2014 Netball Superleague season

The 2014 Zeo Netball Superleague season saw Manchester Thunder finish as champions for the second time. Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the regular season and remained unbeaten throughout the season until they were defeated in the grand final by Thunder. This season the league was sponsored by Zeo, a soft drinks firm.[2][3][4][5]

2014 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Sky Sports
2014 Netball Superleague season
Champions Manchester Thunder
Runners-up Surrey Storm
Season MVPLayla Guscoth
(Hertfordshire Mavericks) [1]

Teams
2014 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Celtic DragonsSport Wales National CentreWales
Hertfordshire MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England
Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands
Manchester ThunderWright Robinson CollegeNorth West England
Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England
Team NorthumbriaSport CentralNorth East England
Surrey StormUniversity of SurreyGreater London/South East England
Yorkshire JetsHull / Leeds / SheffieldYorkshire

Regular season

Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the regular season with a record of twelve wins and two draws.[2][3][6]

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Surrey Storm 14 12 2 0 829 655 +174 38 Qualified for the play offs
2 Manchester Thunder 14 11 1 2 782 633 +149 34
3 Team Bath 14 8 3 3 772 701 +71 27
4 Hertfordshire Mavericks 14 7 1 6 699 629 +70 22
5 Celtic Dragons 14 6 1 7 815 778 +37 19
6 Team Northumbria 14 4 1 9 666 800 −134 13
7 Yorkshire Jets 14 3 1 10 694 771 −77 10
8 Loughborough Lightning 14 0 0 14 556 846 −290 0
Source: [6][7]

Playoffs

Semi-finals
21 April 2014
18:00		 Manchester Thunder43–37Team Bath    Wright Robinson College [8][9][10] Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 21–24, 30–32, 43–37
21 April 2014
20:00		 Surrey Storm52–42Hertfordshire Mavericks    Surrey Sports Park [8][11] Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 21–26, 36–35, 52–42

3rd/4th place play off
26 April 2014
15:30		 Hertfordshire Mavericks42–34Team Bath    University of Worcester Arena [6]

Grand Final
Further information: 2014 Netball Superleague Grand Final
26 April 2014
18:00		 Manchester Thunder49–48Surrey Storm    University of Worcester Arena [6][5][12][13]
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Tracy Smith		 Sky Sports [8]
Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 22–26, 36–38, 49–48

References
  1. "Herts Mavericks defender Layla Guscoth wins ZEO Player of the Season". www.skysports.com. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Netball Superleague: Surrey Storm end season unbeaten". www.bbc.co.uk. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "2014 ZEO Superleague: Surrey Storm make it 14 games unbeaten with Northumbria triumph". www.skysports.com. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. "Zeo scores England Netball deal". www.sportbusiness.com. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. "Netball Superleague: Manchester Thunder 49-48 Surrey Storm". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. "Superleague 2014". www.scoreboard.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. "Superleague 2014 standings". www.scoreboard.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "ZEO Netball Superleague: Manchester Thunder and Surrey Storm through to final". www.skysports.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. "Coach Thirlby looking for stylish end to ZEO Superleague". netball.teambath.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. "Terrific Thunder pull plug on Bath". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. "Herts Mavericks go down to Surrey Storm in netball semi-final play-offs". www.whtimes.co.uk. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  12. "Champions! Manchester Thunder victorious in Superleague grand final". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  13. "Thunder's shooting star". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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