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Helen Housby
MBE
Personal information
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 30)
Carlisle, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
School The Nelson Thomlinson School
University University of Manchester
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
2013–2016 Manchester Thunder
2017–Present New South Wales Swifts
Years National team(s) Caps
2014–present England 110
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Netball
Netball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Liverpool Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cape Town Team
Fast5 Netball World Series
Gold medal – first place 2017 Melbourne Team
Last updated: April 2025

Helen Housby MBE (born 19 January 1995) is a professional English netball player.[1][2] She has represented the England national netball team since 2014. Housby played netball for the Netball Superleague side Manchester Thunder from 2013 to 2016, helping them win the 2014 Superleague Grand-Final against rivals Surrey Storm. Since 2017 she plays for the New South Wales Swifts.[3]

Personal life

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Housby was born in Carlisle and grew up in rural Cumbria surrounded by animals. An avid Manchester United F.C. fan, her role model was David Beckham.[4] She studied zoology at the University of Manchester.[5] A video of Housby performing a TikTok dance during an England game went viral in 2022. It was posted by the official Commonwealth Games TikTok account and viewed over 1.1 million times.[6]

Club career

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Manchester Thunder (2013-2016)

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Spotted at 15 years old, she was brought into the Manchester Thunder pathway by Karen Greig and Tracey Neville.[7] She made her debut for the senior team in 2013 and became a regular starter in the 2014 season where she helped the team win the 2014 Superleague Grand-Final against rivals Surrey Storm by scoring a long-range shot in the dying seconds of the game.[8][7] She made the grand final again in 2016 but lost to Surrey Storm by 2 goals.

New South Wales Swifts (2017-present)

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Housby joined Australian side New South Wales Swifts for the 2017 season.[9] She was part of the Swifts team that won the Suncorp Super Netball in 2019 and 2021 and also made the final in 2023.[10] She won the Swifts MVP award in 2023 and 2024.[11]

International career

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Housby made her England national netball team debut at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where the team finished fourth.[7] The next year she won bronze at the 2015 Netball World Cup.[12]

She won a historic gold against Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia - scoring in the final second of the game to give victory to England by one point.[13] The England team had beaten Jamaica in the semi-final match by a single point, also from a last-minute goal.[14] Jamaica had narrowly defeated England in Glasgow 2014 to take the bronze medal. The England team won BBC Sports Team of the Year Award and BBC Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year in 2018.[4]

She was selected for England's 2019 Netball World Cup, and 2022 Commonwealth Games squad, finishing 3rd in both events.[15][4][16] Housby was also part of the England team at the 2023 Netball World Cup.[17] She was named player of the tournament and 'best shooter' as England lost in the final to Australia.[18]

Housby was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to netball.[19]

Tournaments Place
2014 Commonwealth Games[20] 4th
2015 Netball World Cup[21][22][23] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Netball Quad Series[24] 3rd
2016 Fast5 Netball World Series[25] 4th
2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February)[26][27] 3rd
2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)[28] 3rd
2017 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[29][30][31] 2nd
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series[32][33] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Netball Quad Series (January)[34][35] 2nd
2018 Commonwealth Games[36][37][38][39] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Netball Quad Series (September)[40] 2nd
2019 Netball Quad Series[41] 2nd
2019 Netball World Cup[42][43][44][45] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Netball Quad Series[46][47] 3rd
2023 Netball World Cup[48] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Honours

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England

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Manchester Thunder

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New South Wales Swifts

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References

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  1. ^ "Manchester Thunder - Helen Housby". England Netball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Denice (13 May 2014). "Helen Housby: A netball star is born". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Helen Housby Player Profile". New South Wales Swifts website. Retrieved 1 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c "The Beckham of netball? Housby on title defence". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Could I be any more excited?". Players Voice. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Carlisle netballer Helen Housby becomes TikTok internet sensation after Commonwealth Games dance". 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b c "Helen Housby". England Netball. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ^ Evans, Denise (13 May 2014). "Helen Housby: A netball star is born". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Helen Housby will join New South Wales Swifts for next year's National Netball League". Sky Sports. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Helen Housby". NSW Swifts. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. ^ Ratcliffe, Katherine (27 July 2024). "Vitality Rose Helen Housby wins Swifts MVP Award for second year in a row". England Netball. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  12. ^ Evans, Denise (26 June 2015). "Tracey Neville names England netball World Cup Squad". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold". BBC News. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England beat Jamaica to reach final for first time". BBC News. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  15. ^ "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Netball Results". World Netball. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  17. ^ "The forgetful, the joker & the DJ - meet England Roses". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Cumbrian netball star Helen Housby named World Cup player of the tournament". ITV. 7 August 2023.
  19. ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N21.
  20. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Jade Clarke to lead England netball squad". www.bbc.co.uk. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Geva Mentor to captain England". melbournevixens.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Geva Mentor: 'The game's changed so much – it is fast and aggressive'". www.independent.co.uk. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Women Netball XIV World Championship 2015 Sydney". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  24. ^ "England Netball name 15-player Quad Series squad without Sara Bayman". www.skysports.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  25. ^ "England Fives squad announced for 2016 Fast5 tournament". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  26. ^ "England 37–61 New Zealand". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  27. ^ "England 37–61 New Zealand". mc.championdata.com. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  28. ^ "Roses beaten by South Africa in final Quad Series match". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  29. ^ "New Zealand 62–55 England". mc.championdata.com. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  30. ^ "New Zealand 46–49 England". mc.championdata.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  31. ^ "New Zealand 62–55 England". mc.championdata.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  32. ^ "Fast5 Netball World Series: England beat Jamaica to win title". www.bbc.co.uk. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  33. ^ "Roses crowned Fast5 Netball World Series Champs". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  34. ^ "England 64–57 New Zealand". mc.championdata.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  35. ^ "England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa meet in netball's Quad Series". www.skysports.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  36. ^ "Geva Mentor selected for fifth Commonwealth Games". www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  37. ^ "Geva Mentor". gc2018.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  38. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold". www.bbc.com. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  39. ^ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  40. ^ "Incredible comeback secures final Quad Series win for the Roses". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  41. ^ "England's Geva Mentor leads way in Quad Series win against New Zealand". www.theguardian.com. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  42. ^ "Netball World Cup 2019: Tracey Neville names England Roses squad". www.bbc.co.uk. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  43. ^ "England World Cup run can only boost our game, says Geva Mentor". www.standard.co.uk. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  44. ^ "Geva Mentor and Jo Harten to take six-month breaks from England netball". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  45. ^ "Jo Harten and Geva Mentor take six-month breaks from England Netball". www.skysports.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  46. ^ "Vitality Roses take third place at Netball Quad Series". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  47. ^ "Netball Quad Series: England finish third with victory over hosts South Africa". www.bbc.co.uk. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  48. ^ "Netball World Cup: Australia beat England in final to deny Vitality Roses a first title". www.skysports.com. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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