John Reginald Bartley (born 15 September 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played in the English Football League as a forward. He was a prolific scorer, scoring over 500 goals for Welling United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Reginald Bartley | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) 9 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1980 | Welling United | 326 | (450) |
| 1980–1982 | Millwall | 40 | (8) |
| 1982 | Kuopion Elo | 8 | (5) |
| 1982–1984 | Maidstone United | 98 | (72) |
| 1984–1986 | Welling United | 75 | (76) |
| 1986–1987 | Maidstone United | 16 | (13) |
| 1987–1988 | Chelmsford City | 27 | (21) |
| 1988–1989 | Dartford | 38 | (31) |
| 1989–1991 | Alma Swanley | 86 | (86) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Bartley began his career with Welling United, where he played as a youth. For the under-18s, he scored 64 goals in 40 games. He debuted for the first team in the 1974-75 season in the Athenian League and continued to play for both the senior and youth teams the following season. For both teams in 1975-76, he scored 113 goals. For the next five seasons, his average scoring remained over a goal per game. For Welling, he scored 450 goals in 326 appearances.[1]
Thanks to his prolific goalscoring, Bartley signed for Second Division Millwall for £12,000 in 1980,[2] but failed to score consistently. After a brief spell in Finland, he then joined Maidstone United in the Alliance Premier League for around £5,000.[3] With Maidstone, he finished second and then won the league in 1983-84.[1]
Bartley returned to Welling in 1984-85 for a club record fee of £8,000[2] and won the championship in 1985-86, scoring 60 goals in 58 appearances, 57 of those goals in 55 league appearances.[4] He left Welling after a disagreement and returned to Maidstone. Bartley then played for Chelmsford City in the Southern League. After their relegation, Bartley moved to Dartford for £6,000. He finished his career at Alma Swanley in the Kent League, scoring 86 goals in 86 games. Bartley scored around 770 goals and 100 hattricks throughout his career.[1][3]
References
Sources
- Profile at Neil Brown