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

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Playing career

Bartlett was born in London. After beginning his career with

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and

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, he played for the Denver Dynamos in the

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. Following his time in the US, he returned to England and signed for

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side Slough Town where he stayed for two years, making 43 appearances and scoring seven times. He appeared in pre-season friendlies for

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, but failed to make a competitive appearance. His playing career was cut short by injury.

Managerial career

After managerial spells at

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and

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, Bartlett joined

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow, London, Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont, Harrow, Belmont and Kenton, London, Kenton, ...

as manager in June 1995. Between May 2013 and August 2017, he was the longest-serving manager in the top six tiers of the English

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system. 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.

Honours

As a manager

Wealdstone *

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: 2013–14 * Isthmian League Second Division second-place promotion: 1997–98 * Isthmian League Third Division: 1996–97 *

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: 2003–04, 2010–11 Yeading * Isthmian League First Division second-place promotion: 1991–92 Hounslow * Hellenic League Premier Division second-place promotion: 1986–87

As an individual

* Isthmian League Manager of the Year: 2013–14

Playing career

Managerial career

Honours

As a manager

As an individual

References

Further reading