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Bartley, Tony Thank you for all the lovely messages about my Dad. I will pass them on. He’s 83 now and still remembers details of every game at Bury and all the players. We had the pleasure of meeting up with George Jones yesterday who played at the same time as Dad and James Bentley who’s written books about the club and his Dad. They spent 3 hours reminiscing about the good old days at Gigg Lane and how much they loved it. It was wonderful listening to their stories. So different from the world of football today. It breaks Dads heart what’s happened to Bury football club.
20-09-21 Lisa Bartley
Bartley, Tony As a schoolboy I loved watching Tony at Gigg Lane, a trickery & pacy left winger who had great interaction with the Bury crowd ! I also got to know him in later life when we both worked at a motor vehicle franchise in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Kevin Mulrooney. Waiheke, NZ
27-02-21 Kevin Mulrooney
Bartley, Tony Tony was a great left winger for Bury, on his day he could rip teams apart, When I was still at junior school, Tony, Gorden Atherton and Chris Harker would come and join in a kick about at Redvales., Always a gentleman, would say 'Hello' as he set the ball down for a corner. So glad to hear he is doing well.
18-12-20 Tony Bradshaw
Bartley, Tony I used to watch Bury when Tony played always wanted my hair to look like his, he had a great head of hair, jet black and styled just like Elvis's hair. I used to go into the boys stand at Bury with my mates.One of the match reporters who lived in the flat above ours called Karl Kershaw give me some great photo's of Tony and he always signed them for me, he always asked how did you get these great photos of me, I just wished I had kept them, loved my boyhood days watching Bury in the late 50s and early 60s, in my opinion they were the best days of the club, For information I trained as a barber and still run a busy salon, and still of the opinion Tony's hair was always well cut and always imaculate when he ran on the pitch.
23-11-20 Tony Winder
Bartley, Tony Tony was a player coach at Sligo Rovers. I played at centre back for him 1967/8 season and 1968/69.
22-09-20 Kevin Fallon
Bartley, Tony Having time on my hands due to this current 'Lockdown' I retrieved my football autograph books from the loft and going through them by division found the Bury FC pages. There was a autographed team photo and a letter from Tony Bartley (in green ink) returning it to me as requested. I do recall sending this with a sae to Mr Bartley and can date it to the 1963-64 season as the only unsigned player Billy Calder had moved to Oxford Utd during November 63. I am glad to hear that he is fit and well and thank him for doing that for me all those years ago. I am sorry to hear of the plight of Bury FC and have been to Gigg Lane many times over the years when we have played there.
John Whelton
Bristol
06-09-20 John Whelton
Bartley, Tony Aiden I m Tony's daughter Lisa please contact me at lisabartley31@gmail.com he would be over the moon to hear from you. He never stops talking about his time in Sligo and all the fabulous people he met.
Bartley, Tony I'm sat with him right now. Its his 77th Birthday today. He's as fit and well as always. Still talking about and loving watching football.
Bartley, Tony Its my dad. he lives in stalybridge and still loves t follow the football and always looks to see how bury are getting on
Bartley, Tony I remember Tony very well at Bury. One match day he appeared outside the changing rooms and asked me to take a package to a gateman at the front of the ground. I was so delighted that he asked me. That was the big thing of my day, bearing in mind I was only about 11 years old and Bury mad.
Bartley, Tony He's my granddad. Loves football and golf.
Bartley, Tony I watched him play for Bury. A great talent
Bartley, Tony Tony is still as fit as ever at 76. Still living in Stalybridge and keeping up with the football world. I think he'd still like to play if he got the chance. He plays often with his Grand children. Recently saw a great picture of him coming off the pitch after playing against Sir Stanley Mathews.
Bartley, Tony Tony was a fine footballer and gentleman when he played for Sligo Rovers.I remember when he came back to play against us,and he destroyed our defense playing at center forward and I think he scored 3 goals that day.
Thank you for the memories Tony
Bartley, Tony We are putting together a History of Sligo Rovers and would love to contact Tony Bartley who is remembered in Sligo with great fondness.
Thanks,
Aidan Mannion
