| 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 professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forEFL Championship clubPortsmouth.
Bishop was born inNottingham, Nottinghamshire.[2]
Bishop signed his first professional contract withNotts County in November 2014.[3] He made his first team debut for the "Magpies" in a 1–0 defeat toMilton Keynes Dons atMeadow Lane on 26 December, he was replaced byElliott Whitehouse after 73 minutes.[4] In May 2017 he was signed byNational League North sideLeamington.[5]
On 13 July 2019, Bishop joinedAccrington Stanley ofLeague 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 atLincoln 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 theEFL Cup bySunderland in an eventual 3–1 defeat.[8]
On 21 July 2022, Bishop signed for League One clubPortsmouth for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year.[9] At the end of the2022–23 season, Bishop was named as Portsmouth's Player of the Season.[10]
Ahead of the2024–25 season, a routine heart scan identified a potential risk to Bishop who would undergo immediate surgery to rectify the matter.[11]
| 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 | ||
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