Salford City Reds are an English
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club based in
SalfordThe City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
,
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. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the
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. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one
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. Their home ground from 1901–2011 was The Willows in
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; from 2012 it is the
City of Salford StadiumThe Salford City Stadium is the future home of Salford City Reds in Barton-upon-Irwell in Salford, Greater Manchester England. Salford City Council formed a joint venture company with Peel Holdings to develop and deliver the £16 million stadium, which will form part of the a £26m development close...
in
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.
Salford's nickname,
The Red Devils, comes from a 1934 tour to France where the press described them as playing like devils, dubbing them
Les Diables Rouges.
Early years
The club was founded in 1873 by the boys of the Cavendish Street Chapel in
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, Manchester. Using a local field, the boys organised matches amongst themselves before moving to nearby
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.
In an attempt to recruit new members, the link with the school was broken in 1875 and the name Cavendish Football Club was adopted. They moved to a new base on the Salford side of the
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at Throstle Nest Weir in
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. Two seasons later, they moved again to the west side of Trafford Road to a ground known as the Mile Field where they spent the 1877/78 season. Their next home was a field north of the former
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, New Barnes. Their first season there, 1878/79, was the last to be played under the Cavendish name.
Cavendish became Salford Football Club in 1879. The first match as Salford was at
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on 4 October 1879. The following week heralded the first home match at New Barnes against
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, on 11 October 1879. The result was a draw with one try each.
Salford struggled to attract support as there were few local players in the team. In 1881, they almost disbanded but instead merged with the Crescent Football Club. This placed Salford firmly on the rugby map, it was an exciting period and, during the remaining 15 years as members of the
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, seventeen Salford players were selected for
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, three by the North of England and two, Harry Eagles and
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, for England. Since the 1881 merger, only 62 matches were lost from 263 played in the remaining nine years of the decade.
In 1889, Salford moved their headquarters to the nearby London and North Western Hotel on Cross Lane. Salford switched from their traditional amber, black and scarlet hoops to red jerseys. The club became the first side to win the Lancashire League in 1892/93.
In 1895, the leading Lancashire and Yorkshire clubs formed the breakaway
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(later known as the Rugby Football League), Salford initially remained loyal to the Rugby Football Union but in April 1896 Salford held a special meeting to discuss joining the new organisation. Only three members opposed the motion.
Salford were admitted to the Northern Union on 2 June 1896. Their first competitive Northern Union match was on Saturday, 5 September 1896, with a visit to Widnes. The Reds, competing in the Lancashire Senior Competition, lost 10–0, and only three matches were won in the League that season. Their form improved and they finished third place in 1898/99. In 1900, Salford met old local rivals,
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, in the Rugby League
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final at
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, Manchester. After a keenly fought contest, the result was a 16–8 win for Swinton.
20th century
In 1900, Salford received notice to vacate New Barnes as the
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Company had purchased the land. Salford's agreed a 14-year lease on 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) of land belonging to the Willows Estate Company, named after the abundance of willow trees in the area. Salford made their début at The Willows on 21 December 1901, beating Swinton 2–0, the official attendance reaching 16,981.
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became rugby league's first £100 transfer, from
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to Salford in 1901.
The club continued making progress in the Rugby League
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, reaching the semi-final stages in 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907 and 1910. On three occasions, they succeeded in reaching the final, but lost 0–25 to
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in 1902, 0–7 to
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in 1903 and 0–5 to
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in 1906. The Championship also proved elusive, the Reds finishing runners-up for three consecutive seasons from 1901/02. In the last of those, Salford and Bradford finished level on points with Salford having the superior scoring record. Despite that, the Reds had to take part in a deciding match at Halifax, which they lost 5–0.
The Kiwis, then known as the All Golds, visited in 1907, and Salford played them on 28 December, losing 9–2 in front of a reported 9,000 spectators.
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, who was to have such an influence at The Willows 20 years later, was in the New Zealanders' side. A year later, the Australians stopped off at The Willows on 17 October. The result was a 9–9 draw.
Salford won the Rugby Football League Championship in 1913/14. The club had financial problems and was in the hands of the official receiver but somehow in the Championship final, beat
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's "Team of All Talents" 5–3.
In August 1914, the Salford Football Club Company was finally wound up and a new company, Salford Football Club (1914) Limited was formed. During the First World War, Salford continued to function, but it was a struggle. Thirty-two Salford players volunteered for the war, of which seven were killed.
The 1920s was an era of survival, on and off the field, the team opening the decade with their worst ever league placing, finishing last in 1920/21. There was a dramatic change of fortune during the summer of 1928 when
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became team manager. In his first season in charge (1928/29), "Toddy's Toddlers" went from 26th to fourth place in the table with virtually the same set of players.
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was talent-spotted by Lance Todd, when he was 17 years old. He made his début for Salford on 31 August 1929. Other legendary names included Alan Edwards,
John "Jack" FeethamJohn "Jack" Feetham is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
,
Barney HudsonBernard "Barney" Hudson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5...
,
Emlyn JenkinsEmlyn Jenkins is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at club level has played rugby union for Treorchy RFC and Cardiff RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, Wales, and England, and at club level for Salford,...
, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams.
Salford were considered the leading club in the game during the 1930s, winning three League Championships, five
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Championships, four
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and the Rugby League
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.
Salford were invited to tour France in 1934 to promote
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in the country. Before going to France, Salford were regarded as a top side by the French and – after their 6–0 whitewash of the tour sides – were given their unofficial nickname;
Les Diables Rouges – The Red Devils by French journalists.
