Tracey Anne Neville (born 21 January 1977) is a former England netball international and a former

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head coach. She is the current head coach of Melbourne Mavericks. As a player, she was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

and the

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. As a head coach she guided Northern Thunder/ Manchester Thunder to

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titles in

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and

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. Between 2015 and 2019 she served as England head coach. She subsequently guided England to the gold medal at the

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and to bronze medals at the

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and 2019 Netball World Cups. In

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she was awarded an .

Early life, education and family

Tracey Neville is originally from

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. She is the daughter of Neville Neville and his wife, Jill Harper. Both of her parents worked in administration roles at Bury F.C. Her father was a commercial director while her mother served as club secretary. She is the twin sister and younger sister, respectively, of

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and

Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit, former coach and player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Manches ...

, the former

and

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footballers. Neville attended Elton High School. She also attended the

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where she trained to be a primary school teacher. Between 2004 and 2007 she attended the

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and gained a degree in Nutrition and Sports Science. On 3 March 2020 Neville gave birth to a son, her first child with her partner Michael Timmins.

Playing career

YWCA Bury

Neville began her senior netball playing career with YWCA Bury. Neville was just one of several England netball internationals to get their start at the club based in

. Others included Karen Atkinson, Natalie Haythornthwaite and Jodie Gibson.

Australia

Neville spent the 2000 season in

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where she played for

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in the South Australia Farmers Union League and for

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in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Laura and Natalie von Bertouch, Neville was a member of the Contax team that won the Farmers Union League title.

Northern Thunder

Between 2001 and 2004 Neville played for Northern Thunder in the

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. Other Northern Thunder players from the Super Cup era included Amanda Newton, Jade Clarke and

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Leeds Carnegie

In 2004 a serious knee problem forced Neville to quit netball. However after intensive rehabilitation she subsequently made a comeback and played for Leeds Carnegie during the 2007–08 Netball Superleague season. At the same time, she also worked for

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's sports department.

England

Neville represented

at under-18 and under-21 levels before making her senior debut in 1996. She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the

and the

. Neville made 81 senior appearances for England.

Coaching career

Team Northumbria

Neville began her senior coaching career with Team Northumbria when she served as head coach for the

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Manchester Thunder

Between 2011 and 2015 Neville served as director of netball/head coach at Northern Thunder/ Manchester Thunder. She guided Thunder to

titles in

and

England

Between 2015 and 2019 Neville served as head coach of

. She was initially appointed in March 2015 as an interim coach. However after guiding England to the bronze medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup, the appointment was made permanent in September 2015. On the eve of the World Cup tournament, Neville's father, Neville Neville, died in a

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hospital. He and her brothers,

and Gary were all in

to support their daughter and sister. In

Neville was awarded an . Neville guided England to the

, 2016 and 2017 European Netball Championships. She was also head coach when England won the gold medal at the

. Neville later revealed that she suffered a

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a day after leading England to netball Commonwealth gold. In 2019 Neville and her twin brother, Phil, both coached England women's national teams to the semi-final stages in the 2019 Netball World Cup and

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respectively. Phil coached the

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. After coaching England to a bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup, Neville retired as head coach to start a family.

Melbourne Mavericks

On 2 August 2023, she was announced as the inaugural head coach of the Melbourne Mavericks. In their debut season, Neville guided Mavericks to a fifth place finish, just missing out on the finals on goal average. This was despite Lauren Moore and Sasha Glasgow suffering season ending injuries before round one.

Honours

Player

; Northern Thunder *

**''Winners'': 2002: 1 ;

* South Australia Farmers Union League **''Winners'': 2000

Coach

;

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**''Winners'':

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: 1 *

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**''Winners'':

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* European Netball Championship **''Winners'':

, 2016,

3 *

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**''Runners Up'': 2018 (Jan), 2018 (Sep),

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3 ; Northern Thunder/ Manchester Thunder *

**''Winners'':

: 2 * Mike Greenwood Trophy **''Winners'': 2012, 2013, 2014

References

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