Stacey Francis

Stacey Francis
Personal information
Full name Stacey Jayne Francis
Born (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988
Birmingham, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
School North Bromsgrove High School[1]
University University of Bath
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Relatives Kevin Francis (father)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD, GK
Years Club team(s) Apps
2005–15 Team Bath
2015–17 Yorkshire Jets
2017—present West Coast Fever
Years National team(s) Caps
2007–present  England 55
(Correct as of 11 January 2017[2])
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiNetball
World Netball Series
2010 LiverpoolFastnet
2011 LiverpoolFastnet
2012 AucklandFastnet
2014 AucklandFastnet
Netball World Cup
2011 SingaporeNetball
2015 SydneyNetball
Last updated: 10 October 2018

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 and 2013 Netball Superleague player of the year.[3]

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.[4] In 2017, she got signed by Australian club West Coast Fever in the Suncorp Super Netball.[5]

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "STACEY FRANCIS | Team Bath | Team Bath | Regions". England Netball. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  2. 1 2 Francis, Stacey (11 January 2017). "Let's Be Frank: Happy One-Monthaversary to Me". westcoastfever.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "2015 Team Bath squad: Stacey Francis". Teambath.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Netball Superleague: Stacey Francis joins Yorkshire Jets for 2016 season | Netball News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Stacey Francis returns to Team Bath for British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship". Sky Sports. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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