John Bartley

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. Thanks to his prolific goalscoring, Bartley signed for Second Division Millwall for £12,000 in 1980, 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. With Maidstone, he finished second and then won the league in 1983–84. Bartley returned to Welling in 1984–85 for a club record fee of £8,000 and won the championship in 1985-86, scoring 60 goals in 58 appearances, 57 of those goals in 55 league appearances. 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.