He played hurling for the Kilmacud Crokes club from 1951 until 1983 and was a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team.
A number of younger Crokes players left to join the new club and even won a Minor Championship, captained by Bermingham, in 1960.
[citation needed] John Howard, was a Garda stationed at Pearse St in central Dublin, was also one of the reasons Bermingham did not opt to play for Faughs, despite the fact that his father Ned was a committed Faughs supporter and his cousin Mick Gill was a star of the team in the 1930s and 1940s.
Faughs did not have a juvenile team and, as the young Crokes stars developed and bonded under the guidance of John Howard, there was every incentive to stay put.
[citation needed] Bermingham continues to be involved in Crokes and was part of the Senior Team Management until 2005.