Salford's highest attendance was set on 13 February 1937 when 26,470 turned up to watch Salford versus
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in the first round of the Rugby League
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.
Salford beat
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7–4 in the final of the 1938 Challenge Cup at Wembley. A famous photograph was taken of Gus Risman and the cup being carried shoulder high round the stadium by his team-mates, and he the only one without a cigarette in his hand.
On 3 September 1939, the Second World War began and the 1939/40 season was abandoned. A wartime Emergency League was organised but, at the beginning of January 1941, Salford decided to cease play, due to poor gates. In November 1942,
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was killed in a car crash.
Post war
In 1946, Salford appeared to be on their way to a third consecutive peacetime final, but Salford lost, unexpectedly, at home to
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(15–8) at the quarter final stage. In the second post-war season, 1946/47, Salford slid to twenty-second, a dramatic climb followed and the team finished seventh in 1948/49, and fifth in 1949/50. But it was a false dawn and the team fell into mid-table obscurity during the 1950s.
When Gus Risman quit as a player in 1954, he coached Salford for four years, before moving on to
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.
Saturday 26 November 1955 saw television cameras at The Willows for the first time when the second half of the match against
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was broadcast live on BBC Grandstand. Salford hosted their first floodlit game, using Manchester United's ground on Wednesday 5 November 1958 against
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. Leeds won 22–17.
On Saturday 1 September 1962, Salford suffered what was then their largest margin of defeat, when they lost 59–0 at St Helens.
Brian Snape succeeded Jim Hammond as chairman in September 1963. Snape appointed Griff Jenkins as secretary-coach in 1964, and the Reds immediately started to climb the league ladder. In June 1967 The Willows switched on its floodlights for the first time in the match with Widnes on Friday 11 March 1966. From that evening, Friday night was rugby league night as the fans flocked to The Willows.
In October 1967 David Watkins joined Salford for £15,000, a then club record. Watkins scored in 92 consecutive matches for Salford from 19 August 1972 to 25 April 1974. He totalled 929 points from 41 tries and 403 goals.
In 1967, the Rugby Football League gave permission for games to be played on Sunday for the first time. The Willows staged its first Sunday fixture, a friendly with French club,
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, on 5 May 1968. It was not until the following season that the Reds were at home in their first competitive Sunday match, a second round Challenge Cup-tie against
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on 23 February 1969, Salford winning 12–5, destined for their third Wembley final which they lost 11–6 to
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.
Salford lost the uniqueness of their red devil nickname when local soccer team Manchester United decided to replace their "Busby's Babes" nickname following the Munich crash.
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liked the sound of
"Red Devils", thinking a devil was more intimidating to opponents than angelic babes and Manchester United copied "The Red Devils" nickname.
In October 1972, Salford reached the final of the
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for the first time since 1938, beating
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25–11 at
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to win their first trophy in thirty-three years. Salford reached the next three Lancashire Cup finals, but failed to recapture the cup in any of them. They were also runners-up to Leeds in the 1972–73 Players No.6 Trophy. In 1973/74 and 1975/76 the club claimed two Championships and won the 1974/75
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.
Salford's last major final of the 1970s was the 1976 Premiership Trophy decider played at Station Road, Swinton. Salford conceded three tries in the last 12 minutes to lose 15–2. As the 1970s drew to a close, many star players had retired or were approaching the veteran stage, with no funds available to replace them.
In the 1976–77 season, the Salford versus Leeds match was abandoned just after half-time, after Chris Sanderson of Leeds suffered a fatal injury, after 38 minutes. Leeds were ahead 5–2, but the game was declared null and void and not replayed.
On 3 January 1982,
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took over as chairman. Wilkinson inherited a club living above its income, forcing him to make cost saving measures. While the books were being balanced, steady progress was made on it, the Reds pulling off a major coup with the signing of Australian full-back
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in 1988. The Lancashire Cup final was reached in 1988, the Reds losing narrowly to favourites
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.
1990 turned out to be his golden year under coach Kevin Tamati. Salford won the Second Division Championship, losing just one game all season. In the Premiership final in front of 50,000 at
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, the Red Devils beat
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27–20. They also made the final of the Lancashire Cup, losing narrowly to favourites Widnes.
During the 1990s, the team rewarded Wilkinson with five trophies; Division Two Championship (1990/91), Division Two Premiership (1991), Division One (formerly Division Two) Championship (1995/96 and 1996) and Divisional Premiership 1996.
Summer era
In 1996, the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inaugural
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season and changed from a winter to a summer season.
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had finished his playing days as player-coach at Salford in 1995. Salford finished with 21 points; six-points clear of Hull and seemingly safe from a drop into the lower leagues. However, the
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-funded Super League competition proposed, as part of the deal, that some traditional clubs would merge. Salford were to merge with
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to form a
Manchester club that would compete in Super League. This was resisted but Salford were not included in the new competition. Salford added Reds to their name for the 1995/96 season which was expanded to Salford City Reds in 1999. It would be just 12 months before Salford reclaimed their place in Super League by edging out Keighley to win the First Division.
Gregory left Salford by mutual consent in May 1999 to concentrate on his pub business in Wigan.
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became the youngest Super League coach at the age of just 28 in 2001 but was sacked just 10 months later, for his outrageous attacks on the stadium's grass cutters. He was replaced by
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, who had been Assistant Coach to
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at
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.
