Imogen Allison
English netball player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imogen Allison (born 24 April 1998)[1] is an English netball player, who has represented the national side since 2020. At club level, she plays for Queensland Firebirds and has previously played for Manchester Thunder,Team Bath & Yorkshire Jets.
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| Born | 24 April 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| School | The Brooksbank School | |||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): Wing defence, Centre | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Yorkshire Jets | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Team Bath | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Manchester Thunder | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2025- | Queensland Firebirds | |||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 13:45, 14 April 2024 (UTC)) | ||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | England Academy | |||||||||||||
| c. 2017 | England U21 | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | England | 43 | ||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 13:45, 14 April 2024 (UTC)) | ||||||||||||||
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Club career
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Perspective
Allison plays as a wing defence or centre for Manchester Thunder.[1] She played for Yorkshire Jets in the 2016 Netball Superleague season.[2] She joined Team Bath ahead of the 2017 season.[3] She re-signed for Bath for the 2018 season.[4]
During the 2019 season, Allison was Bath's captain when regular captains Eboni Usoro-Brown and Serena Guthrie were away on international duty.[5] She was shortlisted for the 2019 Superleague Young Player of the Year Award, and later re-signed for Bath for the 2020 season.[6] She was named Bath's Player of the Year for the 2021 Netball Superleague season,[7] and later captained Bath in the 2021 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship,[8] a tournament which they won.[9] In January 2022, she was named the team's captain for the 2022 Netball Superleague season.[7][9] Bath coach Anna Stembridge told Allison that she would be captain on FaceTime, as Allison was at the 2022 Netball Quad Series at the time.[10] She missed a March 2022 match against Wasps after testing positive for COVID-19.[11] On 28 August 2023, it was confirmed that she would be signing for Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2024 season. [12]For the 2025 season, Allison has signed with the Queensland Firebirds, who are part of the Australian Suncorp Super Netball League.[13]
International career
Allison competed for England-under 21s at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup, where the team finished third overall.[1] She was a co-captain of the England A side for fixtures alongside the 2020 Netball Nations Cup.[14]
She was in the England senior squad for a 2019 tour of Oceania,[5][14] and also for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[14] She made her debut for the senior team at the age of 22 in October 2020,[15] coming on as a replacement for Jade Clarke.[16] She played in the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series[17] and the 2022 Netball Quad Series.[10] Allison was named as a reserve in the England squad for the netball event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[18] On 17 July, she replaced the injured Beth Cobden in the England squad for the Games.[19]
Personal life
Allison attended The Brooksbank School[9] and started playing netball in Year Seven.[15] She later studied Sports & Exercise Science[6] at the University of Bath.[20]
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