Beth Cobden (born 3 February 1993) is an England netball international. She was a member of the

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teams that won gold medals at the

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and the

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. At club level, she was a member of the Northern Thunder/

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teams that won

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titles in

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and

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. She won a further three Super League titles with

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including their first ever title in 2021 and subsequent 2023 and 2024 wins. In

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she played for

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Early life, family and education

Cobden is the daughter of Ian and Pat Cobden. She was raised in

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, living in

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and

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and attending Five Ways Primary School in

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. Her older brother, Jack Cobden, is a former England under-20 rugby union international who subsequently represented

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at senior level. Another brother, Joe Cobden, represented England at under-18 level. Cobden was introduced to

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by her mother. She subsequently began playing for local clubs, Newhall and Parkside. The

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–based Parkside club also produced players like

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and Layla Guscoth. Between 2011 and 2015 Cobden attended the

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where she gained a BA in Accounting and Finance. Together with

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, she also represented Manchester in

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intervarsity netball competitions.

Domestic career

Manchester Thunder

Between 2011 and 2015 Cobden played for Northern Thunder/

. She was a member of the Thunder teams that won

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titles in

and

Loughborough Lightning

Between 2016 and 2018 Cobden played for

. She was a member of the Lightning team that won the 2017

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. She also played for Lightning in the

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and 2018 Netball Super League grand finals. In the 2018 final Cobden suffered an

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and was taken off after just 14 minutes. On 27 June 2021, she and the Loughborough Lightning squad won their first netball super league title

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Cobden signed for

. However, in a round three match against

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she again suffered an

and subsequently missed the rest of season. Cobden was not included in the Thunderbirds

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squad but was subsequently included in the Southern Force 2020 squad.

Loughborough Lightning

Cobden rejoined Loughborough lightning in 2021 after returning from a 3rd ACL rupture injury. She won the super league title with Loughborough in 2021 and was named player of the year and player of the match in the grand final. In 2022 she was unable to play in the final few rounds of the league and the grand final due to an injury to her calf but was still named in the vitality all star V11 as WD. She played WD in the second half of the super league netball grand final in 2023 which Loughborough Lightning won and became 2023 champions. She won her fifth super league title and third with Lightning in

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International career

England

Cobden made her senior debut for

in 2016 against Australia. In June 2016 she was given a full-time contract by

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. She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won gold medals at the

and started all seven games in the

, helping the Roses win their first gold medal. Cobden missed the 2018–19 international season, including the

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because of injuries. She has won the

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twice, in 2021 and 2024, the first of which was England’s first series win in New Zealand. In 2024 she helped England win their first Netball Nations Cup, starting at WD in the final against South Africa.

Great Britain

Cobden was a member of the

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team that won the gold medal at the 2012 World University Netball Championship.

Coach

While playing for

, Cobden and her teammates, Hannah Joseph and Natalie Panagarry coached at

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. While playing with

she worked as a youth coach for

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Honours

England

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* Quad Series/Nations Cup:

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, runners up: 2018 (Jan)

Great Britain

* World University Netball Championship:

Manchester Thunder

Loughborough Lightning

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, runners up:

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: 2017

Individual honours

Netball Super League

* Player of the Season:

* All Star VII:

References

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