Imogen Allison
{{Short description|English netball player (born 1998)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2022}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|24|df=y}}
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|school = The Brooksbank School
|university = University of Bath
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|positions = Wing defence, Centre
|clubyears1 = 2016
|clubteam1 = Yorkshire Jets
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|clubyears2 = 2017–2023
|clubteam2 = Team Bath
|clubapps2 = 59
|clubyears3 = 2024
|clubteam3 = Manchester Thunder
|clubapps3 = 9
|clubyears4 = 2025-
|clubteam4 = Queensland Firebirds
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|club-update = 13:45, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
|nationalyears1 = 2014
|nationalteam1 = England Academy
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|nationalyears2 = {{circa|2017}}
|nationalteam2 = England U21
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|nationalyears3 = 2020–
|nationalteam3 = England
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|national-update = 13:45, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
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{{MedalCompetition|Netball World Youth Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Gaborone|Netball}}
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Imogen Allison (born 24 April 1998) is an English netball player, who has represented the national side since 2020. At club level, she plays for Queensland Firebirds and has previously played for Manchester Thunder,Team Bath & Yorkshire Jets.
Club career
Allison plays as a wing defence or centre for Manchester Thunder.{{cite web| url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/player/imogen-allison/| title=Imogen Allison| publisher=England Netball| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She played for Yorkshire Jets in the 2016 Netball Superleague season.{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10093042/hertfordshire-mavericks-announce-netball-superleague-squad| title=Hertfordshire Mavericks announce Netball Superleague squad| work=Sky Sports| date=14 December 2015| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She joined Team Bath ahead of the 2017 season.{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10761688/2017-vitality-superleague-season-preview| title=2017 Vitality Superleague season preview| work=Sky Sports| date=17 February 2017| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She re-signed for Bath for the 2018 season.{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11054356/mia-ritchie-and-tash-pavelin-commit-to-bath-netball-ahead-of-2018-season| title=Mia Ritchie and Tash Pavelin commit to Bath Netball ahead of 2018 season| work=Sky Sports| date=27 April 2018| accessdate=13 April 2022}}
During the 2019 season, Allison was Bath's captain when regular captains Eboni Usoro-Brown and Serena Guthrie were away on international duty.{{cite web| url=https://www.teambath.com/2019/09/10/imogen-allison-2020-vitality-netball-superleague/| title=In the England squad and back in Blue & Gold for 2020 – netballer Imogen Allison looking forward to a big year of sport and study| publisher=Team Bath| date=10 September 2019| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She was shortlisted for the 2019 Superleague Young Player of the Year Award, and later re-signed for Bath for the 2020 season.{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11806832/imogen-allison-signs-new-team-bath-deal-for-2020-superleague-season| title=Imogen Allison signs new Team Bath deal for 2020 Superleague season| work=Sky Sports| date=11 September 2019| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She was named Bath's Player of the Year for the 2021 Netball Superleague season,{{cite web| url=https://www.teambath.com/2022/01/31/imogen-allison-superleague-netball-captain/| title=Imogen Allison 'super excited' to be named captain as Team Bath Netball confirm leadership group for 2022 Vitality Superleague season| publisher=Team Bath| date=31 January 2022| accessdate=13 April 2022}} and later captained Bath in the 2021 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship,{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12438425/british-fast5-netball-all-stars-championship-team-bath-lightning-and-sirens-announce-squads| title=British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship: Team Bath, Lightning and Sirens announce squads| work=Sky Sports| date=19 October 2021| accessdate=13 April 2022}} a tournament which they won.{{cite news| url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/other-sport/allison-named-team-bath-captain-for-vitality-superleague-season-3549854| title=Imogen Allison named Team Bath skipper for new Vitality Superleague campaign| work=Halifax Courier| date=1 February 2022| accessdate=13 April 2022}} In January 2022, she was named the team's captain for the 2022 Netball Superleague season. Bath coach Anna Stembridge told Allison that she would be captain on FaceTime, as Allison was at the 2022 Netball Quad Series at the time.