Ellie Watton

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Ellie Watton
Personal information
Born (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)
Chesterfield, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Beeston
Youth career
1994–2006 Matlock (Baileans) [1]
Senior career
YearsTeam
2006–2011 Cannock
2011–2014 Beeston [2]
2014–2016 St Albans
2016–2018 Holcombe
2018– Repton Hockey Club
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013–2018 England 50 (8)
2014–2018 Great Britain 27 (5)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amsterdam
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team

Ellie Watton (born 10 June 1989) is a retired English international field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She made her first international appearance against South Africa on 4 February 2013. She retired [3] from international hockey after competing in the 2018 FIH World Cup in London and has now resumed her teaching career, taking up a position at Rugby School in August 2018. She continues to coach and inspire the next generation of young hockey players [4]

Since becoming a full-time athlete she played club hockey at St Albans, Holcombe & Beeston.

Watton grew up in Ashover, Derbyshire and was educated at Highfields School, Matlock and Repton School, Derbyshire. A qualified teacher, she taught and coached hockey at Oakham School until July 2014, and became a full-time athlete, based at Bisham Abbey. She is supported by the National Lottery Fund and sponsored by Osaka Hockey. She has competed for the England and Great Britain women's hockey teams, including the 2014 & 2018 World Cups, [5] 2014 Commonwealth Games, [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] 2014 Champions Trophy, [11] [12] 2015 World League Finals and was a member of the Rio 2016 Gold medal winning squad. [13] [14]

In the final year of her international career, she travelled to Brisbane to compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, returning with a Bronze Medal. [15] Her last international appearance was for England in a home World Cup [16] Quarter final - losing 2-0 to the eventual winners, Holland.

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  2. ↑ Ganly, Kerry (31 May 2014). "Matlock's Ellie Watton hoping to shine in World Cup". Derby Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Latest Media | England Hockey".
  4. ↑ "StackPath".
  5. ↑ "Home | FIH".
  6. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Evely, John. "Oakham's Ellie Watton to join Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Sir Bradley Wiggins at 2014 Commonwealth Games". Stamford Mercury. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Ellie Watton's tears as England's hockey girls go so close to gold". Derby Telegraph. UK. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Cowper, Sian (27 July 2014). "Ellie Watton praises "great team performance"". Sports Mole. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ellie gives youngsters silver service". Lancashire Evening Post. UK. 25 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "St Albans duo receive England call-ups". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Edwards, Michael. "Watton strikes twice for England ladies at Champions Trophy". London 24. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Women's Squad - GB Hockey". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2018: England women bag hockey bronze | Latest Romford Sport News - Romford Recorder". www.romfordrecorder.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018 schedule announced | FIH".


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