Tracey Neville

Tracey Anne Neville (born 21 January 1977) is a former England netball international and a former England head coach. As a player, she was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 World Netball Championships. As a head coach she guided Northern Thunder/Manchester Thunder to Netball Superleague titles in 2012 and 2014. Between 2015 and 2019 she served as England head coach. She subsequently guided England to the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and to bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups. In 2016 she was awarded an . Early life, education and family Tracey Neville is originally from Bury, Greater Manchester. She is the daughter of Neville Neville and his wife, Jill Harper. Both of her parents worked in administration roles at Bury F.C. Her father was a commercial director while her mother served as club secretary. She is the twin sister and younger sister, respectively, of Phil and Gary Neville, the former England and Manchester United footballers. Neville attended Elton High School. She also attended the University of the West of England where she trained to be a primary school teacher. Between 2004 and 2007 she attended the University of Chester and gained a degree in Nutrition and Sports Science. On 3 March 2020 Neville gave birth to a son, her first child with her partner Michael Timmins.