Ian Bishop (footballer)
Bishop at the Boleyn Ground, April 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ian William Bishop | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1983 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 1984 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1988 | Carlisle United | 132 | (14) |
| 1988–1989 | Bournemouth | 44 | (2) |
| 1989 | Manchester City | 19 | (2) |
| 1989–1998 | West Ham United | 255 | (12) |
| 1998–2001 | Manchester City | 78 | (2) |
| 2001 | Miami Fusion | 23 | (0) |
| 2002 | Barry Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Rochdale | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Radcliffe Borough | 10 | (1) |
| 2004 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 16 | (3) |
| Total | 592 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| England B | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian William Bishop (born 29 May 1965 in Liverpool) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He was born in inner city Liverpool but shortly afterwards moved to the new Cantril Farm housing estate, and on leaving school in July 1981 he joined Everton, turning professional for the 1983–84 season under the management of Howard Kendall – who had taken over during the same summer that Bishop had first joined the club.
However, he failed to break into the first team at Goodison Park, played just once in the First Division. He then tried his luck in the Fourth Division as one of Dario Gradi's first signings for her Crewe Alexandra. Brief spells at Carlisle United and Bournemouth followed, before he signed for Manchester City in the summer of 1989 for £465,000 in a deal involving Paul Moulden, on City's promotion to the First Division. Bishop was a good passer of the ball and in his 24 appearances for Manchester City in his first spell helped the team demolish their local rivals Manchester United 5–1 scoring City's third goal, on 23 September 1989. Despite being popular with the Manchester City supporters he was sold by then manager Howard Kendall to West Ham United in December 1989.
Bishop joined in the same week as Trevor Morley and Colin Foster, as manager Lou Macari continued to rebuild the West Ham squad. He spent the majority of his career at West Ham, playing 284 times between 1989 and 1998, scoring 16 goals and becoming something of a cult figure. Although Macari resigned before the season ended, he remained in favour under his successor Billy Bonds and then under the management of Harry Redknapp.
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