England national netball team

Early tests

England made their Test debut on 7 May 1949 with 25–3 win over Scotland. The match was played at the General Electric Company ground on Preston Road, Wembley during the 1949 England Scotland Wales Netball Series. England also played Wales for the first time on the same day, again winning 25–3.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} In 1954, England played Northern Ireland for the first time.^[5] On 12 May 1956, England hosted a touring Australia. It was the first time England played an overseas team. Australia won 14–11 at Harringay Arena before a crowd of more than 5,000.^{[5][7][8][9][10]} Later in 1956, England played an away series against South Africa, winning all three tests.^[5][11]

World Netball Rankings

Between 2008 and 2018, England were regularly ranked number three in the World Netball Rankings, behind Australia and New Zealand.^[12] In May 2018, after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, they initially remained at number three.^[13] However in July 2018, they moved up to number two. This saw England became the first team to be ranked in the top two apart from Australia and New Zealand.^[14][15][16] After finishing as runners up at the 2019 Netball Quad Series and defeating both Australia and New Zealand, England returned to the number two position.^[17] In October 2024, England were ranked number two for a third time after defeating Australia in Australia during their 2024 series and then winning the 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.^[18] As of 1 June 2025, England are ranked fourth in the World Netball Rankings.^[1]

Netball World Cup

England have competed at every World Netball Championships and/or Netball World Cup since the inaugural 1963 tournament.^[19][20][21] Their best performances have been in 1975^[22] and 2023 when on both occasions they finished second.^[23][24][25]

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Tournaments	Place
1963 World Netball Championships[20][21][26][27][28]
1967 World Netball Championships[29][30]	4th
1971 World Netball Championships[31][32][33]
1975 World Netball Championships[22][34]
1979 World Netball Championships[35][36]	4th
1983 World Netball Championships[37][38][39]	4th
1987 World Netball Championships[40][41]	4th
1991 World Netball Championships[42]	4th
1995 World Netball Championships[43][44]	4th
1999 World Netball Championships[45]
2003 World Netball Championships[46]	4th
2007 World Netball Championships[47]	4th
2011 World Netball Championships[48]
2015 Netball World Cup[49][50][51][52]
2019 Netball World Cup[53][54][55][56]
2023 Netball World Cup[23][24][25]

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Source:^[19]

World Games

Between 1985 and 1993, England competed at the World Games.^[57]

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Tournaments	Place
1985 World Games[58][59][60][61]	4th
1989 World Games[62][63][64]
1993 World Games[65][66]	4th

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Source:^[57]

Commonwealth Games

England have competed at every netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games. Between 1998 and 2014, Australia and New Zealand contested every final and won every gold and silver medal between them.^[67][68] However, in 2018, England caused a major surprise when, with a team coached by Tracey Neville and captained by Ama Agbeze, they defeated Australia in the final. Helen Housby scored in the final second to give England a 52–51 victory. As a result England became only the third team to both reach the final and win the gold medal.^{[69][70][71][72]} At the 2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, England's last second win over Australia was voted sporting moment of the year. England were also named Team of the Year.^[73][74][75]

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Tournaments	Place
1998 Commonwealth Games[76][77]
2002 Commonwealth Games[78][79]	4th
2006 Commonwealth Games[80][81]
2010 Commonwealth Games[82][83][84]
2014 Commonwealth Games[85][86][87]	4th
2018 Commonwealth Games[69][70][71][72][88]
2022 Commonwealth Games[89][90][91]	4th

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Sources:^[68]

Taini Jamison Trophy

Since 2008, Netball New Zealand has hosted the Taini Jamison Trophy series. The series features New Zealand playing against visiting teams. England competed in the inaugural 2008 series and have been regular participants ever since.^[92][93] In 2021, they won the series for the first time. It was the first time that England had won a series in New Zealand. The England team were coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Serena Guthrie.^{[94][95][96][97]} In 2024, England won the series for a second time. The team was again coached by Thirlby and this time captained by Fran Williams.^{[98][99][100]}

