Helen Housby

Helen Housby (born 19 January 1995 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is a professional English netball player.[1][2] Housby played for the Superleague side Manchester Thunder from 2013 to 2016, helping them to win the 2014 Superleague Grand-Final against rivals Surrey Storm. She currently plays for the New South Wales Swifts.[3]

Helen Housby

Personal information
Born	19 January 1995 Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
School	The Nelson Thomlinson Sc
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
2013-2016	Manchester Thunder
2017-Present	New South Wales Swifts
Years	National team(s)	Caps
2014-present	England	66
Medal record Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Netball

Housby was selected as a member of the England national netball team that played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup.[4]

Housby also scored the winning goal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games taking England to a historic win over Australia in Queensland.

Housby has also completed two years of her zoology degree course at the University of Manchester.[5]

Helen was a key member of the England netball team that won the gold medal match against Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia - she scored in the final second of the game to give victory to England by one point.[6] The England team had beaten Jamaica in the semi-final match by a single point, also from a last-minute goal.[7] Jamaica had narrowly defeated England in Glasgow 2014 to take the bronze medal.

By the time Housby was selected in the final 12-player squad for England's 2019 Netball World Cup campaign, she had 58 caps to her name.[8]

References

1. "Manchester Thunder - Helen Housby". England Netball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
2. Evans, Denice (13 May 2014). "Helen Housby: A netball star is born". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
3. "Helen Housby Player Profile". New South Wales Swifts website. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
4. Evans, Denise (26 June 2015). "Tracey Neville names England netball World Cup Squad". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
5. "Could I be any more excited?". Players Voice. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
6. "Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold". BBC News. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
7. "Commonwealth Games: England beat Jamaica to reach final for first time". BBC News. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
8. "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.