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| Full name | Salford City Reds Rugby League Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | City Reds , Reds , red devils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emblem(s) | Red Devil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Salford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | The Willows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 11,363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEO |  John Wilkinson OBE |
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| Coach |  Shaun McRae |
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| League | National League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Super League (2007) | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salford City Reds are a British professional rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Willows is home of the Salford City Reds Rugby league team John Wilkinson OBE has been chairman of Salford City Reds Rugby league club since 1982 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Shaun McRae is the head coach of the Salford City Reds. Shaun McRae nicknamed 'Bomber' was born in 1959 and began his Rugby league Coaching career Media Some games are shown on Sky Sports, games involving Celtic Crusaders are shown on Welsh-language channel S4C. Engage Super League XII is the official name for the year 2007 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland They play in the National League One following the club's relegation from the Super League in 2007. Media Some games are shown on Sky Sports, games involving Celtic Crusaders are shown on Welsh-language channel S4C.
Their nickname is 'The Red Devils'/'Reds', this name was later copied by nearby Manchester United soccer club. For this reason they are sometimes known as 'The Original Red Devils'. The name the Red Devils comes from an early tour to France, where the French press labeled them as playing like devils, thus the name "Les Diables Rouges", which translates into English as The Red Devils.
They are currently sponsored by one of Britain's biggest shopping centres, The Trafford Centre. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre located in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England
Their current home ground is known as The Willows, and is located in the Weaste suburb of Salford. Weaste is an Inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. The club is set to move to a new purpose-built 20,000 capacity stadium in the Barton-upon-Irwell area of Eccles in metropolitan Salford in 2009. Barton-upon-Irwell (or Barton) is an area of Eccles, within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Eccles is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. This move has obtained official planning permission. See Development Control for an overall explanation of how control under the Town and Country Planning legislation is operated in the United Kingdom The new stadium will include some terracing for fans who prefer to stand (contrasting with many new stadia that are all-seater), and will be funded by an independent company set up by club directors: Red City Developments. The City of Salford Stadium 1 (also known as the Barton Stadium) is the (proposed new home of the Salford City Reds Rugby league club The approval for the stadium was granted on 2 November 2006, almost four weeks earlier than had been expected. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Construction on the stadium site has now begun, and project is expected to be complete in time for the 2010 season. [1]
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History
Early years
The club was founded as Salford in 1873 by the boys of the Cavendish Street Chapel in Hulme, Manchester. Hulme is an Inner city area and electoral ward of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Using a local field, the boys organised matches amongst themselves before moving to nearby Moss Side. Moss Side is a residential suburb district and electoral ward of Manchester in North West England situated two miles
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 River Irwell at Throstle Nest Weir in Ordsall. 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 Manchester Racecourse, 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 Dewsbury on 4 October 1879. Dewsbury Rams RLFC are a Rugby league team based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. The following week heralded the first home match at New Barnes against Widnes, 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 Rugby Football Union, seventeen Salford players were selected for Lancashire, three by the North of England and two, Harry Eagles and Tom Kent, for England. The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in 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 Northern Union (later known as the Rugby Football League), Salford initially remained loyal to the Rugby Football Union. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers
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, Swinton, in the Challenge Cup final at Fallowfield, Manchester. Swinton Lions is a British Rugby league club from Swinton and Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, England. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe 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 Manchester Ship Canal Company had purchased the land. The Manchester Ship Canal is a wide long river navigation in North West England, opened on 21 May 1894 Salford’s agreed a 14-year lease on five acres of land belonging to the Willows Estate Company, named after the abundance of willow trees in the area. Salford made their debut at The Willows on 21 December 1901, beating Swinton 2-0, the official attendance reaching 16,981.
The club continued making progress in the Challenge Cup, reaching the semi-final stages in 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907 and 1910. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe On three occasions, they succeeded in reaching the final, but lost 0-25 to Broughton Rangers in 1902, 0-7 to Halifax in 1903 and 0-5 to Bradford in 1906. Broughton Rangers were a British Rugby league team They were based in Broughton Greater Manchester A new club was recently formed with the assistance of Salford 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 Northern 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. Lance Todd, 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 League Championship in 1913/14. The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. The club had financial problems and was in the hands of the official receiver but somehow in the Championship final, beat Huddersfield’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 Lance Todd became team manager. Lance Todd was a Rugby League player who arrived in Britain with the New Zealand tourists in 1907 In his first season in charge (1928/29), he guided the Reds up to fourth place in the table with virtually the same set of players.
Gus Risman was talent-spotted by Lance Todd, when he was seventeen years old. Gus Risman (1911 - October 17, 1994) was a Rugby league player He made his debut for Salford on 31 August, 1929. Other legendary names included Alan Edwards, Jack Feetham, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Billy Watkins and Billy Williams.
