Scotland national netball team

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Scotland
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Nickname(s)Scottish Thistles
AssociationNetball Scotland
Confederation Netball Europe
Head coach Tamsin Greenway
Captain Claire Maxwell
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First international
England  Flag of England.svg 25 – 3 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
(Played in 1949)
Netball World Cup
2019 placing11th
Best result6th (1971, 1975, 1983)
Commonwealth Games
2018 placing9th

The Scotland national netball team represents Scotland in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the European Netball Championship and the Netball Singapore Nations Cup. Scotland also effectively competes in the Netball Superleague. Between 2008 and 2011 they played as Glasgow Wildcats. Since 2017 they have played as the Sirens. As of 1 March 2022, Scotland was 9th in the INF World Rankings. [1]

Contents

Tournament history

Netball World Cup

Scotland have competed in every Netball World Cup tournament, except in 2011 when they failed to qualify. The highest position they have finished is 6th which they achieved on three occasions – 1971, 1975 and 1983.

TournamentsPlace
1963 World Netball Championships [2] 8th
1967 World Netball Championships [3] 7th
1971 World Netball Championships [4] 6th
1975 World Netball Championships [5] 6th
1979 World Netball Championships [6] 9th
1983 World Netball Championships [7] 6th
1987 World Netball Championships [8] 9th
1991 World Netball Championships [9] 9th
1995 World Netball Championships [10] 22nd
1999 World Netball Championships [11] 20th
2003 World Netball Championships [12] 15th
2007 World Netball Championships [13] 14th
2015 Netball World Cup [14] [15] [16] 12th
2019 Netball World Cup [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] 11th

World Games

TournamentsPlace
1985 World Games [23] [24] 5th/6th
1989 World Games [25] 5th

Commonwealth Games

TournamentsPlace
2014 Commonwealth Games [26] [27] 9th
2018 Commonwealth Games [28] [29] [30] [31] 9th

European Netball Championship

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2006 Scotland national netball team

Scotland have played regularly in the European Netball Championship. Their best performances came in 2014 and when they finished second.

TournamentsPlace
2005 European Netball Championship [32] Bronze medal icon.svg
2006 European Netball Championship [33] Bronze medal icon.svg
2007 European Netball Championship [34] Bronze medal icon.svg
2010 European Netball Championship [35] Bronze medal icon.svg
2011 European Netball Championship [36] 4th
2012 European Netball Championship [37] 4th
2013 European Netball Championship [38] 4th
2014 Netball Europe Open Championships [39] Silver medal icon.svg
2015 Netball Europe Open Championships [40] [41] 6th
2016 Netball Europe Open Championships [42] Bronze medal icon.svg
2017 Netball Europe Open Championships [43] Bronze medal icon.svg

Netball Singapore Nations Cup

Scotland have finished as runners up in two Netball Singapore Nations Cup tournaments.

TournamentsPlace
2006 Nations Cup [44] Bronze medal icon.svg
2009 Nations Cup [45] [46] Silver medal icon.svg
2010 Nations Cup [47] [48] Silver medal icon.svg

Netball Superleague

Scotland effectively competes in the Netball Superleague. Between 2008 and 2011 they played as Glasgow Wildcats. One of the main aims of forming the Glasgow Wildcats franchise was to help Scotland prepare for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which were hosted in Glasgow. Denise Holland was subsequently appointed joint head coach of both the Wildcats and Scotland. [49] [50] [51] Since 2017 they have played as the Sirens. [52] Gail Parata served as the joint head coach of both Sirens and Scotland. [53] [54] At the 2019 Netball World Cup, eleven of the Scotland squad were Sirens players. [17]

Recent squads

2019 Netball World Cup squad

Scotland – 2019 Netball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
NamePosDOBHeightClubNatCaps
Emma Barrie GS, GK (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 17)1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Kelly Boyle WA, C (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 23)1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Lynsey Gallagher GS, GA, WA (1992-05-20)20 May 1992 (aged 27)1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Ella Gibbons GD, GK (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 24)1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Bethan Goodwin GS, GA (1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (aged 20)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Claire Maxwell  (c)C, WD (1988-08-10)10 August 1988 (aged 30)1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Niamh McCall GA, WA (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 19)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Nicola McCleery WA, C (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 23)1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Sarah MacPhail GD, WD, C (1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 21)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Hayley Mulheron GK, GD (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 33)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Emily Nicholl GD, WD (1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 25)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sirens Flag of Scotland.svg
Lauren Tait GK, GD, WD (1996-08-10)10 August 1996 (aged 22)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Glasgow Saltires Flag of Scotland.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Jill Fullarton
    Lesley MacDonald

Manager: Karen McElveen
Physiotherapist: Sarah Chambers

Notes
  • (c)– Captain
  • (cc)– Co-captain
  • (vc)– Vice-captain
  • Star of life gold.svg – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 18 May 2020

Source: [17] [18]

Head Coaches

CoachYears
Flag of Scotland.svg #1 Catherine Sweeney[ citation needed ]1949
Flag of Scotland.svg Elizabeth Kelly[ citation needed ]1962
Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Getty[ citation needed ]1963
Flag of Scotland.svg Katie Pie[ citation needed ]1967
Flag of Scotland.svg Lena Fraser[ citation needed ]1970-1976
Flag of Scotland.svg Maeve Wilson[ citation needed ]1976
Flag of Scotland.svg Lena Fraser[ citation needed ]1977
Flag of Scotland.svg Moira Ord[ citation needed ]1978-80
Flag of Scotland.svg Elizabeth Ann (Fran) Church[ citation needed ]1980
Flag of Scotland.svg Marie Fairie[ citation needed ]1980-1982
Flag of Scotland.svg Agnes O'Brien[ citation needed ]1982-1987
Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Clark[ citation needed ]1988-1991
Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Marie Daly[ citation needed ]1991-1995
Flag of Scotland.svg Mary Ann Cosgrove[ citation needed ]1997-2002
Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Clark [12] c. 2002–2007
Flag of Scotland.svg Mary Tough[ citation needed ]2008
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Denise Holland [49] [50] [55] 2008–2012
Flag of Scotland.svg Jill Fullerton[ citation needed ]2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gail Parata [53] [54] 2013–2019
Flag of England.svg Tamsin Greenway [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] 2020–

Honours

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