Niall Stott

Niall Stott

Personal information
Born	(1981-02-06) 6 February 1981 (age 44) Dundee, Scotland
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder/Attacker
Senior career
Years	Team
2004	Dundee Wanderers
2006–2008	Kelburne
2008–2009	UHC Hamburg
2009–2016	East Grinstead
2017–2021	Fareham
National team
Years	Team	Caps
2004–2014	GB	92
2004–2014	Scotland	159
Medal record Representing   Scotland European Championship II 2011 Vinnytsia Team

Niall Craig Stott (born 6 February 1981) is a Scottish former field hockey player who was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Stott was born in Dundee and played as a midfield/attacker. He began playing club hockey when he was eleven years old. His brother Ross also played for Scotland, while his cousin, Craig Strachan, was a senior international.

In 2004 as a member of Dundee Wanderers, he represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Athens ^{[2] [3]}

Stott was part of the Scotland Commonwealth Games team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne ^[4] and when attached to Kelburne Hockey Club he was selected as a travelling reserve for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. ^[2]

In 2009, Stott joined East Grinstead to play in the Men's England Hockey League. ^[5]

While at East Grinstead, he played for Scotland during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, ^[6] represented Great Britain at the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy ^[7] and won a bronze medal with the team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. ^[8]

He represented Scotland in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. ^[9]

After the Commonwealth Games, Stott announced his international retirement in August 2014. ^[5]

Stott suffered a double leg break in 2019 while playing for Fareham Hockey Club. ^[10]

References

1. "Profile". sports-reference.
2. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
3. "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
4. "Scotland Commonwealth Games squad". BBC Sport. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
5. "Niall Stott announces International retireme". Scottish Hockey. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
6. "HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad". Daily Record. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
7. "Niall Stott named in Great Britain squad for Champions Trophy". Scottish Hockey. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
8. "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
9. "Glasgow 2014: Scotland's Commonwealth Games team". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
10. "Fareham's ex-Olympic star Niall Stott: I thought a broken leg would end my hockey career". The Portsmouth News. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

External links

• Niall Stott at Team GB
• Niall Stott at Olympedia
• Niall Stott at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)