Imogen Allison
Personal information
Born (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 25)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
School The Brooksbank School
University University of Bath
Netball career
Playing position(s): Wing defence, Centre
Years Club team(s) Apps
2016 Yorkshire Jets
2017– Team Bath
(Correct as of 16:20, 13 April 2022 (UTC))
Years National team(s) Caps
c. 2017 England U21
2020– England 28
(Correct as of 16:20, 13 April 2022 (UTC))
Medal record
Representing  England
Netball World Youth Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gaborone Netball

Imogen Allison (born 24 April 1998)[1] is an English netball player, who has represented the national side since 2020. At club level, she is the captain of Team Bath and has previously played for Yorkshire Jets.

Club career

Allison plays as a wing defence.[1] She played for Yorkshire Jets in the 2016 Netball Superleague season.[2] She joined Team Bath ahead of the 2017 season.[3] She re-signed for Bath for the 2018 season.[4]

During the 2019 season, Allison was Bath's captain when regular captains Eboni Usoro-Brown and Serena Guthrie were away on international duty.[5] She was shortlisted for the 2019 Superleague Young Player of the Year Award, and later re-signed for Bath for the 2020 season.[6] She was named Bath's Player of the Year for the 2021 Netball Superleague season,[7] and later captained Bath in the 2021 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship,[8] a tournament which they won.[9] In January 2022, she was named the team's captain for the 2022 Netball Superleague season.[7][9] Bath coach Anna Stembridge told Allison that she would be captain on FaceTime, as Allison was at the 2022 Netball Quad Series at the time.[10] She missed a March 2022 match against Wasps after testing positive for COVID-19.[11]

International career

Allison competed for England-under 21s at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup, where the team finished third overall.[1] She was a co-captain of the England A side for fixtures alongside the 2020 Netball Nations Cup.[12]

She was in the England senior squad for a 2019 tour of Oceania,[5][12] and also for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[12] She made her debut for the senior team at the age of 22 in October 2020,[13] coming on as a replacement for Jade Clarke.[14] She played in the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series[15] and the 2022 Netball Quad Series.[10] Allison was named as a reserve in the England squad for the netball event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[16] On 17 July, she replaced the injured Beth Cobden in the England squad for the Games.[17]

Personal life

Allison attended The Brooksbank School[9] and started playing netball in Year Seven.[13] She later studied Sports & Exercise Science[6] at the University of Bath.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Imogen Allison". England Netball. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Hertfordshire Mavericks announce Netball Superleague squad". Sky Sports. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 Vitality Superleague season preview". Sky Sports. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Mia Ritchie and Tash Pavelin commit to Bath Netball ahead of 2018 season". Sky Sports. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "In the England squad and back in Blue & Gold for 2020 – netballer Imogen Allison looking forward to a big year of sport and study". Team Bath. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Imogen Allison signs new Team Bath deal for 2020 Superleague season". Sky Sports. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Imogen Allison 'super excited' to be named captain as Team Bath Netball confirm leadership group for 2022 Vitality Superleague season". Team Bath. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ "British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship: Team Bath, Lightning and Sirens announce squads". Sky Sports. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Imogen Allison named Team Bath skipper for new Vitality Superleague campaign". Halifax Courier. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Imogen Allison says she's not too young for Bath captaincy". Craven Herald & Pioneer. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Netball Superleague 2022: Wins for Thunder & Lightning at top". BBC Sport. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Imogen Allison looks ahead to New Zealand Series". England Netball. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Where It All Began: Imogen Allison". England Netball. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Winning start for Silver Ferns in return of Test netball". Netball New Zealand. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Vitality Roses: Jo Harten returns and Funmi Fadoju selected for Jamaica series". Sky Sports. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Natalie Metcalf to captain England". BBC Sport. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Athletes join Team England ahead of the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games England. 17 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Team Bath Netball are two matches away from Vitality Superleague glory". Bath Chronicle. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

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