Nickname(s) | Scottish Thistles | ||
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Association | Netball Scotland | ||
Confederation | Netball Europe | ||
Head coach | Tamsin Greenway | ||
Captain | Claire Maxwell | ||
World ranking | 9 | ||
First international | |||
England 25 – 3 Scotland (Played in 1949) | |||
Netball World Cup | |||
2019 placing | 11th | ||
Best result | 6th (1971, 1975, 1983) | ||
Commonwealth Games | |||
2018 placing | 9th |
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 [update] , Scotland was 9th in the INF World Rankings. [1]
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.
Tournaments | Place |
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1985 World Games [23] [24] | 5th/6th |
1989 World Games [25] | 5th |
Tournaments | Place |
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2014 Commonwealth Games [26] [27] | 9th |
2018 Commonwealth Games [28] [29] [30] [31] | 9th |
Scotland have played regularly in the European Netball Championship. Their best performances came in 2014 and when they finished second.
Tournaments | Place |
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2005 European Netball Championship [32] | |
2006 European Netball Championship [33] | |
2007 European Netball Championship [34] | |
2010 European Netball Championship [35] | |
2011 European Netball Championship [36] | 4th |
2012 European Netball Championship [37] | 4th |
2013 European Netball Championship [38] | 4th |
2014 European Netball Championship [39] | |
2015 European Netball Championship [40] | 6th |
2016 European Netball Championship [41] | |
2017 European Netball Championship [42] | |
Scotland have finished as runners up in two Netball Singapore Nations Cup tournaments.
Tournaments | Place |
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2006 Nations Cup [43] | |
2009 Nations Cup [44] [45] | |
2010 Nations Cup [46] [47] | |
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. [48] [49] [50] Since 2017 they have played as the Sirens. [51] Gail Parata served as the joint head coach of both Sirens and Scotland. [52] [53] At the 2019 Netball World Cup, eleven of the Scotland squad were Sirens players. [17]
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Manager: Karen McElveen
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Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 18 May 2020 |
Coach | Years |
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#1 Catherine Sweeney[ citation needed ] | 1949 |
Elizabeth Kelly[ citation needed ] | 1962 |
Muriel Getty[ citation needed ] | 1963 |
Katie Pie[ citation needed ] | 1967 |
Lena Fraser[ citation needed ] | 1970-1976 |
Maeve Wilson[ citation needed ] | 1976 |
Lena Fraser[ citation needed ] | 1977 |
Moira Ord[ citation needed ] | 1978-80 |
Elizabeth Ann (Fran) Church[ citation needed ] | 1980 |
Marie Fairie[ citation needed ] | 1980-1982 |
Agnes O'Brien[ citation needed ] | 1982-1987 |
Anne Clark[ citation needed ] | 1988-1991 |
Anne Marie Daly[ citation needed ] | 1991-1995 |
Mary Ann Cosgrove[ citation needed ] | 1997-2002 |
Anne Clark [12] | c. 2002–2007 |
Mary Tough[ citation needed ] | 2008 |
Denise Holland [48] [49] [54] | 2008–2012 |
Jill Fullerton[ citation needed ] | 2013 |
Gail Parata [52] [53] | 2013–2019 |
Tamsin Greenway [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] | 2020– |
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