2005–06 Netball Superleague season

The 2005–06 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the figleaves.com Netball Superleague) 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
League	Netball Superleague
Number of teams	8
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 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 Hurricanes	Brunel University London	Greater London/South East England
Celtic Dragons	Welsh Institute of Sport	Wales
Galleria Mavericks	University of Hertfordshire	East of England
Leeds Met Carnegie	Leeds Metropolitan University	Yorkshire
Loughborough Lightning	Loughborough University	East Midlands
Northern Thunder	Bury, Greater Manchester	North West England
Team Bath	University of Bath	South West England/West of England
Team Northumbria	Gateshead Leisure Centre[9]	North East England

Source:^[4][5]

Grand final

Further information: 2006 Netball Superleague Grand Final

10 June 2006		Team Bath	43–35	Galleria 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%)