Stacey Francis

Stacey Francis (born 1 January 1988) is an England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. At club level she has played for both Team Bath and Yorkshire Jets in the Netball Superleague, for Canterbury Tactix in the ANZ Championship and for West Coast Fever in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2005–06 and 2013 she was a prominent member of the Team Bath squad as they won five Superleague titles. She played in the 2010 and 2013 grand finals and in both 2011 and 2013 she was named the Netball Superleague Player of the Season. In 2017 she was inducted into the University of Bath/Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.

Stacey Francis
Personal information
Full name Stacey Jayne Francis[1]
Born (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988
Birmingham, West Midlands[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
School North Bromsgrove High School
University University of Bath
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Relatives Kevin Francis (father)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD, GK
Years Club team(s) Apps
2002–2005 Ryland
2005–2011 Team Bath
2011–2012 Canterbury Tactix
2012–2015 Team Bath
2015–2016 Yorkshire Jets
2016– West Coast Fever
2017 → Surrey Storm
2018 → Team Bath
2019 → Team Bath
Years National team(s) Caps
2010– England 73[3]
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiTeam
Netball World Cup
2011 SingaporeTeam
2015 SydneyTeam
Fast5 Netball World Series
2010 LiverpoolTeam
2011 LiverpoolTeam
2012 AucklandTeam
Last updated: 29 April 2020

Early life, family and education

Stacey is the daughter of Kevin Francis, a former professional footballer, and his wife, Sharon. She has a sister, Keisha. In her youth she played both association football and basketball before concentrating on netball. When Stacey was 17 her family emigrated to Canada. Stacey opted to remain in England to complete her education and pursue her netball career.[2][4][5][6][7][8]

Stacey is originally from Bromsgrove and attended North Bromsgrove High School. From aged 14 she began playing for the Bromsgrove-based Ryland Netball Club.[6][9][10][11] Between 2006 and 2009 she attended the University of Bath were she gained a BSc in Sports Performance. Between 2009 and 2013 she attended Cardiff Metropolitan University where she completed an MA in English.[2][12]

Playing career

Netball Superleague
Team Bath

Francis began her senior career in 2005 with Team Bath, making two appearances during their final Super Cup campaign. In 2005–06, aged just 17, she was the youngest member of Team Bath's inaugural Netball Superleague squad.[13] Between 2005–06 and 2013 she was a prominent member of the Team Bath squad as they won five Superleague titles. She was player of the match in the 2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final and made a second grand final appearance in 2013. In both 2011 and 2013 she was named the Netball Superleague Player of the Season. In 2017 she was inducted into the University of Bath/Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.[2][14][15][16][17][18] In both 2018 and 2019 Francis returned to play for Team Bath as a guest in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.[19][20][21][22]

Yorkshire Jets

In 2015, after ten seasons playing for Team Bath, Francis joined Yorkshire Jets.[17][23] She subsequently captained Jets during the 2016 Netball Superleague season.[24][25]

Surrey Storm

In 2017 Francis played for Surrey Storm as a guest in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.[26][27]

Australia and New Zealand
Canterbury Tactix

In 2011 Francis joined Canterbury Tactix.[28] Her team mates at Tactix included fellow England international, Joanne Harten. However Francis missed half the 2012 ANZ Championship season through injury.[25][29][30][31]

West Coast Fever

After playing for England in the 2016 Netball Quad Series, Francis was approached by West Coast Fever of the Suncorp Super Netball.[7][31][32][33] Francis played for West Coast Fever in the 2018 Suncorp Super Netball grand final.[34]

England

Francis made her senior debut for England in September 2010 during an away series against Jamaica.[2][35] She had previously represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[9][36][37][38] She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups.[18] She was also a member of the England team that won the 2011 World Netball Series.[28] Francis made her 50th senior England appearance at the 2015 European Netball Championship in a match against Wales.[39]

Tournaments Place
2009 World Netball Series[40]4th
2010 Commonwealth Games[41][42]
2010 World Netball Series[43]
2011 World Netball Championships[44][45]
2011 World Netball Series[28]
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series[46]
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series[47]6th
2014 Commonwealth Games[5][48][49]4th
2015 European Netball Championship[39][50]
2015 Netball World Cup[51][52]
2016 Netball Quad Series[53][54]3rd
2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)[55][56]3rd
2019 tour of South Africa[57][58][59]n/a
2020 Netball Nations Cup[60]3rd

Personal life

Francis is in a relationship with her former Team Bath and England teammate, Sara Bayman. The couple got engaged in 2018 and married on 29 December 2020.[7][57][61]

Honours
England
Team Bath
West Coast Fever
Individual

References
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