Tracey Neville

Tracey Neville MBE, born on January 21, 1977, in Bury, Greater Manchester, developed her netball career from an early age. She began her senior playing career with YWCA Bury before joining Contax in Australia in 2000, and later the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Between 2001 and 2004, Neville played for Northern Thunder in the Super Cup. Her playing career for England spanned from 1996 to 2008, accumulating 81 caps, and included bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 World Netball Championships. She also competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 World Netball Championships, reaching the semi-finals in both.

Neville transitioned into coaching, beginning with Team Northumbria as head coach in 2011. She then moved to Northern Thunder, later renamed Manchester Thunder, serving as director of netball and head coach from 2011 to 2015. Under her leadership, Manchester Thunder secured two Netball Superleague titles in 2012 and 2014. Her success led to her appointment as England Roses interim coach in 2015, where she led the team to a bronze medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup. Her appointment was made permanent in September 2015, and she continued to lead the England team to multiple European Netball Championship victories.

A significant achievement in Neville’s coaching career with England was leading the team to a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also guided England to a bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup before stepping down to start a family. In 2016, she was awarded an MBE for her contributions to netball. More recently, in August 2023, Neville was announced as the inaugural Head Coach for the Melbourne Mavericks in Australia, where she led the team through its foundational years, navigating significant challenges including player injuries. She concluded her tenure with the Melbourne Mavericks in August 2025, having built the team from the ground up.