Ellie Watton (born 10 June 1989) is a retired English international

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player who played as a forward for

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and

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. She made her first international appearance against South Africa on 4 February 2013. She retired from international hockey after competing in the 2018 FIH World Cup in London and has now resumed her teaching career, taking up a position a
Rugby School
in August 2018. She continues to coach and inspire the next generation of young hockey players Since becoming a full-time athlete she played club hockey a
St Albans
Holcombe & Beeston. Watton grew up in Ashover, Derbyshire and was educated at Highfields School, Matlock an
Repton School
Derbyshire. A qualified teacher, she taught and coached hockey a
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,

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, 2014 Champions Trophy, 2015 World League Finals and was a member of the Rio 2016 Gold medal winning squad. In the final year of her international career, she travelled to Brisbane to compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, returning with a Bronze Medal. Her last international appearance was for

in a home World Cup Quarter final - losing 2-0 to the eventual winners, Holland.

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1989 births Living people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey English female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games People educated at Repton School Sportspeople from Chesterfield, Derbyshire Female field hockey forwards Holcombe Hockey Club players Beeston Hockey Club players Women's England Hockey League players Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 21st-century English sportswomen {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub