Ellie Watton
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| Born | 10 June 1989 Chesterfield, Derbyshire | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||
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| 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]) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Infobox last updated on: 14 February 2015 | ||||||||||||
Ellie Watton (born 10 June 1989) is a British 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. She is now 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 making the decision to become a full-time athlete, she moved south and now plays her club hockey at St Albans H.C., where she is also the club's Hockey development Officer.[9] She represented England at the FIH Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina in December 2014[10]
References
- ↑ "Watton returns to Baileans". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Ganly, Kerry (31 May 2014). "Matlock's Ellie Watton hoping to shine in World Cup". Derby Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Player Profile - Ellie Watton". England Hockey. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Ellie Watton's tears as England's hockey girls go so close to gold". Derby Telegraph (UK). 4 August 2014.
- ↑ Cowper, Sian (27 July 2014). "Ellie Watton praises "great team performance"". Sports Mole. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ellie gives youngsters silver service". Lancashire Evening Post (UK). 25 September 2014.
- ↑ Gilmour, Rod. "Hockey's 11 top summer transfers 2014". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Edwards, Michael (1 December 2014). "Watton strikes twice for England ladies at Champions Trophy". Herts Advertiser (Archant Media). Retrieved 14 February 2015.