Tommy Bing

Thomas Edward "Tommy" Bing (* November 24, 1931 in Broadstairs ) is a former English footballer.

Career

Bing was already in December 1947 at the age of 16 years for the reserve of the FC Margate used, but had to wait until the season 1950/51, before the first team in the Kent League made ​​his debut for the. After the departure of his brother Doug to West Ham United, he moved up to the position on the right wing in the starting lineup. His performances ensured interest from some clubs from the Football League, however, began in December 1951 his military service. He is said to have played while he was stationed in Germany in the higher-class football. With the end of military service in November 1953, he returned to Margate and won with the team in May 1954 Kent League Cup. At the start of the season in 1954/55 Bing belonged to the reserve team, but came out in September 1954 in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur 's first team to use. He was discovered by Bill Nicholson and brought to Tottenham for a four-digit transfer fee immediately.

In Tottenham Bing played regularly for the reserve team in the summer of 1957, he took with the first team on a North American tour in part and came in the course of two appearances. His only competitive match for the first team, he completed on 19 October 1957 the right wing in the first division against Bolton Wanderers, as the Welshman Terry Medwin was missing because of a international match against England.

In the summer of 1959, Bing returned to the now playing in the Southern League FC Margate, but was sidelined again due to persistent injury problems. Because of a persistent cartilage damage he finished on medical advice in January 1962 his career but played in the season 1963/64, again briefly for Margate. In addition to football operation Bing, who worked full time as a plumber who also played cricket and even with over 50 years of Minster 's, where in 1984 he team internally aufstellte the best batting average.