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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 August 2023, England Netball has 111,000 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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England Netball launched the concept of the Hall of Fame in 2001, in the year of the 75th Anniversary of the All England Netball Association. The inductees are listed below by year inducted.[7]

Year Inductees
2001
  • Mary Beardwood
  • Mary Bulloch
  • Annette Cairncross
  • Mary French (née Bushell)
  • Rose Harris, MBE
  • Joyce Haynes
  • Jean Perkins OBE
  • Sheelagh Redpath
  • Kendra Slawinski
  • Rena Stratford
  • Pat Taylor MBE
  • Mary Thomas MBE
2002
  • Jean Bourne
  • Margaret Cassidy OBE
  • Frances Tomkins
2003
  • Betty Galsworthy
  • Joyce Wheeler
2004
  • Heather Crouch MBE
2005
  • Pam Orton
  • Gordon Padley MBE
  • Anne Stephenson
2006
  • Colette Thomson
2008
2009
2010
  • Liz Broomhead MBE
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2018
2020

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. ^ Franks, Hannah (23 August 2023). "England Netball 2022/23 Annual Report". England Netball. Refer to pp. 4 of the report.
  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. ^ "Hall of Fame". England Netball. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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