Clayton Fortune

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Clayton Fortune
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Personal information
Full name Clayton Alexander Fortune[1]
Date of birth (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Forest Gate, England
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Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Weston-super-Mare
Youth career
1999–2001 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Bristol City 53 (0)
2005–2006 → Port Vale (loan) 25 (2)
2006–2008 Leyton Orient 10 (0)
2006–2007 → Port Vale (loan) 13 (0)
2008–2009 Darlington 7 (0)
2008 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Weston-super-Mare 31 (5)
2010–2011 Aldershot Town 7 (0)
2011 Clevedon Town
2012 Mangotsfield United 5 (0)
2012 Chippenham Town 2 (0)
2012–2014 Clevedon Town
2014– Weston-super-Mare 68 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:48, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Clayton Alexander Fortune (born 10 November 1982) is an English football defender who plays for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare.

He spent the first six years of his career at Bristol City, between 2001 and 2006. He then began a two-year spell with Leyton Orient, before signing with Darlington in summer 2008. Between 2005 and 2007 he also enjoyed two lengthy loan spells with Port Vale. He spent the 2009–10 season with Weston-super-Mare, before returning to the Football League with Aldershot Town for the 2010–11 season. After leaving Clevedon Town he missed a season of football, he joined Mangotsfield United in June 2012, before switching to Chippenham Town four months later and then making a return to Clevedon Town. He returned to Weston-super-Mare as player-coach in June 2014.

Playing career

Fortune started his career with Tottenham Hotspur, but left for Bristol City, having never appeared for the former. Signing his first professional contract in March 2001, he made his debut on 4 December 2001, replacing Joe Burnell 82 minutes into a 2–1 win over Peterborough United in the Football League Trophy.[2] He became a first regular for the first time in the 2004–05 season, as City finished one point outside the play-offs.[2]

He had a long-term loan spell with Port Vale from November 2005[3] to the end of the season.[4] During this spell he made a number of man-of-the-match appearances and scored his first professional goals, netting against Blackpool and Walsall.[2]

Vale manager Martin Foyle planned to buy Fortune in April 2006, and gave the player the club's young player of the year award.[2] A five-figure fee was agreed with City,[5] however the deal fell through as he rejected personal terms with the club.[6] He then had trials at both Derby County and Queens Park Rangers.[2] Instead he transferred to Leyton Orient in August 2006,[7] unwanted at City.[8] By November 2006, he found himself back at Vale Park, again on loan until the end of the season.[9][10]

The 2007–08 season was spent with Orient, however he missed much of it due to dislocated shoulder[11] and was released upon its conclusion,[12] allowing him to sign with League Two Darlington.[13][14] He spent November 2008 at Conference side Rushden & Diamonds,[15] making just he once appearances before returning to Darlington. Fortune signed for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare in July 2009.[16] He made a total of 31 appearances, scoring five goals for the club, who narrowly escaped relegation.[2] In July 2010, Fortune signed a one-year contract with Aldershot Town after impressing on trial.[17] He made just three league starts, and was not offered a new contract at the end of the season.[18] He then spent a brief spell with Southern League club Clevedon Town, who were managed by former Vale teammate Micky Bell.[19]

He signed with Southern League side Mangotsfield United in June 2012, in what was described as a "huge coup for the club".[20] Fortune made his debut for Mangotsfield in a 1–0 home defeat to Cirencester Town on 18 August.[21] On 3 October, he moved up a division to join Chippenham Town, having impressed against the club in an FA Cup clash with Mangotsfield.[22] However he left the club just four weeks later after playing just two games; manager Nathan Rudge said that he "never really got going with us".[23] He returned to Clevedon Town in November 2012.[19] The "Seasiders" finished 15h in 2012–13 and 17th in 2013–14.

He re-joined former club Weston-super-Mare in June 2014 after manager Michael Bell appointed him as player-coach.[24] The "Seagulls" finished 17th in 2014–15 and 16th in 2015–16.

Family

His father, Everton Richards, was an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur.[2] His cousin is former Charlton Athletic defender Jonathan Fortune, and his uncle is Leo Fortune-West.[16] He is a first cousin of rapper Kano.[2]

Statistics

Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[25] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2001–02[26] Bristol City Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2002–03[27] 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
2003–04[28] 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2004–05[29] League One 30 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 35 0
2005–06[30] 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
2005–06[30] Port Vale (loan) 25 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 29 2
Total 53 0 1 0 4 0 7 0 65 0
2006–07[31] Leyton Orient League One 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2006–07[31] Port Vale (loan) 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
2007–08[32] Leyton Orient 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
2008–09[33] Darlington League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2008–09[33] Rushden & Diamonds (loan) Conference National 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2009–10[34] Weston-super-Mare Conference South 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 5
Total 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 5
2010–11[35] Aldershot Town League Two 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 11 0
Total 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 11 0
2012–13[36] Mangotsfield United Southern League 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
2014–15[34] Weston-super-Mare Conference South 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
2015–16[34] 34 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 37 1
Total 68 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 73 2
Career total 220 9 12 0 6 0 14 0 262 9
Notes

References

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  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Clayton Fortune at Soccerway
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