Clayton Fortune
Encyclopedia
Clayton Alexander Fortune (born 10 November 1982 in Forest Gate
) is an English
football defender
now without a club after being released by League Two
side Aldershot Town
at the end of the 2010–11 season
.
He spent the first six years of his career at Bristol City
, between 2000 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.
, but left for Bristol City
in August 2000, having never appeared for the first team. Signing his first professional contract in April 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
. He became a first regular for the first time in the 2004–05 season, as City finished just outside the play-offs.
He had a long-term loan spell with Port Vale
from November 2005 to the end of the season
. During this spell he scored his first professional goals, netting against Blackpool
and Walsall
.
Vale planned to buy Fortune in April 2006. A five-figure fee was agreed with City, however the deal fell through as he rejected personal terms with the club. He then had trials at both Derby County
and Queens Park Rangers
. Instead he transferred to Leyton Orient
in August 2006, unwanted at City. By November 2006, he found himself back at Vale Park
, again on loan until the end of the season
.
The 2007–08 season was spent with Orient, however he missed much of it due to dislocated shoulder and was released upon its conclusion, allowing him to sign with League Two
Darlington
.
He spent November 2008 at Conference
side Rushden & Diamonds
, making just he once appearances before returning to Darlington.
Fortune signed for Conference South
side Weston-super-Mare in July 2009. He made a total of 31 appearances, scoring five goals for the club, who narrowly escaped relegation.
In July 2010, Fortune signed a one year contract with Aldershot Town
. He made just three league starts, and was not offered a new contract at the end of the season.
. His cousin is Jonathan Fortune
of Charlton Athletic
and his uncle is Leo Fortune-West
. He is a first cousin of rapper Kano
.
|2001–02||Bristol City
||Second Division
||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2002–03||Bristol City
||Second Division
||10||0||0||0||0||0||13||0
|-
|2003–04||Bristol City
||Second Division
||6||0||0||0||1||0||7||0
|-
|2004–05||Bristol City
||League One
||30||0||1||0||2||0||35||0
|-
|2005–06||Bristol City
||League One
||6||0||0||0||1||0||8||0
|-
|2005–06
||Port Vale
||League One
||25||2||4||0||0||0||29||2
|-
|2006–07||Leyton Orient
||League One
||9||0||0||0||1||0||10||0
|-
|2006–07
||Port Vale
||League One
||13||0||1||0||0||0||15||0
|-
|2007–08||Leyton Orient
||League One
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2008–09||Darlington
||League Two
||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2008–09||Rushden & Diamonds
||Conference National
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2009–10
||Weston-super-Mare||Conference South
||31||5||0||0||0||0||31||5
|-
|2010–11
||Aldershot Town
||League Two
||7||0||1||0||1||0||11||0
|-
147||7||7||0||6||0||170||7
147||7||7||0||6||0||170||7
Notes:
Forest Gate
Forest Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Newham, 7 miles northeast of Charing Cross. It is bordered by Manor Park to the east and and to the west lies Stratford town centre. The northern half of the busy Green Street runs through it.-History:...
) is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
now without a club after being released by League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
at the end of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 in English football
The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
.
He spent the first six years of his career at Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
, between 2000 and 2006. He then began a two year spell with Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
, before signing with Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
in summer 2008. Between 2005 and 2007 he also enjoyed two lengthy loan spells with Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
. He spent the 2009–10 season with Weston-super-Mare, before returning to the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
with Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
for the 2010–11 season.
Playing career
Fortune started his career with Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, but left for Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
in August 2000, having never appeared for the first team. Signing his first professional contract in April 2001, he made his debut on 4 December 2001, replacing Joe Burnell
Joe Burnell
Joe Burnell is an English professional footballer. He is currently playing for Bath City, having been released by Exeter City....
82 minutes into a 2–1 win over Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
. He became a first regular for the first time in the 2004–05 season, as City finished just outside the play-offs.
