Billy Bingham Everton Wife: Who Was Billy Bingham Married To?

Legendary Northern Ireland manager and former player Billy Bingham has died at the age of 90.

Bingham died on Thursday, 9 June 2022 and he leaves behind his wife Rebecca Van Strang.

Bingham and Van Strang were married in St. Albans a few minutes before a match between Northern Ireland and England.

Billy Bingham Everton Wife

Who Was Billy Bingham Married To? Van Strang was Bingham’s second wife and apart from being known Bingham’s wife, there is nothing else known about her as she keeps a low profile.

Who Is Billy Bingham?

Bingham is best known for leading Northern Ireland to the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals, having also played for the team as a midfielder during their only other finals appearance in 1958.

Bingham’s first professional club as a player was Glentoran, and he there between 1948 and 1950.

Bingham then made a move to to England, where he spent eight years with Sunderland, making 227 appearances.

In 1958, Bingham switched to Luton Town, making close to 100 league appearances in a three-year spell.

This was followed by a two-year association with Everton, where he again went close to 100 league appearances.

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

Bingham had scored 133 goals in 525 appearances in all domestic competitions. Between 1951 and 1963, he won 56 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals, and played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

As Northern Ireland manager, his final position, and a post he would hold for the next thirteen years (following his reappointment in 1980), Bingham led his nation to the finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and 1986.