Career
Cartwright signed for First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youth trainee in 1980. He had to wait until his 18th birthday to make his first team debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1-4 defeat at Oldham Athletic. He made 16 appearances during their doomed campaign of 1983/84 which saw them relegated from the First Division, beginning a slide down the divisions amid financial problems.
Cartwright remained at the club until 1986 when released by manager Sammy Chapman, leaving him to play out his career in the non-league.
He is suffering from renal and spinal cancer.