Niall Stott

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^[2][3]

Stott was part of the Scotland Commonwealth Games team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne^[4] and when attached to Kelburne Hockey Club he was selected as a travelling reserve for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[2]

In 2009, Stott joined East Grinstead to play in the Men's England Hockey League.^[5]

While at East Grinstead, he played for Scotland during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi,^[6] represented Great Britain at the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy^[7] and won a bronze medal with the team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.^[8]

He represented Scotland in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.^[9]

After the Commonwealth Games, Stott announced his international retirement in August 2014.^[5]

Stott suffered a double leg break in 2019 while playing for Fareham Hockey Club.^[10]

• Niall Stott at Team GB
• Niall Stott at Olympedia
• Niall Stott at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)