England Netball

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England Netball
England netball logo.png
Sport Netball
JurisdictionFlag of England.svg England
AbbreviationEN
Founded1926;99 years ago (1926)
Affiliation World Netball
Netball Europe
Headquarters Loughborough
PresidentJoan Mills MBE
ChairmanBaroness Sue Campbell
CEO Fran Connolly
Coach Jess Thirlby
Sponsor Vitality
Nike
Official website
www.englandnetball.co.uk

England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national governing body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England. It is responsible for the strategic plan of the sport across the country and is a not for profit customer-focused sport business. [1]

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Overview

England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nicknamed The Vitality Roses, the professional Netball Super League and the Netball Premier League. [2] It also oversees a number of programs running from junior to development level such as Walking Netball, Back to Netball, Bee Netball and the Future Roses National Academy for aspiring athletes under the age of 20. [3] [4]

As of July 2025, England Netball has 122,000 affiliated members [5] and more than 180,000 women and girls play the sport every week. [6]

Competitions and Leagues

England Netball organises the following competitions and leagues: [2]

Hall of Fame

The following England netball internationals have been inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.

InductedPlayerAppearancesYears
2001Mary Thomas [7] [8] 1948
2001 Kendra Slawinski [8] [9] [10] 1281983–1995
2001Mary French [11] [12] [8] 1949–1957
2005Anne Stephenson [13] 1960s
2007 Colette Thomson [14] 891975–198x
2008 Amanda Newton [15] 1001996–2008
2009 Karen Atkinson [16] 1001997–2011
2013 Sonia Mkoloma [17] 1231999–2015
2014 Jade Clarke [18] 2082003–
2015 Pamela Cookey [19] [20] 1142004–2015
2015 Geva Mentor [21] 1752001–2023
2018 Olivia Murphy [22] [23] 951997–2006
2018 Tracey Neville [24] 811996–2008
2018 Ama Agbeze [23] [25] 2001–
2020 Eboni Usoro-Brown [26] [27] 1162008–2022
2020 Joanne Harten [28] 1172007–2023
2020 Maggie Jackson 1984–1987

Sources: [29] [30]

The following coaches, administrators and umpires have been inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.

InductedInducteeRoll
2001Mary Beardwoodformer England head coach
2001Mary Bulloch
2001Annette Cairncross
2001Rose Harris
2001Joyce Haynes
2001Jean Perkins
2001Sheelagh Redpath
2001Rena Stratfordformer England head coach
2001Pat Taylor
2002Jean Bourne
2002Margaret Cassidy
2002Frances Tomkins
2003Betty Galsworthyformer England head coach
2003Joyce Wheelerformer England head coach
2004Heather Crouchformer England head coach
2005Pam Orton
2005Gordon Padley
2008Janet Wrighton
2010Liz Broomheadformer England head coach
2012 Anna Mayes former England head coach
2013Sheila Perks
2014Cheryl Danson
2014Joan Mills
2016Gary Burgess [31] Umpire

Sources: [29] [30]

References

  1. ↑ "What We Do". England Netball. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Competitions - The Official Home of England Netball". England Netball. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "National Academy Athletes". England Netball. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Get playing high five netball!". BBC Sport Academy. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "England Netball". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Record number of women get active". Sport England. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mary Thomas, MBE". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "2001 The first Hall of Fame". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "1993 Kendra Slawinski awarded 100th Cap at Wembley". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. 1993. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kendra Slawinski looks for final win before retirement". www.independent.co.uk. 11 November 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mary French - "The Times" Obituary". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "2016 Obituary for Mary French". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Netball World Cup: Eastbourne 1963". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Colette Thomson MBE receives honorary doctorate". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "England skipper announces retirement". www.express.co.uk. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "(2010) National Squad". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Sonia Mkoloma". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Jade Clarke". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Cookey enters England Hall of Fame". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "England shooter Pamela Cookey to retire from international netball". www.skysports.com. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Geva Mentor". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "England Netball Captain Steps Down". www.sportfocus.com. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Loughborough duo inducted into the England Netball Hall of Fame". www.lboro.ac.uk. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  24. ↑ "Neville appointed England head coach for World Cup (but it's Tracey not Gary)". www.theguardian.com. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  25. ↑ "Ama Agbeze MBE". teamengland.org. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  26. ↑ "Eboni Usoro-Brown". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  27. ↑ "Eboni Usoro-Brown announces plans to retire after Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  28. ↑ "Joanne Harten". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  29. 1 2 "England Netball – Hall of Fame". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  30. 1 2 "Hall of Fame Award". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  31. ↑ "Gary Burgess - Hall Of Fame". www.netballeast.org.uk. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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