 Bishop training withBury in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Jamie Bishop[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-10-19)19 October 1982 (age 42)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cannock, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | →Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2003 | →Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | →Rochdale (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2004 | →Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | York City | 78 | (33) |
| 2006–2013 | Bury | 236 | (69) |
| 2012 | →Wrexham (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Wrexham | 77 | (14) |
| 2015 | F.C. Halifax Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Southport | 27 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Hyde United | 15 | (6) |
| 2017– | Stalybridge Celtic | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | England C | 4 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Southport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
Andrew Jamie Bishop (born 19 October 1982) is an English semi-professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forNational League North clubStalybridge Celtic.
Bishop started his career in the youth team atWalsall, takingloan spells withKidderminster Harriers,Rochdale andYeovil Town. He was released by Walsall in 2004 and he joinedYork City where he stayed for two seasons before signing forBury. Bishop was theplayer-manager ofNational League clubSouthport during 2016.
Born inCannock, Staffordshire, Bishop started his career atWalsall's youth system as a trainee, signing a professional contract on 9 August 2002.[1] He joinedKidderminster Harriers on a one-monthloan on 18 November 2002.[2] Kidderminster extended this loan in December 2002.[3] He joined Kidderminster for a second spell, joining on loan at the start of the2003–04 season.[4] His loan at Kidderminster was extended for a second month in September 2003.[4]
He was signed byRochdale on a one-month loan on 20 November 2003.[5] This loan was extended for a second month in December 2003.[6] He returned to Walsall in January 2004, after Rochdale opted not to extend his loan.[7]
He joinedYeovil Town on a one-month loan on 5 February 2004.[1] Yeovil decided not to sign Bishop on a permanent deal, because of niggling injury problems.[8]
Bishop was signed byConference National teamYork City on 15 July 2004 after rejecting a new deal at Walsall.[9][10] He was named the Conference National Player of the Month for February 2006, having scored seven goals to help York move into a play-off place during that month.[11] He scored 22 goals for York in the Conference National during2005–06,[12] which made him the division's top scorer.[13]
Bishop joined League Two clubBury on afree transfer on 8 May 2006, signing a two-year contract.[14] He marked his first season back in the Football League by scoring 21 goals in all competitions,[15] becoming the first Bury player to score 20 or more goals in a season for 13 seasons.[16] He signed a new deal with Bury, which would expire in June 2010, in September 2007.[17]
Bury offered Bishop a new contract in January 2009,[18] but he rejected it to weigh up his options.[19] However, he eventually signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract, which contracted him at the club until June 2012.[20] Bishop missed the majority of2009–10 due to two surgeries,[21] and only returned to full fitness in February 2010.[22]Grimsby Town made an enquiry for Bishop in May 2010, following theirrelegation into theConference Premier.[23] On 30 November 2011, Bishop signed a contract extension with Bury until the end of the 2013–14 season.[24]
On 31 August 2012, Bishop signed for Conference Premier clubWrexham on loan until 2 January 2013.[25] He made his debut in Wrexham's 0–0 draw away toLuton Town on 15 September 2012, before scoring his first goal the following week in a 2–2 home draw withDartford.[26] He was recalled by Bury on 4 October 2012, after making four appearances and scoring two goals.[27] His return to the team came after starting in a 1–1 extra time draw with Rochdale in theFootball League Trophy second round, which Bury won 5–4 in apenalty shoot-out.[28]
Bishop joined Conference Premier side Wrexham permanently on a two-year contract on 9 July 2013.[29] Bishop made his debut in his second spell in a 2–1 home win againstWelling United, before scoring his first goal on 14 September 2013 in a 2–0 home win against Luton.[26] Bishop achieved his first hat-trick for Wrexham in November 2013, as they came from behind to beatGateshead 3–2.[26] He was released by new managerGary Mills in May 2015.[30]
Bishop signed forNational League clubF.C. Halifax Town on 23 June 2015.[31] He made his debut on the opening day of2015–16, in a 3–1 loss toBoreham Wood on 11 August 2015.[26] Bishop made four appearances for Halifax,[26] before joining their divisional rivalsSouthport on 27 August 2015.[32]
Bishop made his first appearance for Southport againstBarrow on 29 August 2015 in a 1-0 losing effort. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 October 2015, the only goal in a 1–0 win over Kidderminster Harriers. He was appointed as Southport'scaretaker manager on 19 March 2016,[33] and took charge of their 1–0away defeat toTorquay United the same day.[34] He was appointed asplayer-manager permanently on 27 April 2016, after losing only one of his first seven matches in charge.[35] His Southport team finished the2015–16 National League in 16th place.[36] On 3 September 2016, Bishop parted company Southport, after the team won only one of their first eight matches of2016–17.[37]
Bishop returned to playing withNorthern Premier League Division One North clubHyde United,[38] making his debut on 27 September 2016 when starting in a 4–0 away win overPrescot Cables.[39]
Bishop wascapped four times byEngland C, scoring two goals, from 2004 to 2006.[40]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2002–03[41] | First Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04[42] | First Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2002–03[41] | Third Division | 29 | 5 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04[42] | Third Division | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2003–04[42] | Third Division | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2003–04[42] | Third Division | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| York City | 2004–05[43] | Conference National | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 42 | 12 | |
| 2005–06[12] | Conference National | 40 | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 43 | 25 | ||
| Total | 78 | 33 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 85 | 37 | |||
| Bury | 2006–07[15] | League Two | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 21 |
| 2007–08[44] | League Two | 44 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 52 | 25 | |
| 2008–09[45] | League Two | 41 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 47 | 17 | |
| 2009–10[46] | League Two | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[47] | League Two | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2011–12[48] | League One | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 2012–13[28] | League One | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Total | 236 | 69 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 264 | 83 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2012–13[26] | Conference Premier | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Wrexham | 2013–14[26] | Conference Premier | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 9 | |
| 2014–15[26] | Conference Premier | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 9[c] | 3 | 53 | 15 | ||
| Total | 81 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | 10 | 3 | 99 | 26 | |||
| F.C. Halifax Town | 2015–16[26] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Southport | 2015–16[26][49] | National League | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2016–17[50] | National League | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Hyde United | 2016–17[39] | Northern Premier League Division One North | 15 | 6 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 496 | 138 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 554 | 166 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Southport | 19 March 2016 | 3 September 2016 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 025.0 | [33][51] |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 025.0 | — | ||
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