Before, during & after Southend
Arrived fromSouthend United academy
Southend UnitedDecember 2017–January 2020
Next club / destinationManchester United
Southend academy goalkeeper Nathan Bishop made his senior debut as an eighteen-year-old against Scunthorpe United in December 2017. He gradually earned opportunities in League One, showing promise during an increasingly difficult period for the club.
Bishop made 39 competitive first-team appearances before Manchester United signed him in January 2020. After working with United's development keepers, he gained regular football on loan at Mansfield Town and later joined Sunderland.
His Southend total is supported by contemporary transfer reports and Cambridge United's later career summary.