{{Short description|Scotland netball international}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox netball biography |name = Emily Nicholl |fullname = Emily Nicholl |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|05|24|df=yes}}<ref name=tsenicholl/> |birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland<ref name="gc2018enicholl"/> |height = 1.79m |occupation = Solicitor |school = Biggar High School |university = University of Edinburgh |positions = GA, GS, WA |clubyears1 = 2017–2024 |clubteam1 = Sirens |clubyears2 = 2025 |clubteam2 = Panthers |nationalyears1 = 2016– |nationalteam1 = Scotland |nationalcaps1 = 50+ }}
'''Emily Nicholl''' (born 24 May 1994) is a Scotland netball international. She represented Scotland at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games and at 2019 and 2023 Netball World Cups. Between 2017 and 2024, she played for Sirens in the Netball Super League. She has captained both Scotland and Sirens.
==Early life, education and employment== Nicholl is originally from Biggar, South Lanarkshire.<ref name=tsenicholl>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/emily-nicholl/|title=Team Scotland – Emily Nicholl|publisher=www.teamscotland.scot|access-date=2 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="ns0118">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenetballshow.co.uk/2018/01/emily-nicholl-optimistic-about-uws-sirens/|title=Emily Nicholl optimistic about UWS Sirens |publisher=www.thenetballshow.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712105805/https://www.thenetballshow.co.uk/2018/01/emily-nicholl-optimistic-about-uws-sirens/|archive-date=12 July 2019|date=January 2018|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="scotsman180218">{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-in-sport-2-17293/emily-nicholl-eager-to-prove-netball-scotland-s-progress-at-2018-games-1-4690870 |title=Emily Nicholl eager to prove Netball Scotland's progress at 2018 Games|publisher=www.scotsman.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712114004/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-in-sport-2-17293/emily-nicholl-eager-to-prove-netball-scotland-s-progress-at-2018-games-1-4690870|archive-date=12 July 2019|date=18 February 2018|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="emact">{{cite web|url=https://act-construction.co.uk/sponsorship/emily-nicholl/|title=Emily Nicholl – ACT Construction|publisher=act-construction.co.uk|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref><ref name=ns071025>{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/celebrating-women-in-sport-emily-nicholl-on-strength-resilience-and-the-power-of-netball/|title=Celebrating Women in Sport: Emily Nicholl on Strength, Resilience and the Power of Netball|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=7 October 2025|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> Between 2006 and 2012, she attended Biggar High School. She captained her school team when they won the 2012 South Lanarkshire Schools Senior Netball League. She also represented her school in orienteering competitions.<ref name="emlinkedin">{{cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emily-nicholl-904992182|title=Emily Nicholl|publisher=uk.linkedin.com|date=17 February 2024|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="gw060110">{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/biggar-high-pupils-win-british-schools-orienteering-silver-2422430|title=Biggar High pupils win British Schools orienteering silver|publisher=www.glasgowworld.com|date=4 May 2012|access-date=6 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="gw041212">{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/biggar-high-school-girls-win-netball-championship-2378292|title=Biggar High School girls win netball championship|publisher=www.glasgowworld.com|date=4 May 2012|access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="ss131118">{{cite web|url=https://sportfirst.sportscotland.org.uk/articles-archive/shooting-for-the-stars/index.html|title=Shooting for the stars|publisher=sportscotland.org.uk|date=13 November 2018|access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref> Between 2012 and 2017, she attended the University of Edinburgh where she gained a Bachelor of Laws and a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.<ref name="emlinkedin"/><ref name="uoe130524">{{cite web|url=https://uoesport.ed.ac.uk/performance-sport/performance-programmes/netball|title=Netball – Performance Sport – The University of Edinburgh|publisher=uoesport.ed.ac.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428015420/https://uoesport.ed.ac.uk/performance-sport/performance-programmes/netball|archive-date=28 April 2025|date=13 May 2024|access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="uoe090822">{{cite web|url=https://uoesport.ed.ac.uk/news/brilliant-at-birmingham|title=Brilliant at Birmingham 2022|date=9 August 2022|access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref> Since 2020 she has worked as a solicitor for Pinsent Masons.<ref name="emlinkedin"/><ref name="hs090622">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/20197375.emily-nicholl-ball-named-team-scotland-commonwealth-games-50-days-away/|title=Emily Nicholl having a ball after being named in Team Scotland with Commonwealth Games 50 days away|publisher=www.heraldscotland.com|date=9 June 2022|access-date=4 December 2025}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===Sirens=== Between 2017 and 2024, Nicholl played for Sirens in the Netball Super League. She was a member of the inaugural Sirens team.<ref name="ns0118"/><ref name="sirens100919">{{cite web|url=https://sirensnetball.com/emily-nicholl-back-for-2020/|title=Emily Nicholl back for 2020| publisher=sirensnetball.com|access-date=3 December 2025|date=10 September 2019}}</ref> She captained Sirens during their final 2024 season.<ref name="sirens020224">{{cite web|url=https://sirensnetball.com/introducing-our-captains/|title=Introducing Our Captains| publisher=sirensnetball.com|access-date=3 December 2025|date=2 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="hs170224">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/24109741.emily-nicholl-want-2024-sirens-best-year-yet/|title=Emily Nicholl: I want 2024 to be Sirens' best year yet|publisher=www.heraldscotland.com|date=17 February 2024|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref>
