# 2007–08 Netball Superleague season

The 2007–08 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Netball Superleague) was the third season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Galleria Mavericks after they defeated Loughborough Lightning in the grand final. This was Mavericks first title win.

## Overview

The season started in October 2007 and was concluded in April 2008 with the grand final. Sky Sports continued to broadcast matches and The Co-operative Group became the Netball Superleague's new sponsor. Loughborough Lightning finished top of the table with the conclusion of the regular season but it was Galleria Mavericks who finished as champions after they defeated Lightning in the grand final.

## Teams

| 2007–08 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
| Brunel Hurricanes | Guildford Spectrum | Greater London/South East England |
| Celtic Dragons | Welsh Institute of Sport | Wales |
| Galleria Mavericks | University of Hertfordshire | East of England |
| Leeds Carnegie | Leeds Metropolitan University | Yorkshire |
| Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | East Midlands |
| Northern Thunder | Bury, Greater Manchester | North West England |
| Team Bath | University of Bath | South West England/West of England |
| Team Northumbria | Gateshead | North East England |

## Regular season

After winning 13 of their 14 matches, Loughborough Lightning finished top of the table with the conclusion of the regular season. The only team to beat Lightning during the regular season was Team Northumbria. With a team that included Megan Hutton, they enjoyed their best season in the Netball Superleague, finishing second during the regular season and qualifying for the play-offs.

### Final table

2007–08 Netball Superleague :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Loughborough Lightning | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 769 | 505 | 152.3 | 26 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 2 | Team Northumbria | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 679 | 482 | 140.9 | 23 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 3 | Team Bath | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 715 | 491 | 145.6 | 18 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 4 | Galleria Mavericks | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 630 | 471 | 133.8 | 18 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 5 | Brunel Hurricanes | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 611 | 545 | 112.1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Leeds Carnegie | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 555 | 740 | 75.0 | 10 | |
| 7 | Celtic Dragons | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 482 | 753 | 64.0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Northern Thunder | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 413 | 867 | 47.6 | 2 | |

## Play-offs

The play-offs utilised the Page–McIntyre system to determine the two grand finalists. This saw the top two from the regular season, Loughborough Lightning and Team Northumbria, play each other, with the winner going straight through to the grand final. The loser get a second chance to reach the grand final via the minor final. The third and fourth placed teams, Team Bath and Galleria Mavericks also play each other, and the winner advances to the minor final. The winner of the minor final qualifies for the grand final.

### Major semi-final

| 15 March 2008 | Loughborough Lightning | 66–48 | Team Northumbria | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield |

### Minor semi-final

| 15 March 2008 | Galleria Mavericks | 50–37 | Team Bath | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield |
| English Institute of Sport, Sheffield |||

### Minor final

| 29 March 2008 | Galleria Mavericks | 52–34 | Team Northumbria | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield |
| English Institute of Sport, Sheffield |||

## Grand Final

| 5 April 2008 | Galleria Mavericks | 43–39 | Loughborough Lightning | K2 Leisure Centre Umpires: Joanna Kelly and Judith Groves | Sky Sports |
| Sky Sports |||
| 5 April 2008 | Louisa Brownfield 32/37 (86%) ? Michelle Hall 9/11 (82%) Monique Wood 2/7 (29%) | | Joanne Harten 24/30 (80%) Alex Wood 11/17 (65%) Becky James 4/8 (50%) | K2 Leisure Centre Umpires: Joanna Kelly and Judith Groves | Sky Sports |