The following is a list of notable England netball international players who have represented the national team in international tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, World Games, the Netball Quad Series, the Taini Jamison Trophy the Fast5 Netball World Series and the Netball Europe Open Championships and in other senior test matches.
Current squad
Captains YearsCaptainsSeries/Tournaments1949E. Owen1949 England Scotland Wales Netball Series1956Mary French1956 away series against South Africa1950s, 1960sJean Robinson1963Josephine Higgins1963 World Netball Tournament1967Marion Lofthouse1967 World Netball Tournament1971–1975Anna Miles1971 World Netball Tournament1975 World Netball Tournament1975Judi Heath1979Pat Watson1979 World Netball Tournament1983–1987Jillean Hipsey1983 World Netball Tournament1985 World Games1987 World Netball Tournament1991–1995Kendra Slawinski1991 World Netball Championships1993 World Games1995 World Netball Championships1996–1998Fiona Murtagh1998 Commonwealth Games1999Joanne Zinzan1999 World Netball Championships2000–2006Olivia Murphy2002 Commonwealth Games2003 World Netball Championships2006 Commonwealth Games2006–2007Amanda Newton2007 World Netball Championships2008–2011Karen Atkinson2008 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2010 Commonwealth Games2010 World Netball Series2011 World Netball Championships2010–2011Sonia Mkoloma2010 Commonwealth Games2011 World Netball Championships2012–2015Pamela Cookey2012 Netball Quad Series2015 Netball Europe Open Championships2011, 2014Jade Clarke2011 World Netball Series2014 Commonwealth Games2014 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2015Geva Mentor2015 Netball World Cup2016–2019Ama Agbeze2016 Netball Quad Series2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February)2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)2017 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2017 Fast5 Netball World Series2018 Netball Quad Series (January)2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Netball Quad Series (September)2019–2022Serena Guthrie2019 Netball Quad Series2019 Netball World Cup2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2021 Netball Legends Series2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2021 England Jamaica netball series2022 Netball Quad Series2019Yasmin Parsons2019 Netball Europe Open Championships2019, 2022–2023Natalie Metcalf2019 South Africa series2022 Commonwealth Games2023 Netball Quad Series2023 Netball World Cup2020, 2022Laura Malcolm2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2022 Uganda Series2022Imogen Allison2022 Uganda Series2023Layla Guscoth2023 Netball World Cup2023Halimat Adio2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2023Sophie Drakeford-Lewis2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series2023Razia Quashie2023 Fast5 Netball World Series2024– Fran Williams2024 Netball Nations Cup2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series 2025 Netball Nations Cup
England Netball's Hall of Fame The following England netball internationals have been inducted into England Netball's Hall of Fame.
InductedPlayerAppearancesYears2001Mary Thomas 19492001Kendra Slawinski1281983–19952001Mary French 1949–1957 2005Anne Stephenson 1960s 2007Colette Thomson891975–198x 2008Amanda Newton1001996–2008 2009Karen Atkinson1001997–20112013Sonia Mkoloma1231999–20152014Jade Clarke2082003–2015Pamela Cookey1142004–20152015Geva Mentor1752001–20232018Olivia Murphy951997–20062018Tracey Neville811996–20082018Ama Agbeze 2001–2020Eboni Usoro-Brown1162008–20222020Joanne Harten1172007–20232020Maggie Jackson 1984–1987
National team head coaches The following England netball internationals subsequently served as head coach of the national team.
NamePlayer appsPlayer yearsCoach yearsMary French 1949–19571967–1975 Maggie Jackson 1984–19872010 Colette Thomson891975–198x2011 Tracey Neville811996–20082015–2019Jess Thirlby 2000–20062019–
Major tournament winners Fast5 Netball World Series 2011 At the 2011 World Netball Series, 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. The following England netball internationals were members of that team.
PlayerAppearancesYearsSara Bayman Eboni Beckford-Chambers1162008–2022Jade Clarke2082003–Pamela Cookey1142004–2015Kadeen Corbin722011–2021Sasha Corbin712007–2019Emma Dovey Rachel Dunn922004–Stacey Francis732010–Serena Guthrie1102008–2022Joanne Harten1172007–2023Laura Malcolm612012–
2017 At the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series, 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. The following England netball internationals were members of that team.
PlayerAppearancesYearsAma Agbeze 2001–Beth Cobden352016–Rachel Dunn922004–Serena Guthrie1102008–2022 Joanne Harten1172007–2023Natalie Haythornthwaite862015–Helen Housby1022014–Gabriella Marshall82017–Geva Mentor1752001–2023Natalie Panagarry172016–
Commonwealth Games 2018 The following England netball internationals were members of the squad that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, they were also named Team of the Year.
PlayerAppearancesYearsAma Agbeze 2001–Eboni Beckford-Chambers1162008–2022Jade Clarke2082003–Beth Cobden352016–Kadeen Corbin722011–2021Jodie Gibson252013–Serena Guthrie1102008–2022Joanne Harten1172007–2023Natalie Haythornthwaite862015–Helen Housby1022014–Geva Mentor1752001–2023Chelsea Pitman522017–2023
Taini Jamison Trophy 2021 England won the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. It was the first time they won the Taini Jamison Trophy. It was also 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. The following England netball internationals were members of that team.
PlayerAppearancesYearsImogen Allison432020–Eleanor Cardwell702016–Ella Clark52016–Jade Clarke2082003–Beth Cobden352016–Rhea Dixon Sophie Drakeford-Lewis252017–George Fisher222017–Layla Guscoth602012–Serena Guthrie1102008–2022Hannah Joseph172016–Geva Mentor1752001–2023Laura Malcolm612012–Vicki Oyesola92017– Fran Williams432018–
2024 England won the 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, their second title. After winning the two opening tests, England eventually won the series 2–1. The winning England team was coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Fran Williams. PlayerAppearancesYearsImogen Allison522020–Amy Carter202020–Beth Cobden442016–Funmi Fadoju362022-Alice Harvey92022Helen Housby1102014-Hannah Joseph192016–Natalie Metcalf862015Berri Neil 92023-Lois Pearson92024-Razia Quashie242018-Ellie Rattu122022-Olivia Tchine242022-Fran Williams (c)522018–
Netball Nations Cup
2025 England won the 2025 Netball Nations Cup. The team was team coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Fran Williams, and defeated 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. PlayerAppearancesYearsHalimat Adio Imogen Allison522020–Amy Carter202020–Beth Cobden442016–Zara Everitt3Funmi Fadoju362022-Berri Neil 92023-Razia Quashie242018-Ellie Rattu122022-Paige Reed Alicia Scholes52023-Olivia Tchine242022-Emma Thacker Fran Williams (c)522018–
Dual internationals The following England netball internationals also represented other national teams in international netball.
PlayerEngland AppsYearsOther teamAppearancesYearsKadeen Corbin722011–2021 2023Sasha Corbin712007–2019 2023 Shaunagh Craig 2013 2019– Lynne Macdonald 197521969 Jo Morrison 2002– 71997–1998 Chelsea Pitman522017–2023152011–2012 Kate Shimmin52019– 2014, 2016
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