Ellie Watton

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 has competed for the England and Great Britain women's hockey teams, including the 2014 World Cup, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Champions Trophy, 2015 World League Finals and was most recently part of the Rio 2016 Gold medal winning squad. Since becoming a full-time athlete she moved south, playing club hockey at Holcombe H.C..