# 2009–10 Netball Superleague season

The 2009–10 Netball Superleague (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Netball Superleague) was the fifth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Team Bath. Surrey Storm finished top of the table after the regular season but subsequently lost to both Team Bath and Hertfordshire Mavericks in the playoffs. For a fourth season out of five, Team Bath defeated Mavericks in the grand final.

## Teams

During the close season, Brunel Hurricanes ended their partnership with Brunel University London, relocated to the University of Surrey and became Surrey Storm. Galleria Mavericks were also renamed Hertfordshire Mavericks.
| 2009–10 Superleague teams | Home venue/base | Country/Region |
| Celtic Dragons | Welsh Institute of Sport | Wales |
| Glasgow Wildcats | Kelvin Hall/Bellahouston Sports Centre | Scotland |
| Hertfordshire 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 |
| Surrey Storm | Guildford Spectrum | Greater London/South East England |
| Team Bath | University of Bath | South West England/West of England |
| Team Northumbria | Gateshead | North East England |

## Regular season

Surrey Storm finished as regular season winners.

### Final table

2009–10 Netball Superleague season :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Surrey Storm | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 913 | 546 | 167.2 | 28 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 2 | Team Bath | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 807 | 585 | 137.9 | 27 | Qualified for major semi-final |
| 3 | Northern Thunder | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 877 | 661 | 132.7 | 26 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 4 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 766 | 583 | 131.4 | 22 | Qualified for minor semi-final |
| 5 | Leeds Carnegie | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 711 | 815 | 87.2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Celtic Dragons | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 562 | 812 | 69.2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Glasgow Wildcats | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 519 | 794 | 65.4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Loughborough Lightning | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 658 | 791 | 83.2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Team Northumbria | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 911 | 70.8 | 6 | |

## Playoffs

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

### Minor semi-final

| 30 April 2010 | Northern Thunder | 45–46 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Castle Leisure Centre, Bury |

### Major semi-final

| 1 May 2010 | Surrey Storm | 42–57 | Team Bath | Surrey Sports Park |

### Minor final

| 8 May 2010 | Surrey Storm | 47–52 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Surrey Sports Park |

## Grand Final

| 15 May 2010 16.50 | Team Bath | 51–44 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Trent FM Arena Umpires: Gary Burgess and Judith Groves | Sky Sports |
| Sky Sports |||
| 15 May 2010 16.50 | Rosie Allison 26/34 (76%) Pamela Cookey 25/35 (71%) | | Louisa Brownfield 32/40 (80%) Ella Clark 10/14 (71%) Monique Wood 2/5 (40%) | Trent FM Arena Umpires: Gary Burgess and Judith Groves | Sky Sports |