===Panthers=== In 2025, Nicholl played for Panthers in the Netball NSW Premier League.<ref name=tns060225>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenetballshow.co.uk/2025/02/06/emily-nicholl-heads-to-australia/|title=Emily Nicholl heads to Australia|publisher=www.thenetballshow.co.uk|date=6 February 2025|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="pn150225">{{cite web|url=https://nsw.netball.com.au/panthers-netball|title=Panthers Netball|publisher=nsw.netball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215170359/https://nsw.netball.com.au/panthers-netball|archive-date=15 February 2025|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="hs091025">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/25524770.emily-nicholl-hoping-australias-netball-fixation-comes-scotland/|title=Emily Nicholl hoping Australia's netball fixation comes to Scotland|publisher=www.heraldscotland.com|date=9 October 2025|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref>
===Scotland=== Nicholl made her senior debut for Scotland at the 2016 Netball Europe Open Championships.<ref name="emact"/><ref name="ns201708">{{Cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NS-ANNUAL-REPORT-2016.pdf|title=Netball Scotland Annual Report 2016|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=August 2017|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref> In January 2018, she was a member of the Scotland team that won a 2019 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier.<ref name="inf170118">{{cite web|url=https://netball.sport/archives/11418|title=Netball Europe World Cup 2019 Qualifiers: Scotland|publisher=International Netball Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617140223/https://netball.sport/archives/11418|archive-date=17 June 2020|access-date=17 June 2020|date=17 January 2018}}</ref> She subsequently represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games,<ref name=tsenicholl/><ref name="gc2018enicholl">{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6028565-emily-nicholl.htm|title=Emily Nicholl|publisher=gc2018.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112040542/https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6028565-emily-nicholl.htm|archive-date=12 November 2022|access-date=2 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="scotsman180218"/><ref name="hs180218">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other_sports/16030455.emily-nicholl-has-defied-even-her-own-expectations-to-make-gold-coast-2018/ |title=Emily Nicholl has defied even her own expectations to make Gold Coast 2018|publisher=www.heraldscotland.com|date=18 February 2018|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> the 2019 Netball World Cup,<ref name="nwc2019enicholl">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwc2019.co.uk/people/emily-nicholl/|title=Emily Nicholl|publisher=www.nwc2019.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518100132/https://www.nwc2019.co.uk/people/emily-nicholl/|archive-date=18 May 2022|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> and then the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref name=tsenicholl/><ref name="hs090622"/><ref name="uoe090822"/><ref name="dr160622">{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/commonwealth-games-honour-sirens-netball-27239088|title=Commonwealth Games honour for Sirens netball star Emily Nicholl|publisher=www.dailyrecord.co.uk|date=16 June 2022|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> She was vice captain of the Scotland team that finished second to South Africa in the 2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge.<ref name="ns261122">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/scottish-thistles-take-silver/|title=Scottish Thistles take Silver in SPAR Diamond Challenge|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|access-date=13 October 2024|date=26 November 2022}}</ref> In November/December 2022, Nicholl spent three weeks training with West Coast Fever. This was part of a program aimed at giving Scotland players the opportunity to train in a high performance environment.<ref name="ns291122">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/emily-in-australia/|title=Emily in Australia|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=29 November 2022|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="ns061222">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/emily-in-australia-week-1/|title=Emily in Australia – Week 1|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=6 December 2022|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="wcf301122">{{cite web|url=https://westcoastfever.com.au/news/fever-host-scottish-international|title=Fever host Scottish International|publisher=westcoastfever.com.au|date=30 November 2022|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="ns130723">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/emily-nicholl-rising-star/|title=Emily Nicholl: Rising Star of Scottish Netball at the World Cup|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=13 July 2023|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> She was also vice captain of the Scotland team at the 2023 Netball World Cup.<ref name=bbc050623>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/65809342|title=Netball World Cup: Captain Maxwell set to become Scotland's most capped player|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|date=5 June 2023|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref> Together with Iona Christian she co-captained Scotland at the 2024 Celtic Cup.