| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Bartlett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiswick, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973 | West Ham United | ||
| 1973–1974 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Portsmouth | 2 | (1) |
| 1975 | Denver Dynamos | ||
| 1975–1977 | Slough Town | 32 | (5) |
| 1977 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1989 | Hounslow | ||
| 1991–1995 | Yeading | ||
| 1995–2017 | Wealdstone | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Bartlett (born 3 December 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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
- Isthmian League Premier Division: 2013–14[10]
- Isthmian League Second Division second-place promotion: 1997–98[10]
- Isthmian League Third Division: 1996–97[10]
- Middlesex Senior Charity Cup: 2003–04, 2010–11[11]
Yeading
- Isthmian League First Division second-place promotion: 1991–92[12]
Hounslow
- Hellenic League Premier Division second-place promotion: 1986–87[13]
As an individual
- Isthmian League Manager of the Year: 2013–14[14]
References
- 1 2 "Gordon Bartlett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "Five Minutes of Your Time Please; Gordon Bartlett - 2nd Yellow". 2nd Yellow. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "PompeyRama". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "NASL-". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Slough Town FC". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- 1 2 "OFF THE BENCH – Gordon Bartlett". Wealdstone F.C. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ↑ "FA Cup: Longer-serving than Wenger – the manager who goes through chairmen". BBC Sport. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Barlett steps down as Wealdstone manager after 22 years". Harrow Times. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Leila. "Wealdstone | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ Association, The Football. "Previous Senior Charity Cup Finals | MiddlesexFA". www.middlesexfa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Yeading | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "Management Team". Wealdstone FC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.