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Lee Morton

This article is about the field hockey player. For the character in Home and Away, see Lee Morton (Home and Away character).

Lee Morton
Personal information
Born (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 30)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 71.5 kg (158 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
Kelburne
Senior career
Years Team
–2017 Kelburne
2017–2019 Reading
2019–2024 Old Georgians
2024–2025 Amsterdam
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2025 Scotland 117
2018–2024 Great Britain 44 (7)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
European Championship II
Gold medal – first place 2017 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Gniezno Team

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

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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] Durign 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

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  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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