Neal Bishop previously played in the Football League for Barnet, Notts County, Blackpool, Scunthorpe United and Mansfield Town, as well as at Non-league level for Billingham Town, Spennymoor United, Whitby Town, Scarborough, York City and Scarborough Athletic.
19 Facts About Neal Bishop
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Neal Bishop was signed by Scarborough's Conference National rivals York City for an undisclosed nominal fee on 31 January 2006.
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Neal Bishop was voted as the York City Clubman of the Year for the season the same day, finishing the season with 49 appearances and scoring three goals.
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Neal Bishop rejected a new deal at York, saying he wanted his salary to fall in line with the club's top earners.
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Neal Bishop signed for League Two club Barnet in June 2007 on a free transfer as he was out of contract with York.
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Neal Bishop said he decided to join Barnet so he could fulfil a lifelong ambition of playing in the Football League.
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Neal Bishop made his debut against Morecambe on 11 August 2007 and was sent off for violent conduct in his second match against Norwich City in the League Cup on 14 August 2007, which resulted in a three-match suspension.
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Neal Bishop finished the season with 48 appearances, scoring one goal, and was offered a new contract at Barnet.
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Neal Bishop agreed to join fellow League Two team Notts County on 20 May 2009, and a day later he signed a pre-contract agreement to join the club on 1 July.
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Neal Bishop signed a two-year contract extension with County on 5 July 2010, which contracted him at the club until June 2012.
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On 10 May 2011, Neal Bishop signed a new two-year contract with County, keeping him at the club until June 2013.
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Neal Bishop signed for Championship club Blackpool on 2 August 2013 on a five-month contract.
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Neal Bishop signed for newly promoted League One club Scunthorpe United on 19 June 2014 on a two-year contract.
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Neal Bishop signed for League Two club Mansfield Town on 6 June 2018.
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Neal Bishop joined Scarborough Athletic in September 2020 after turning down offers from a number of clubs higher in the football pyramid.
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On 17 May 2021, Neal Bishop joined Gainsborough Trinity in a player-coach role.
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On 24 May 2022, Neal Bishop was appointed joint-manager at Gainsborough along with Damon Parkinson.
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Neal Bishop was called up for the England national C team in May 2007 to play in the Four Nations Tournament.
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Neal Bishop was a candidate on Series 12 of The Apprentice which began in October 2016.