| Natalie Metcalf | |
| Maidenname: | Haythornthwaite |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Barrowford, England |
| Height: | 174frac=2NaNfrac=2 |
| University: | University of Leeds & Leeds Beckett University |
| Positions: | WA, GA |
| Clubyears1: | 2010–2015 |
| Clubteam1: | Yorkshire Jets |
| Clubyears2: | 2016, 2022 |
| Clubteam2: | Manchester Thunder |
| Clubyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubteam3: | Wasps Netball |
| Clubyears4: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubteam4: | New South Wales Swifts |
| Clubyears5: | 2022– |
| Clubteam5: | Manchester Thunder |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–present |
| Nationalcaps1: | 86 |
| National-Update: | 4 February 2024 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Natalie Metcalf (née Haythornthwaite; born 9 December 1992) is an English netball player.[1] [2] She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] She was appointed captain of the England team in 2022[4] and led them to their first Netball World Cup final a year later, where they finished runner up to Australia.[5]
Metcalf played for Manchester Thunder and Wasps Netball in the English Superleague, winning consecutive premierships with the Wasps in 2017 and 2018.[6] She played for the New South Wales Swifts in the Australian Super Netball league as a replacement player for some games in late 2018, before being permanently picked up by the Swifts for the 2019 season.[7] [8]
Metcalf announced in September 2021 that she would be leaving Australia to return to the UK.[9] She rejoined Manchester Thunder for 2022 .[10]
Despite an injury-interrupted start to the season, Haythornthwaite was selected in the England 12-player squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup.[11]
She was named vice captain of the England Team for the Netball Quad Series commencing 15 January 2022 against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [12]
In 2021, Natalie announced she would be getting married. At the end of December 2021, she married Josh Metcalf and changed her name from Natalie Haythornthwaite to Natalie Metcalf. [13]