Did Billy Bingham manage Everton?

William Laurence Bingham, MBE was a footballer and manager for Northern Ireland.

Bingham spent eight years with Sunderland, appearing in 227 games. At the age of 33, he ended his career after breaking his leg in a match for Port Vale in 1964. In 525 appearances in all domestic competitions, he scored 133 goals.

He competed in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and received 56 caps for Northern Ireland between 1951 and 1963, scoring 10 international goals.

His managerial career was as illustrious as his playing one. Bingham returned to the English club game when he replaced Harry Catterick as manager of Everton in May 1973.

Bingham led the team to seventh place in the First Division in 1973–74, two points shy of a UEFA Cup berth.

Everton finished twelfth in 1975–76, as the club entered a period of decline at Goodison Park. Bingham was fired in January 1977 after a run of eight league games without a win; the club finished 1976–77 in ninth place under new management.