Charlotte Watson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charlotte Watson
Personal information
Born (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)
Dundee, Scotland
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Loughborough Students
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Scotland 67 (9)
2019– Great Britain 9 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Scotland
EuroHockey Championship II
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow Team

Charlotte Watson (born 23 April 1998)[1] is a Scottish field hockey, who plays as a forward for Scotland and Great Britain.[2][3]

Personal life[edit]

Charlotte Watson was born and raised in Dundee, Scotland.[2]

Career[edit]

Club hockey[edit]

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Loughborough Students.

She has previously played for Holcombe and in Scotland's Women's Premiership league for Dundee Wanderers.[4][5]

National teams[edit]

Scotland[edit]

Watson made her senior international debut for Scotland in 2016, during a test match against South Africa in Cape Town.[6]

In 2018, Watson was a member of the Scottish team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast.[7][8]

Her most prominent appearance in Scottish colours to date was in 2019 at the EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow. At the tournament, Watson scored Scotland's second goal in the final, helping the team to a 2–1 win and their third Gold Medal at the event.[6][9]

Great Britain[edit]

In 2019, Watson was given her first call up to the Great Britain women's team. Her first appearance was during a test match against Japan in Hiroshima.[6] Following her debut, Watson went on to represent the team during a test series against India and at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers, in Marlow and London respectively.[10]

[11]

International Goals[edit]

Note: The following data includes goals for both Scotland and Great Britain.


Goal
Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 July 2017 Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland  France 2–1 4–1 Test Match [12]
2 22 October 2017 Belfast Harlequins HC, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Ireland 1–1 1–1 [13]
3 2 June 2018 Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland 2–5 2–6 [14]
4 21 February 2019 Acqua Acetosa, Rome, Italy  Italy 1–1 1–3 [15]
5 15 May 2019 Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland  Canada 1–1 1–4 [16]
6 19 May 2019 1–3 1–7 [17]
7 11 June 2019 Banbridge Hockey Club, Banbridge, Northern Ireland  Ukraine 3–0 4–0 2018–19 FIH Series Finals [18]
8 4 August 2019 Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland 1–0 7–0 2019 EuroHockey Championship II [19]
9 10 August 2019  Italy 2–0 2–1 [20]
10 GB 2 October 2019 Marlow Hockey Club, Marlow, England  India 2–1 3–1 Test Match [21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Team Details – Scotland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Charlotte Watson". scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey Union. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Charlotte Watson". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. GB Hockey. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ladies 1". dundeewanderers.org.uk. Dundee Wanderers. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "WATSON Charlotte". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "WATSON Charlotte". tms.fuh.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Charlotte WATSON". results.gc2018.com. gc2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Charlotte Watson Hockey". teamscotland.scot. Team Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  9. ^ "SCOTLAND TAKES GOLD AT THE EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP II". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Olympic hockey qualifiers: Great Britain's home nations feel for Chile clash". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Leah Wilkinson and Charlotte Watson join GB squad for Tokyo Olympics bid". bbc.com. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Scotland 4–1 France". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Ireland 1–1 Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Scotland 2–6 Ireland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Italy 3–1 Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Scotland 1–4 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Scotland 1–7 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Ukraine 0–4 Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Scotland 7–0 Ukraine". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Italy 1–2 Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Great Britain 3–1 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

External links[edit]