Eddie Bishop

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Eddie Bishop
Personal information
Full name Edward Michael Bishop
Date of birth (1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1984 Winsford United
1984–1986 Northwich Victoria 62 (11)
1986–1988 Altrincham 37 (13)
1988 Runcorn 5 (2)
1988–1990 Tranmere Rovers 76 (19)
1988 → Northwich Victoria (loan) 3 (1)
1990–1996 Chester City 115 (28)
1992 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0)
1996–1998 Northwich Victoria 54 (7)
1998–2001 Witton Albion
2001–2002 Nantwich Town (4)
2003–2004 Runcorn F.C. Halton
Managerial career
1998–1999 Witton Albion (caretaker)
2001 Witton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2008

Edward Michael Bishop (born 28 November 1961) is an English former professional

Football League in England for Tranmere Rovers, Chester City, and Crewe Alexandra
and also played and managed in non-league football.

Playing career

Bishop was born in

Runcorn prompted Tranmere Rovers
to give Bishop his professional chance at the age of 25 in March 1988.

He returned to Northwich on loan in August 1988 but was quickly back with Rovers, making 35 league appearances during their

Division Three play-off final against Notts County, which Tranmere lost 2–0.[1]

In December 1990 Bishop joined local rivals

Division Three, but he was out of favour the following season and spent time on loan with Crewe Alexandra
in the closing stages of the season.

Bishop regained his place in the Chester side and became the first Chester player to score at the

Football League appearance having been as a substitute in a 3–1 win at Rochdale on 31 October 1995. The season also saw him involved in an unusual incident when out injured during Chester's home win over Hereford United, when he grabbed hold of the public address microphone to criticise the referee as he turned down a Chester penalty appeal.[3]

Bishop returned to Northwich in the summer of 1996, making 54

Conference appearances over the next two seasons. He then moved to local rivals Witton Albion,[4] where he also became part of the coaching staff. He had a spell as joint caretaker manager in 1998–1999,[5][6]
and in 2001 was appointed manager after another successful stint in caretaker charge. But his reign as permanent boss lasted only 10 games and ended shortly after an incident in a
Woodley Sports
.[7]

He returned to football as assistant manager to Nigel Gleghorn at Nantwich Town, where he continued his playing days, leaving in the summer of 2002.[8] He then had a spell assisting his former Chester teammate Chris Lightfoot at Runcorn F.C. Halton, with the pair being sacked together in October 2004 .[9]

Personal life

He is the older brother of comedian

John Bishop
.

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

Chester City

  • 1993– 94

External links

References

  1. ^ "1990-05-27 Notts County 2 Tranmere 0". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008. Match Details
  2. ISBN 1-874427-52-6
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  4. ^ "Eddie Bishop, former Vics stalwart". This is Cheshire. 6 August 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "JOHN Bond, Witton Albion's Director of Football, is in no rush to appoint a new manager following th". Warrington Guardian. 2 December 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  6. ^ "John Bond has drawn up a shortlist of three". Runcorn & Widnes World. 24 February 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Eddie days are over". This is Cheshire. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  8. OCLC 945569749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  9. ^ "Linnets sack manager". This is Cheshire. 20 October 2004. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  10. ^ "BRISTOL ROVERS 1 V TRANMERE ROVERS 2". trscireland.info. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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