Lois Pearson
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 Pearson at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lois Pearson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| School | Woodhey High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lois Pearson (born 20 September 1999) is an English international netball player. She plays for Manchester Thunder in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team.
Early life and education
[edit]Born and raised in Manchester, Pearson attended Woodhey High School and played netball for her local club YWCA Bury.[1][2] She graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in mathematics and a Masters in Economics.[3]
Club career
[edit]Manchester Thunder
[edit]Pearson was a member of the Manchester Thunder pathway since 2012.[1] She stepped up from a training partner to the first team squad in 2021 and made 21 appearances, earning Thunder's Most Improved Player award at the end of their title-winning season.[4][1]
Pearson re-signed for Thunder ahead of the 2023 season and became a consistent presence in the matchday squad.[5][6] The 2024 season saw her establish herself as a lynchpin in the northern side's attacking line-up, helping the team make the grand final but ultimately losing to Loughborough Lightning.[3] Her individual performance saw her named the 2024 Players’ Player of the Season and she was included in the All Star VII.[3] Person also hit the milestone of 50 NSL appearances in the 2024 season.[1]
Pearson suffered a hamstring injury that required surgery in January 2025.[7] She made her return from injury at the England Australia test series in November 2025. In 2026 Pearson won her second title when Thunder defeated London Pulse 54-51 in the Grand Final to be named champions.[8]
International career
[edit]Pearson spent number of years in the Roses pathway and represented England at the 2022 Fast5 World Netball Series.[9]
She was then included in the Future Roses Programme for two years before being elevated to the Vitality Roses Programme for 2024–25.[1] Pearson's first senior call-up for the Vitality Roses came in August 2024 ahead of Australia Test Series and 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy where England won.[1][10]
She was named in the squad for the 2025 Horizon test series vs Jamaica and later the 2025 Netball Nations Cup where she had to withdraw due to injury.[11][12] Pearson made her return from injury at the England New Zealand test series in November 2025.
In June 2026 Pearson was selected into the 2026 Commonwealth Games team.[13]
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series | 4th |
| 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 1st |
Honours
[edit]England
[edit]Manchester Thunder
[edit]- Netball Super League: 2022, 2026 Runners up: 2024
Individual awards
[edit]Netball Super League
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lois Pearson". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "Lois takes a step closer to England netball call-up". Bury Times. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- 1 2 3 "Lois Pearson". Netball Super League. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "Manchester Thunder strengthen Vitality Netball Superleague squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "The home-grown connections powering Manchester Thunder and Pearson to Grand Final". The Herald. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "Lois Pearson hopes to have a stormer for Manchester Thunder". Bury Times. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ Jennings, Ben (2025-04-11). "Injury Update for Lois Pearson and Paige Reed". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "Netball Super League Grand Final: Manchester Thunder win fifth title beating London Pulse". BBC Sport. 2026-06-20. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "England Netball | Looking ahead to the Fast5 Netball World Series". 2022-11-06. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "England netball: Lois Pearson and Beth Cobden included in squad for Australia and New Zealand series". www.skysports.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Vitality Roses draw 49-49 with Jamaica in dramatic end to the first match of the Vitality Netball Horizon Series". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ Jennings, Ben (2025-01-27). "Thunder Injury Update | Lois Pearson | Nicola Smith". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Jayda Pechova steps up to Team England senior squad as Nat Metcalf and Fran Williams also named". Sky Sports. 25 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1999 births
- Manchester Thunder players
- English netball players
- England international Fast5 players
- England international netball players
- Netball Superleague players
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- Sportspeople from Manchester
- Netball players at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games netball players for England