England Netball Premier League
National amateur netball league in England
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The England Netball Premier League is a netball league in England and the highest level of club/amateur netball in the country. The teams that make up the three divisions have come through the county, regional and national pathway to take one of the 30 places.[1]
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| Classification | Amateur |
|---|---|
| Sport | Netball |
| Founded | 2006 |
| First season | 2006/2007 |
| Organising body | England Netball |
| Divisions | 3 |
| No. of teams | 30 |
| Country | England |
| Most titles | Oldham Netball Club |
| Qualification | Premier League Play Offs |
| Streaming partner | englandnetball.tv |
| Relegation to | Regional League |
| Official website | https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/competitions/premier-leagues/ |
The league was founded at the start of the 2006/07 season, as a replacement for the National Clubs League. It is the second level of play in the sport in England, below the closed Netball Super League.[1]
Competition Format
Each league comprises 10 teams who play each other twice in a home and away fixture. 5 points are award for a win, 3 for a draw, 2 for a loss within 5 goals, 1 for a loss if more than 50% of the winners score and 0 for any other loss.[2] The team who finishes top of the each league table are named champions.[2]
Each season, the top two teams in Premier League 2 and 3 are promoted to the division above, and the bottom two teams in Premier League 1 and 2 are relegated.[3] In Premier League 3 the bottom 3 teams (8th, 9th and 10th) take part in the Premier League Play-Offs alongside the 9 regional league winners to decide who will compete in Premier League 3 the following season.[2]
The league started with two divisions but expanded to 3 divisions for the 2010/2011 season, each with ten teams.
League Champions
| Season | Premier League 1 | Premier League 2 | Premier League 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | No Competition | ||
| 2007/08 | Linden[4] | Essex Open[4] | |
| 2008/09 | Team Bath[5] | The Downs[5] | |
| 2009/10 | Academy[6] | Leeds Carnegie[7] | |
| 2010/11 | Academy[8] | The Downs[9] | Evesham Reds (Worcester Reds)[9] |
| 2011/12 | Oldham[10] | Leyton[10] | Telstars[10] |
| 2012/13 | Oldham[11] | Thoroughbreds[11] | Roman Glass (Bristol Romans)[11] |
| 2013/14 | Oldham[12] | Worcester Reds[12] | Tameside[12] |
| 2014/15 | Oldham[13] | Viper10 Blades (Weston Park)[13] | Ryland[13] |
| 2015/16 | Academy[14] | Tameside[15] | Linden[15] |
| 2016/17 | Oldham[16] | Team Bath Toucans[16] | Sussex Thunder[16] |
| 2017/18 | Oldham[17] | Grangetown[17] | Essex Open[17] |
| 2018/19 | Oldham[18] | Hucclecote[18] | Sussex Thunder[18] |
| 2019/20 | Oldham[19] | YWCA Bury[19] | Charnwood[19] |
| 2020/21 | Oldham[20] | ||
| 2021/22 | Oldham[20] | Charnwood[21] | Sussex Thunder [22] |
| 2022/23 | Oldham [21] | Grangetown[23] | Eagles[23] |
| 2023/24 | Academy[24] | Hucclecote [24] | Team Bath Toucans[24] |
| 2024/25 | Oldham[25] | The Downs[25] | Blackpool[25] |
2025/26 Premier League Teams
| Premier League 1 | Premier League 2 | Premier League 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles (S) | Academy (LSE) | Exeter (SW) |
| Grangetown (NE) | Blackpool (NW) | Hatfield (E) |
| Hucclecote (SW) | Bristol Romans (SW) | Leeds Athletic (Y) |
| New Cambell (LSE) | Charnwood (EM) | Norfolk United (E) |
| Oldham (NW) | Cumberland (LSE) | Northants Storm (EM) |
| Team Bath Toucans (WM) | Linden (WM) | Ryland (WM) |
| The Downs (SW) | Oaksway (NE) | Sussex Thunder (S) |
| Turnford (E) | Tameside (NW) | Team Jets (SW) |
| Weston Park Blades (S) | Telstars (LSE) | Worcester Reds (WM) |
| YWCA Bury (NW) | Trafford (NW) | YMCA Magic (Y) |
England Netball Regional Leagues: North East, North West, Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, East, London and South East, South, South West
Premier League Play Off Winners
| Year | Location | Winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2011[10] | Leamington | Telstars | Grangetown | |
| 2012[11] | Norfolk United | Ryland | Roman Glass | |
| 2013[11] | Loughborough | Clan | Tameside | TFC |
| 2014[12] | Norfolk United | Team Jets | Sussex Thunder | |
| 2015[13] | Chester | Riverside | Sussex Thunder | |
| 2016[15] | EIS Sheffield | Grangetown | Billericay | Charnwood Sapphires |
| 2017[26] | University of Nottingham | Essex Open | TFC | Hertford Hornets |
| 2018 | Redbridge Leisure Centre | |||
| 2019[27] | Exeter | Eclipse | Thoroughbreds | |
| 2020[19] | Cancelled due to Covid19 | |||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022[28] | University of Warwick | Trafford | Eagles | Northants Storm |
| 2023[29] | Worcester Arena | Blackpool | Leyton | Trafford |
| 2024[30] | EIS Sheffield | Leyton | Hatfield | Premier Romans |
| 2025[31] | Worcester Arena | Hatfield | Team Jets | YMCA Magic |