Netball Quad Series/Nations Cup

Since 2012, England have competed in the Netball Quad Series, playing against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.^[111] In 2025, with a team coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Fran Williams, England won the series for the first time after defeating South Africa 61–55 in the final. It proved sixth time lucky for England. Since the Nations Cup/Quad Series was established in 2012, England had finished as runners up five times.^[112][113]

Fast5 Netball World Series

Since 2009, England have played in the Fast5 Netball World Series. In 2011, with a team coached by Anna Mayes and captained by Jade Clarke, England defeated New Zealand 33–26 in the final to win their first major tournament.^[138] In 2017, with a team coached by Tracey Neville and captained by Ama Agbeze, England won the series for a second time. In the final they defeated Jamaica 34–29.^{[139][140][141]}

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Tournaments	Place
2009 World Netball Series[142][143]	4th
2010 World Netball Series[144][145]
2011 World Netball Series[138]
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series[146]
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series[147]	6th
2014 Fast5 Netball World Series[148]
2016 Fast5 Netball World Series[149]	4th
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series[139][140][141]
2018 Fast5 Netball World Series[150][151]	5th
2022 Fast5 Netball World Series[152]	4th
2023 Fast5 Netball World Series[153]
2024 Fast5 Netball World Series[154]	5th

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Netball Europe Open Championships

England have regularly played in the Netball Europe Open Championships, playing against teams such as Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England are the competition's most successful team.^[155]

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Tournaments	Place
1998 FENA Open[156]
1999 FENA Open
2000 FENA Open[157]
2001 FENA Open	2nd
2002 FENA Open
2003 FENA Open
2004 FENA Open
2005 FENA Open[158]
2006 FENA Open[159]
2007 FENA Open[160]
2008 FENA Open[161]
2009 Netball Europe Open Championships[162][163]
2010 Netball Europe Open Championships[164]
2011 Netball Europe Open Championships[165]
2012 Netball Europe Open Championships[166]
2013 Netball Europe Open Championships[167]
2015 Netball Europe Open Championships[168][169][170]
2016 Netball Europe Open Championships[171][172]
2017 Netball Europe Open Championships[173][174][175]
2019 Netball Europe Open Championships[176][177]

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Source:^[155]

Current squad

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England roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Halimat Adio GK (1998-01-27)27 January 1998 (aged 27) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) London Pulse Imogen Allison WD, C, WA (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 26) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Queensland Firebirds Jasmine Brown GK (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leeds Rhinos Netball Eleanor Cardwell GA, GS (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 30) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Melbourne Mavericks Amy Carter C, WD (1998-10-28)28 October 1998 (aged 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder Beth Cobden WD, C (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 32) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Loughborough Lightning Zara Everitt WD, GD (2000-05-05)5 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) London Pulse Funmi Fadoju GD, GK, WD (2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) London Pulse Sasha Glasgow GS, GA (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Mavericks Helen Housby GA, GS (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 30) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) New South Wales Swifts Natalie Metcalf WA, GA (1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 32) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder Berri Neil GA, GS (2003-02-12)12 February 2003 (aged 22) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Loughborough Lightning Natasha Pavelin GD, WD, GK (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Nottingham Forest Netball Lois Pearson GA, WA (1999-09-20)20 September 1999 (aged 25) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder Razia Quashie GK, GD (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 (aged 27) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) London Mavericks Ellie Rattu C, WD (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 24) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) London Mavericks Emma Rayner WA, C (2002-06-07)7 June 2002 (aged 22) 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Manchester Thunder Paige Reed GA, GS (1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 27) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Manchester Thunder Alicia Scholes WA, C (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23) 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) London Pulse Jessica Shaw C, WA (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Loughborough Lightning Olivia Tchine GS (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) London Pulse Anya Williams GS, GA (2006-10-19)19 October 2006 (aged 18) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Manchester Thunder Fran Williams (c) GD, GK, WD (1997-12-23)23 December 1997 (aged 27) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) West Coast Fever Yomi Wilson GD, GK (2004-03-19)19 March 2004 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Manchester Thunder	Head coach Jess Thirlby Manager: Paul Dring Physiotherapist: Julie Snow Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

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Notable past players