Colby Bishop

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Colby Bishop
Personal information
Full name Colby David Bishop [1]
Date of birth (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Portsmouth
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2014 Notts County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Notts County 4 (0)
2016Gloucester City (loan) 9 (2)
2016–2017 Worcester City 25 (8)
2017 Boston United 10 (0)
2017–2019 Leamington 49 (28)
2019–2022 Accrington Stanley 109 (32)
2022– Portsmouth 90 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:47, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Colby David Bishop (born 4 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

Contents

Early life

Bishop was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. [2]

Career

Early career

Bishop signed his first professional contract with Notts County in November 2014. [3] He made his first team debut for the "Magpies" in a 1–0 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons at Meadow Lane on 26 December, he was replaced by Elliott Whitehouse after 73 minutes. [4] In May 2017 he was signed by National League North side Leamington. [5]

Accrington Stanley

On 13 July 2019, Bishop joined Accrington Stanley of League One for an undisclosed fee. [6] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, playing the duration of a 2–0 defeat at Lincoln City, [7] before he scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, equalising from the penalty spot as Accrington were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Sunderland in an eventual 3–1 defeat. [8]

Portsmouth

On 21 July 2022, Bishop signed for League One club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year. [9] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Bishop was named as Portsmouth's Player of the Season. [10]

Ahead of the 2024–25 season, a routine heart scan identified a potential risk to Bishop who would undergo immediate surgery to rectify the matter. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2014–15 [12] League One 3000000030
2015–16 [13] League Two 1000000010
Total4000000040
Gloucester City (loan) 2015–16 [14] National League North 92000092
Worcester City 2016–17 [14] National League North258001 [lower-alpha 1] 0268
Boston United 2016–17 [14] National League North1000000100
Leamington 2017–18 [14] National League North197212 [lower-alpha 1] 0238
2018–19 [14] National League North2820002 [lower-alpha 1] 13021
Total472721415329
Accrington Stanley 2019–20 [15] League One271010112 [lower-alpha 2] 13112
2020–21 [16] League One411011003 [lower-alpha 2] 14512
2021–22 [17] League One411210213 [lower-alpha 2] 24715
Total1093231328412339
Portsmouth 2022–23 [18] League One462033112 [lower-alpha 2] 05224
2023–24 [19] League One40201020104420
Total78364331309644
Career total2901099563165321122
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Portsmouth

Individual

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