<ref name=ns071124>{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/welsh-feathers-outlast-the-thistles-in-an-instant-classic-to-begin-the-2024-celtic-cup/|title=Welsh Feathers outlast the Thistles in an instant classic to begin the 2024 Celtic Cup|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=7 November 2024|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref><ref name=tns091124>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenetballshow.co.uk/2024/11/09/defence-debut-and-full-court-pressure-sets-up-re-match-with-feathers/|title=Defence, debut and full court pressure sets up re-match with Feathers|publisher=www.thenetballshow.co.uk|date=9 November 2024|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> On 17 February 2025, Nicholl made her 50th senior appearance for Scotland during a match against Papua New Guinea at the 2025 Pacific Netball Series.<ref name="insta170225">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGKuR8zTzqU/|title=Scotland captain Emily Nicholl celebrated 50 caps and a win in their opening match of the Pacific Aus Netball Series|publisher=www.instagram.com|date=17 February 2025|access-date=7 December 2025}}</ref> She was also named the MVP for the same tournament.<ref name=ns071025/><ref name="na200625">{{cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/pacific-netball-series|title=PacificAus Sports Netball Series|publisher=netball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620074838/https://netball.com.au/pacific-netball-series|archive-date=20 June 2025|access-date=7 December 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Tournaments ! Place |- |2016 Netball Europe Open Championships<ref name="yt130516">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL-Nohfpvvk&list=PL8n0jXNVTAu-QxKzqtcT1BbDOb2_VSsXN&index=2|title=Scotland v Wales|publisher=www.youtube.com|date=13 May 2016|access-date=23 September 2025}}</ref>||3rd |- |2017 Netball Europe Open Championships<ref name="ns280917">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/the-scottish-thistles-are-back/|title=The Scottish Thistles Are Back!|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=28 September 2017|access-date=15 September 2025}}</ref>||3rd |- |2019 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe<ref name="inf170118"/>||1st |- |2018 Commonwealth Games<ref name="gc2018enicholl"/><ref name="scotsman180218"/><ref name="hs180218"/><ref name="sirens150218">{{cite web|url=http://sirensnetball.com/team-scotland-reveal-netball-line-gold-coast-2018/|title=Team Scotland reveal the netball line up for Gold Coast 2018| publisher=sirensnetball.com|access-date=16 April 2018|date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="2018todor66">{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_2018.html|title=Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018|publisher=www.todor66.com|access-date=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112170328/http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_2018.html|archive-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>||9th |- |2019 Netball World Cup<ref name="nwc2019enicholl"/><ref name="netballscotland030619">{{Cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/scottish-thistles-world-cup-squad/|title=Scottish Thistles Reveal their Vitality Netball World Cup Squad|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|access-date=10 May 2020|date=3 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc030619">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/48499125|title=Netball World Cup: Claire Maxwell to lead Scotland in Liverpool|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=12 May 2020|date=3 June 2019}}</ref>||11th |- |2022 Commonwealth Games<ref name=tsenicholl/><ref name="hs090622"/><ref name="uoe090822"/><ref name="dr160622"/>||9th |- |2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe<ref name="ns280922">{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/scottish-thistles-reveal-world-cup-qualifiers-squad/|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|title=Scottish Thistles reveal World Cup Qualifiers squad|access-date=13 October 2025|date=28 September 2022}}</ref>||2nd |- |2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge<ref name="ns261122"/><ref name="ns291122"/>||2nd |- |2023 Netball World Cup<ref name="ns130723"/><ref name=bbc050623/>||10th |- |2024 Celtic Cup<ref name=ns071124/><ref name=tns091124/>||2nd |- |2025 Pacific Netball Series<ref name=ns071025/><ref name="insta170225"/><ref name="na200625"/>||2nd |- |2025 Scotland New Zealand netball series<ref name=bbc091125>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/live/cqx3y4759let|title=Watch live netball: Scottish Thistles v New Zealand Silver Ferns|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|date=9 November 2025|access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref><ref name=mccd091125>{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12979&matchid=129790101|title=Scotland 41–63 New Zealand|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=9 November 2025|access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=mccd111125>{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12979&matchid=129790102|title=Scotland 48–80 New Zealand|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=11 November 2025|access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>||2nd |- |2025 Celtic Cup<ref name=ns021225>{{cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/2025-celtic-cup-day-five-recap/|title=2025 Celtic Cup: Day Five Recap|publisher=www.netballscotland.com|date=2 December 2025|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref>||2nd |- |}
==References== {{reflist|3}}
{{Scotland national netball team}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholl, Emily}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Scottish netball players Category:Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Category:2019 Netball World Cup players Category:2023 Netball World Cup players Category:Sirens Netball players Category:Netball Superleague players Category:New South Wales state netball league players Category:Scottish expatriate netball people in Australia Category:People from Biggar, South Lanarkshire Category:Sportspeople from South Lanarkshire Category:Sportspeople from Edinburgh Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Category:Scottish solicitors Category:21st-century Scottish sportswomen