Lee Morton
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Glasgow, Scotland | 23 May 1995||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 71.5 kg (158 lb) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Old Georgians | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2019 | Reading | ||
2019–present | Old Georgians | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–present | Scotland & GB | 61 | |
Last updated on: 19 January 2020 |
Lee Morton (born 23 May 1995) is a Scottish international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Scotland and Great Britain.[1]
He represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2] In August 2019, he was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[3]
He also does hockey coaching at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School.
Education[edit]
He studied at University of the West of Scotland graduating in 2017 with a BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice.
Club career[edit]
Morton plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians'. He has also played for Reading.He began his career at his childhood side Kelburne Hockey Club, based in Paisley, where Morton originates from. He amassed a total of seven league titles, 5 Scottish cups and a bronze medal at the Euro Hockey Club I held in Glasgow, in Scotland before moving south of the border.
Success has followed him down south with a two league titles, an English Cup and three indoor titles.
References[edit]
- ^ Lee Morton - GB Hockey
- ^ Athlete Profile: Lee MORTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
- ^ "Scotland men's squad announced for Belfius EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links[edit]
- Lee Morton at the International Hockey Federation
- Lee Morton at Team Scotland
- Lee Morton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Glasgow
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey forwards
- Scottish male field hockey players
- British male field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Reading Hockey Club players
- Alumni of the University of the West of Scotland
- Scottish field hockey biography stubs