Sydney Bartlett (1938/1939 - 19 December 2009) was a Jamaican

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who played at both professional and international levels as a

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Career

Bartlett spent one season with the

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of the NPSL, making three appearances. He also spent time with the Jamaican national side, appearing in two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Later life and death

Bartlett died in a New York hospital on 19 December 2009, at the age of 70. The

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was named in his honour.

References

1930s births 2009 deaths Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards New York Generals (NPSL) players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub