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Rakish Phillip Bingham (born 25 October 1993) is an English professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
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for side Farnborough. He has also previously played for
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...
,
Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
,
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
,
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...
,
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...
,
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...
Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...
and
Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...
.


Career


Wigan Athletic

Bingham joined
Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
's under-18 side in 2010 and made his debut for the reserves in April 2011. He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2011–12 season. He soon attracted interest from
Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
clubs, such as
Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...
,
Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...
and
Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...
. On 27 August 2013, Bingham joined
Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association footb ...
side
Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
on loan until the end of the year. He made 13 appearances, 11 in the league, but did not score during his time with the Bairns and returned to Wigan in January.


Mansfield Town

On 31 August 2014, Bingham joined
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
on a free transfer after leaving Wigan. He scored on his Mansfield debut on 6 September 2014 in the 14th minute, a close range tap-in after the initial shot by
Fergus Bell Fergus Bell (born 25 January 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Jerez Industrial, Mechelen, Heist, Monza, Mansfield Town, Yeovil Town and Torquay United. Bell currently operates as a property developer. Care ...
was saved, in the 1–2 away victory against
Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
. He also scored twice against
Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...
in a 3–2 home win for Mansfield weeks later on 20 September 2014. Following his return from a loan period with Hartlepool United, Bingham scored his fourth goal of the season, in a 1–0 win over
Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
, followed up with goals against
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and
Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...
. In his first season, Bingham went on to make 28 league appearances, scoring six times for the club.


Hartlepool United

On 2 January 2015, Manager Adam Murray agreed a loan move for Bingham to join
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...
until the end of the season. Murray explained his decision, saying the loan would let Bingham get regular playing time. He made his Hartlepool debut the next day, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 against
Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...
. Bingham then scored his first Hartlepool goal in the next game, a 2–0 win over
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...
On 2 February 2015, having scored once in five appearances, Bingham was recalled by Mansfield. At the end of the season Mansfield announced that Bingham would be meeting with Murray to discuss his future at the club, then it was announced on 20 May 2015, that having been released by Mansfield, he would be returning to Hartlepool. Bingham explained his decision to re-join Hartlepool, saying that he wanted to continue working with Manager
Ronnie Moore Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs, including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United. He is currently the chief scout at Hartlepool ...
.


Hamilton Academical

Bingham signed for
Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...
in August 2016. On 9 November 2016, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at Hamilton until May 2018. In November 2017, Bingham extended his contract by a further year keeping him at the club until May 2019. He left Hamilton in January 2019.


Cheltenham Town

After his release by Hamilton, Bingham signed a short-term contract with
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...
on 31 January 2019.


Doncaster Rovers

Having been without a club after leaving Cheltenham at the end of the 2018–19 season, Bingham signed for
League One League One or League 1 may refer to: Association football * EFL League One, the third tier of football in England. * China League One, the second tier of football in China * K League 1, the top-tier football in South Korea * Lao League 1 * Lea ...
club
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...
in November 2019. He left the club in January 2020, his contract having expired.


Dundee United

On 6 February, Bingham signed for
Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...
on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season. In May 2020 and was announced that he would be one of eight players leaving the club in the summer following the expiry of his contract.


Ebbsfleet United

On 3 September 2020, Bingham signed for
National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...
side
Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...
. He departed the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.


Farnborough

On 20 June 2025, Bingham joined National League South side Farnborough on a two-year deal.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bingham, Rakish 1993 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Wigan Athletic F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Footballers from the London Borough of Newham English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen