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 final. This was also the first season that Sky Sports began to broadcast matches.
| 2006–07 Netball Superleague season | |
|---|---|
| League | Netball Superleague |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
Overview
In November 2006 it was announced that Sky Sports would begin to broadcast Superleague matches. [1][2][3][4] Team Bath retained the title without losing a single match all season. [3][5]
Teams
| 2006–07 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|
| Brunel Hurricanes | Brunel University London | Greater London/South East England |
| Celtic Dragons | Welsh Institute of Sport | Wales |
| Galleria Mavericks | University of Hertfordshire | East of England |
| Leeds Met Carnegie | Leeds Metropolitan University | Yorkshire |
| Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | East Midlands |
| Northern Thunder | Bury, Greater Manchester | North West England |
| Team Bath | University of Bath | South West England/West of England |
| Team Northumbria | Gateshead Leisure Centre | North East England |
Regular season
Final table
2006–07 Netball Superleague | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Bath | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 920 | 436 | 211 | 28 | |
| 2 | Galleria Mavericks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 658 | 466 | 141 | 20 | |
| 3 | Brunel Hurricanes | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 556 | 479 | 116 | 20 | |
| 4 | Loughborough Lightning | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 687 | 531 | 129 | 19 | |
| 5 | Team Northumbria | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 547 | 635 | 86 | 13 | |
| 6 | Northern Thunder | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 510 | 656 | 78 | 8 | |
| 7 | Celtic Dragons | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 435 | 698 | 62 | 4 | |
| 8 | Leeds Met Carnegie | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 376 | 788 | 48 | 0 | |
Grand Final
| 9 June 2007 | Team Bath | 53–45 | Galleria Mavericks | Guildford Spectrum [5] Umpires: Bill Alexander Judith Groves |
Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 21–22, 36–35, 53–45 | |||||||
Pamela Cookey  Rachel Dunn |
Louisa Brownfield Joanne Harten | ||||||
References
- "Netball's shot at the big time". www.independent.co.uk. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Sky deal sees netball leap into the big time". www.walesonline.co.uk. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "History of England Netball (1891–2008)". www.englandnetball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- "Loughborough Lightning welcome Netball Superleague TV deal". www.lboro.ac.uk. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Team Bath defend their Super League Title". womensportreport.com. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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