Edward Bishop

Bishop's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 18. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Colchester · 5th	1	0	0	—	18	19
2025/26	Colchester · 12th	35	0	2	7.01	18	19
2024/25	Colchester · 10th	29	1	1	7.04	22	16
2023/24	Lincoln · 7th	34	4	4	7.06	39	19
2022/23	Lincoln · 11th	26	3	2	7.02	41	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

E. Bishop is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Colchester, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 19. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.2. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (59.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bishop.

On the season, Bishop graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.391 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 30 Bishop is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

18.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

59.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.39

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Colchester finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.39

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 18.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.073

Goal contribution / 900.073

Defensive actions / 903.391

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.109

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 30, Bishop sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bishop's projected Rating — 18.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles65

Interceptions25

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

LincolnJul 2021 – now

Ipswichuntil Jul 2021

About E. Bishop

Edward James Bishop is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Colchester, born on July 15, 1996 in Cambridge, standing 178 cm tall. He is from England. Colchester currently sit 5th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, E. Bishop has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 6 minutes.

E. Bishop's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Colchester face Rochdale at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Bishop at 18.2 with a Season form score of 19.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, E. Bishop has totalled 286 club appearances with 17 goals and 15 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 36 appearances for Ipswich.

E. Bishop's career has also included time at Lincoln and Ipswich.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.