Career
He began his career at hometown club Portsmouth in 1980, but dropped into non-league football with Fareham Town two years later. Signing with Cardiff City in September 1986, he helped the "Bluebirds" to the Welsh Cup and promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1987-1988. He moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 1989, before joining N ottinghamshire County a year later.
He helped the "Magpies" to promotion out of the Second Division in 1991.
Loaned out to Portuguese Vale in 1992, he retired due to injury in 1993, not long after joining Cambridge United. Bartlett started his career with his hometown club Portsmouth but struggled to make an impact under Frank Burrows and played just Third Division games in 1980-1981 and 1981-1982, before he dropped into non-league football with Fareham Town.
He played 197 games in the Southern Football League for the "Creeksiders", scoring 98 goals. After coming to the attention of former manager Frank Burrows, now in charge at Cardiff City, Bartlett signed for the club in September 1986.
Despite his goals, Cardiff struggled in the bottom half of the Fourth Division in 1986-1987.
After helping City to settle in the Third Division in 1988-1989, he left the "Bluebirds" to sign for West Bromwich Albion, having scored 28 goals in 105 league and cup appearances for Cardiff. He only remained at The Hawthorns for one season, scoring 10 goals in 37 Second Division games under Brian Talbot, before moving on to N ottinghamshire County. However County suffered relegation out of the First Division in 1991-1992, in the last season before the creation of the Premier League.
He joined John Rudge"s Portuguese Vale on loan at the start of the 1992-1993 season, scoring one goal in five appearances at Vale Park, before returning to Meadow Lane.
He played a total of 99 league games for N ottinghamshire County, scoring 32 goals. He moved on to Cambridge United, who suffered relegation out of the second tier in 1992-1993 under Ian Atkins" stewardship.
Bartlett retired a few months after joining the club due to injury. with Cardiff City.
