The 1999–2000 season saw Fortune-West finish as Rotherham's top scorer with 17 goals in 43 appearances, while the club won promotion to the Second Division as Third Division runners-up. He scored 8 goals in 17 appearances as Rotherham made the Third Division play-offs, which saw them lose to Leyton Orient in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final. His debut for Brentford came in a 2–1 away defeat to Leyton Orient on 21 November 1998, and scored 1 goal in 15 appearances, before returning to Rotherham for a fee of £35,000 in February 1999. He scored four goals in five appearances during a one-month loan spell, before Brentford signed him for a £60,000 fee in November 1998.
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He signed for Second Division club Lincoln City on a free transfer in June 1998, and after making 11 appearances and scoring 1 goal, was loaned out to Rotherham United in the Third Division. Having made eight appearances and scored three goals for Gillingham during 1996–97, he joined Leyton Orient on loan in March 1997 until the end of the season, making three appearances. He was Gillingham's top scorer with 15 goals from 45 appearances, as the club earned promotion to the Second Division as Third Division runners-up. Football League įortune-West's first season at Gillingham, 1995–96, saw him score in each of his first three league matches.
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Becoming a full-time professional necessitated giving up a degree course at the University of Greenwich. The fee of £5,000 was raised for the cash-strapped club by its Supporters' Club.
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. A period at Hendon and then Dagenham & Redbridge followed this before he signed for Stevenage Borough in the Football Conference in 1994.
He moved onto Bishop's Stortford and joined Dartford in the season they went out of business. Career Early career in non-League football įortune-West 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.
Fortune-West married Radmila Cvijetinovic in Tower Hamlets, London in June 1996, and the couple had a child in 2000. He has two nephews who are professional footballers Clayton Fortune and Jonathan Fortune. His surname at birth was West, but he later appended his mother's surname to his own surname, as he felt that having the word "fortune" in his name would make him lucky. 2.3 Rushden & Diamonds and Shrewsbury Townįortune-West was born and raised in Stratford, Greater London, and grew up as a supporter of Leyton Orient.2.1 Early career in non-League football.He then had spells further down the pyramid with Alfreton Town, North Ferriby United, Goole and Armthorpe Welfare. Fortune-West joined Cambridge United in August 2007 before starting a spell on loan with York City in January 2008. 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. He played for the team as they achieved two promotions, but left on a free transfer.įortune-West spent three seasons with Doncaster Rovers, winning promotion in his first, but was released in 2006. 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 in the Football League for Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Rotherham United, Brentford, Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United and Shrewsbury Town.įortune-West started his career with Eastern Counties League club Tiptree United, and played for five more non-League clubs before securing a move into the Football League with Gillingham in July 1995. Leopold Paul Osborne Fortune-West (born Leopold Paul Osborne West, 9 April 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. *Club domestic league appearances and goals Fortune-West warming up for Cambridge United before the 2008 Conference Premier play-off Final
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