Ellie Watton

Ellie Watton
Personal information
Born (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Saint Albans
Youth career
1994 - 2006 Matlock (Baileans)[1]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 - 2011 Cannock
2011 - 2014 Beeston[2]
National team
2014 present Great Britain 37 (7[3])
Infobox last updated on: 14 February 2015

Ellie Watton (born 10 June 1989) is an English field hockey player. She 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 competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal. [4][5] [6][7][8] Since becoming a full-time athlete she moved south, playing club hockey at St Albans H.C., where she is the club's Hockey development Officer.[9] She represented England at the FIH Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina in December 2014[10]

References

  1. "Watton returns to Baileans". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. Ganly, Kerry (31 May 2014). "Matlock's Ellie Watton hoping to shine in World Cup". Derby Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. "Player Profile - Ellie Watton". England Hockey. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Ellie Watton's tears as England's hockey girls go so close to gold". Derby Telegraph (UK). 4 August 2014.
  7. Cowper, Sian (27 July 2014). "Ellie Watton praises "great team performance"". Sports Mole. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. "Ellie gives youngsters silver service". Lancashire Evening Post (UK). 25 September 2014.
  9. Gilmour, Rod. "Hockey's 11 top summer transfers 2014". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  10. Edwards, Michael (1 December 2014). "Watton strikes twice for England ladies at Champions Trophy". Herts Advertiser (Archant Media). Retrieved 14 February 2015.

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