Niall Stott

Niall Stott
Personal information
Born (1981-02-06) 6 February 1981 (age 45)
Dundee, Scotland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder/Attacker
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2004 Dundee Wanderers - -
2006–2008 Kelburne - -
2008–2009 UHC Hamburg - -
2009–2016 East Grinstead - -
2017–2021 Fareham - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2004–2014 GB 92 -
2004–2014 Scotland 159 -
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
European Championship II
Bronze medal – third place2011 VinnytsiaTeam

Niall Craig Stott (born 6 February 1981) is a Scottish former field hockey player who was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Stott was born in Dundee and played as a midfield/attacker. He began playing club hockey when he was eleven years old. His brother Ross also played for Scotland, while his cousin, Craig Strachan, was a senior international.

In 2004 as a member of Dundee Wanderers, he represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Athens

Stott was part of the Scotland Commonwealth Games team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and when attached to Kelburne Hockey Club he was selected as a travelling reserve for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

In 2009, Stott joined East Grinstead to play in the Men's England Hockey League.

While at East Grinstead, he played for Scotland during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, represented Great Britain at the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and won a bronze medal with the team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

He represented Scotland in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

After the Commonwealth Games, Stott announced his international retirement in August 2014.

Stott suffered a double leg break in 2019 while playing for Fareham Hockey Club.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Scotland Commonwealth Games squad". BBC Sport. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Niall Stott announces International retireme". Scottish Hockey. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad". Daily Record. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Niall Stott named in Great Britain squad for Champions Trophy". Scottish Hockey. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Scotland's Commonwealth Games team". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Fareham's ex-Olympic star Niall Stott: I thought a broken leg would end my hockey career". The Portsmouth News. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2025.