Salford were considered the leading club in the game during the 1930s, winning three League Championships, five Lancashire League Championships, four Lancashire Cups and the Rugby League Challenge Cup. The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history Historically British Rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe
Salford were invited to tour France in 1934 to promote rugby league in the country. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games 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 13th February 1937 when 26,470 turned up to watch Salford versus Warrington in the first round of the Challenge Cup. Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe
Salford beat Barrow 7-4 in the final of the 1938 Challenge Cup at Wembley. Barrow Raiders are a British Rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. A famous photograph was taken of Gus 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, Lance Todd was killed in a car crash. Lance Todd was a Rugby League player who arrived in Britain with the New Zealand tourists in 1907
Post war
In 1946, Salford appeared to be on their way to a third consecutive peacetime final, but Salford lost, unexpectedly, at home to Hunslet (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 Oldham.
Saturday 26 November 1955 saw television cameras at The Willows for the first time when the second half of the match against New Zealand was broadcast live on BBC Grandstand. The New Zealand national rugby league side represents New Zealand in the sport of Rugby league. Salford hosted their first floodlit game, using Manchester United’s ground on Wednesday 5 November 1958. Leeds won 22-17.
On Saturday 1st 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. David Watkins MBE ( March 5, 1942, Blaina, Monmouthshire) was a dual-code international playing both Rugby union and David 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, Cavaillon, 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 Workington Town on 23 February 1969, Salford winning 12-5, destined for their third Wembley final which they lost 11-6 to Castleford. Workington Town is a Rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria.
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. Matt Busby 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. Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted
In October 1972, Salford reached the final of the Lancashire Cup for the first time since 1938, beating Swinton 25-11 at Warrington 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 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy. 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 1976-7 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, John Wilkinson took over as chairman. John Wilkinson OBE has been chairman of Salford City Reds Rugby league club since 1982 Wilkinson inherited a club living above its income, forcing him to make cost saving measures. Whilst 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 Garry Jack in 1988. The Lancashire Cup final was reached in 1988, the Reds losing narrowly to favourites Wigan.
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 Old Trafford, the Red Devils beat Halifax 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.
Super League
Andy Gregory finished his playing days as player-coach at Salford in 1995. Andrew Gregory (born in Wigan England) is a British former Rugby league footballer When a Rupert Murdoch funded Super League competition was proposed, part of the deal was that some traditional clubs would merge. Salford were to merge with Oldham to form a Manchester club that would compete in Super League. Oldham Roughyeds are a British Rugby league club currently playing in the League Two of the National Leagues. However, this was resisted. Salford added Reds to their name for the 1995/6 season which was expanded to Salford City Reds in 1999.
Gregory left Salford by mutual consent in May 1999 to concentrate on his pub business in Wigan. Steve McCormack 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. Steve McCormack is the head coach of National League One club Widnes Vikings. He was replaced by Karl Harrison, who had been Assistant Coach to Brian Noble at Bradford Bulls. Karl Harrison, born February 20, 1964 is a former Rugby league player for Featherstone Rovers, Hull and Halifax, who represented Brian Noble, known as 'Nobby' is a former Rugby league player who is currently the head coach of the Wigan Warriors - whom he joined from Bradford The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England.
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 Castleford Tigers, coupled with a home win for Wakefield Trinity over Warrington Wolves, resulted in relegation for the Reds. Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England.
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 Leigh Centurions in the final. Structure The National League cup was first held in 2002 as was part of the redevelopment of the Northern Ford Premiership competition - 18 teams took part Leigh Centurions are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. 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 Centurions in a bad-tempered match, to qualify for the NL1 Grand Final. Leigh were forced into a knock-out semi-final to try and 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 Tigers 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 the Tigers in the process. In the end the Reds finished 9th.
The 2005 season saw Salford Reds sign Luke Robinson and David Hodgson from Wigan Warriors, both of whom performed excellently well for the Reds all season. engage Super League X is the official name of 2005 's Super League season Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. 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 Les Catalans from France into Super League in 2006 - two clubs were relegated in 2005 instead of just one. The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Leigh comfortably finished bottom of the table, losing 14 games in a row. Widnes Vikings were also relegated, 6-points behind the Reds. Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire.
