Marvin Clement Bartley was born on 4 July 1986 and is an English professional football coach and former player, who most recently was manager of Scottish League One club Queen of the South.
31 Facts About Marvin Bartley
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Marvin Bartley broke into the professional leagues in 2007 with AFC Bournemouth, where he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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Marvin Bartley fell out of favour at Burnley after Howe returned to Bournemouth in October 2012.
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Marvin Bartley initially moved on loan to Leyton Orient, then joined Orient on a permanent basis after he was released by Burnley in January 2014.
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Marvin Bartley left Orient in the summer of 2015 and signed for Scottish club Hibernian.
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Marvin Bartley helped Hibernian win the Scottish Cup in 2016 and promotion in 2017.
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Marvin Bartley started coaching with Livingston and retired from playing in 2022.
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Marvin Bartley was appointed manager of Queen of the South in January 2023.
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Marvin Bartley then joined the Hayes Football Education Development Opportunity program to help develop his skills, of which he graduated from in 2004.
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Marvin Bartley then joined Southern Football League side Burnham where he played alongside his two brothers, Mark and Michael.
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Marvin Bartley made a total of eight appearances for the Blues, without scoring.
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Marvin Bartley then made a swift return to his former club, Conference South side Hayes during the season along with his brother Mark.
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Marvin Bartley remained a first team regular during the season making a total of 40 appearances, scoring three goals as they narrowly avoided relegation.
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In September 2006, Marvin Bartley joined Southern League side Didcot Town.
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Marvin Bartley made a total of 27 appearances for the Beavers as they were crowned champions and gained promotion to the Conference South.
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Marvin Bartley was close to joining Football League Two side Milton Keynes Dons after spending a week on trial, until manager Martin Allen departed for Leicester City.
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Marvin Bartley made his debut for the Cherries on 1 December 2007, in the FA Cup second round defeat away to Millwall, coming on as a late substitute for Jo Kuffour.
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In November 2012, the Jamaica Football Federation reported that Marvin Bartley had shown interest playing for Jamaica and that he was in the pool of players eligible for selection.
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On 30 January 2014, Marvin Bartley terminated his contract with Burnley by mutual consent.
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Marvin Bartley then joined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2014.
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Marvin Bartley was an unused substitute as Hibernian won the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, their first win in the competition for 114 years.
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On 17 September 2016, Marvin Bartley was sent off against Ayr United, but had his red card overturned the following week.
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Marvin Bartley explained that in order for the card to be rescinded completely, he would have had to miss a day of training to go to an appeal, which he was not willing to do.
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In May 2019, Marvin Bartley signed a pre-contract agreement with Livingston.
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In September 2020, Marvin Bartley was named as the new manager of Livingston's reserve team, assisted by fellow players Efe Ambrose and Gary Maley.
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Marvin Bartley became assistant manager to David Martindale in May 2021, replacing Liam Fox.
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On 7 January 2023, Marvin Bartley was named as the new manager of Scottish League One club Queen of the South.
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In June 2020, Marvin Bartley appeared on a special podcast panel discussing his experiences of racism in football with A View from the Terrace host Craig Fowler.
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Marvin Bartley is a regular panellist on Sportscene and Clyde 1's Superscoreboard.
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Marvin Bartley was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.
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Marvin Bartley accused BBC radio presenter, Tam Cowan, of bullying in December 2022 via social media.