He had a long-term loan spell with Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
from November 2005 to the end of the season
2005–06 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Port Vale's ninety-fourth season of football in the Football League, and second successive season in League One. They finished in mid-table, and exited the League Cup at the First Round and the League Trophy at the Second Round. In the FA Cup, Vale made it to the Fourth...
. During this spell he scored his first professional goals, netting against Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
and Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
.
Vale planned to buy Fortune in April 2006. A five-figure fee was agreed with City, however the deal fell through as he rejected personal terms with the club. He then had trials at both Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
and Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
. Instead he transferred to Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
in August 2006, unwanted at City. By November 2006, he found himself back at Vale Park
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is the home ground of Port Vale F.C., who have played at the ground since 1950....
, again on loan until the end of the season
2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Port Vale's ninety-fifth season of football in the Football League, and third successive season in League One. Martin Foyle's side again finished in mid-table, whilst exiting the FA Cup and the League Trophy at the Second Round...
.
The 2007–08 season was spent with Orient, however he missed much of it due to dislocated shoulder and was released upon its conclusion, allowing him to sign with League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
.
He spent November 2008 at Conference
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
, making just he once appearances before returning to Darlington.
Fortune signed for Conference South
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
side Weston-super-Mare in July 2009. He made a total of 31 appearances, scoring five goals for the club, who narrowly escaped relegation.
In July 2010, Fortune signed a one year contract with Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
. He made just three league starts, and was not offered a new contract at the end of the season.
Family
His father Everton Fortune was an apprentice at Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
. His cousin is Jonathan Fortune
Jonathan Fortune
Jonathan Jay Fortune is a professional footballer.-Charlton Athletic:After coming through the Charlton youth ranks and two loan spells at Mansfield Town, Fortune made his Charlton début during the 2001–02 season and became a regular figure in the Charlton first team...
of Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
and his uncle is Leo Fortune-West
Leo Fortune-West
Leopold Paul Osborne "Leo" Fortune-West is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Armthorpe Welfare....
. He is a first cousin of rapper Kano
Kano (rapper)
Kane Brett Robinson , better known as Kano and also known as Kane O, is an English rapper and actor. His grandparents came to England as immigrants from Jamaica. He was formerly a key member of east London’s N.A.S.T.Y...
.
Statistics
|-|2001–02||Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2002–03||Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||10||0||0||0||0||0||13||0
|-
|2003–04||Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
||Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
||6||0||0||0||1||0||7||0
|-
|2004–05||Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||30||0||1||0||2||0||35||0
|-
|2005–06||Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||6||0||0||0||1||0||8||0
|-
|2005–06
2005–06 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2005–06 season was Port Vale's ninety-fourth season of football in the Football League, and second successive season in League One. They finished in mid-table, and exited the League Cup at the First Round and the League Trophy at the Second Round. In the FA Cup, Vale made it to the Fourth...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||25||2||4||0||0||0||29||2
|-
|2006–07||Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||9||0||0||0||1||0||10||0
|-
|2006–07
2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Port Vale's ninety-fifth season of football in the Football League, and third successive season in League One. Martin Foyle's side again finished in mid-table, whilst exiting the FA Cup and the League Trophy at the Second Round...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||13||0||1||0||0||0||15||0
|-
|2007–08||Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2008–09||Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2008–09||Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
||Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|2009–10
2009–10 Football Conference
The 2009–10 Football Conference season was the sixth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions, and the thirty-first season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid,...
||Weston-super-Mare||Conference South
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
||31||5||0||0||0||0||31||5
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Aldershot Town F.C. season
The 2010-11 season is the 19th year of football played by Aldershot Town F.C. and their 3rd season back in The Football League.-Season summary:Pre-season:...
||Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||7||0||1||0||1||0||11||0
|-
147||7||7||0||6||0||170||7
147||7||7||0||6||0||170||7
Notes:
- Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
results included in totals.
External links
- How to do a 'Clayton Fortune Special' from the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...