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 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. As a head coach she guided Northern Thunder/

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titles in

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and

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. Between 2015 and 2019 she served as England head coach. She subsequently guided England to the gold medal at the

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and to bronze medals at the

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and

2019 Netball World Cup The 2019 Netball World Cup (also known as the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the INF Netball World Cup. It was held from 12–21 July 2019 at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England with matche ...

s. In

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she was awarded an . Neville is the twin sister of Phil, younger sister of Gary and daughter of Neville Neville.

Early life, education and family

Tracey Neville is originally from

Bury, Greater Manchester Bury ( ) is a market town on the River Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. Metropolitan Borough of Bury is administered from the town, which had an estimated population of 78,723 in 2015. The town is within the historic county boundarie ...

. She is the daughter of Neville Neville and his wife, Jill Harper. Both of her parents worked in administration roles at

Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an English association football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester, whose team last played in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football, in the 2018–19 season. The team are known as "The Shakers", and ...

Her father was a commercial director while her mother served as club secretary. She is the twin sister and younger sister, respectively, of

Phil Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root te ...

and

Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit and former player. He is also a co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. After retiring from football in 2011, Neville went into punditry and was a comm ...

, the former

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and

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footballers. Neville attended

Elton High School The Elton High School is a mixed secondary school located on Walshaw Road to the north-west of Bury town centre in Greater Manchester. The Elton High School was recognised as "Good" school with "Outstanding" features by Ofsted following inspec ...

. She also attended the

University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

where she trained to be a primary school teacher. Between 2004 and 2007 she attended the

University of Chester , mottoeng = "He that teacheth, on teaching" , former_names = , established = (gained university status in 2005) , type = Public , endowment = £395,000 (2018) , budget = £118.3 million , chancellor = Gyles Brandreth , vice_chancello ...

and gained a degree in Nutrition and Sports Science. On 3 March 2020 Neville gave birth to her first child.

Playing career

YWCA Bury

Neville began her senior netball playing career with YWCA Bury. Neville was just one of several England netball internationals to get their start at the club based in

. Others included Karen Atkinson,

Natalie Haythornthwaite Natalie Metcalf (née Haythornthwaite; born 9 December 1992) is an English netball player. She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Metcalf played for Manchester Thunder and Wasps Netball in the English ...

and

Jodie Gibson Jodie Gibson (born 30 October 1992) is an English netball player. She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At a club level, she represents Saracens Mavericks and has previously played for Severn Stars, M ...

Australia

Neville spent the 2000 season in

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where she played for

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in the South Australia Farmers Union League and for

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they played in ...

in the

Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...

league. Together with Laura and

Natalie von Bertouch Natalie von Bertouch ( ; born 16 December 1982), also known as Natalie Bode, is a former Australia netball international. Between 2004 and 2012 she made 76 senior appearances for Australia. Bertouch was a member of the Australia teams that won ...

, Neville was a member of the Contax team that won the Farmers Union League title.

Northern Thunder

Between 2001 and 2004 Neville played for Northern Thunder in the Super Cup. Other Northern Thunder players from the Super Cup era included Amanda Newton,

Jade Clarke Jade Bridget Clarke (born 17 October 1983 in Manchester, England) is an English netball player. Primarily a midcourt defender, Clarke was selected for the England national netball team in 2002, making her senior debut the following year agains ...

and

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Leeds Carnegie

In 2004 a serious knee problem forced Neville to quit netball. However after intensive rehabilitation she subsequently made a comeback and played for

Leeds Carnegie Leeds Carnegie was a brand name used by several sports teams associated with the Carnegie School of Physical Education, now part of Leeds Beckett University. These include: Current * Leeds Carnegie Handball Club Changed name * Leeds Carnegie ...

during the

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. At the same time, she also worked for

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's sports department.

England

Neville represented

at under-18 and under-21 levels before making her senior debut in 1996. She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the

and the 1999 World Netball Championships. Neville made 81 senior appearances for England.

Coaching career

Team Northumbria

Neville began her senior coaching career with Team Northumbria when she served as head coach for the

2011 Netball Superleague season The 2011 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the FIAT Netball Superleague) was the sixth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Hertfordshire Mavericks. In the grand final Hertfordshire Mavericks defeate ...

Manchester Thunder

Between 2011 and 2015 Neville served as director of netball/head coach at Northern Thunder/

. She guided Thunder to

titles in

and

England

Between 2015 and 2019 Neville served as head coach of

. She was initially appointed in March 2015 as an interim coach. However after guiding England to the bronze medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup, the appointment was made permanent in September 2015. On the eve of the World Cup tournament, Neville's father, Neville Neville, died in a

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

hospital. He and her brothers,

and Gary were all in

to support their daughter and sister. In

Neville was awarded an . Neville guided England to the 2015, 2016 and 2017 European Netball Championships. She was also head coach when England won the gold medal at the

. Neville later revealed that she suffered a

miscarriage Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Miscarriage before 6 weeks of gestation is defined by ESHRE as biochemical lo ...

a day after leading England to netball Commonwealth gold. In 2019 Neville and her twin brother, Phil, both coached England women's national teams to the semi-final stages in the

and

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's association football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It ...

respectively. Phil coached the

England women's national football team The England women's national football team, also known as the Lionesses, have been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first in ...

. After coaching England to a bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup, Neville retired as head coach to start a family.

Honours

Player

; Northern Thunder * Super Cup **''Winners'': 2002: 1 ;

* South Australia Farmers Union League **''Winners'': 2000

Coach

;

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**''Winners'':

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: 1 *

European Netball Championship The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the INF World Rankings, highest-ranked European nations, an ...

**''Winners'': 2015, 2016,

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3 *

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**''Runners Up'': 2018 (Jan), 2018 (Sep),

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3 ; Northern Thunder/

**''Winners'':

: 2 *

Mike Greenwood Trophy Manchester Thunder are an English netball team based in Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06, Thunder were founding members of the league. They were Superleague champions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022. B ...

**''Winners'': 2012, 2013, 2014

References

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Tracey Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, C ...

Twin sportspeople English twins Members of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of the University of Chester Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol Contax Netball Club players South Australia state netball league players 1999 World Netball Championships players