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England Netball
SportNetball
Jurisdiction England
AbbreviationEN
Founded1926; 99 years ago (1926)
AffiliationWorld Netball
Netball Europe
HeadquartersLoughborough
PresidentJoan Mills MBE
ChairmanBaroness Sue Campbell
CEOFran Connolly
CoachJess Thirlby
SponsorVitality
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]

Overview

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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

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

Hall of Fame

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

Inducted Player Appearances Years
2001 Mary Thomas[7][8] 1949
2001 Kendra Slawinski[8][9][10] 128 1983–1995
2001 Mary French[11][12][8] 1949–1957
2005 Anne Stephenson[13] 1960s
2007 Colette Thomson[14] 89 1975–198x
2008 Amanda Newton[15] 100 1996–2008
2009 Karen Atkinson[16] 100 1997–2011
2013 Sonia Mkoloma[17] 123 1999–2015
2014 Jade Clarke[18] 208 2003–
2015 Pamela Cookey[19][20] 114 2004–2015
2015 Geva Mentor[21] 175 2001–2023
2018 Olivia Murphy[22][23] 95 1997–2006
2018 Tracey Neville[24] 81 1996–2008
2018 Ama Agbeze[23][25] 2001–
2020 Eboni Usoro-Brown[26][27] 116 2008–2022
2020 Joanne Harten[28] 117 2007–2023
2020 Maggie Jackson 1984–1987

Sources:[29][30]


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

Inducted Inductee Roll
2001 Mary Beardwood former England head coach
2001 Mary Bulloch
2001 Annette Cairncross
2001 Rose Harris
2001 Joyce Haynes
2001 Jean Perkins
2001 Sheelagh Redpath
2001 Rena Stratford former England head coach
2001 Pat Taylor
2002 Jean Bourne
2002 Margaret Cassidy
2002 Frances Tomkins
2003 Betty Galsworthy former England head coach
2003 Joyce Wheeler former England head coach
2004 Heather Crouch former England head coach
2005 Pam Orton
2005 Gordon Padley
2008 Janet Wrighton
2010 Liz Broomhead former England head coach
2012 Anna Mayes former England head coach
2013 Sheila Perks
2014 Cheryl Danson
2014 Joan Mills
2016 Gary Burgess[31] Umpire

Sources:[29][30]

References

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  1. ^ "What We Do". England Netball. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "England Netball – Hall of Fame". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  30. ^ a b "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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