Salford City Reds struggled in the 2002 season and Harrison was unable to keep the club in the Super League, despite a good end to the season. Indeed, they went into the final match of the season second from bottom (only the bottom club were relegated that season). However, a home defeat to
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, coupled with a home win for
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over
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, resulted in relegation for the Reds.
The 2003 season was spent in the National League 1, where the Reds – remaining as a full-time club (most other NL1 teams were part-time or amateur clubs) – performed very well, losing only 2 games all season. On their way to finishing top of the National League 1 table, Salford also won the Arriva Trains Cup beating
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in the final. Having finished on top of the NL1 table, Salford entered the NL1 play-offs, needing to win their match to qualify for the final. They beat Leigh in a bad-tempered match, to qualify for the NL1 Grand Final. Leigh were forced into a knock-out semi-final to try to get through to the Grand Final – a play-off match they ultimately won.
Salford City Reds then comfortably beat Leigh in the Grand Final, to gain promotion to Super League after one season out. It was the sixth time out of seven meetings between the two that Salford had beaten Leigh that season (the first match ended in a draw). Leigh would follow Salford into Super League the following season. 2004 was a consolidatory season for the Reds, notably mostly for an impressive home win over St Helens and coming from 12 points behind Castleford in a game three times in the season to win all three games, the third of which – at Castleford's "The Jungle" ground confirmed Salford's survival in the Super League and practically relegated
"Cas" in the process. In the end the Reds finished 9th.
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saw Salford Reds sign Luke Robinson and David Hodgson from Wigan, both of whom performed excellently well for the Reds all season. Although Salford were unable to improve on the 9th place finish of the previous season, they were regarded as one of the most improved teams in Super League, and finished 6-points higher than they had the season before. However, relegation was again a real threat, as – to accommodate
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from France into Super League in 2006 – two clubs were relegated in 2005 instead of just one. Leigh comfortably finished bottom of the table, losing 14 games in a row.
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were also relegated, 6-points behind the Reds.
Salford's move to the proposed new
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in Barton was reviewed by
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's planning committee on 17 November 2005. While the plans were approved, they were also referred to the Department of the Office of the
Deputy Prime MinisterJohn Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott is a British politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Born in Prestatyn, Wales, he represented Hull East as the Labour Member of Parliament from 1970 to 2010...
and, in January 2006, it was announced that the Department had ordered a full review, further delaying the start of building. In late November 2006, it was confirmed that the government department now in charge of overseeing the full review, the Office of the
Secretary of State for Communities and Local GovernmentThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government....
Ruth KellyRuth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
, had approved the plans for the stadium. Kelly herself, as
Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the nearby
Bolton WestBolton West is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
constituency, could not take the decision personally due to what could be viewed as a conflict of interest.
The
2006 SeasonEngage Super League XI was the official name for the year 2006's Super League season in the sport of rugby league in Europe. Bradford Bulls were looking to retain the title they won in Super League X....
started with wins at
WarringtonWarrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
, and against
Catalans DragonsThe Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
at the Willows. Further wins over
WiganWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
and
Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
meant that Salford had won 4 of their opening 5 games (losing to
BradfordBradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
in round 3). Salford in SLXI lost eight games by fewer than 6 points, including 1 point defeats to
LeedsLeeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, Hull and Harlequins RL and 2 point defeats to Leeds and St Helens. However, Salford's victory over
CastlefordCastleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
on 10 September 2006, ensured that they would play in the Super League play-offs for the first time in their history in a season they had started as favourites for relegation according to most pundits. In their first ever Super League play-off match, Salford City Reds were routed 52–6 at
Odsal StadiumOdsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
against Bradford on Saturday 23 September 2006.
Karl HarrisonKarl Harrison, is an English former rugby league player and coach. He was a player for Hull and Halifax, and also represented Great Britain at prop forward. He won the last of his 14 International caps in 1994. He was the head coach of Salford City Reds rugby league team for five years, before...
was sacked as first team coach on 22 May 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/salford/6679643.stm following a disastrous run of form that saw the Reds win just three games and draw another in the opening 16 rounds of
the 2007 SeasonEngage Super League XII is the official name for the year 2007's Super League season in the sport of rugby league.The 2007 season kicked off on the weekend of 2 February 2007 at the Galpharm Stadium. For the first time, the league had a staggered start due to the World Club Challenge between St...
, and left them languishing at the bottom of the League Table with a meagre 7 points. Team Director of Football, Steve Simms took over in a caretaker role for two games, winning the first against an in-form
Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
and only losing by a single point against then World Champions, St Helens.
On 11 June 2007 long-term favourite to take the role,
Shaun McRaeShaun McRae is a rugby league coach, who is currently the director of rugby at hull fc after a spell with the Salford City Reds.-Career:...
was announced as the new Head Coach. On 15 June 2007, Salford beat Harlequins 5–2 in the first (and, to date, only) Super League game not to contain a try. On 2 September 2007, Salford were relegated from
Super LeagueSuper League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
when
Hull KRHull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
beat Hull 42–6.
Salford City Reds were awarded a three year Super League license in July 2008 as the game moved away from automatic promotion and relegation.
2012 Squad
2012 Transfers
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Joel MoonJoel Moon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Salford City Reds of Super League...
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Shannan McPhersonShannan McPherson is an Australian rugby league player for the Salford City Reds of Super League. He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs...
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Ben GledhillBen Gledhill is an English rugby league footballer for the Salford City Reds of Super League. He previously played Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He plays as a . Gledhill was an academy player at the Castleford Tigers before joining Wakefield.-External links:**...
