Lois Pearson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lois Pearson | ||
| Born |
20 September 1999 Greater Manchester | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| School | Woodhey High School | ||
| University | University of Manchester | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GA, WA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2021-present | Manchester Thunder | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2022-2023 |
 England Future Roses | ||
| 2024-present |
England | 9 | |
| Last updated: May 2025 | |||
Lois Pearson (born 20 September 1999) is an English international netball player. She plays for Manchester Thunder in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Manchester, Pearson attended Woodhey High School and played netball for her local club YWCA Bury.[1][2]
Domestic career
[edit]Manchester Thunder
[edit]Pearson was a member of the Manchester Thunder pathway since 2012.[1] She stepped up from a training partner to the first team squad in 2021 and made 21 appearances, earning Thunder’s Most Improved Player award at the end of their title-winning season.[3][1]
Pearson re-signed for Thunder ahead of the 2023 season and became a consistent presence in the matchday squad.[4][5] The 2024 season saw her establish herself as a lynchpin in the northern side’s attacking line-up, helping the team make the grand final but ultimately losing to Loughborough Lightning.[6] Her individual performance saw her named the 2024 Players’ Player of the Season and she was included in the All Star VII.[6] Person also hit the milestone of 50 NSL appearances in the 2024 season.[1]
Pearson suffered a hamstring injury that required surgery in January 2025.[7]
International career
[edit]Pearson spent number of years in the Roses pathway and represented England at the 2022 Fast5 World Netball Series.[8]
She was then included in the Future Roses Programme for two years before being elevated to the Vitality Roses Programme for 2024-25.[1] Pearson's first senior call-up for the Vitality Roses came in August 2024 ahead of Australia Test Series and 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy where England won.[1][9]
She was named in the squad for the 2025 Horizon test series vs Jamaica and later the 2025 Netball Nations Cup where she had to withdraw due to injury.[10][11]
| Tournaments | Place |
|---|---|
| 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series | 4th |
| 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 1st |
Personal life
[edit]Pearson holds a degree in Mathematics and a Masters in Economics from the University of Manchester.[6]
Honours
[edit]England
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]Netball Super League
[edit]- Players Player of the Season: 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Lois Pearson". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Lois takes a step closer to England netball call-up". Bury Times. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Manchester Thunder strengthen Vitality Netball Superleague squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "The home-grown connections powering Manchester Thunder and Pearson to Grand Final". The Herald. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Lois Pearson hopes to have a stormer for Manchester Thunder". Bury Times. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ a b c "Lois Pearson". Netball Super League. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Jennings, Ben (2025-04-11). "Injury Update for Lois Pearson and Paige Reed". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "England Netball | Looking ahead to the Fast5 Netball World Series". 2022-11-06. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "England netball: Lois Pearson and Beth Cobden included in squad for Australia and New Zealand series". www.skysports.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Vitality Roses draw 49-49 with Jamaica in dramatic end to the first match of the Vitality Netball Horizon Series". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Jennings, Ben (2025-01-27). "Thunder Injury Update | Lois Pearson | Nicola Smith". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-04.