Jess Thirlby
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| Full name | Jessica Thirlby (née: Garland) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1979 Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Rob Thirlby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Chris Garland (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessica Thirlby (née Garland; born 15 November 1979) is a former England netball international and the current head coach of the England national netball team. As a player, she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won the inaugural 2005–06 Netball Superleague title. She also represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. As a head coach, she guided Team Bath to further Netball Superleague titles in 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2013. In July 2019, Thirlby was appointed head coach of the senior England national netball team. Under Thirlby's guidance, England have finished as runners up at the 2023 Netball World Cup and won the 2021 and 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series' and the 2025 Netball Nations Cup.