Sally Walton

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Sally Walton
Walton in 2013
Born
Sally Ellen Walton[1]

(1981-06-10) 10 June 1981
Southport, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Field hockey career
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2024 - Present Gloucester City - -
– Bowdon Hightown - -
– Hampton-in-Arden - -
– Olton & West Warwick - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– Great Britain / England -
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 RosarioTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 NottinghamTeam
Representing  England
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2005 DublinTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 ManchesterTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmsterdamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 GladbachTeam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010 RosarioTeam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 DehliTeam
Champions Challenge
Bronze medal – third place2007 BakuTeam
Indoor European Championship III
Gold medal – first place2010Team
Association football career
Position Left-back[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Aston Villa[3] 1+ (1+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sally Ellen Walton (born 10 June 1981) is a British field hockey player, personal trainer, and the Head of Hockey at the Royal Grammar School Worcester. An Olympic bronze medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she currently plays club hockey for Gloucester City Hockey Club in the England Hockey Women's Hockey League Division 1 North.

Walton made her international debut in 2005. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Great Britain in the women's tournament[4] helping them to win the bronze medal.

Walton has played club hockey for Bowdon Hightown, Hampton-in-Arden Hockey Club, and Olton and West Warwickshire. She currently plays for Gloucester City Hockey Club in the England Hockey Women's Hockey League Division 1 North, where she also leads performance camps and coaching sessions for the club's junior section.[ref needed] She is the Head of Hockey at RGS Worcester.[ref]. She holds a Sports Science Degree from Liverpool John Moores University.[5]

Walton once played football for Aston Villa L.F.C.[6]

She was featured Diva Magazine's Visible Lesbian 100 in 2020.[7]

Club career

Walton began her club career at Bowdon Hightown before moving to Hampton-in-Arden Hockey Club and then Olton and West Warwickshire.

She currently plays for Gloucester City Hockey Club in the England Hockey Women's Hockey League Division 1 North, competing as a defender for the Ladies 1st XI.

Coaching career

Walton is the Head of Hockey at Royal Grammar School Worcester, a position she has held since 2016. She also runs performance camps for junior players at Gloucester City Hockey Club.

She holds a Sports Science degree from Liverpool John Moores University.

References

  1. GRO reference: June 1981, Vol. 37, Page 0097
  2. Evans, Gregg (6 March 2013). "Olympics medal winner is helping hundreds of kids at Solihull school". birminghammail.co.uk. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. Kubusch, Lars; Shannon, David (6 March 2005). "England (Women) 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. London2012.com Archived 2 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Sporting Star Sally Walton
  6. Sally Walton at Great Britain Hockey
  7. "Visible Lesbian 100". Lesbian Visibility Week. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2026.