Salford's move to the proposed new City of Salford Stadium in Barton was reviewed by the Salford City Council's planning committee on 17 November 2005. The City of Salford Stadium 1 (also known as the Barton Stadium) is the (proposed new home of the Salford City Reds Rugby league club The City of Salford is a Local government district of Greater Manchester, England with the status of a city and Metropolitan borough. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Salford chairman John Wilkinson and club director Patricia Goldsmith were both very hopeful that the plans would be approved, allowing Salford to join the ranks of more senior clubs, such as Wigan, St Helens and Bradford, who have a higher salary cap. John Wilkinson OBE has been chairman of Salford City Reds Rugby league club since 1982 Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. They were - along with all Salford Reds fans - delighted when the plans were approved. However, the plans were referred to the Department of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and - in January 2006 - it was announced that the Department had ordered a full review of the plans, putting a further delay to the start of the building of the stadium. John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First
The 2006 Season started wonderfully for the Reds, with wins at Warrington Wolves, and a 16-0 whitewash of Les Catalans Dragons at the Willows. Engage Super League XI is the official name for the year 2006 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league in Europe Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan Further wins over Wigan Warriors and Wakefield Trinity meant that Salford had won 4 of their opening 5 games (losing badly to Bradford Bulls in round 3). Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Salford would become regarded as the most unfortunate team in SLXI losing eight games by fewer than 6 points, including 1 point defeats to Leeds Rhinos, Hull FC and Harlequins RL and 2 point defeats to Leeds Rhinos and St Helens. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds However, Salford's victory over Castleford Tigers 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. Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In their first ever Super League play-off match, Salford City Reds were routed 52-6 at the Grattan Stadium (Odsal Stadium) against Bradford Bulls on Saturday 23 September 2006. Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. [2] In late November 2006, it was confirmed that the government department now in charge of overseeing the full review (after John Prescott had his cabinet portfolio removed earlier in the year) - the Office of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Ruth Kelly, had approved the plans for the stadium. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is a Cabinet position heading the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government. Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968 is a British politician, currently Member of Parliament for the Bolton West Constituency representing Ruth herself, as Member of Parliament for the nearby Bolton West could not take the decision personally, as - due to the close proximity of Bolton and Salford any decision could have been viewed as a conflict of interests. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bolton West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Karl Harrison was sacked as first team coach on 22nd May 2007 [1] 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 Season, and left them languishing at the bottom of the League Table with a meagre 7 points. Karl Harrison, born February 20, 1964 is a former Rugby league player for Featherstone Rovers, Hull and Halifax, who represented Engage Super League XII is the official name for the year 2007 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league. Team Director of Football, Steve Simms took over in a caretaker manager role for two games, winning the first against an in-form Huddersfield Giants, and only losing by a single point against then World Champions, St Helens. Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League.
On 11 June 2007 long-term favourite to take the role, Shaun McRae was announced as the new Head Coach. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Shaun McRae is the head coach of the Salford City Reds. Shaun McRae nicknamed 'Bomber' was born in 1959 and began his Rugby league Coaching career [3] On 15 June 2007, Salford beat Harlequins 5-2 in the first ever Super League game not to contain a try. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London A try is the major way of scoring points in Rugby league and Rugby union. On 2 September 2007, Salford were relegated from Super League when Hull Kingston Rovers beat Hull FC 42-6. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
2008 Squad
As of 9 February 2008:
| Number | Nat | Player | Position | Previous Club |
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| 1 |  |
Karl Fitzpatrick | Full back | Salford City Reds |
| 2 |  |
John Wilshire | Wing | Leigh Centurions |
| 3 | |
Stuart Littler | Centre | Leigh Miners Rangers |
| 4 |  |
Mat Gardner | Centre | Huddersfield Giants |
| 5 | |
Paul White | Wing | Wakefield Wildcats |
| 6 |  |
Robbie Paul | Stand Off | Huddersfield Giants |
| 7 | |
Richard Myler | Scrum Half | Widnes Vikings |
| 8 |  |
Phillip Leuluai | Prop | Cronulla Sharks |
| 9 | |
Malcolm Alker(C) | Hooker | Wigan St Patricks |
| 10 | |
Craig Stapleton | Prop | Cronulla Sharks |
| 11 | |
Steve Bannister | Second Row | Harlequins RL |
| 12 | |
Andrew Brocklehurst | Second Row | London Broncos |
| 13 | |
Jordan Turner | Loose Forward | Salford City Reds |
| 14 |  |
Paul Highton | Prop | Featherstone Rovers |
| 15 | |
Luke Adamson | Second Row | Leigh East |
| 16 | |
Adam Sidlow | Prop | Widnes Vikings |
| 17 | |
Stefan Ratchford | Hooker | Salford City Reds |
| 18 | |
Lee Jewitt | Prop | Wigan Warriors |
| 19 | |
