Russell Bartlett is a businessman and property investor and the former chairman and majority shareholder of Hull City football club.
[1] He purchased Hull City from Adam Pearson in June 2007 as part of a consortium with Paul Duffen and (reportedly at the time) Martin Walker.
[2] They had made unsuccessful attempts to take over West Ham United and Cardiff City.
It was announced that Bartlett would remain involved in the club, although no information regarding his position as chairman was released.
[8] On 17 December 2010, following a protracted period of due diligence, it was confirmed that Bartlett had sold his entire shareholding in Hull City to the Allam family for the nominal fee of £1, severing all links with the club and its liabilities.