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Jordan JamesJordan James is a Welsh rugby league player for the Salford City Reds of Super League, he has previously played for Crusaders Rugby League, South Wales Scorpions, Swinton Lions, Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers Sheffield Eagles and Wigan Warriors, he has spent time with the marines in Iraq and...
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Matty AshurstMatthew "Matty" Ashurst is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the European Super League. Ashurst is predominantly a second-row forward and signed for the club from Wigan St Patrick's having previously played junior football for the Chorley Panthers...
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Mark HenryMark Henry is an Australian professional rugby league player.He joined European Super League side Salford City Reds for the 2009 season.-Point Scoring Summary - North Queensland Cowboys:...
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Stefan RatchfordStefan Ratchford is an English-Serbian rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in the Super League. He is seen as a utility, having played in the halves and on the wing...
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Leigh CenturionsLeigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
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Coaches
- Les Bettinson (Dec 73 – Mar 77)
- Colin Dixon
Colin J. Dixon was a Welsh rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer who at club level has played rugby union for , and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Halifax, Salford, and Hull Kingston Rovers,...
(Mar 77 – Jan 78)
- Stan McCormick
Stan 'Mac' McCormick was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, and '50s, and coach of the 1960s and '70s, who at representaive level played for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Belle Vue Rangers, St. Helens, and Warrington, with whom he won the...
? (Feb 78 – Mar 78)
- Alex Murphy
Alex J. Murphy OBE is an English former professional rugby league footballer and coach of the mid to late 20th century...
(May 78 – Nov 80)
- Kevin Ashcroft
Kevin Ashcroft is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury, Leigh, Warrington, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
(Nov 80 – Mar 82)
- Alan McInnes (Mar 82 – May 82)
- Malcolm Aspey (May 82 – Oct 83)
- Mike Coulman
Michael John Coulman is an English former rugby football player and coach. He played at the highest levels in both rugby union and rugby league - a dual-code rugby international....
(Oct 83 – May 84)
- Kevin Ashcroft
Kevin Ashcroft is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury, Leigh, Warrington, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
(May 84 – Oct 89)
- Kevin Tamati
Kevin Ronald Tamati is a New Zealander former professional rugby league footballer and coach who played for his country and played professionally for Widnes and Warrington in the Forwards...
(Oct 89 – July 93)
- Garry Jack
Garry Jack is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a representative in the Australian national team and star player with the Balmain Tigers. Jack was a for the Tigers during the late 1980s and early 1990s, under the captaincy of Wayne Pearce and the coaching of Warren Ryan...
(July 93 – Mar 95)
- Andy Gregory
Andrew "Andy" Gregory is an English former rugby league footballer. A Great Britain international representative /, he is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame...
(Mar 95 – May 99)
- John Harvey
John Harvey is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s and coach of the 1990s. He played for Manly-Warringah and Eastern Suburbs and coached the Gold Coast Seagulls and Salford City Reds...
(Jun 99 – Jul 2001)
- Steve McCormack
Steve McCormack is the former head coach of National League One club Widnes. He is currently head coach of Scotland RL and SwintonHis first coaching appointment had been at Salford, who made him the youngest coach in Super League at the age of just 28 in 2001 but was sacked just 10 months later.He...
(July 2001 – May 2002)
- Karl Harrison
Karl Harrison, is an English former rugby league player and coach. He was a player for Hull and Halifax, and also represented Great Britain at prop forward. He won the last of his 14 International caps in 1994. He was the head coach of Salford City Reds rugby league team for five years, before...
(Jun 2002 -May 2007)
- Shaun McRae
Shaun McRae is a rugby league coach, who is currently the director of rugby at hull fc after a spell with the Salford City Reds.-Career:...
(Jun 2007 – Apr 2011)
- Matt Parish (Jul 2011 – Nov 2011)
- Phil Veivers
Phil Veivers is an Australian former rugby league footballer. He played for the Southern Suburbs, St Helens and Huddersfield as a full-back....
(Nov 2011 - )
Stadium
Salford City Reds currently play their home games at The Willows. It is a small mainly terraced stadium with one main stand. The capacity is 11,363 with 2,500 seats. The Willows is also a local entertainment complex and has several function rooms, which are used to hold meetings, wedding receptions and other parties. Small concerts are regularly held in the function building.
The Reds are set to move into the new
City of Salford StadiumThe Salford City Stadium is the future home of Salford City Reds in Barton-upon-Irwell in Salford, Greater Manchester England. Salford City Council formed a joint venture company with Peel Holdings to develop and deliver the £16 million stadium, which will form part of the a £26m development close...
in
Barton-upon-IrwellBarton-upon-Irwell is a suburban area of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England.-History:...
in 2012.
Honours
- Championship (6): 1913–14, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1973–74, 1975–76
- Rugby League Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
: 1937–38
- Second Division (including National League One
The Championship, known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It is currently contested by ten teams from England. It acts as Europe's second-tier competition below the Super League, and has...
): 1990–91, 1995–96, 2003Tetley's Super League VII was the official name for the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league held in Britain, and the seventh championship run by Super League...
, 2008 (4 times)
- Divisional Premiership: 1990–91
- Lancashire Cup
Historically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition for several years prior to the schism of 1895...
: 1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1972–72 (5 times)
- Lancashire League
The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby Football League Championship for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that broke away in 1895 played in one combined league, however the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split...
: 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39 (5 times)
- BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was a competition for British rugby league clubs held between 1965 and 1980. It was designed specifically for television, and the then director of BBC2, broadcaster David Attenborough, was instrumental in its creation...
