Jodie Bartle

Jodie Anne Bartle (born 19 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wrexham, which she captains, in the Adran Premier. She has formerly played for Women's Championship teams Coventry and Newcastle United, and for Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League. With Wrexham she has won both the league and League Cup, while at Celtic she won the Scottish FA Cup and League Cup; in the English regional and national leagues, she won promotion to the fourth tier with Peterborough Northern Star, to the third tier with Loughborough Foxes, and to the second tier with Newcastle.

Early and personal life Jodie Anne Bartle was born on 19 November 1991 in Peterborough to Jane and Alan Bartle. Her older brother Sam, known by the stage name Look Mum No Computer, is a DJ and musician who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with "Eins, Zwei, Drei"; Bartle (and Wrexham's Adran Premier title trophy) appeared in the song's music video.

Bartle grew up riding horses and wanted to pursue show jumping but found it was too expensive; she began playing recreational football aged 15 and only joined a team after leaving secondary school. Alongside her non-professional and semi-professional career in the lower leagues of English women's football, Bartle achieved a personal trainer qualification so that she could manage her fitness and nutrition at clubs without these provisions. She also became a PE teacher at Stanground Academy, a position she held until she was offered a professional football contract.

Career Local and national leagues Bartle joined Yaxley when she was 17,

Bartle then joined Loughborough Foxes in the fourth tier mid-season. on winter deadline day in January 2020 and had to get permission to resign without notice from the headteacher of Stanground Academy, where she taught. This made her the first fully professional women's footballer from Peterborough.

Newcastle United (2023–2025) Following Coventry's relegation and relocation in 2023, Bartle signed for National League North club Newcastle United. with a serious back injury including partial leg paralysis a few months into her first season putting her out for seven months. During her recovery time, she provided co-commentary for the club's in-house game broadcasts. Newcastle had won the league and promotion to the Women's Championship the week before Bartle's return from injury. Picking up another injury in summer 2024 pre-season, Bartle was released at the end of her contract having made seven appearances for the club.

Wrexham (2025–present) Bartle joined Wrexham, playing in the top tier of Welsh women's football, in August 2025, signed for her experience in top-level Scottish and European football and contracted until summer 2027. Captain in her first season with the club, they won both the league (to enter the Champions League) and league trophy for the first times. She had scored her first goal for Wrexham in their second league game in September 2025, against Barry Town, and scored again in November against Pontypridd United to reach three goals in ten appearances in all competitions.

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2009–10

15 1

0 0

15 1 2010–11 ? ?

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? ? 2011–12 ? ?

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2012–13 22 5

5 1

27 6 2013–14 18 6

3 2

21 8 2014–15 20 8

3 1

23 9 2015–16 FA WPL Midlands Division One 22 2 5 0 2 0

29 2

97+ 22+ 5 0 13+ 4+

115+ 26+

2016–17

10 0 1 0 0 0

11 0 2017–18 17 3 2 0 3 0

22 3 2018–19 National League South 18 0 1 0 4 0

23 0

45 3 4 0 7 0

56 3

2025–26

20 3 3 0 4 2

27 5 2026–27

20 3 3 0 4 2 27 5

Honours Peterborough East Midlands Regional Women's Premier Division: 2014–15

Loughborough FA Women's Premier League Midlands Division One: 2017–18

Celtic Women's Scottish Cup: 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2021–22

Newcastle FA Women's National League Premier Division North: 2023–24

Wrexham Adran Premier: 2025–26 Adran Trophy: 2025–26

Individual Peterborough Telegraph Footballer of the Year: 2015 Loughborough Foxes Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18 Loughborough Foxes Supporters' Player of the Year: 2017–18