Fiona Murtagh (born 30 April 1967) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the

1989 World Games The 1989 World Games (german: 1989 Weltspiele), commonly known as Karlsruhe 1989, were the third edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event held in Karlsruhe, West Germany. Titles 112 titles were awarded in 19 sports (5 invi ...

, 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 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 1998 Commonwealth Games. In

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Playing career

Super Cup

During the

Super Cup A super cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in association football, which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the prev ...

era, Murtagh played for London Tornadoes. She captained a Tornadoes team, that also included Amanda Newton to two Super Cup titles.

England

Murtagh was a member of the England team that won the bronze medal at the

. In February 1996, she captained England for the first time in a match against Northern Ireland. She subsequently captained England during a 1997 series against New Zealand and at the

, when England were again bronze medallists. She also represented England at the

and the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

. In

she was awarded an for services to netball.

Assistant Coach

Galleria Mavericks

During the

2006–07 Netball Superleague season The 2006–07 Netball Superleague season saw Team Bath finish as champions for the second time. Team Bath retained the title without losing a single match all season. For a second successive season they defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand fi ...

, Murtagh was a member the Galleria Mavericks coaching team, serving as an assistant coach and helping them reach the grand final.

London Pulse

Since 2021, Murtagh has served as an assistant coach with London Pulse.

Honours

; London Tornadoes *

**''Winners'': 2001, 2003: 2

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murtagh, Fiona 1967 births Living people English netball players English netball coaches AENA Super Cup players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 1989 World Games Netball players at the 1993 World Games World Games bronze medalists for Great Britain World Games medalists in netball Medalists at the 1989 World Games 1991 World Netball Championships players 1995 World Netball Championships players 1999 World Netball Championships players Members of the Order of the British Empire