Ray Bishop

Raymond John Bishop (born 24 November 1955) is a Welsh former professional footballer. During his career, he played over 150 games in the Football League for Cardiff City, Newport County and Torquay United.[2][3]

Ray Bishop
Personal information
Full name Raymond John Bishop
Date of birth (1955-11-24) 24 November 1955
Place of birth Hengoed, Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Cardiff City 101 (26)
1981–1982 Newport County 18 (2)
1982–1983 Torquay United 40 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Bishop, a forward, began his football career with Bargoed Youth Club. He was a Boys Club International for Wales, winning caps against England and Scotland in 1973, and played for Great Britain against Belgium.[4]

He joined Welsh League side Tredomen at the age of 18. He moved on to Ton Pentre before joining Southern League side Cheltenham Town, while working as a Post Office engineer. He had a two-month spell on trial with Brighton & Hove Albion, then managed by Alan Mullery, but was unsuccessful and returned to Cheltenham from where he was signed by Cardiff City for a fee of £3,000 in January 1977. His league debut came in August the same year, and he went on to make 102 league appearances for the Bluebirds, scoring 33 goals.[5]

On 26 February 1981, after losing his place in the Cardiff side, he moved to local rivals Newport County, costing £10,000, but could not settle suffering multiple injuries, making only 25 appearances, scoring 7, before moving on a free transfer to Torquay United in August 1982. He scored four times in his first three games for Torquay, but after getting injured in the third game never regained full fitness at Plainmoor and retired from football in 1984, having made 40 league appearances for Torquay, scoring 8 times.

Having finished his professional football career, he became a property developer in the West country.

References
  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 114. ISBN 0362020175.
  2. "Ray Bishop". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. "Ray Bishop". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. Griffiths,M and Herold,R (2001). Old Ystrad Mynach, Vol 1. Old Bakehouse Publications.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) ISBN 1-874538-39-5
  5. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 23. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
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