: 1974–75
- Arriva Trains Cup: 2003, 2008
Players earning international caps while at Salford
- Robert Ackerman
Robert Angus Ackerman is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions whilst playing for London Welsh RFC. A centre, he also played club rugby for Newport RFC...
won caps for Wales while at Carlisle, Salford, and Cardiff? 1991…1993 5-caps 1(2?)-try 4(8?)-points
- Malcolm Alker
Malcolm Alker was a and captain for the Salford City Reds rugby league team until 2010.Alker played his entire professional rugby league career at Salford...
won caps for England while at Salford in 2005 France, New Zealand
- Peter Banner
Peter Banner is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Featherstone Rovers, playing at /, i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Salford in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, England, and New Zealand, and while at Featherstone Rovers in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, New Zealand, and France (World Cup in 1975 7-caps, 2-tries)
- Steve Blakeley
Steve Blakeley is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who at representative level has played for and England, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1996 France, Wales (sub), in 1999 France (sub)
- Arthur Buckler
Arthur Buckler was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:Arthur Buckler won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1908 against England.-Note:A...
won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1908 against England
- H. Buckler (#12) won caps for Other Nations
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Salford in 1904 England
- William "Bill" Burgess
William "Bill" Burgess is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played rugby union for Lancashire, and at club level for , and Fylde RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain,...
won caps for England while at BarrowBarrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
in 1962 France, in 1969 Wales, France, and won caps for Great Britain while at BarrowBarrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
in 1962 France, in 1963 Australia, in 1965 New Zealand (2 matches), in 1966 France, Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), in 1967 France, Australia, in 1968 France, while at Salford in 1969 France
- Aubrey Casewell
John Aubrey Casewell was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Leeds....
won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1932
- Chris Charles won caps for England while at Salford in 2005 France
- Paul Charlton
Harry Paul Charlton is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Workington Town , and Salford, playing at , i.e...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1975 France, and won caps for Great Britain while at WorkingtonWorkington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in the Championship 1. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team....
in 1965 New Zealand, while at Salford in 1970 New Zealand (sub), in 1972 France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), France, New Zealand, in 1973 Australia (3 matches), in 1974 France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches) (World Cup in 1970 1-cap, in 1972 4-caps, 1-try)
- John Cheshire
John Harry Cheshire is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e. number 3 or 4....
won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1959
- Andy Coley
Andy Coley is a rugby league player who plays for Wigan Warriors. He previously played at Salford City Reds before transferring after six years at the club...
won caps for England while at Salford in 2004 Russia, France, Ireland, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 2007 France
- Mike Coulman
Michael John Coulman is an English former rugby football player and coach. He played at the highest levels in both rugby union and rugby league - a dual-code rugby international....
won caps for England while at Salford in 1975 France, Wales, Wales, Australia, Papua New Guinea, in 1977 France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1971 France (sub), New Zealand (2 matches)
- Jason Critchley
Jason Critchley is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer, who at representative level has played rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Castleford Tigers , Keighley Cougars, Salford City Reds , Wakefield Trinity Wildcats , Whitehaven, and Widnes Vikings , playing...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1992 Wales (sub)
- George Curran
George Curran was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, and Liverpool City, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1946 Wales (2 matches), France, in 1947 Wales (2 matches), France, in 1948 France (2 matches), Wales, in 1949 Wales, France (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1946 Australia, New Zealand, in 1947 New Zealand, in 1948–49 Australia (3 matches)
- Ephraim Curzon
Ephraim Curzon was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Salford circa-1910
- Patrick "Paddy" Dalton
Patrick "Paddy" Dalton is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1934 Australia, France, in 1935 France, Wales, in 1936 Wales
- Thompson "Tom" Danby won caps for England while at Salford in 1950 Wales (2 matches), France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1950 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand
- Dai Davies
David "Dai" Davies is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1939…1948 9-caps
- John "Jack" Davies
John "Jack" Davies is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1949 2-caps
- Hubert Day
Hubert Day was a rugby hooker who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Salford. He was awarded five caps for Wales under union rules and was part of the Welsh side that won the 1931 Five Nations Championship...
won caps for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC 1930…1931 5-caps, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1935…1945 3-caps
- Colin Dixon
Colin J. Dixon was a Welsh rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer who at club level has played rugby union for , and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Halifax, Salford, and Hull Kingston Rovers,...
won caps for Wales while at Halifax, Salford, and Hull Kingston Rovers 1963…1981 (11?)16-caps (World Cup in 1975 4-caps), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford (World Cup in 1972 1-cap)
- Alan Edwards won caps for Wales while at Salford, and Bradford Northern 1935…1948 18-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1936 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1937 against Australia (2 matches)
- Emrys Evans
Emrys Evans was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, playing at Flanker, i.e...
won caps for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1937 against England, and in 1939 against Scotland, and Ireland, and won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1945
- Richard "Dick" Evans
Richard "Dick" Evans is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Barrow, Swinton, and Salford, playing at , i.e. number 9.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Swinton in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France (2 matches)
- John "Jack" Feetham
John "Jack" Feetham is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1932 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull K.R.Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
in 1929–30 Australia, while at Salford in 1932 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), in 1933 Australia (3 matches)
- ?. Fielding won a cap(s) for Other Nations
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Salford
- Keith Fielding
Keith John Fielding is an English former dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s who at representative level has played rugby union for England, and at club level for Moseley Rugby Football Club, playing at Wing, i.e...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1975 France, France (2 matches), Wales (2 matches), Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1974 France (2 matches), in 1977 France
- Phil Ford won caps for Wales while at Warrington, Leeds, and Salford 1984 to 1995 1984(1991?)…1995 9(10?)-caps + 1-cap (sub) 4-tries 16-points
- Damian Gibson
Damian Gibson is an Australian born Rugby League footballer with Halifax. Damian attended Emmaus College, Rockhampton. He re-joined Halifax in November 2004 after being released by Castleford Tigers following their relegation from Super League and went on to score 15 tries in 30 appearances in...
