–13 season as a regular.[9] In October, he was brought back into the starting line-up and scored upon his return in a 3–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers.[9] In November 2013, he suffered a medial knee ligament injury in a 1–1 draw with AFC Wimbledon, similar to the injury he picked up on his left knee in 2010.[9] He made his return in February against Rochdale after two months on the sidelines.

Crewe Alexandra

On 6 July 2015 Bingham joined Crewe Alexandra after rejecting offers of a new contract with Dagenham.[12] He scored his first and only goal for Crewe in a 4-3 EFL Cup loss against Blackburn Rovers on 23 August 2016.[13] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Bingham had been released by the club.[14] Crewe manager David Artell noted that he had wanted Bingham to remain at the club but that he "wanted to move closer to home".[15]

Gillingham

On 18 July 2017 he signed for League One side Gillingham on a two-year deal.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 March 2017.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2008–09[6] Championship 000000—00
Dagenham & Redbridge 2008–09[6] League Two 00———00
2009–10[17] League Two 2000000020
2010–11[18] League One 6000000060
2011–12[19] League Two 27230002[lower-alpha 1]0322
2012–13[20] League Two 18200101[lower-alpha 1]0202
2013–14[21] League Two 30010003[lower-alpha 1]0340
2014–15[22] League Two 34420001[lower-alpha 1]0374
Total 11786010701318
Sutton United (loan) 2008–09[6] IL Premier Division 10——1[lower-alpha 2]020
Grays Athletic (loan) 2009–10[8] Conference Premier 50——1[lower-alpha 3]060
Crewe Alexandra 2015–16[23] League One 210001000220
2016–17[24] League Two 200002110231
Total 410003110451
League career total 15886041801769
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. 1 2 "Eaglets sign pro forms". Holmesdale. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Daggers sign midfielder Bingham". BBC Sport. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Canvey Island 0-0 Sutton United". Sutton United F.C. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Sutton 2008/2009 player appearances". Sutton United. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "New Daggers deal for Bingham". Sky Sports. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Grays 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Bingham knows he has to fight for Daggers first team spot". Ilford Recorder. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dag Red 2-1 Gillingham- Match Report". Dagenham & Redbridge Mad. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 "Billy Bingham signs three-year Dagenham & Redbridge deal". BBC Sport. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Billy Bingham: Crewe sign Dagenham & Redbridge midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Blackburn 4-3 Crewe". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  14. ↑ Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Accessed: 9 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Bingham left 'to return south,' Artell says". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  16. ↑ "GILLS SIGN BINGHAM". Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  17. ↑ "Dag & Red 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "Dag & Red 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "Dag & Red 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "Dag & Red 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  21. ↑ "Dag & Red 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  22. ↑ "Dag & Red 2014/2015 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Billy Bingham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Billy Bingham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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