John Bingley

John Bingley
Personal information
Full name John Alfred Bingley
Date of birth (1940-11-10)10 November 1940
Date of death 14 January 2024(2024-01-14) (aged 83)
Original team(s) East Devonport (NWFU)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1965–1966 St Kilda 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Alfred Bingley (10 November 1940 – 14 January 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League.

Early life and career in Tasmania

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Born in Tasmania, Bingley began his senior football career with City-South in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) before transferring to East Devonport in the North West Football Union (NWFU).

St Kilda

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Bingley made his senior VFL debut for St Kilda in 1965 and despite playing only eight games he was a member of the Saints premiership winning side in 1966, with the Grand Final his last appearance.

Return to Tasmania

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In 1967 Bingley returned to Tasmania and appointed captain-coach of Tasmanian Football League (TFL) club Clarence. He led the club to the TFL premiership in 1970.

Bingley also kicked the winning goal for Tasmania in a 1970 match against Western Australia.[1]

Bingley was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]

Death

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Bingley died on 14 January 2024, at the age of 83.[a][3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ League records previously had Bingley's birth year as 1941, which was then erroneously quoted in some obituaries.

References

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  1. ^ "Tasmania beats Western Australia", The Age, 16 June 1970
  2. ^ "91. John Bingley | AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame".
  3. ^ "John Alfred Bingley". deathsandfunerals.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Vale, John Bingley". St Kilda Football Club. 15 January 2024.
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