2006–07 Netball Superleague season explained

2006–07 Netball Superleague season
League:Netball Superleague
No Of Teams:8
Tv:Sky Sports
Season Champs: Team Bath
Season Champ Name:Champions
Second Place: Galleria Mavericks
Prevseason Link:2005–06 Netball Superleague season
Prevseason Year:2005–06
Nextseason Link:2007–08 Netball Superleague season
Nextseason Year:2007–08

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.

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.[5] [6]

Teams

2006–07 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Brunel HurricanesBrunel University LondonGreater London/South East England
Celtic DragonsWelsh Institute of SportWales
Galleria MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England
Leeds Met CarnegieLeeds Metropolitan UniversityYorkshire
Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands
Northern ThunderBury, Greater ManchesterNorth West England
Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England
Team NorthumbriaGateshead Leisure CentreNorth East England

Regular season

Final table

Grand Final

See also: 2007 Netball Superleague Grand Final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netball's shot at the big time. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/netballs-shot-at-the-big-time-426040.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. www.independent.co.uk. 2 April 2020. 27 November 2006.
  2. Web site: Sky deal sees netball leap into the big time. www.walesonline.co.uk. 2 April 2020. 30 November 2006.
  3. Web site: History of England Netball (1891–2008). https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151135/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/about-england-netball/history_of_england_netball. dead. 19 July 2011. www.englandnetball.co.uk. 19 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Loughborough Lightning welcome Netball Superleague TV deal. www.lboro.ac.uk. 14 April 2020. 25 October 2006.
  5. Web site: History of England Netball (1891–2008). https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151135/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/about-england-netball/history_of_england_netball. dead. 19 July 2011. www.englandnetball.co.uk. 19 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Team Bath defend their Super League Title. womensportreport.com. 5 February 2020. 9 June 2007.