Tommy Bing

Thomas Edward Bing (24 November 1931 – 18 May 2015) was an English professional footballer who played for Margate and Tottenham Hotspur.^[1]

Tommy Bing

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edward Bing
Date of birth	(1931-11-24)24 November 1931
Place of birth	Broadstairs, England
Date of death	18 May 2015(2015-05-18) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1954	Margate	37	(4)
1954–1959	Tottenham Hotspur	1	(0)
1959–1964	Margate	39	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Bing was born in Broadstairs and made his debut for Margate reserves in December 1947. The winger played in a total of 37 matches and scored four goals in his first spell with the Kent League club. After impressing Spurs boss Bill Nicholson, the White Hart Lane club paid a four figure sum for his services in September 1954. Bing featured mainly in the club's reserve side and made only one senior appearance in a 3-2 reverse at Bolton Wanderers on 19 October 1957. In July 1959 he returned to his former club and went on to participate in a further 39 matches and netting seven goals.^[2]

Post-football

Outside of football, Bing supplemented his earnings by working as a plumber. Bing died on 18 May 2015.^[3]