Lee Morton

Lee Morton
Personal information
Born (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71.5 kg (158 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder / Forward
Youth career
Team
– Kelburne
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
–2017 Kelburne - -
2017–2019 Reading - -
2019–2024 Old Georgians - -
2024–2025 Amsterdam - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2025 Scotland 91 (15)
2018–2024 Great Britain 44 (7)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
European Championship II
Gold medal – first place2017 GlasgowTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 GnieznoTeam

Lee Morton (born 23 May 1995) is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam and the Scotland and Great Britain national team.[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Morton, born in Glasgow, Scotland, began his career at his childhood side Kelburne, based in Paisley, where Morton originates from. He amassed a total of seven league titles, 5 Scottish cups and a bronze medal at the EuroHockey Club Challenge I held in Glasgow, Scotland before moving south of the border.

Morton won a gold medal with Scotland at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.[2] Also in 2017, Morton joined Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division and success followed him down south with a two league titles, an English Cup and three indoor titles. While at Reading, he represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[3][4] and was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5] He made his Great Britain debut on 16 June 2018.[6]

Morton transferred from Reading to Old Georgians for the 2019–20 season.[7] He was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham[8] and helped Old Georgians win two league and cup doubles during the 2021–22 season and 2022-23 season and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[9]

Morton was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10] During the group stage, he scored a late equaliser from a penalty against the Netherlands, to level the game 2-2. The team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[11]

In 2024 he left the British leagues to play for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Lee Morton - GB Hockey
  2. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship 2017: Scotland beat Wales in final". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gold Coast 2018 hockey squads announced". Scottish Hockey. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Lee MORTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Great Britain Caps - Men". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hockey transfers 2019/20: Latests ins and outs in English Premier Divisions". The Hockey Paper. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Schotse hockeyer Lee Morton versterkt Amsterdamse Hockey & Bandy Club". amsterdamdagblad.nl (in Dutch). Amsterdams Dagblad. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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