THE VITALITY NETBALL SUPERLEAGUE

The Vitality Netball Super League is a premier netball competition showcasing teams from the United Kingdom. Managed by England Netball, the league includes squads from England, Wales, and Scotland. Inaugurated during the 2005-06 season, it took over the role of the Super Cup as the foremost netball tournament in England.

The Vitality Netball Super League is regarded as one of the top ten netball tournaments in the world.

Since 2016, the league has enjoyed sponsorship from Vitality Health, leading to its alternate moniker, the Vitality Netball Superleague.

The Netball Super League has seen notable success from Team Bath, securing an impressive five titles, and the Mavericks, who have competed in seven grand finals. In recent years, Surrey Storm clinched back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016, while Wasps reached three consecutive finals, securing two titles from 2017 to 2019.

The year 2019 witnessed Manchester Thunder claiming their third championship. Umpire Gary Burgess etched his name in history in 2018 by officiating his tenth consecutive Netball Superleague final, a showdown between Manchester Thunder and Surrey Storm.

Loughborough Lightning achieved their inaugural title in 2021, triumphing over Team Bath. They continued their success with a second title in 2023.

 History–Key Points 

2005:

Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Galleria Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie, Loughborough Lightning, Northern Thunder, Team Bath, and Team Northumbria become founder members of the Netball Superleague.

2005–06:

• Team Bath, boasting players like Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway, and Geva Mentor, clinch the inaugural Netball Superleague title.

2006–07 to 2009–10:

• Team Bath continues their dominance, securing Superleague titles in multiple seasons.

2007–08:

• The Mavericks claim their first Superleague title after previous grand final appearances.

2008–09:

• Glasgow Wildcats became the first Scottish team to join but withdrew after three seasons.

2009–10:

• Brunel Hurricanes become Surrey Storm after relocating to the University of Surrey.

2012:

• Northern Thunder, later known as Manchester Thunder, secure their first Superleague title.

2015:

• Surrey Storm wins their first Superleague title after consistent grand final appearances.

2016:

• Surrey Storm successfully defends their Superleague title.
• Yorkshire Jets, previously Leeds Carnegie, complete their final Superleague season.

2017:

• New franchises Severn Stars, Scottish Sirens, and Wasps make Superleague debuts.
• Wasps clinch the Grand Final in their debut season.

2018:

• Wasps retain the super league title.
• Team Northumbria concludes their super league participation.

2019:

• London Pulse enters the super league.
• Manchester Thunder secures their third super league title.
• Leeds Rhinos was announced as a new franchise for 2021.

2020/2021:

• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league is suspended until 2021.
• The 2021 season takes place over a condensed period and behind closed doors, with Loughborough Lightning emerging as champions.

2022:

• Manchester Thunder captures their fourth Superleague title.
• Wasps Netball completes its final Superleague season.

2023

• Loughborough Lightning achieved success with a second title in 2023.

Vitality Netball SuperLeague Current Teams

TEAM	COACH	HOME VENUE/BASE	CITY	DEBUT SEASON
Celtic Dragons	Danielle Titmuss-Morris	Cardiff City House of Sport	Cardiff	2005–06
Leeds Rhinos	Liana Leota	Leeds Beckett University	Leeds	2021
London Pulse	Sam Bird	Copper Box Arena	Stratford	2019
Loughborough Lightning	Vic Burgess	Loughborough University	Loughborough	2005–06
Manchester Thunder	Karen Greig	National Basketball Performance Centre	Belle Vue	2005–06
Saracens Mavericks	Camilla Buchanan	University of Hertfordshire	Hatfield	2005–06
Severn Stars	Jo Trip (Player-Coach)	University of Worcester Arena	Worcester	2017
Strathclyde Sirens	Lesley MacDonald	Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome	Dalmarnock	2017
Surrey Storm	Mikki Austin (Player-Coach)	University of Surrey	Guildford	2005–06
Team Bath	Asha Francis	University of Bath	Bath	2005–06

Vitality Netball Super-League Former Teams

TEAM	REGION	DEBUT SEASON	FINAL SEASON
Glasgow Wildcats	Scotland	2008–09	2011
Leeds Carnegie/Yorkshire Jets	Yorkshire	2005–06	2016
Team Northumbria	North East England	2005–06	2018
Wasps Netball	Coventry, West Midlands	2017	2022

Vitality Netball Super-League Grand Finals Winners

SEASON	WINNERS	SCORE	RUNNERS UP	VENUE
2005–06	Team Bath	43–35	Galleria Mavericks	Guildford Spectrum
2006–07	Team Bath (2)	53–45	Galleria Mavericks	Guildford Spectrum
2007–08	Galleria Mavericks	43–39	Loughborough Lightning	K2 Leisure Centre
2008–09	Team Bath (3)	54–46	Galleria Mavericks	Coventry Skydome
2009–10	Team Bath (4)	51–44	Hertfordshire Mavericks	Trent FM Arena
2011	Hertfordshire Mavericks (2)	57–46	Surrey Storm	Herts Sports Village
2012	Northern Thunder	57–55	Surrey Storm	SportHouse
2013	Team Bath (5)	62–56	Celtic Dragons	University of Worcester Arena
2014	Manchester Thunder (2)	49–48	Surrey Storm	University of Worcester Arena
2015	Surrey Storm	56–39	Hertfordshire Mavericks	Copper Box Arena
2016	Surrey Storm (2)	55–53	Manchester Thunder	Copper Box Arena
2017	Wasps	55–51	Loughborough Lightning	Barclaycard Arena
2018	Wasps (2)	55–51	Loughborough Lightning	Copper Box Arena
2019	Manchester Thunder (3)	57–52	Wasps	Copper Box Arena
2021	Loughborough Lightning	49–32	Team Bath	Copper Box Arena
2022	Manchester Thunder (4)	60–53	Loughborough Lightning	Copper Box Arena
2023	Loughborough Lightning (2)	57–48	London Pulse	Copper Box Arena

Vitality Netball Super-League Most Titles

TEAM	SEASONS	TITLES
Team Bath	2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013	5
Manchester Thunder	2012, 2014, 2019, 2022	4
Mavericks	2007–08, 2011	2
Surrey Storm	2015, 2016	2
Wasps	2017, 2018	2
Loughborough Lightning	2021, 2023	2

Player of the Season Awards

SEASON	WINNER	TEAM
2007–08	Pamela Cookey (England)	Team Bath
2008–09	Pamela Cookey (England)	Team Bath
2009–10	Pamela Cookey (England)	Team Bath
2011	Stacey Francis (England)	Team Bath
2012	N/A	N/A
2013	Stacey Francis (England)	Team Bath
2014	Layla Guscoth (England)	Hertfordshire Mavericks
2015	Natalie Haythornthwaite (England)	Yorkshire Jets
2016	Samantha Wallace (Trinidad and Tobago)	Hertfordshire Mavericks
2017	Emma Dovey (England)	Manchester Thunder
2018	Shamera Sterling (Jamaica)	Loughborough Lightning
2019	Rachel Dunn (England)	Wasps
2020	N/A	N/A
2021	Beth Cobden (England)	Loughborough Lightning
2022	Layla Guscoth (England)	Team Bath

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