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Gordon Bartlett

Gordon Bartlett

English footballer (born 1955)

Gordon Bartlett (born 3 December 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Playing career

Bartlett was born in London. After beginning his career with West Ham United and Portsmouth,[2][3] he played for the Denver Dynamos in the North American Soccer League.[4] Following his time in the US, he returned to England and signed for non-league side Slough Town where he stayed for two years, making 43 appearances and scoring seven times.[5] He appeared in pre-season friendlies for Brentford, but failed to make a competitive appearance.[6] His playing career was cut short by injury.[7]

Managerial career

After managerial spells at Yeading, Hounslow and Southall, Bartlett joined Wealdstone as manager in June 1995.[7]

Between May 2013 and August 2017, he was the longest-serving manager in the top six tiers of the English football pyramid system.[8] On 21 August 2017, after 22 years in the role, it was announced that he had stepped down as the club's manager but would remain with the club in a backroom role.[9]

Honours

As a manager

Wealdstone

Yeading

  • Isthmian League First Division second-place promotion: 1991–92[12]

Hounslow

As an individual

  • Isthmian League Manager of the Year: 2013–14[14]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gordon Bartlett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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    "Five Minutes of Your Time Please; Gordon Bartlett - 2nd Yellow". 2nd Yellow. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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    "PompeyRama". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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    "NASL-". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Slough Town FC". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. [6]
    Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-1906796709.
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    "OFF THE BENCH – Gordon Bartlett". Wealdstone F.C. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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    "FA Cup: Longer-serving than Wenger – the manager who goes through chairmen". BBC Sport. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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    "Barlett steps down as Wealdstone manager after 22 years". Harrow Times. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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    Hodgkins, Leila. "Wealdstone | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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    Association, The Football. "Previous Senior Charity Cup Finals | MiddlesexFA". www.middlesexfa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  12. [12]
    Hodgkins, Leila. "Yeading | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Management Team". Wealdstone FC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. [14]
    "Ryman Premier Manager of the Year, Gordon Bartlett – The Bostik Football League". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

Further reading

  • Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.


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