2005–06 Netball Superleague season

The 2005–06 figleaves.com Netball Superleague season was the inaugural season of the new Netball Superleague which replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. The inaugural champions were Team Bath, who defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand final.

2005–06 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams8
Champions Team Bath
Runners-up Galleria Mavericks

Overview

The Netball Superleague replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. Four of the six Super Cup teams – Brunel Hurricanes, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria – were joined by four new teams – Celtic Dragons, Galleria Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie and Loughborough Lightning – to become the eight founder members of the Netball Superleague. The season started in October 2005 and was concluded in June 2006. Its main sponsor was figleaves.com.[1][2][3][4][5] With a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title.[6][7][8]

Teams
2005–06 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Brunel HurricanesBrunel University LondonGreater London/South East England
Celtic DragonsWelsh Institute of SportWales
Galleria MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England
Leeds Met CarnegieLeeds Metropolitan UniversityYorkshire
Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands
Northern ThunderBury, Greater ManchesterNorth West England
Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England
Team NorthumbriaGateshead Leisure Centre [9]North East England

Source:[4][5]

Grand final
Further information: 2006 Netball Superleague Grand Final
10 June 2006 Team Bath43–35Galleria Mavericks    Guildford Spectrum [6]
Umpires: Bill Alexander
and Margaret Deighan
Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 22–15, 32–22, 43–35
Rachel Dunn  29/34 (85%)
Pamela Cookey  14/28 (50%)		 Lynsey Armitage  15/18 (83%)
Louisa Brownfield  13/19 (68%)
Ann Marie Muller  4/8 (50%)
Heather Clarke  3/6 (50%)

References
  1. Dr. Louise Mansfield & Dr. Lara Killick (1 January 2012). "The UK Netball Superleague: A Case Study of Franchising in Elite Women's Sport" (PDF). Brunel University, School of Sport and Education, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; and University of the Pacific, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Stockton, CA.
  2. "SPORT Netball". www.alamy.com. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. "Netball: Abby's habit given a new lease of life". www.independent.co.uk. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. "Lightning to strike at Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "Competition Intensifies as figleaves.com Netball Superleague Progresses". www.sportfocus.com. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. "TeamBath take Superleague title". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. "2005–06 Team Bath squad". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "2006–07 Team Bath squad". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. "Netball: Worked into a sweat!". www.thejournal.co.uk. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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