Colby David Bishop (born 4 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Portsmouth.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colby David Bishop[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2022 | Accrington Stanley | 109 | (32) |
| 2022– | Portsmouth | 16 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bishop was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[2]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 2014–15[10] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16[11] | 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[12] | National League North | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Worcester City | 2016–17[12] | National League North | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 8 | |
| Boston United | 2016–17[12] | National League North | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Leamington | 2017–18 | National League North | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | National League North | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 21 | ||
| Total | 47 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 53 | 29 | |||
| Accrington Stanley | 2019–20[13] | League One | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 |
| 2020–21[14] | League One | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 12 | |
| Total | 66 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 24 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2022–23 | League One | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 |
| Career total | 176 | 63 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 193 | 71 | ||
Portsmouth F.C. – current squad | |
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