Leo Fortune-West
Fortune-West warming up for Cambridge United before the 2008 Conference Premier play-off Final
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leopold Paul Osborne Fortune-West | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Stratford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Tiptree United | ||
| 1989–1992 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 1992–1993 | Dartford | ||
| 1993–1994 | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| 1994–1995 | Stevenage Borough | 17 | (7) |
| 1995–1998 | Gillingham | 67 | (18) |
| 1997 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | Lincoln City | 9 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Brentford | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Rotherham United | 59 | (26) |
| 2000–2003 | Cardiff City | 92 | (23) |
| 2003–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | 90 | (19) |
| 2006–2007 | Rushden & Diamonds | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Torquay United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Cambridge United | 23 | (6) |
| 2008 | → York City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Alfreton Town | 15 | (5) |
| 2009 | North Ferriby United | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Goole | ||
| 2010–2013 | Armthorpe Welfare | ||
| Total | 436 | (118) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Armthorpe Welfare | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Leopold Paul Osborne "Leo" Fortune-West (born 9 April 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Fortune-West started his career with Eastern Counties League club Tiptree United, and played for four more non-League team before securing a move into the Football League with Gillingham in July 1995. He finished his first season with them as top scorer, and had several short stints with other League clubs before joining Cardiff City, where he played for three seasons. He played for the team as they achieved two promotions, but left on a free transfer.
Fortune-West spent three seasons with Doncaster Rovers, winning promotion in his first, but was released in 2006. He then moved back into non-League football with Rushden & Diamonds, but soon made loan returns to the League with Torquay United and Shrewsbury Town. Fortune-West joined Cambridge United in August 2007 before starting a spell on loan with York City in January 2008. He then had spells further down the pyramid with Alfreton Town, North Ferriby United, Goole and Armthorpe Welfare.
Fortune-West was born on 9 April 1971 in Stratford, London and grew up as a supporter of Leyton Orient. He started his football career in non-League football with Tiptree United in the Eastern Counties League aged 17, with whom he played one season, filling the roles of full-back, centre-back and striker. He moved onto Bishop's Stortford and joined Dartford in the season they went out of business. A period at Dagenham & Redbridge followed this before he signed for Stevenage Borough in the Football Conference in 1994. He scored 7 goals in 17 league appearances for Stevenage in 1994–95, after which he moved into the Football League with Gillingham on 12 July 1995. The fee of £5,000 was raised for the cash-strapped Kent club by its Supporters' Club. Becoming a full-time professional necessitated giving up a degree course at the University of Greenwich.
...
Wikipedia