Portsmouth

Colby Bishop

A central striker who spent time outside the Football League altogether before working his way up to become Portsmouth's first choice number nine. He plays every match as though he remembers exactly how far outside the game he once was.
England Portsmouth FWD
Appearances
6
Goals
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
378
63.00 per match
Goals
0
Shots on Target
3
Assists
0

Season Stats

Appearances
6
Minutes played
378
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
Shots on Target
3

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 forwards

Goals
68th of 68
Shots on target
47th of 116
Shots
99th of 126
Assists
46th of 46
👻 Ghost Players #28 of 399
👑 Assist Kings #102 of 391
😈 Bad Boys #166 of 433
🎯 Pass Master #352 of 530
💪 Workhorses #382 of 399
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POR
POR
14:00
Sat 19 Sep
BLA
BLA
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SOU
SOU
11:00
Sun 11 Oct
POR
POR
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POR
POR
18:45
Wed 14 Oct
SHU
SHU
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NOR
NOR
14:00
Sat 17 Oct
POR
POR
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WOL
WOL
18:45
Tue 20 Oct
POR
POR

Colby Bishop, The Striker From Non-League

Dropped by his first club and forced into non-league football, Bishop fought his way up to become Portsmouth's reliable finisher.

Bishop was let go by Notts County and ended up at Leamington in non-league football before Accrington Stanley gave him a route back into the Football League. That journey shaped a striker who treats every chance in the box like one that might not come again, arriving on rebounds with real urgency. Since joining Portsmouth he has become the focal point of the attack, a player defenders must account for even when the ball is elsewhere.

A heart scan flagged a problem serious enough to require surgery, a reminder that his career very nearly took a much harder turn. He returned to lead the line as though nothing had happened, which reveals plenty about what football means to a player once on the outside of it. The lingering question is whether a striker built on instinct and hunger keeps that same sharpness the further he travels from that scare.

The Rest Of The Squad

35 players

Goalkeepers

31
Daniel Bielica
Age 27
3 apps
1
Nicolas Schmid
Age 29
3 apps
30
Ben Killip
Age 30
0 apps

Defenders

2
Benjamin Arthur
Age 20
6 apps
22
Zak Swanson
Age 25
6 apps
6
Conor Shaughnessy
Age 30
5 apps 1g
16
Jayden Meghoma
Age 20
2 apps
55
Madiodio Dia
Age 22
2 apps
5
Regan Poole
Age 28
2 apps
3
Connor Ogilvie
Age 30
0 apps
33
Jacob Farrell
Age 23
0 apps
49
Michael Ani
Age 20
0 apps

Midfielders

10
Adrian Segecic
Age 22
6 apps 1g 1a
38
Ebou Adams
Age 30
6 apps 1g 1a
19
Rocco Shein
Age 23
6 apps
24
Terry Devlin
Age 22
6 apps 1g
7
Marlon Pack
Age 35
5 apps
37
Iyad Mohamed
Age 25
2 apps
23
Josh Murphy
Age 31
2 apps
27
Odin Bailey
Stockport County · Age 26
2 apps
8
John Swift
Age 31
1 app
45
Chinedu Agu
Age 18
0 apps
32
Eoin Kenny
Age 20
0 apps
21
Keshi Anderson
Age 31
0 apps
16
Luke Le Roux
Age 26
0 apps
18
Márk Kosznovszky
Age 24
0 apps

Forwards

11
Abu Kamara
Age 23
6 apps 1a
25
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
Chelsea · Age 17
6 apps 1g
29
Marezi
Age 23
5 apps 2g
28
Luke Brooke-Smith
Age 18
3 apps
17
Tyrese Shade
Burton Albion · Age 26
2 apps 1a
34
Harvey Blair
Age 23
1 app
15
Franco Umeh-Chibueze
Age 21
0 apps
48
Nathaniel Chioma
Age 18
0 apps
20
Thomas Waddingham
Age 21
0 apps
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