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 29)[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 9
Youth career
–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 127 (53)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:40, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

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

Early life

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Bishop was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[2]

Career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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As of match played 14 September 2025
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 2014–15[12] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[13] 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[14] National League North 9 2 0 0 — 0 0 9 2
Worcester City 2016–17[14] National League North 25 8 0 0 — 1[a] 0 26 8
Boston United 2016–17[14] National League North 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Leamington 2017–18[14] National League North 19 7 2 1 — 2[a] 0 23 8
2018–19[14] 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[15] League One 27 10 1 0 1 1 2[b] 1 31 12
2020–21[16] League One 41 10 1 1 0 0 3[b] 1 45 12
2021–22[17] League One 41 12 1 0 2 1 3[b] 2 47 15
Total 109 32 3 1 3 2 8 4 123 39
Portsmouth 2022–23[18] League One 46 20 3 3 1 1 2[b] 0 52 24
2023–24[19] League One 44 21 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 48 21
2024–25[20] Championship 32 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 11
2025–26[21] Championship 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 127 53 4 3 3 1 3 0 137 57
Career total 331 122 9 5 6 3 16 5 362 135
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Portsmouth

Individual

References

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  • Profile at the Portsmouth F.C. website
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