Stacey Francis
Stacey Francis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Stacey Jayne Francis | ||
Born |
Birmingham, England | 1 January 1988||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
School | North Bromsgrove High School[1] | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): GD,WD,GK | |||
Last updated: 18 January 2016, 02:45 |
Stacey Jayne Francis (born 1 January 1988) is an English international netball player. Francis debuted for the England national netball team in 2007 and was a member of the England team that won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She has won gold at the 2011 World Netball Series in Liverpool and was named 2011 & 2013 Netball Superleague player of the year.[2]
Domestically, she played for Team Bath in the Superleague for 10 years from 2005, winning 5 league titles in that time before switching to the Yorkshire Jets during the close season in the autumn of 2015.[3]
Personal life
Stacey is the daughter of the former professional footballer, Kevin Francis who most notably played for Stockport County. He scored 118 goals for County in 3 and half years at Edgeley Park and was named their player of the century in 2002. He also played for 9 other clubs including Birmingham City, Derby County, Hull City & Oxford United.
References
- ↑ "STACEY FRANCIS | Team Bath | Team Bath | Regions". England Netball. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ↑ "2015 Team Bath squad: Stacey Francis". Teambath.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Netball Superleague: Stacey Francis joins Yorkshire Jets for 2016 season | Netball News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-19.