Manchester Thunder
Fixtures
| Superleague | 04/27 17:00 | - | Surrey Storm vs Manchester Thunder | View |
Results
| Superleague | 04/19 18:30 | - | Manchester Thunder v Severn Stars | View | |
| Superleague | 04/13 16:00 | - | Manchester Thunder v Leeds Rhinos | View | |
| Superleague | 04/07 16:00 | - | Saracens Mavericks v Manchester Thunder | View | |
| Superleague | 03/23 17:00 | - | Manchester Thunder v Loughborough Lightning | 52-64 | |
| Superleague | 03/15 19:30 | - | Manchester Thunder v Surrey Storm | View | |
| Superleague | 03/08 19:30 | - | Severn Stars v Manchester Thunder | View | |
| Superleague | 03/02 17:00 | - | Manchester Thunder v Strathclyde Sirens | View | |
| Superleague | 02/17 16:10 | - | London Pulse v Manchester Thunder | 40-56 | |
| British Fast5 All Stars Champs | 06/16 20:39 | - | Manchester Thunder v Tým Bath | 51-9 | |
| British Fast5 All Stars Champs | 06/16 19:55 | - | Saracens Mavericks v Manchester Thunder | 4-15 | |
| British Fast5 All Stars Champs | 06/16 19:15 | - | Manchester Thunder v Strathclyde Sirens | 35-29 | |
| British Fast5 All Stars Champs | 06/16 18:10 | - | Tým Bath v Manchester Thunder | 29-26 |
Wikipedia - Manchester Thunder
Manchester Thunder are an English netball team based in Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06, Thunder were founding members of the league. They were Superleague champions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022. Between 2001 and 2012 they played as Northern Thunder and were originally based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
History
Northern Thunder
Between 2001 and 2005 Northern Thunder, together with five other franchises – Northern Flames, London Tornadoes, London Hurricanes, University of Birmingham Blaze and Team Bath Force – competed in the Super Cup. Northern Thunder won the 2002 Super Cup. Northern Thunder players from the Super Cup era included Amanda Newton, Tracey Neville, Jade Clarke and Sara Bayman
In 2005 Northern Thunder were named as the North West England franchise in the new Netball Superleague. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Leeds Carnegie, Galleria Mavericks, Team Bath, Loughborough Lightning and Team Northumbria, Northern Thunder were founding members of the league. In 2012, Thunder won their first Superleague title. Janelle Lawson scored 33 goals as they defeated Surrey Storm 57–55 in the grand final.
Manchester Thunder
In 2012 Thunder relocated from Bury, Greater Manchester to Gorton. They subsequently changed their name from Northern Thunder to Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2013 season. In 2014 Thunder won their second Superleague title after defeating Surrey Storm 49–48 in the grand final. In 2019 Thunder won their third Superleague title.
In the 2022 season Manchester Thunder finished the regular season undefeated, becoming the first team to do so over 20 games. They defeated Team Bath in the semi-finals and then beat Loughborough Lightning in the final to claim their 4th Superleague title.
In the 2023 season they finished 3rd in the regular season standings and were defeated in their semi-final by the eventual champions Loughborough Lightning. They beat Surrey Storm in the third-place play-off.