She has enjoyed a dramatic rise through England’s age groups since her first international tournament at the start of 2018 representing the country from Under-17 through to … They were Superleague champions in 2012, 2014 and 2019. Between 2001 and 2012 they played as Northern Thunder and were originally based in Bury, Greater Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. Alicia Scholes, daughter of Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, was named in Manchester Thunder’s 2020 Netball Superleague squad in January. In 2005–06, Thunder were founder members of the league. Alicia Scholes, daughter of Manchester United legend Paul, reveals lessons she has learned from her father Alicia Scholes was called up to play for Manchester Thunder's senior squad in January (Instagram: Alicia Scholes) Latest Thunder News England Netball announces the end of the 2020 Superleague season Latest update – 27 April 2020 An important update from Manchester Thunder Message from Emma Dovey for the #ThunderFamily Manchester United legends Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes showed off their netball skills when they joined Manchester Thunder netball team to promote the Superleague semi-finals. Alicia, 18, joined the England youth setup two years ago and was expecting to train with league champions Manchester Thunder's senior team, only for coronavirus to intervene. Manchester Thunder are a netball team based in Manchester.