{{cite news| url=https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/19900361.imogen-allison-says-not-young-bath-captaincy/| title=Imogen Allison says she's not too young for Bath captaincy| work=Craven Herald & Pioneer| date=4 February 2022| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She missed a March 2022 match against Wasps after testing positive for COVID-19.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/60808720| title=Netball Superleague 2022: Wins for Thunder & Lightning at top| work=BBC Sport| date=19 March 2022| accessdate=14 April 2022}} On 28 August 2023, it was confirmed that she would be signing for Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2024 season. {{cite web| url=https://www.manchesterthunder.co.uk/england-roses-powerhouse-imogen-allison-signs-for-manchester-thunder/ |title=England Roses Powerhouse Imogen Allison Signs for Manchester Thunder| publisher=Manchester Thunder| date=28 August 2023| accessdate=14 April 2024}}For the 2025 season, Allison has signed with the Queensland Firebirds, who are part of the Australian Suncorp Super Netball League.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Charlotte |date=2024-08-09 |title=Vitality Rose Imogen Allison signs for Queensland Firebirds |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/vitality-rose-imogen-allison-signs-for-queensland-firebirds/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}
International career
Allison competed for England-under 21s at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup, where the team finished third overall. She was a co-captain of the England A side for fixtures alongside the 2020 Netball Nations Cup.{{cite web| url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/imogen-allison-looks-ahead-to-new-zealand-series/| title=Imogen Allison looks ahead to New Zealand Series| publisher=England Netball| date=26 October 2020| accessdate=13 April 2022}}
She was in the England senior squad for a 2019 tour of Oceania, and also for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. She made her debut for the senior team at the age of 22 in October 2020,{{cite web| url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/where-it-all-began-imogen-allison/| title=Where It All Began: Imogen Allison| publisher=England Netball| date=8 December 2020| accessdate=13 April 2022}} coming on as a replacement for Jade Clarke.{{cite web| url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/news/latest-news/winning-start-for-silver-ferns-in-return-of-test-netball.html| title=Winning start for Silver Ferns in return of Test netball| publisher=Netball New Zealand| date=28 October 2020| accessdate=13 April 2022}} She played in the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12465928/vitality-roses-jo-harten-returns-and-funmi-fadoju-selected-for-jamaica-series| title=Vitality Roses: Jo Harten returns and Funmi Fadoju selected for Jamaica series| work=Sky Sports| date=11 November 2021| accessdate=13 April 2022}} and the 2022 Netball Quad Series. Allison was named as a reserve in the England squad for the netball event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/61859869| title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Natalie Metcalf to captain England| work=BBC Sport| date=20 June 2022| accessdate=20 June 2022}} On 17 July, she replaced the injured Beth Cobden in the England squad for the Games.{{cite news|title=Athletes join Team England ahead of the Commonwealth Games|url=https://teamengland.org/news/athletes-join-team-england-ahead-of-the-commonwealth-games|publisher=Commonwealth Games England|date=17 July 2022}}
Personal life
Allison attended The Brooksbank School and started playing netball in Year Seven. She later studied Sports & Exercise Science at the University of Bath.{{cite news| url=https://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/sport/other-sport/team-bath-netball-two-matches-104296| title=Team Bath Netball are two matches away from Vitality Superleague glory| work=Bath Chronicle| date=10 June 2017| accessdate=13 April 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.netballsl.com/player/imogen-allison/ England Netball Profile]
{{England national netball team}}
{{England squad at the 2023 Netball World Cup}}
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Category:Alumni of the University of Bath
Category:English netball players
Category:Manchester Thunder players
Category:Team Bath netball players
Category:Yorkshire Jets players
Category:Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games netball players for England
Category:Netball Superleague players
Category:2023 Netball World Cup players