won caps for Wales while at Halifax, Salford, and Castleford (1996?)1999…present 16(15, 18?)-caps + 2-caps (sub) 8-tries 32-points
- Kenneth "Ken" Gill won caps for England while at Salford in 1975 Wales, France (2 matches), Wales (sub), Wales, New Zealand (2 matches), Australia, Australia (sub), Australia, in 1977 Wales, France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1974 France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), New Zealand, in 1977 France (sub), Australia (sub)
- John "Jack" Gore
Jack Gore was a Welsh international rugby flanker who played rugby union for Blaina and rugby league for Salford. His son, Billy Gore, played international rugby for Wales national rugby union team the same as his father....
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1926…1928 3-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Salford in 1927 against New Zealand
- Adrian Hadley
Adrian Michael Hadley is a former Wales international rugby union and rugby league player, as a . He played his club rugby for Cardiff and was in the Wales rugby union squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup.-Rugby union career:...
won caps for Wales while at Salford, and Widnes 1991…1995 5(9?)-caps + 6-caps (sub) 1-try 4-points
- Edward "Teddy" Haines
Edward "Teddy" Haines is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level has played for and England, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1927 Wales
- Eynon Hawkins
Eynon Hawkins is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Rochdale Hornets....
won caps for Wales while at Salford, and Rochdale Hornets 1949…1953 6-caps
- Christopher "Chris" Hesketh
Chris Hesketh MBE is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s and '70s...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1968 Wales, in 1969 Wales, France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1970 New Zealand, New Zealand, Australia (sub), in 1971 France, France (sub), New Zealand (3 matches), in 1972 Australia (2 matches), France, New Zealand, in 1973 Australia (3 matches), in 1974 France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches) (World Cup in 1970 2-caps 1-try, in 1972 3-caps, 1-try)
- Paul Highton
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1999…present 5(8, 9?)-caps + 4-caps (sub)
- Ron Hill
Ronald "Ron" Hill is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Castleford, and Salford.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1969…1970 2-caps
- David Hodgson won caps for England while at Salford in 2005 New Zealand, in 2006 Tonga (2 matches), Samoa, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan
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in 2001 France, Australia (sub), while at Salford in 2007 France, New Zealand
- Barney Hudson
Bernard "Barney" Hudson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1934 Australia, in 1935 France, Wales, in 1936 Wales, France, in 1938 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1932 New Zealand, in 1933 Australia (2 matches), in 1936 Australia, New Zealand (2 matches), in 1937 Australia (2 matches)
- Emlyn Jenkins
Emlyn Jenkins is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at club level has played rugby union for Treorchy RFC and Cardiff RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, Wales, and England, and at club level for Salford,...
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1932…1936 4-caps, won caps for England while at Salford in 1934 against Australia, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1933 against Australia, in 1936 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1937 against Australia (3 matches)
- Graeme Johns
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won caps for Wales while at Salford in 1979 against France (sub), and while at Blackpool Borough in 1984 against England (sub)
- Graham Jones
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won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1959
- Reg Jones
Reginald "Reg" Jones is a former Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:Reg Jones won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1946....
won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1946
- Thomas "Tom" Kenny
Thomas "Tom" Kenny is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1939 Wales
- Thomas "Tom" Kent
Thomas "Tom" Kent was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Salford. Kent represented England on six occasions and in 1888 he was chosen to tour New Zealand and Australia as part of the first British Isles team....
won 6-caps for England (RU) while at Salford 1891…1892
- James "Jim" Lomas
James Lomas was a pioneering English rugby league footballer of the early 20th century. Hailing from Maryport, Cumberland, his career lasted for twenty-four years from 1899 to 1923. A three-quarter and prominent goal-kicker, Lomas captained the Great Britain national rugby league team.Lomas was...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1904 Other Nations, in 1905 Other Nations, in 1906 Other Nations, in 1908 New Zealand, Wales, in 1909 Australia (3 matches), Wales, in 1910 Wales, while at OldhamOldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
in 1911 Wales, Australia (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1908–09 Australia (2 matches), in 1910 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand, while at OldhamOldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
in 1911–12 Australia (2 matches)
- Nathan McAvoy
Nathan McAvoy was a professional rugby league player for 15 years and is now a qualified PE teacher and currently teaching in Manchester.-Career:...
won caps for England while at Salford in 1996 Wales, while at BradfordBradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
in 1999 France, France (sub)
- Thomas "Tom" McKinney
Thomas "Tom" McKinney was a Northern Irish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at club level played rugby union for Jed-Forest RFC, and at representative level played rugby league for Great Britain, Other Nations, British Empire XIII, and Rugby League...
for Other NationsThe Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
7-caps won caps for British Empire XIIIThe British Empire XIII rugby league team was a rugby league football team in Europe that represented the Empire of Britain at the time.-External sources:* Programme from game versus New Zealand 1952* British Pathe news footage...
