Imogen Allison

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Imogen Allison
Personal information
Born (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 27)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
School The Brooksbank School
University University of Bath
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD, C
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2016 Yorkshire Jets
2017–2023 Team Bath 59
2024 Manchester Thunder 9
2025– Queensland Firebirds
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2014Flag of England.svg  England Academy
c. 2017Flag of England.svg  England U21
2020–Flag of England.svg  England 43
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Netball World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Cape Town Netball
Netball World Youth Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Gaborone Netball

Imogen Allison (born 24 April 1998) is an English international netball player. She plays for Queensland Firebirds in the Suncorp Super Netball and is a member of the England national netball team.

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Early life and education

Allison attended The Brooksbank School and started playing netball in Year Seven. [2] [3] She later studied Sports & Exercise Science at the University of Bath. [4] [5]

Club career

Yorkshire Jets

She played for Yorkshire Jets in the 2016 Netball Super League season. [6]

Team Bath

She joined Team Bath ahead of the 2017 season. [7] During the 2019 season, Allison was Bath's captain when regular captains Eboni Usoro-Brown and Serena Guthrie were away on international duty. [8] She was shortlisted for the 2019 Superleague Young Player of the Year Award, and later re-signed for Bath for the 2020 season. [4] She was named Bath's Player of the Year for the 2021 Netball Super League season and later captained Bath to win the 2021 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. [9] [10] [2] She was named the team's captain for the 2022 Netball Super League season. [10] [2] Bath coach Anna Stembridge told Allison that she would be captain on FaceTime, as Allison was at the 2022 Netball Quad Series at the time. [11]

Manchester Thunder

On 28 August 2023, it was confirmed that she would be signing for Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2024 season. [12]

Queensland Firebirds

Allison signed with the Australian Queensland Firebirds ahead of the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball season. She signed a two-year contract with the Firebirds. [13]

International career

Allison competed for England-under 21s at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup, where the team finished third overall. [1] She was a co-captain of the England A side for fixtures alongside the 2020 Netball Nations Cup. [14]

She was in the England senior squad for a 2019 tour of Oceania, [8] [14] and also for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. [14] She made her debut for the senior team at the age of 22 in October 2020, [3] coming on as a replacement for Jade Clarke. [15] She played in the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series [16] and the 2022 Netball Quad Series. [11] Allison was named as a reserve in the England squad for the netball event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [17] On 17 July, she replaced the injured Beth Cobden in the England squad for the Games. [18] Allison was part of the history-making and silver medal-winning 2023 Netball World Cup squad.

Honours

England

Individual awards

Netball Super League

References

  1. 1 2 "Imogen Allison". England Netball . Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Imogen Allison named Team Bath skipper for new Vitality Superleague campaign". Halifax Courier . 1 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Where It All Began: Imogen Allison". England Netball. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Imogen Allison signs new Team Bath deal for 2020 Superleague season". Sky Sports . 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Team Bath Netball are two matches away from Vitality Superleague glory". Bath Chronicle . 10 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hertfordshire Mavericks announce Netball Superleague squad". Sky Sports . 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "2017 Vitality Superleague season preview". Sky Sports . 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. 1 2 "In the England squad and back in Blue & Gold for 2020 – netballer Imogen Allison looking forward to a big year of sport and study". Team Bath. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship: Team Bath, Lightning and Sirens announce squads". Sky Sports . 19 October 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Imogen Allison 'super excited' to be named captain as Team Bath Netball confirm leadership group for 2022 Vitality Superleague season". Team Bath. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Imogen Allison says she's not too young for Bath captaincy". Craven Herald & Pioneer . 4 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "England Roses Powerhouse Imogen Allison Signs for Manchester Thunder". Manchester Thunder. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Marshall, Charlotte (9 August 2024). "Vitality Rose Imogen Allison signs for Queensland Firebirds". England Netball. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 "Imogen Allison looks ahead to New Zealand Series". England Netball. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Winning start for Silver Ferns in return of Test netball". Netball New Zealand. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Vitality Roses: Jo Harten returns and Funmi Fadoju selected for Jamaica series". Sky Sports . 11 November 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Natalie Metcalf to captain England". BBC Sport . 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Athletes join Team England ahead of the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games England. 17 July 2022.
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