| Team Bath netball | |
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| 2020 season | |
| Co-coaches | Anna Stembridge Jo Vann [1] |
| Captain | Kim Commane |
| Vice-captain | Summer Artman |
| Main venue | Team Bath Arena Sports Training Village University of Bath |
   Team colours | |
The 2020 Team Bath netball season will see Team Bath play in the 2020 Netball Superleague.
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On 12 October 2019, Team Bath played in the Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. They were knocked out in the double elimination stage after losing two games. [3] [7] [8]
| 12 October 2019 | Team Bath | 28–40 | Celtic Dragons | Copper Box Arena | Sky Sports |
| 12 October 2019 | Team Bath | 23–36 | Saracens Mavericks | Copper Box Arena | Sky Sports |
Team Bath relaunched their pre-season Tri-Tournament as The Big Showdown. The number of entrants was expanded from three to six. The winners were also awarded the Lyn Gunson Trophy, named after the former Team Bath and England head coach, Lyn Gunson. After winning five of their six group stage games, Team Bath qualified for the final but lost 33–27 to Saracens Mavericks. [9] [10] [11] [12]
| 7 December 2019 | Team Bath | 36–23 | Severn Stars | Team Bath Arena |
| 7 December 2019 | Team Bath | 38–28 | Knights Men's Netball | Team Bath Arena |
| 7 December 2019 | Team Bath | 28–27 | Strathclyde Sirens | Team Bath Arena |
| 8 December 2019 | Team Bath | 21–37 | Saracens Mavericks | Team Bath Arena |
| 8 December 2019 | Team Bath | 42–21 | Surrey Storm | Team Bath Arena |
| 8 December 2019 | Team Bath | 27–33 | Saracens Mavericks | Team Bath Arena |
Team Bath played three games at the 2019 Mike Greenwood Trophy tournament, winning one and losing two. [13] [14]
| 14 December 2019 | Team Bath | 34–27 | Loughborough Lightning |
| 14 December 2019 | Team Bath | 26–42 | Saracens Mavericks |
| 14 December 2019 | Team Bath | 29–48 | Manchester Thunder |
| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result | Win/loss |
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| 22 February 2020 | Loughborough Lightning | H | ||
| 29 February 2020 | Celtic Dragons | A | ||
| 6 March 2020 | Wasps | H | ||
| 16 March 2020 | London Pulse | H | ||
| 20 March 2020 | Strathclyde Sirens | A | ||
| 30 March 2020 | Manchester Thunder | H | ||
| 6 April 2020 | Saracens Mavericks | A | ||
| 11 April 2020 | Severn Stars | H | ||
| 18 April 2020 | Loughborough Lightning | A | ||
| 24 April 2020 | Surrey Storm | H | ||
| 29 April 2020 | Celtic Dragons | H | ||
| 4 May 2020 | Wasps | A | ||
| 10 May 2020 | London Pulse | A | ||
| 15 May 2020 | Strathclyde Sirens | H | ||
| 25 May 2020 | Manchester Thunder | A | ||
| 1 June 2020 | Saracens Mavericks | H | ||
| 3 June 2020 | Severn Stars | A | ||
| 8 June 2020 | Loughborough Lightning | H | ||
| 15 June 2020 | Surrey Storm | A | ||
| Award | Winners |
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| Players' Player of the Year | |
| Coaches' Player of the Year | |
| Fans' Player of the Year | |
| Endeavour Award | |
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