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 25)[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2014 Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Notts County 4 (0)
2016 → Gloucester City (loan) 9 (2)
2016–2017 Worcester City 25 (8)
2017 Boston United 10 (0)
2017–2019 Leamington 49 (28)
2019– Accrington Stanley 84 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:53, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Colby David Bishop (born 4 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Accrington Stanley.

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] He combined his playing career with a job in a school.

Accrington Stanley[]

On 13 July 2019 he 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]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 27 April 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 2014–15[9] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[10] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Gloucester City (loan) 2015–16[11] National League North 9 2 0 0 — 0 0 9 2
Worcester City 2016–17[11] National League North 25 8 0 0 — 1[a] 0 26 8
Boston United 2016–17[11] National League North 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Leamington 2017–18 National League North 19 7 2 1 — 2[a] 0 23 8
2018–19 National League North 28 20 0 0 — 2[a] 1 30 21
Total 47 27 2 1 — 4 1 53 29
Accrington Stanley 2019–20[12] League One 27 10 1 0 1 1 2 1 31 12
2020–21[13] League One 39 10 1 1 0 0 3 1 43 12
Total 66 20 2 1 1 1 5 2 74 24
Career total 161 55 4 2 1 1 10 3 176 61
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Accrington Stanley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Colby Bishop". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Teenager Colby Bishop pens pro deal with Notts County". Nottingham Post. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Notts County 0 - 1 MK Dons". 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Former Notts County youngster signs". 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Colby Bishop: Accrington Stanley sign Leamington striker". 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Lincoln City 2–0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Accrington Stanley 1–3 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Colby Bishop in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Games played by Colby Bishop in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b c Colby Bishop at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Colby Bishop in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Colby Bishop in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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