while at Salford in 1952 New Zealand won caps for Rugby League XIII while at Salford in 1954 France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1951 New Zealand, in 1952 France (non-test), Australia (2 matches), in 1953 France (non-test), in 1954 France (non-test), Australia (3 matches), New Zealand, while at WarringtonWarrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
in 1955 New Zealand (2 matches), France (non-test), New Zealand, in 1956 France (non-test), while at St. Helens in 1957 New Zealand (World Cup in 1957 1-cap)
- Craig Makin
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1999(…2000?) 2-caps
- Alfred "Alf" Middleton
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won caps for England while at Salford in 1931 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1929–30 Australia
- Chris Morley
Christopher "Chris" Morley is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, Warrington Wolves, Salford City Reds, Sheffield Eagles, Leigh Centurions, Oldham Roughyeds, Halifax, and Swinton...
won caps for Wales while at St. Helens in 1996 against France (sub), and England, while at Salford in 1999 against Ireland, and Scotland, while at Sheffield Eagles in 2000 against South Africa (sub), while at Leigh in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Lebanon (sub), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea (sub), and Australia, while at Oldham in 2001 against England, while at Halifax in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, while at Swinton in 2006 against Scotland, 1996…2006 13(14?)-caps + 4-caps (sub) 1(2?)-try 4(8?)-points
- Steve Nash
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won caps for England while at FeatherstoneFeatherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in 1975 Wales, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, while at Salford in 1978 France, Wales, in 1981 Wales (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at FeatherstoneFeatherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in 1971 France, New Zealand, in 1972 France (2 matches), Australia (2 matches), France, New Zealand, in 1973 Australia (2 matches), in 1974 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), while at Salford in 1977 France, New Zealand, Australia (2 matches), in 1978 Australia (3 matches), in 1982 Australia (World Cup in 1972 4-caps, 1-try)
- Bryn Powell
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won caps for Wales while at Salford, Featherstone Rovers, and Dewsbury 2004…2006 (5?)6-caps 4(3?)-tries 16(12?)-points
- Sam Panapa
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won caps for Western Samoa while at Salford in 1995 ?-caps
- George Parsons
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represented Wales XV (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946, won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC in 1947 against England, won caps for Wales (RL) while at St. Helens, and Salford, and also represented Great Britain (RL) while at St. Helens between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match)
- Rob Prosser
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1968…1970 4-caps
- Joe Pugsley
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won caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC in 1910 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1911 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1911
- Charlie Rees
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won caps for Wales while at Salford in 1912
- Dai Rees
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won caps for Wales while at Salford in 1908 2-caps
- Jack Rhapps
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won caps for Other NationsThe Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Salford in 1904 England
- Maurice Richards
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1969…1975 3-caps (World Cup in 1975 1-cap), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1974 against Australia, and New Zealand
- Gus Risman
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1931…1945 18-caps, won a cap for England while at Salford in 1934 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1932 against Australia, New Zealand (3 matches), in 1933 against Australia (3 matches), in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), in 1937 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1946 against Australia (3 matches)
- Luke Robinson won caps for England while at Wigan
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, FranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, IrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, while at Salford in 2005 France, New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- Steve Rule
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won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1981
- D. Smith (#1) won caps for Other Nations
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Salford in 1904 England
- John "Jack" Spencer won caps for England while at Salford in 1908 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1908 New Zealand
- Kris Tassell
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won caps for Wales while at Salford City Reds, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Swinton Lions, and unattached 2000…2004 11(10?)-caps 6-tries 24-points
- D. Thomas (#2) won caps for Other Nations
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while at Salford in 1904 England
- Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Salford.-International honours:Evan Thomas won caps for Wales while at Salford 1911…1914 2-caps.-External links:...
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1911…1914 2-caps
- Harold Thomas
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won caps for Wales (RU) while at Neath RFC in 1936 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1937 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, represented Wales XV (RU) while at Salford (RL) in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1938…1939 2-caps
- Willie Thomas
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won a cap for Wales while at Salford in 1911
- Patrick "Pat" Tunney
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won caps for England while at Salford in 1904 Other Nations
- John "Johnny" Ward
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won caps for England while at CastlefordCastleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
in 1969 Wales, France, while at Salford in 1970 France, and won caps for Great Britain while at CastlefordCastleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
in 1963 Australia, in 1964 France (2 matches), while at Salford in 1970 New Zealand
- Silas Warwick
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won caps for England while at Salford in 1908 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1908 New Zealand (2 matches)
- David Watkins won caps for Wales while at Salford 1968…1979 (14?)16-caps 1-try 31-goals 4-drop-goals 69-points (World Cup in 1975 Captain 8-caps, 25-goals), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1967+? Australia, France, New Zealand (6-caps)
- William "Billy" Watkins won caps for Wales while at Salford in 1932…1936 6-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1933 against Australia, in 1936 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1937 against Australia (2 matches)
- Ian Watson
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won caps for Wales while at Salford, Swinton, Widnes, Rochdale Hornets, Oldham, and Leigh 1996…present 26 caps 7 tries 1 goal 30 points
- Richard Webster
Richard Webster is a former Wales dual-code international rugby union and rugby league player. In 1993 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions rugby union team and at the time played club rugby for Swansea RFC...
won caps for Wales while at Salford 1994…(1995?)1996 4-caps (sub) 2-tries 8-points
- George Whitney
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1921 2-caps
- Peter Williams
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1992 2-caps + 1-cap (sub), and won caps for Great Britain while at Salford in 1989 against France (2 matches)]
- Syd Williams
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won caps for Wales (RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1939 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1940…1952 5-caps
- William "Billy" Williams won caps for Wales (RU) while at Crumlin in 1927 4-caps, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1930…33 3-caps, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) in 1930 against Australia, and in 1932 against Australia.