Ian Sibbitt | Second Row | Warrington Wolves |
| 20 | |
Chris Borgese | Scrum Half | Canberra Raiders |
| 21 | |
Stephen Nash | Prop | Widnes Vikings |
| 22 | |
Andy Ballard | Wing | Salford City Reds |
| 23 | |
Daley Williams | Wing | Salford City Reds |
| 24 | |
Leon Walker | Centre | Salford City Reds |
| 25 | |
Jason Walton | Loose Forward | Salford City Reds |
| 26 | |
Luke Ambler | Wing | Salford City Reds |
2008 Signings/Transfers
Gains
| Gains | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Previous Club | Years Signed | Until the End of | ||||||||||
| Stephen Bannister |
Harlequins RL | 1 Year | 2008 | ||||||||||
 Chris Borgese |
Canberra Raiders | ||||||||||||
| Mat Gardner |
Huddersfield | ||||||||||||
| James Jiminez |
St George Illawarra Dragons | 1 Year | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Richie Myler |
Widnes Vikings | 3 Years | 2010 | ||||||||||
| Robbie Paul |
Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Adam Sidlow |
Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Craig Stapleton |
Cronulla Sharks | 2 Years | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Paul White |
Wakefield Wildcats | ||||||||||||
Losses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Signed For | Date Departed | ||||||||
| Richie Barnett |
Unknown | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Andy Coley |
Wigan Warriors | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Luke Dorn |
Castleford Tigers | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Mark Edmondson |
Castleford Tigers | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Simon Finnigan |
Bradford Bulls | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Gareth Haggerty |
Harlequins RL | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| David Hodgson |
Huddersfield Giants | Sept 07 | ||||||||
 Michael Korkidas |
Castleford Tigers | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Kevin McGuinness |
Retired | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Aaron Moule |
Retired | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Luke Robinson |
Huddersfield Giants | Sept 07 | ||||||||
| Gray Viane |
Sept 07 | |||||||||
| Damien Reid |
Terminated contract | Feb 08 | ||||||||
| James Jiminez |
left | Feb 08 | ||||||||
Notable former players
- David Bishop
- Clive Griffiths
- Adrian Hadley
- Maurice Richards
- Gus Risman
- David Watkins
- Dai Young
- Dai Young
- Tex Evans
Stadium
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Honours
- Championship: 1913-14, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1973-74, 1975-76 (6 times)
- Challenge Cup: 1937-38
- Second Division (including National League One): 1990-91, 1995-96, 2003 (3 times)
- Divisional Premiership: 1990-91
- Lancashire Cup: 1931-32, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1972-72 (5 times)
- Lancashire League: 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1938-39 (5 times)
- BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: 1974-75
- Arriva Trains Cup: 2003
Records
Player records
- Most tries in a game: 6 by Frank Miles vs Lees, 5th March 1898
- Most goals in a game 14 by Steve Blakeley vs Gateshead Thunder, 23rd March 2003
- Most points in a game 39 by Jim Lomas vs Liverpool City, 2nd February 1907
- Most tries in a season: 46 by Keith Fielding, 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: 1241 by David Watkins, 1967-79
- Most career tries: 297 by Maurice Richards, 1969-83
- Most career points: 2907 by David Watkins, 1967-79
- Most career appearances: 496 (+2 as substitute) by Maurice Richards, 1969-83
Team records
- Highest attendance: 26,470 vs Warrington (Challenge Cup), 13th February 1937
- Biggest victory: 100-12 vs Gateshead Thunder, 23rd March 2003
- Heaviest defeat: 96-16 vs Bradford Bulls, 25th June 2000
Trivia
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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 season. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. David Hodgson may refer to David Hodgson (rugby league, English rugby league footballer David Hodgson (judge, Australian judge Engage Super League XI is the official name for the year 2006 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league in Europe
- The Salford chairman, John Wilkinson, is the longest serving chairman in the British game, being at the club since 1982. John Wilkinson OBE has been chairman of Salford City Reds Rugby league 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. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Super League XI marked Salford's first appearance in the top six play-offs, in which they lasted just one game - a 52-6 rout at the hands of Bradford Bulls. Engage Super League XI is the official name for the year 2006 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league in Europe After a top five play-off system was used a play-off structure involving the top six teams has been used to determine the winners of the Super League competition in British The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England.
- 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. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London
References
- ^ Stadium selay-threat to future. Retrieved on 2007-09-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians
- ^ "Bulls make light work of Salford", Sporting Life, 23 September 2006.
- ^ McRae given Head Coach Role. Salford City Reds (2007-06-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Retrieved on 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
External links
- Salford City Reds Official Site
- Forever Reds (Salford City Reds Supporters Trust)
- Red and White magazine
- The Scarlet Turkey (independent fanzine)
- Scarlet Turkey forum on rlfans.com
- Your Salford (news aggregator)
- Salford City Reds Heritage site
- Salford get stadium decision date
- Salford Stadium gets Government approval
- National League website
- Salford City Reds Fans Forums - RugbyLeague.org
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