Amanda Newton (born 8 April 1977) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

and at the

1999 World Netball Championships The 1999 World Netball Championships (also known as the Vodafone World Netball Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Christchu ...

. She captained England at the

2007 World Netball Championships The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA). Sixteen nations contested the ...

. Between 2001 and 2010 she played in seven senior finals and won four national titles with three different teams –

London Tornadoes The AENA Super Cup was the top level netball league featuring teams from England between 2001 and 2005. The league was organised by the All England Netball Association. Its main sponsor was Fisher & Paykel and, as a result, it was also known ...

, Northern Thunder and

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Early life and education

Newton is originally from the

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area of

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. She attended St Angela's Ursuline School and Sixth Form where she first began to play

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seriously. In her youth Newton played for the Plaistow-based Old Plaistovians Association. She also played for

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and

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at county and regional level and represented Newham in the

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Playing career

Clubs

;Capital Shakers In 1999, Newton played for

Capital Shakers Capital Shakers are a former New Zealand netball team that were based in Wellington. Between 1998 and 2007, Shakers played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2000 and 2002, Shakers were semi-finalists three years in success ...

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's Coco-Cola Cup. Her Shakers team mates included

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and fellow

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, Olivia Murphy. ;Super Cup During the

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era, Newton played for both

and Northern Thunder. She played in three successive Super Cup finals and on each occasion finished on the winning side. She helped Tornadoes win the Super Cup in 2001 and 2003 and Thunder win it in 2002. ;Mavericks Newton played for

in the

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. She played for Mavericks in four grand finals and was player of the match when they won the 2008 grand final. Her Mavericks team mates included

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and Karen Atkinson.

England

Between 1996 and 2008 Newton made 100 senior

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appearances. She made her senior debut against

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. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the

and at the

. Newton missed the 2003 and 2004 international seasons with a

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injury. In 2006 she was appointed England captain and she subsequently captained the team at the

Coaching career

;PE teacher While still an active player, Newton worked as a netball coach for

Chigwell School Chigwell School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school in the English Public School (United Kingdom), public school tradition located in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest (district), Epping Forest district of Essex. It consists of ...

. She has subsequently worked as a PE teacher/netball coach at

Godolphin and Latymer School The Godolphin and Latymer School is an independent day school for girls in Hammersmith, West London. The school motto is an ancient Cornish phrase, ''Francha Leale Toge'', which translates as "free and loyal art thou". The school crest inclu ...

Blackheath High School Blackheath High School is an independent day school for girls in Blackheath Village in southeast London, England. It was founded in 1880 as part of the Girls' Day School Trust; the Senior School occupied a purpose-built site in Wemyss Road for ...

and

Jumeirah English Speaking School Jumeirah English Speaking School is a British private school located in Dubai, UAE. Its original campus on Sheikh Zayed Road is a primary school; A second campus at Arabian Ranches has students from primary, secondary, and high school. As of D ...

. ;Netball Superleague Newton has worked as an assistant coach and defensive specialist with both

Hertfordshire Mavericks Saracens Mavericks is an English netball team based at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were founder members of the league. They were Superleague champions in ...

and Loughborough Lightning in the

. She was also head coach of future Netball Superleague franchise,

London Pulse London Pulse is an English netball team based at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. Since 2019 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. History National Performance League London Pulse was ...

as they prepared to join the league. ;England Newton has helped coach

at both senior and youth levels. She was a member of

Tracey Neville Tracey Anne Neville (born 21 January 1977) is a former England netball international and a former England head coach. As a player, she was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 World ...

's coaching staff at the

2015 Netball World Cup The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating ...

, helping the team win a bronze medal. She also coached an England youth team which toured

in 2017.

Honours

;

**''Winners'': 2007–08: 1 **''Runners up'': 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10: 4 ;

**''Winners'': 2001, 2003: 2 ; Northern Thunder *

**''Winners'': 2002: 1

References

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