Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 5th July, 1967
- Current Age
- 58 years and 266 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Premiership Trophy
- 1985/1986
- Lancashire Cup
- 1989/1990, 1991/1992
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 16 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Finals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 156 | 49 | 300 | 35 | 831 | 90 | 62 | 4 | 57.69% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 1 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 19 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 95 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 22 | 3 | 48 | 8 | 116 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 156 | 49 | 300 | 35 | 831 | 90 | 62 | 4 | 57.69% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 236 | 70 | 410 | 60 | 1160 | 141 | 91 | 5 | 59.75% | List | |||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRL 1988 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRL 1989 | 10 | - | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |
| Gold Coast | NSWRL 1991 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cronulla | 1988-89 | 13 | 2 | - | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |
| Gold Coast | 1991 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1988-1991 | 16 | 2 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | List | |
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Warrington | 1984/85 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1985/86 | 24 | 13 | 63 | 13 | 191 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 95.83% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1986/87 | 37 | 12 | 99 | 17 | 263 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 83.78% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1988/89 | 20 | 6 | - | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 90.00% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1989/90 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 76.47% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1990/91 | 10 | 4 | 8 | - | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1990/91 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 88.24% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1991/92 | 34 | 11 | 57 | 7 | 165 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Halifax | 1992/93 | 33 | 8 | 116 | 2 | 266 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 57.58% | List | ||||
| Halifax | 1993/94 | 23 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 111 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 65.22% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Warrington | 1984-86, 1988-90 | 111 | 38 | 183 | 42 | 560 | 68 | 41 | 2 | 61.26% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1990-91 | 51 | 16 | 70 | 11 | 215 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 68.63% | List | ||||
| Halifax | 1992-93 | 56 | 14 | 157 | 7 | 377 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 53.57% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1984-1994 | 218 | 68 | 410 | 60 | 1,152 | 133 | 81 | 4 | 61.01% | List | ||||
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tony McCarron, Max Turner
Sources:
Match Video, David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

Your Say
28/08/2016
Greatest coach north Devils juniors has ever seen
01/05/2020
Great player for Halifax rlfc, made the tick
15/05/2020
A fantastic player for The Wire a real hardworker with a great flare for the game
13/01/2023
Paul Bishop who played for Cronulla (1988-89), the Gold Coast Seagulls (1991), Warrington (1984-91), St Helens (1991-92) and Halifax (1992-93) is the son of former Great Britain, St Helens and Cronulla halfback Tommy Bishop.
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