- Dai Young
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won caps for Wales while at Salford 1991…(1995?)1996 (13, 12?)15-caps
Other notable players
- Jack Anderton 1888 British Isles tourist
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(RU) William "Billy" BanksWilliam "Billy" Banks is a Welsh former rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at club level has played rugby union for Maesteg RFC, playing at Scrum-half, i.e...
- Les Bettinson (#4) circa-1965 David Bishop
- Ian Blease (Testimonial match
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1996)
- Charlie Bott
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- Andrew "Andy" Burgess
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(Testimonial matchA testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
1998) David CairnsDavid Cairns is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Barrow, and Salford, playing at , i.e...
(#7)
- Colin Dixon
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1979) Hugh DuffyHugh Duffy is a Scottish former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played rugby union for Scotland, and at club level for Jed-Forest RFC, playing at Flanker, i.e...
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while at Jed-Forest RFCJed-Forest Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team who are based at Riverside Park in Jedburgh.One of the world's oldest and most famous clubs, the team was founded in 1885 and currently play in Premiership Division Two and the Border League .-Honours:Kings of the Sevens - 2006Jed-Forest Sevens...
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1955 1-cap (signed for Salford 1954–55)
- Harry Eagles 1888 British Isles tourist
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- Warren Jowitt
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- Mark Lee
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(Testimonial matchA testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
2000)
- David Major (Testimonial match
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1989)
- Frank Miles David "Dai" Moses
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http://www.totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=290&featcat_id=32
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(
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1980) Ferguson Southward circa-1925
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- S. Williams 1888 British Isles tourist
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(RU)
Player records
- Most tries in a game: 6 by Frank Miles vs Lees
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, 5 March 1898
- Most goals in a game 14 by Steve Blakeley
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, 23 March 2003
- Most points in a game 39 by James "Jim" Lomas
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vs Liverpool CityLiverpool City was a semi-professional rugby league club from the city of Liverpool in England.-The first Liverpool City - 1906-1907:A professional club first emerged in Liverpool, called Liverpool City in 1906, playing at the Stanley Athletics Ground. They hold an unwanted record in the...
, 2 February 1907
- Most tries in a season: 46 by Keith Fielding
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, 1973–74
- Most goals in a season: 221 by David Watkins, 1972–73
- Most points in a season: 493 by David Watkins, 1972–73
- Most career goals: 1,241 by David Watkins, 1967–79
- Most career tries: 297 by Maurice Richards
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, 1969–83
- Most career points: 2,907 by David Watkins, 1967–79
- Most career appearances: 496 (+2 as substitute) by Maurice Richards
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, 1969–83
Team records
- Highest attendance: 26,470 vs Warrington
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
(Rugby League Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
), 13 February 1937
- Biggest victory: 100–12 vs Gateshead Thunder
Gateshead Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in England. They currently play in the Championship 1 competition, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom...
, 23 March 2003
- Heaviest defeat: 96–16 vs Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
, 25 June 2000
Trivia
- During the period before signing for Salford, Gus Risman
Augustus "Gus" John F. Risman was a Welsh rugby league footballer of the 1920s through to the 1950s.A devastating three-quarter who also played at , and /, Risman was born in Cardiff, brought up in Barry where he went to Barry County School, and played rugby union in South Wales as a schoolboy...
was also courted by Association Football clubs. Tottenham Hotspur offered Risman terms. However, in those days football did not have the huge initial gravitas it enjoys today. During the 1920s, signing for a rugby league club was more financially rewarding. Signing-on fees were restricted or capped in football, whereas in Rugby League such fees could be a year's worth of work and playing wages combined. Risman went on to be one of the game's legendary players and was one of the inaugrual inductees into the Rugby League Hall of FameThe Rugby League Hall of Fame is an International Hall of Fame that was combined and continually has additions from the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame, British Rugby League Hall of Fame, Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII and the...
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- On 11 March 2006, David Hodgson scored a club Super League record 8 successful goal kicks – despite having never kicked a goal before the start of the 2006
Engage Super League XI was the official name for the year 2006's Super League season in the sport of rugby league in Europe. Bradford Bulls were looking to retain the title they won in Super League X....
season.
- The Salford chairman, John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson OBE has been chairman of Salford City Reds rugby league club since 1982. He was born in Walkden . He also owns the Cebora steel company, who were the main shirt sponsors of the Salford City Reds until 2006, when they were replaced by The Trafford Centre He was given an OBE in 2005...
, is the longest serving chairman in the British game, being at the club since 1982. A 25th Anniversary celebrating John Wilkinsons time at the club was arranged for the Super League game between Salford and Harlequins RL on 15 June 2007.
- Super League XI
Engage Super League XI was the official name for the year 2006's Super League season in the sport of rugby league in Europe. Bradford Bulls were looking to retain the title they won in Super League X....
marked Salford's first appearance in the top six play-offsAfter a top five play-off system was used, a play-off structure involving the top six teams was used to determine the winners of the Super League competition in British rugby league from 2002 through 2008....
, in which they lasted just one game – a 52–6 rout at the hands of Bradford BullsBradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
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- The Reds first Super League game under Shaun McRae, on 15 June 2007 broke two Super League records in one go; at a 5–2 win for the Reds over Harlequins RL it was both the lowest scoring Super League game in history (just seven points in total) and also the first Super League game in which no tries were scored.
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